Giles Martin (born 9 October 1969) is an English record producer, songwriter, composer and multi-instrumentalist. His studio recordings, stage shows, TV and film works have been critically acclaimed and commercially successful around the world. He is the son of

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producer

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and half-brother of actor

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Education

Martin was educated at

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, a boarding

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in the

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of Stowe in

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, leaving its boarding house, Lyttelton, in 1988, followed by the

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Life and career

Giles Martin grew up without much awareness of

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, and was discouraged by his father from pursuing a career in music lest the inevitable comparisons should be made between father and son. However, Giles carried on, first playing in the band Velvet Jones, then writing

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s in college. In 1995, he was appointed music co-director for the television and radio music countdown show, '' The Great Music Experience''. He worked on the

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concert to celebrate

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, for which he also produced the subsequent album and DVD. In 2004 he produced

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's multi-platinum album '' Pure'', the UK's fastest-selling classical album of all time. Other acts Martin has worked with include

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and

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. In 2006 Martin collaborated with his father to remix, rearrange, and recombine the music of the Beatles into a soundscape for ''

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'', a theatrical production of

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, which opened at

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. His use of digital music production and manipulation techniques allowed him to create ''Loves musical mash-ups, which he updated in 2016 for the show's 10th anniversary. He produced the music for the final Broadway performance of ''

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'' and worked with

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on his

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film documentary '' Living in the Material World''. Further film collaborations include working with

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on his Beatles documentary feature ''

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'' and the British action franchise ''Kingsman''. Martin was music director for the

bio-pic '' Rocketman''. In 2009 Martin returned to the Beatles' catalogue with '' The Beatles: Rock Band'', a video game that allows players to simulate performing Beatles songs with plastic instruments. Martin produced the title's music, cleaning and reworking the audio to suit the game's mechanics. In 2013, Martin produced tracks and served as executive producer on Paul McCartney's ''

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'' album. He was the producer in charge of the 50th anniversary Beatles remix/deluxe editions of ''

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'' (2017), the White Album (2018), ''

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'' (2019), '' Let It Be'' (2021), and ''

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'' (2022). Martin was music supervisor for the documentary series '' The Beatles: Get Back'', as well as music mixer along with Sam Okell. Martin has served as Head of Sound Experience since 2014 at

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Inc., a company that builds wireless home audio systems. In late 2018, Martin was appointed as Head of Audio & Sound of the

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. The role was specifically created for Martin where he is based at UMG's

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Personal life

He is married to Melanie Gore-Grimes, of Irish landed gentry background; they have two children. They live in London, England.

Awards

Giles Martin has received two

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awards, both in 2007 for the ''

'' soundtrack album, as a producer of the Best Compilation Soundtrack Album For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media and as a surround producer of the Best Surround Sound Album. In 2022 he won an

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award for his work on '' The Beatles: Get Back''.

Selected works

* 1994 The K's (also known as

) (GUT) * 1994 My Life Story (Mother Tongue) * 1995

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(Mercury) * 1995 The Choir (BBC) * 1995 The Great Music Experience * 1995/96 ''

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'' ( EMI/

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) * 1996 Monorail – Hairdressing (Edel) * 1996/97/98 Velvet Jones (Naked) * 1996/97 In My Life (Echo/MCA) * 2000/01 The Alice Band (Instant Karma/Sony) * 2002 Party at the Palace – Live show, CD and DVD releases (EMI/Virgin) * 2003

– '' Pure'' (Universal/Decca) * 2004 Willard White – ''My Way'' (Sony/BMG) * 2004/05 Hayley Westenra – ''

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'' (Universal/Decca) * 2004/05/06 – ''

'' (

/MGM/EMI) * 2007

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– ''Chinese Boxes'' (Vanguard) * 2007

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– ''Requiem'' * 2008

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– ''Live on Broadway'' (Sony Pictures) * 2008/09 The Beatles Rock Band (MTV Networks) * 2009/10/11 '' George Harrison: Living in the Material World'' * 2012

– '' Early Takes: Volume 1'' ( UM^e) * 2013

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– ''

'' (Hear Music) * 2015 The Beatles – '' 1+'' (Apple) * 2016 The Beatles – '' Live at the Hollywood Bowl'' * 2017 The Beatles – '' Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band: 50th Anniversary Edition'' * 2018 The Beatles – ''

'' (the "White Album") – 50th anniversary editions * 2019 '' Rocketman'' – music director for

biopic, directed by Dexter Fletcher * 2019 The Beatles – ''

'' – 50th anniversary editions * 2020

– '' Goats Head Soup'' – new Stereo, 5.1 and Atmos mixes * 2021 '' Original Sin – The Seven Sins'' * 2021 The Beatles – '' Let It Be'' – 50th anniversary deluxe editions * 2021 '' The Beatles: Get Back''. * 2022 The Beatles – ''

'' – new Stereo, 5.1 and Atmos mixes

References

External links

Apple podcastsGiles talks with NPR about the Sgt.Pepper remixThe Beatles Eight Days A Week
{{DEFAULTSORT:Martin, Giles 1969 births Alumni of the University of Manchester English multi-instrumentalists English record producers English songwriters George Martin Grammy Award winners Living people People educated at Stowe School The Beatles Primetime Emmy Award winners