Biography
Martyn Jackson is a composer and post rock musician from Bristol, UK.
In 2010, Jackson recorded the Madison Square EP with producer, Jamie Ward (maybeshewill, Dark Dark Horse). In 2012, he began to compose, record and produce his debut album, "Home", which was released on the 7th May 2013. It was then remastered by Ryan Williams (ex-Black Dahlia Murder) and re-released on November 21st 2013.
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"Home" was then released via the tape cassette label "Breathe Plastic Records" on a limited run.
On the 3rd of August Martyn self-released the "Figure In The Snow" EP. This EP shows Jackson's Neo-Classical side, and was inspired by composers such as Michael Giacchino, Nobuo Uematsu, and Jeremy Zuckerman. It was composed, arranged, and produced by Jackson at his home studio in Portishead (Bristol).
In 2015, Jackson began work on his second Post Rock album, entitled "52". Over the year he released a series of short clips entitled "52 .. in progress", showing preproduction glimpses and excerpts of songs from the upcoming album. "52" is slated for release in early 2016.
Jackson has played a number of live shows with bands such as El Ten Eleven, The Shaking Sensations, and Waking Aida. During his live shows he is accompanied by guitarist, Stephen Forrest.
Biography text from Last.fm, available under CC BY-SA.