Martin Iveson
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Martin Iveson is a British video game composer
and deep house
, hip-hop, and jazz
artist under nicknames Atjazz, Spaceman, and Nuke.
He moved from northeast England
to Derby
in 1991 to take a position as in-house musician for the then fledgling video games company Core Design
. Martin experimented with sounds on his small keyboard and home computer. He co-worked with Nathan McCree
on the two first Tomb Raider
games and with Peter Connelly
on Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness.
Iveson then started his first label Mantis Recordings which went on to release underground dance music for 13 years. Iveson took on the artist name of Atjazz, and in 1996 released his first single, Story. He then released his debut album, That Something. A second Atjazz album, Labfunk, was released on the same label in 2001. He continued to work on the music and sound effects for video games. He also makes remixes of his works and performs DJ sets.
He cites Shostakovich, Stravinsky, John Frizzell
and John Williams
as influencers for the soundtrack.
Check the official Biography at - www.atjazz.co.uk
Check the official Record Label Website at - www.atjazz.co.uk/label
From his misspent youth skateboarding the frontier towns of North Eastern England, Martin Iveson arrived into the UK’s Midland scene in the early nineties, here he was to take a job at a new computer games development studio by the name of Core Design Ltd., this company is now synonymous with Lara Croft and the series of Tomb Raider games.
Not content with scoring this, one of the world’s most famous video games, Martin left the company 13 years later to concentrate more on his own studio environment in which to channel his musical aspirations further, and invite other musicians and producers to do the same.
The success of his early works including his first EP ‘Story’ in 1996 led to the well-received album ‘That Something’, which was later licensed in Japan by Sony/Kioon in 1998. This debut album also featured cover artwork by Fujio Akatsuka, very well known in Japan for his Illustrations and animated cartoons. With two further albums, ‘Labfunk’ & ‘Labresults’ following soon after, Atjazz had at this time established himself as a distinct and inspirational voice in the underground music scene.
Martin has also been a prolific remixer throughout his career remixing and reworking songs & works for artists such as Nitin Sawhney, Bob Sinclar, Jazzanova, Zed Bias & Omar to name but a few and was even requested to rework Henri Mancini’s ‘The Pink Panther Returns” for EMI Records. Martin is still remixing heavily as he states that remixing has helped to launch his production techniques forward and it’s the perfect practice pitch for trying out new ideas and breaking moulds within a diluted industry. “Remixing helps to hone your sound and allows the producer to print their trademark into another space”
Martin’s trademark sound has been requested on many occasions by top class vocalists including Clara Hill, Replife & Deborah Jordan for their own artist album projects and also rubbing shoulders with some amazing musicians & producers along the way. Martin has also teamed up with world-class production legend Charles Webster as ‘Version’ and are working on their debut album for Miso Records.
2009 saw Martin close his label Mantis Recordings due to harsh industry changes and from these ashes came the Imprint appropriately named ‘Atjazz Record Company’, which has flown to great heights within the digital realm and has seen many fantastic and sought after releases including his 3rd long player ‘Full Circle’. This label concentrates heavily on Martin’s productions and collaborations. Atjazz Record Company is a new chapter for Atjazz but with a continuation of his trademark sound.
Martin ‘Atjazz’ Iveson is in demand across the world: Whether it be renowned producer, sought after remixer, or floor filling DJ, Martin gives his heart to hold the soul…
Composer
A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
and deep house
Deep house
Deep house is a subgenre of house music that fuses elements of Chicago house into the 1980s jazz-funk and touches of soul music. In the early compositions , influences of jazz music were most frequently brought out by using more complex chords than simple triads which are held for many bars and...
, hip-hop, and jazz
Jazz
Jazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...
artist under nicknames Atjazz, Spaceman, and Nuke.
He moved from northeast England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
to Derby
Derby
Derby , is a city and unitary authority in the East Midlands region of England. It lies upon the banks of the River Derwent and is located in the south of the ceremonial county of Derbyshire. In the 2001 census, the population of the city was 233,700, whilst that of the Derby Urban Area was 229,407...
in 1991 to take a position as in-house musician for the then fledgling video games company Core Design
Core Design
Core Design was a British video game studio best known today for creating the popular Tomb Raider series.-History:Based in the city of Derby, England, Core Design was set up in 1988 by Chris Shrigley, Andy Green, Rob Toone, Terry Lloyd, Simon Phipps, Dave Pridmore, Jeremy Heath-Smith and Greg Holmes...
. Martin experimented with sounds on his small keyboard and home computer. He co-worked with Nathan McCree
Nathan McCree
Nathan McCree is a music composer and sound effects editor for multimedia projects including computer games, television, live events, and radio. He worked mainly with Core Design, for the first three Tomb Raider games, among others. He worked also with profile names such as the Spice Girls and...
on the two first Tomb Raider
Tomb Raider series
Tomb Raider is a media franchise consisting of video games, comic books, novels, theme park rides and movies, centring around the adventures of the fictional British archaeologist Lara Croft...
games and with Peter Connelly
Peter Connelly
Peter Connelly is a video game composer and sound designer. He worked mainly with Core Design on several Tomb Raider games, amongst Eutechnyx, Ubisoft Reflections....
on Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness.
Iveson then started his first label Mantis Recordings which went on to release underground dance music for 13 years. Iveson took on the artist name of Atjazz, and in 1996 released his first single, Story. He then released his debut album, That Something. A second Atjazz album, Labfunk, was released on the same label in 2001. He continued to work on the music and sound effects for video games. He also makes remixes of his works and performs DJ sets.
He cites Shostakovich, Stravinsky, John Frizzell
John Frizzell
John B. Frizzell is a Canadian screenwriter and film producer.After several years writing, directing and co-producing the documentary series A Different Understanding for TVOntario, Frizzell joined partners Niv Fichman, Barbara Willis Sweete and Larry Weinstein to found the Canadian production...
and John Williams
John Williams
John Towner Williams is an American composer, conductor, and pianist. In a career spanning almost six decades, he has composed some of the most recognizable film scores in the history of motion pictures, including the Star Wars saga, Jaws, Superman, the Indiana Jones films, E.T...
as influencers for the soundtrack.
Notable works
- Free RunningFree runningFreerunning is a form of urban acrobatics in which participants, known as freerunners , use the city and rural landscape to perform movements through its structures...
(2007) - Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness (with Peter ConnellyPeter ConnellyPeter Connelly is a video game composer and sound designer. He worked mainly with Core Design on several Tomb Raider games, amongst Eutechnyx, Ubisoft Reflections....
) (2003) - Herdy GerdyHerdy GerdyHerdy Gerdy is a video game for the PlayStation 2 console released in 2002. It was developed by Core Design, and published by Eidos Interactive. The game is a 3D, third person, strategy game that involves herding animals, navigating obstacles, and solving puzzles. The player has to collect a...
(2002) (with Peter Connelly) - Labfunk (2001) (as Atjazz)
- Project EdenProject EdenProject Eden is a video game for the PC and PlayStation 2 released in 2001. It is a hybrid between first- and third-person shooter with an emphasis on teamwork and puzzle solving over combat...
(2001) - Tomb Raider: Chronicles (with Peter Connelly) (2000)
- That Something (1999) (as Atjazz)
- Fighting Force 2Fighting Force 2Fighting Force 2 is the sequel to 1997's original Fighting Force, which was one of the first 3D takes on the 2D beat-em-up genre. The game was released for the PlayStation and Dreamcast and was developed by Core Design and published by Eidos Interactive...
(1999) - Ninja: Shadow of DarknessNinja: Shadow of DarknessNinja: Shadow of Darkness - sometimes referred to simply as Ninja - is an action-adventure game released for the PlayStation in September 1998. It was developed by Core Design and published by Eidos Interactive. The game referred to a Ninja Story with Samurai of Japan.-External links:* at GameFAQs...
(1998) - Tomb Raider: Unfinished Business (1998)
- Tomb Raider IIITomb Raider IIITomb Raider III is an action-adventure video game developed by Core Design and published by Eidos Interactive. It is the third instalment in the Tomb Raider series, and the sequel to Tomb Raider II...
(1998) (with Nathan McCreeNathan McCreeNathan McCree is a music composer and sound effects editor for multimedia projects including computer games, television, live events, and radio. He worked mainly with Core Design, for the first three Tomb Raider games, among others. He worked also with profile names such as the Spice Girls and...
) - Fighting ForceFighting ForceFighting Force is a 1997 3D beat 'em up developed by Core Design and published by Eidos in the same lines of classics such as Final Fight and Streets of Rage...
(1997) - SwagmanSwagmanA swagman is an old Australian and New Zealand term describing an underclass of transient temporary workers, who travelled by foot from farm to farm carrying the traditional swag...
(1997) (with Nathan McCree) - Tomb Raider (1996) (with Nathan McCree)
- Firestorm: ThunderHawk 2Firestorm: ThunderHawk 2is a combat flight simulator that was originally released for the Sega Saturn in 1994. PlayStation and PC ports were released in January 1995. It was developed and published by Core Design. It is the sequel to Thunderhawk...
(1995) - Battlecorps (1994)
- Heimdall 2Heimdall 2Heimdall 2 is an isometric action-adventure video game developed by The 8th Day and published by Core Design for Amiga, Amiga CD32 and MS-DOS platforms in 1994...
(1994) - BC RacersBC RacersBC Racers is a racing video game released by Core Design in 1994 in Mega-CD, in 1995 in Sega 32X and 3DO, and also released by the company in PC as freeware in 1995. It was the third game released in the Chuck Rock series...
(1995) (with Nathan McCree) - Bubba 'n' StixBubba 'N' StixBubba 'n' Stix is a 2-D side-scrolling platform game for the Mega Drive/Genesis, Amiga and Amiga CD32 designed by Core Design and released by Tengen in 1993.The player controls Bubba, a redneck character, who is accompanied by a sentient stick named Stix...
(1993) - Chuck Rock II: Son of ChuckChuck Rock II: Son of ChuckChuck Rock II: Son of Chuck is a slapstick side-scrolling platform video game developed and published by Core Design in 1993 for the Amiga, Amiga CD32, Sega Game Gear, Sega Mega-CD, Sega Master System, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis.-Overview:...
(1994) - WolfchildWolfchildWolfchild is a platform game originally released for the Amiga and the Atari ST by Core Design in 1992. It was later released for the SNES, Mega Drive/Genesis, Mega-CD, Sega Master System, and Sega Game Gear....
(1993) - ThunderhawkThunderhawk (Video Game)Thunderhawk is a helicopter combat simulator game released by Core Design for the Amiga, Atari ST and IBM PC in 1991, and for the Sega Mega-CD in 1993. The game was renamed to AH-3 ThunderStrike for its USA release.In the game the player is part of the "MERLIN" helicopter combat assault team,...
(1993) - Wonder Dog (video game) (1993)
- Jaguar XJ220Jaguar XJ220 (computer game)Jaguar XJ220 is a pseudo-3D racing game released by Core Design for the Commodore Amiga and Sega Mega-CD in 1993. The car featured is the eponymous Jaguar.-Overview:...
(1992)
Albums
- That Something (1999)
- Labfunk (2001)
- LabResults (2003)
- Full Circle (2008)
Singles and EPs
- Story (1996)
- Countless E.P. (1997)
- Joystick (1998)
- Wind & Sea (1998)
- Against All Odds (1999)
- Fifth Quarter (1999)
- Wind + Sea Pt.2 (1999)
- Extra Spin (2000)
- Harmony (2000
- It's Complete (2000)
- Slide It In (Remixes) (2000)
- Jaywalkin' Remixes (2001)
- Touch The Sun (2001)
- For Real EP (2006)
- Put It On (2006)
- Looking Glass (2007)
- Love Someone (2007)
- Underlined (2008)
- City Madness/Info People (2009)
- Parallels (2009)
Check the official Biography at - www.atjazz.co.uk
Check the official Record Label Website at - www.atjazz.co.uk/label
From his misspent youth skateboarding the frontier towns of North Eastern England, Martin Iveson arrived into the UK’s Midland scene in the early nineties, here he was to take a job at a new computer games development studio by the name of Core Design Ltd., this company is now synonymous with Lara Croft and the series of Tomb Raider games.
Not content with scoring this, one of the world’s most famous video games, Martin left the company 13 years later to concentrate more on his own studio environment in which to channel his musical aspirations further, and invite other musicians and producers to do the same.
The success of his early works including his first EP ‘Story’ in 1996 led to the well-received album ‘That Something’, which was later licensed in Japan by Sony/Kioon in 1998. This debut album also featured cover artwork by Fujio Akatsuka, very well known in Japan for his Illustrations and animated cartoons. With two further albums, ‘Labfunk’ & ‘Labresults’ following soon after, Atjazz had at this time established himself as a distinct and inspirational voice in the underground music scene.
Martin has also been a prolific remixer throughout his career remixing and reworking songs & works for artists such as Nitin Sawhney, Bob Sinclar, Jazzanova, Zed Bias & Omar to name but a few and was even requested to rework Henri Mancini’s ‘The Pink Panther Returns” for EMI Records. Martin is still remixing heavily as he states that remixing has helped to launch his production techniques forward and it’s the perfect practice pitch for trying out new ideas and breaking moulds within a diluted industry. “Remixing helps to hone your sound and allows the producer to print their trademark into another space”
Martin’s trademark sound has been requested on many occasions by top class vocalists including Clara Hill, Replife & Deborah Jordan for their own artist album projects and also rubbing shoulders with some amazing musicians & producers along the way. Martin has also teamed up with world-class production legend Charles Webster as ‘Version’ and are working on their debut album for Miso Records.
2009 saw Martin close his label Mantis Recordings due to harsh industry changes and from these ashes came the Imprint appropriately named ‘Atjazz Record Company’, which has flown to great heights within the digital realm and has seen many fantastic and sought after releases including his 3rd long player ‘Full Circle’. This label concentrates heavily on Martin’s productions and collaborations. Atjazz Record Company is a new chapter for Atjazz but with a continuation of his trademark sound.
Martin ‘Atjazz’ Iveson is in demand across the world: Whether it be renowned producer, sought after remixer, or floor filling DJ, Martin gives his heart to hold the soul…