<b>Martyn Ware</b> (born 19 May 1956) is an English musician, composer, arranger, record producer, and music programmer. As a founding member of both <a href="/c/books/credit/258842/the-human-league/">The Human League</a> and <a href="/c/books/credit/272657/heaven-17/">Heaven 17</a>, Ware was partly responsible for hit songs such as "Being Boiled" and "Temptation". Ware was born and grew up in <a href="/c/books/credit/171836/sheffield/">Sheffield</a>, England. After leaving school, he worked in the computer industry. With his first wages, he bought a Korg 700 monophonic keyboard and started experimenting with electronic sound.
Ware has also worked as a record producer, notably helping to revitalise Tina Turner's career in 1983 with "Let's Stay Together", kick starting Terence Trent D'Arby's career by co-producing his solo debut, Introducing the Hardline According to... in 1987 and producing Erasure's I Say I Say I Say album in 1994. He is also noted for work in Surround Sound technology and, more recently, for creation of sound installations.
Ware is a Visiting Professor at Queen Mary University of London, a member of BAFTA, a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, and a founder of 5D – the future of immersive design. In 2012 he received an Honorary Doctorate in Science from the University of London. He received a "Gold Badge Award" from the British Academy of Songwriters, Composers, & Authors (BASCA) in 2017.
