Martin Rushent
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| Martin Rushent | |
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| Born | 3 January 1948 |
| Origin | England |
| Occupation(s) | Record Producer, Arranger, Composer |
| Instrument(s) | Keyboard instruments |
| Years active | 1968 – Present |
| Label(s) | EMI, Virgin |
| Associated acts | The Human League, The Stranglers, The Buzzcocks, |
| Website | Martin Rushent Myspace |
Martin Rushent born 1948 is an English musician and record producer.
Rushent entered the music business in the early 70's as an engineer working on records by T. Rex, David Essex and Yes amongst others. However it was after punk that he came into his own as a producer working on records by The Buzzcocks, Generation X, XTC and the Stranglers.[1]
In the early 80's he started his own record label Genetic, which was going to sign the nascent new romantic acts Visage, Ultravox and Spandau Ballet, but problems at their parent record company scuppered that plan. Meanwhile he invested £250,000 in setting up a state of the art recording studio at his Berkshire home. The first fruits were the debut single by ex-Buzzcock Pete Shelley "Homosapien" and subsequent album of the same name, however it was the success of The Human League and their breakthrough 1981 album Dare which cemented his reputation as a producer. He is credited as one of the pioneers of remixing with his cut and paste version of Dare, 1982's Love and Dancing. He produced other acts at the time such as Altered Images and The Go-Go's. He retired from record production shortly after an alleged altercation with Susan Sulley of the Human League, at his own studio Genetic. [1]
He was briefly involved in the rave scene in the early 90's with the creation of Gush at Newbury airfield[1]
Recently he has been active again as a producer with Hazel O'Connor's Hidden Heart, is rumoured to be re mixing a new Love and Dancing and making his 70's influenced disco album with his wife Ceri. He is also currently producing the new singles from the up and coming band Mama Shamone.[1]
Currently living in Upper Basildon, near Reading in Berkshire, where he lives with his wife Ceri Rushent and their young daughter. He has also been working closely with the young beatboxer and multivocalist Killa Kela producing several of his tracks.[1]
He has produced music for Human League, The Buzzcocks, The Stranglers, Altered Images, Generation X, Hazel O'Connor and Shirley Bassey.[1]
Rushent has recently teamed up with hot new songwriting talent Meritxell Lavanchy and her band, Phenol.[2]
[edit] Awards
- 1982 BRIT Awards - Best British producer (for Dare)
