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Martin Atkins is an English musician, producer, and lecturer. He is best known for his work with the bands Public Image Ltd, Ministry, Nine Inch Nails, Pigface, and Killing Joke. He has also released several solo albums and collaborated with many other artists.
Atkins was born in Coventry, England, and began playing drums at the age of 12. He joined his first band, The Suburban Studs, at the age of 15. He went on to play with several other bands, including The Damned, The Skids, and The Invisible Girls.
In 1979, Atkins joined Public Image Ltd, the post-punk band formed by John Lydon (formerly of the Sex Pistols). He played drums on the band's first two albums, Metal Box and Second Edition. He left the band in 1980 and went on to join Killing Joke, with whom he recorded two albums.
In the mid-1980s, Atkins joined Ministry, the industrial metal band led by Al Jourgensen. He played drums on the band's albums Twitch and The Land of Rape and Honey. He also toured with the band and appeared in the music video for the song "Stigmata".
Atkins has also released several solo albums, including Martin Atkins and the Chicago Industrial League (1989), Martin Atkins and the China Dub Soundsystem (1996), and Martin Atkins and the Intensified Magick (2003). He has also collaborated with many other artists, including Trent Reznor, Chris Connelly, and Bill Rieflin.
Atkins is also a lecturer at the University of Westminster in London, where he teaches a course on the music industry. He is the author of the book Tour:Smart, which provides advice to musicians on how to survive and thrive on the road.
| Popular As |
Martin Clive Atkins |
| Occupation |
Musician |
| Age |
65 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Leo |
| Born |
3 August, 1959 |
| Birthday |
3 August |
| Birthplace |
Coventry, England |
| Nationality |
United Kingdom |
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Martin Atkins Net Worth
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
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Martin Atkins Social Network
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In 2018 Martin released Band:Smart the follow up to his Tour:Smart book. This book covers record labels, book agents, crafting a stage show, band names, social media and lots more.
Starting in 2015, Atkins has written and performed several podcast stories for The Martin Atkins Minute, included with the NPR All Songs Considered podcast.
In October 2006, Atkins visited Beijing to discover the emerging Chinese music scene. During his stay, Atkins recorded and signed a handful of Chinese bands to Invisible Records and recorded material for a new Pigface album.
Between 2000 and 2002 he released four albums as Opium Jukebox featuring instrumental cover tunes done in a Bhangra style.
Atkins formed his industrial supergroup, Pigface, during a Ministry tour in 1989–1990. After joining Killing Joke for their 1990 recording, Extremities, Dirt and Various Repressed Emotions, he went on to form Murder, Inc., a new band featuring Geordie Walker and Paul Raven from Killing Joke, and Chris Connelly, in 1992. During this time, he played with the Revolting Cocks and is credited alongside Chris Vrenna in Nine Inch Nails for performing extra drums on "Wish" and "Gave Up," tracks two and six of the Broken EP (as well as the aforementioned "Head Like A Hole").
After leaving Public Image Ltd, Atkins revived his Brian Brain project and recorded an EP at Planet Sound Studios in New York for his own, short-lived label Plaid Records, which was released in July 1985. Throughout the late 1980s, the 1990s and early 2000s, Atkins performed with many bands, including Nine Inch Nails (appearing in the video for "Head Like A Hole"), as well as Ministry. The dual-drumming of Atkins and Bill Rieflin appears on the live Ministry album/video In Case You Didn't Feel Like Showing Up. Atkins later joined Killing Joke, performing on 1990s Extremities, Dirt, and Other Repressed Emotions. He also managed the band for that time, and designed their live show scenery and some merchandise.
Atkins rejoined Public Image Ltd in 1981 to contribute to The Flowers of Romance and, later, produced and co-wrote the album This Is What You Want... This Is What You Get. Atkins eventually left PiL for the last time in 1985.
In 1980, Atkins left Public Image Ltd to concentrate on his band Brian Brain with Pete Jones (who also played with Public Image Ltd in 1982 and 1983) on bass (in 1983 replaced by original Go-Gos' bassist Margot Olavarria) and Bobby Surgeoner on guitar (later replaced by Olavarria's husband, Geoff Smyth). Brian Brain released six singles and one LP (Unexpected Noises) on Secret Records, and continued to release singles and LPs on Atkins' own Plaid Records throughout the 1980s. The band had a minor indie chart hit in 1980 with "They've Got Me in the Bottle" (#39), and club hits with the singles "Jive Jive" (1981) and "Funky Zoo" (1982).
Atkins' first major exposure as a drummer was with John Lydon's post-Sex Pistols band, Public Image Ltd. He joined in 1979, just in time to contribute to the song "Bad Baby" on the album Metal Box. Atkins' first live show with PiL was recorded and released as a live album Paris au Printemps and his first year with the band included appearances on The John Peel Sessions for the BBC, American Bandstand and the BBC's live Old Grey Whistle Test.
Martin Clive Atkins (born 3 August 1959) is an English drummer and session musician, best known for his work in post-punk and industrial groups including Public Image Ltd, Ministry, Nine Inch Nails, Pigface, and Killing Joke. He also works as a consultant, has written books, and is the music business program coordinator at Millikin University in Decatur, IL. Atkins is an honorary board member of the Chicago-based nonprofit organisation Rock For Kids.
