Gene Martynec
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Canadian musician/composer Eugene Martynec (born 28 March 1947 in Germany
) first came to prominence as a guitarist in Toronto group Bobby Kris & The Imperials
in August 1965. He left the group in May 1967 to form Kensington Market with singer/songwriter Keith McKie, bass player Alex Darou and drummer Jimmy Watson.
Martynec was also a noted record producer
; he won the Juno Award
for Producer of the Year in 1981 for his work on Bruce Cockburn
's "Tokyo" and Rough Trade
's "High School Confidential".
Full rock discography available at [Artist Direct] website
Eugene Martynec has performed, composed or recorded with pop groups, pit orchestras, and created music for visual media and live theatre. He studied electronic music, composition and orchestration with Samuel Dolin
at The Royal Conservatory of Music where he received 2 scholarships to study electronic music
and composition (1970–1975).
His interest in record production resulted in Juno Awards (Canadian Grammy) in 1981 and 1973 for his work with Bruce Cockburn
, pop groups Rough Trade and Edward Bear
. He has produced over 50 recordings from 1969 to the present.
On Lou Reed
's Berlin
album of 1973, he played acoustic guitar, synthsizer as well as the vocal arranging on "The Bed," bass playing on "Lady Day".
He has been awarded Canada Council for the Arts and Toronto Arts Council grants for music composition. He taught signal processing
, principals of digital audio
, Midi, studio production, synthesis, and studio orchestration at the Harris and Trebas institutes in Toronto.
His current interest is in improvised new music, performing and composing live interactive electro-acoustic music using alternate controllers and interactive music software. Recently he has added a video component to his improvisational performances.
From 2000 to 2004 he curated Eugene's Sunday Series,http://www.artword.net/website/Theatre/2000-2001/Eugene_2000-2001.htm an exploration of new music and other art forms at Artword Theatre in Toronto.
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
) first came to prominence as a guitarist in Toronto group Bobby Kris & The Imperials
Bobby Kris & The Imperials
Bobby Kris & The Imperials were a 1960s Toronto folk-rock band, that had a local hit with Burt Bacharach and Hal David's "Walk On By".-Origins:...
in August 1965. He left the group in May 1967 to form Kensington Market with singer/songwriter Keith McKie, bass player Alex Darou and drummer Jimmy Watson.
Martynec was also a noted record producer
Record producer
A record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
; he won the Juno Award
Juno Award
The Juno Awards are presented annually to Canadian musical artists and bands to acknowledge their artistic and technical achievements in all aspects of music...
for Producer of the Year in 1981 for his work on Bruce Cockburn
Bruce Cockburn
Bruce Douglas Cockburn OC is a Canadian folk/rock guitarist and singer-songwriter. His most recent album was released in March 2011. He has written songs in styles ranging from folk to jazz-influenced rock to rock and roll.-Biography:...
's "Tokyo" and Rough Trade
Rough Trade (band)
Rough Trade was a Canadian new wave rock band in the 1970s and 1980s, centred on singer Carole Pope and multi-instrumentalist Kevan Staples. The band was noted for their provocative lyrics and stage antics; singer Pope often performed in bondage attire, and their 1981 hit "High School...
's "High School Confidential".
Full rock discography available at [Artist Direct] website
Eugene Martynec has performed, composed or recorded with pop groups, pit orchestras, and created music for visual media and live theatre. He studied electronic music, composition and orchestration with Samuel Dolin
Samuel Dolin
Samuel Joseph Dolin was a Canadian composer, music educator, and arts administrator. An associate of the Canadian Music Centre and a founding member of the Canadian League of Composers , he served as the CLC's vice president in 1967-1968 and president from 1969-1973...
at The Royal Conservatory of Music where he received 2 scholarships to study electronic music
Electronic music
Electronic music is music that employs electronic musical instruments and electronic music technology in its production. In general a distinction can be made between sound produced using electromechanical means and that produced using electronic technology. Examples of electromechanical sound...
and composition (1970–1975).
His interest in record production resulted in Juno Awards (Canadian Grammy) in 1981 and 1973 for his work with Bruce Cockburn
Bruce Cockburn
Bruce Douglas Cockburn OC is a Canadian folk/rock guitarist and singer-songwriter. His most recent album was released in March 2011. He has written songs in styles ranging from folk to jazz-influenced rock to rock and roll.-Biography:...
, pop groups Rough Trade and Edward Bear
Edward Bear
Edward Bear was a Toronto based Canadian pop-rock group, formed originally in 1966 by Larry Evoy and Craig Hemming. The third member to join was Paul Weldon. The band signed with Capitol Records in 1969. Most of their chart successes were in the early 1970s before disbanding in 1974. Their band...
. He has produced over 50 recordings from 1969 to the present.
On Lou Reed
Lou Reed
Lewis Allan "Lou" Reed is an American rock musician, songwriter, and photographer. He is best known as guitarist, vocalist, and principal songwriter of The Velvet Underground, and for his successful solo career, which has spanned several decades...
's Berlin
Berlin (album)
Berlin is a 1973 album by Lou Reed, his third solo album and the follow-up to Transformer. In 2003, the album was ranked number 344 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time, though the publication had called the album a "disaster" 30 years prior.-Background and...
album of 1973, he played acoustic guitar, synthsizer as well as the vocal arranging on "The Bed," bass playing on "Lady Day".
He has been awarded Canada Council for the Arts and Toronto Arts Council grants for music composition. He taught signal processing
Signal processing
Signal processing is an area of systems engineering, electrical engineering and applied mathematics that deals with operations on or analysis of signals, in either discrete or continuous time...
, principals of digital audio
Digital audio
Digital audio is sound reproduction using pulse-code modulation and digital signals. Digital audio systems include analog-to-digital conversion , digital-to-analog conversion , digital storage, processing and transmission components...
, Midi, studio production, synthesis, and studio orchestration at the Harris and Trebas institutes in Toronto.
His current interest is in improvised new music, performing and composing live interactive electro-acoustic music using alternate controllers and interactive music software. Recently he has added a video component to his improvisational performances.
From 2000 to 2004 he curated Eugene's Sunday Series,http://www.artword.net/website/Theatre/2000-2001/Eugene_2000-2001.htm an exploration of new music and other art forms at Artword Theatre in Toronto.