"met his future Coldplay bandmates Jonny Buckland, Guy Berryman and Will Champion. While studying at University College London, Martin met Jonny Buckland with whom he decided to form a band—Martin as lead singer and Buckland as lead guitarist. They were joined by Guy Berryman as their bass player and Will Champion, as their drummer. In 1996, they formed the rock band Coldplay, originally known as Pectoralz, later changed to Starfish temporarily until finally they were offered the name Coldplay by another band who did not want the name anymore. Since the release of their debut album ""Parachutes"" in 2000, the"
"It's Christmas?"" to raise money for the 2014 Ebola crisis in Western Africa—this was the second time Martin has contributed to a Band Aid recording having performed in the 2004 version (Band Aid 20). In June 2016, the band supported Vote Remain in the United Kingdom European Union membership referendum. Following the Brexit result which saw 52% of the UK voting to leave the EU (despite the majority of younger people voting remain), Chris Martin stated: ""This decision does not represent us or indeed most of our generation and the generation following us."" On 4 June 2017, Coldplay performed at"
"Martin Johnson (musician) Martin Bennett Johnson (born September 9, 1985) is an American singer, songwriter and record producer. In addition to being a songwriter and producer, he is the frontman of the pop rock band Boys Like Girls and the new wave band The Night Game. He has written and produced for various artists, including Taylor Swift, Avril Lavigne, Daughtry, Jason Derulo, Christina Perri, Gavin Degraw, Hot Chelle Rae, and many more. Johnson is credited with having several RIAA-certified multi-platinum songs (""The Other Side"", ""Here's to Never Growing Up"", ""Two Is Better Than One"" (sole writer), ""Love Drunk"", ""The Great"
"Kevin Martin (American musician) Kevin Martin (born April 9, 1969 in Elgin, Illinois) is an American hard rock singer who is best known as lead vocalist of the band Candlebox. He also provides lead vocals for the bands The Gracious Few and The Hiwatts. Martin and drummer Scott Mercado set out to start a band in 1990. Candlebox was formed in 1991 after guitarist Peter Klett and bassist Bardi Martin joined them. They gained a ""Billboard"" 200 top 10 hit in 1993 with their self-titled debut album, released by Maverick Records. The album's success was largely due to the single"
"Best Rock Song. The band also garnered critical acclaim and several accolades for their subsequent albums including ""A Rush of Blood to the Head"" and ""Viva la Vida"", winning a Grammy Award for both and a Brit Award for the former. Coldplay has sold over 90 million records worldwide, making them one of the world's best-selling music artists. One of the highest profile musicians in British popular culture, Martin appeared on Debrett's 2017 list of the most influential people in the United Kingdom. Christopher Anthony John Martin was born on 2 March 1977 in Exeter, Devon, England, and is the"
"on 3 August 2016 as a consequence of sickle-cell disease. He currently lives in Birmingham. Alphonso Martin Alphonso Martin (born 20 March 1956, in Birmingham, England) is a British musician best known as a percussionist and vocalist for the reggae group Steel Pulse. He joined Steel Pulse in 1976 as a friend of David Hinds. He played percussion and backup vocals for fifteen years, and also contributed lead vocals on the songs ""Shining"", ""Your House"", ""Reaching Out"", ""Soul of My Soul"", and ""Evermore"", until leaving the band in 1991 after the release of ""Victims"" to pursue other interests. He is"
"Jason Martin (musician) Jason Martin is a musician from Southern California. He is best known as a member of the indie rock band Starflyer 59, one of the first bands to sign with Tooth & Nail Records. Martin's style of music has been dubbed ""shoegazing"", a word used originally in reference to the distorted electric guitar reminiscent of British bands in the late '80s and early '90s. Martin has also been a member of several side project bands, including Bon Voyage, The Pony Express, The Brothers Martin and Neon Horse. Martin is a Christian and thanks ""Our Lord and Savior"
"The Spaceship Martini The Spaceship Martini is a Los Angeles-based indie rock band. Formed in 2006 by frontman Steven Martini during his ongoing first Sunday of the month residency at Canter's Deli, the Spaceship consists of members from other bands, including Ric Veda, invisibleland and Dropastone. Steven Martini plays the guitar, piano, and sings. Nishtan Motyka plays strings (violin, viper, cello), Terence Leclere sings and plays the bass, keyboards, and percussion. Arvind Singh (aka Brian Kessler) bangs on a cajone, sings background vocals, and is producer of their self-titled 2009 record. The music of the Spaceship Martini is an ever-evolving"
"the tracks. In the end, Romanek and Michael Keeling, the lighting designer, opted to use Chris Martin's vocal track to animate ""because it had such dynamics. Roughly 75% of the video is driven by voice-activated animation"", said Keeling. The video opens in pitch-black, followed by a light framing Martin as he reaches skyward out of the shadows. The scene then shifts to the band, as they play the song. When Martin spread his hands, the two-story-high LED lights erupt in a colour of rainbow hues. The LED background changes colours as the band continues. The video concludes its ending with"
"Alphonso Martin Alphonso Martin (born 20 March 1956, in Birmingham, England) is a British musician best known as a percussionist and vocalist for the reggae group Steel Pulse. He joined Steel Pulse in 1976 as a friend of David Hinds. He played percussion and backup vocals for fifteen years, and also contributed lead vocals on the songs ""Shining"", ""Your House"", ""Reaching Out"", ""Soul of My Soul"", and ""Evermore"", until leaving the band in 1991 after the release of ""Victims"" to pursue other interests. He is the father of Shakira Martin, the 2011 Miss Jamaica Universe winner who died aged 30"
"The Martins The Martins are a Christian music vocal trio composed of three siblings: Joyce Martin Sanders, Jonathan Martin, and Judy Martin Hess. Discovered by Michael English and Mark Lowery with Bill Gaither at the 1987 National Quartet Convention mid day booth cleanup. The kids, then ages 15, 16 and 17 were singing accapella in an empty Civic Center after being rejected by a local record company who told them to go back home and forget about trying to make it in ""the business."" Following a weekend visit to their home town by Mr. Howard, they signed with Mark Five"
"Jeff produced their debut EP, 'Deep Down' at River House Studios lending the band his instrumentation and voice as well. Martin plays all the heavy guitars, Hurdy Gurdy and synths including his Theramin. Jeff Martin (Canadian musician) Jeffrey Scott Martin (born October 2, 1969 in Windsor, Ontario) is a Canadian guitarist and singer-songwriter best known for fronting the rock band The Tea Party. Martin began his career as a solo artist in October 2005, when The Tea Party went on hiatus. Martin began playing guitar as a child and in his adolescence played in bands The Shadows, Modern Movement and"
"the following Boys Like Girls albums: ""Boys Like Girls"" (2006), ""Love Drunk"" (2009), and ""Crazy World"" (2012). Martin Johnson (musician) Martin Bennett Johnson (born September 9, 1985) is an American singer, songwriter and record producer. In addition to being a songwriter and producer, he is the frontman of the pop rock band Boys Like Girls and the new wave band The Night Game. He has written and produced for various artists, including Taylor Swift, Avril Lavigne, Daughtry, Jason Derulo, Christina Perri, Gavin Degraw, Hot Chelle Rae, and many more. Johnson is credited with having several RIAA-certified multi-platinum songs (""The Other"
"Nick Martin (musician) Nicholas Anthony Martin is an American musician. He is known as the current rhythm guitarist for the rock band Sleeping with Sirens and the former member of the band Underminded. Previously he was a guitarist for the band Cinematic Sunrise. Martin has also pursued guitar for the short-lived post-hardcore supergroups Isles & Glaciers and D.R.U.G.S. Martin began playing guitar when he was 10 years old and was raised on an eclectic spectrum of music by his father. He was greatly inspired by Queen & The Beatles at a young age. Nick started his first band (Diaper Rash)"
"to promote it. In 2014, Martin formed a side project with Sevendust drummer Morgan Rose called Le Projet. Kevin Martin (American musician) Kevin Martin (born April 9, 1969 in Elgin, Illinois) is an American hard rock singer who is best known as lead vocalist of the band Candlebox. He also provides lead vocals for the bands The Gracious Few and The Hiwatts. Martin and drummer Scott Mercado set out to start a band in 1990. Candlebox was formed in 1991 after guitarist Peter Klett and bassist Bardi Martin joined them. They gained a ""Billboard"" 200 top 10 hit in 1993"
"won Song of the Year for ""Viva la Vida"" at The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) Awards in London. In December 2009, ""Rolling Stone"" readers voted the group the fourth best artist of the 2000s. In December 2010 the band released the single ""Christmas Lights"". The song received very positive reviews, and the music video features the actor Simon Pegg, a close friend of Chris Martin, who plays a violin-playing Elvis impersonator. The band finished recording the new album in mid-2011. When Martin and Champion were interviewed by BBC Radio and asked about the album's lyrical themes,"
"asks what inspired us, what we've been trying to steal from and what we listened to as we were growing up—the first band I ever loved was a-ha."" Martin has also performed live together with Magne Furuholmen of a-ha, introducing him as ""the best keyboard player in the world"". In November 2011, he stated that ""back when we didn't have any hits of our own we used to play a-ha songs."" Martin is also known to be a fan of the English rock bands Oasis and Muse, Irish pop group Westlife, English-Irish girl group Girls Aloud, English pop group Take"
"Jeff Martin (Canadian musician) Jeffrey Scott Martin (born October 2, 1969 in Windsor, Ontario) is a Canadian guitarist and singer-songwriter best known for fronting the rock band The Tea Party. Martin began his career as a solo artist in October 2005, when The Tea Party went on hiatus. Martin began playing guitar as a child and in his adolescence played in bands The Shadows, Modern Movement and The Stickmen. In 1988, Jeff graduated from Sandwich Secondary School along with future Tea Party bandmates Jeff Burrows and Stuart Chatwood. He went on to study music at the University of Windsor before"
"band to Parlophone. ""The Scientist"" is a melancholic, piano-driven ballad. It begins with the main four-chord piano melody created by lead singer Chris Martin, transitioning to him singing the first verses. He is then joined by the rest of the band after the first chorus. In addition to the main piano melody, the music of the song is created by a string arrangement, harmony, acoustic guitar, with its rhythm being slow tempo drums and bass guitar riffs. Towards the end of the song, electric guitar riffs can be heard as lead guitarist Jonny Buckland switches from acoustic to lead guitar."
"La Vida"", the R.E.M. song ""Losing My Religion"" with former R.E.M. lead singer Michael Stipe, and ""Us Against the World"". Other performers in the show included Bruce Springsteen, Roger Waters, Bon Jovi, Eric Clapton, the Rolling Stones, Alicia Keys, the Who, Kanye West, Billy Joel and Paul McCartney. On 15 November 2014, Martin joined charity group Band Aid 30, performing alongside British and Irish pop acts on the latest version of the track ""Do They Know It's Christmas?"" at Sarm West Studios in Notting Hill, London, to raise money for the 2014 Ebola crisis in Western Africa—this was the second"
"and Trayvon Martin. The band toured throughout the country and the world, stopping at major festivals like Lollapalooza and Bonnaroo. Con Brio (band) Con Brio is an American soul and rock and roll band formed in San Francisco, California in 2013. The band currently consists of lead singer Ziek McCarter, guitarist Benjamin Andrews, bassist Jonathan Kirchner, keyboardist Patrick Monaco Glynn, drummer Andrew Laubacher, and horn players Marcus Stephens and Brendan Liu. Named after the musical direction that means ""with spirit"", Con Brio is known for their high-energy funk, R&B sound. They recorded and released an EP in 2015 called ""Kiss"
"of ""Entertainment Weekly"" commented that ""Ghost Stories"" ""will likely be remembered as a transitional album"" and noted that ""while being solid, it feels like a prequel to something better"". Larry Fitzmaurice of ""Pitchfork"" wrote that the album is a ""subdued work that finds Chris Martin and his band crisply moping through mid-tempo soundscapes and fuzzy electronic touches that have the visceral impact of a down comforter tumbling down a flight of stairs."" Nick Hasted of ""The Independent"" wrote that Martin ""accepts his loss too meekly to approach the anguish of a great break-up album"", but concluded that the band's ""step"
"and reached No. 1 in Australia, attaining platinum status. As of 2015, the band is signed to Ivy League Records. The band's founding members were Toby Martin on rhythm guitar and vocals, Danny Lee Allen on drums, Andy Cassell on bass guitar, and Paul Murphy on lead guitar. The band's first show was in November 1997 at the Warren View Hotel in the inner Sydney suburb of Enmore. At this stage, Allen had played drums for approximately two months. Current lead guitarist, Cameron Emerson-Elliott, and bassist, Patrick Matthews, joined in 2004. Martin, the main songwriter, is the grandson of Hungarian-born"
"in limited trio appearances. Joyce Martin Sanders (b. January 6, 1968) lives in Nashville, Tennessee with her husband Paul, and she has two children. Jonathan Martin (b. May 19, 1970) lives in Clive, Iowa with his wife Dara Makohoniuk-Martin and their youngest three of six children, including twin boys, one of which has cerebral palsy. Judy Martin Hess (b. May 3, 1971) lives in Columbus, Georgia with her husband Jake Hess Jr. and their four children. Dove Awards: Grammy Award nomination: The Martins The Martins are a Christian music vocal trio composed of three siblings: Joyce Martin Sanders, Jonathan Martin,"
"Glamis Arena in Harare and was a success. Christopher Martin (singer) Christopher Oteng Martin (born 14 February 1987) is a Reggae or Dancehall singer/songwriter from St. Catherine, Jamaica. Chris won Digicel Rising Stars in 2005 (the Jamaican version of ""American Idol"") and is best known for the songs ""Take My Wings"", ""Giving It"" and ""I'll Be Your Driver"". Born in Back Pasture, St. Catherine, 14 February 1987, to Cleveland and Maxine Martin, Christopher attended the Watermount All-Age School and later went on to graduate from St. Jago High School. During high school years he developed a love for the dramatic"
"the Philippines on October 12, 2017. During September 2013 Eric Martin confirmed he would appear as a guest in the 25 anniversary album from Mägo de Oz,a Folk/Celtic Metal Spanish band. Eric Martin (musician) Eric Lee Martin (born October 10, 1960 in Long Island, New York) is an American rock singer/musician active throughout the 1980s, 1990s, and 2000s both as a solo artist and as a member of various bands. He earned his most prominent success as the frontman for the hard rock band Mr. Big, a supergroup (currently reunited) who scored a big hit in the early 1990s with"
"Chris Martin during some charity events; in November 2006, for the Mencap Charity Concert at the Union Chapel in London and in October 2009 at the Bridge School Benefit in San Francisco, where Rossi performed also with Neil Young the song ""Comes a Time"". During the early part of 2008, Rossi met The Verve's guitarist Nick McCabe who invited him to play on a session for what was would become the album ""Forth"", later released in the August of the same year. Rossi' s contribution to this album can be heard in six tracks. In ""Love Is Noise"", he contributes,"
"their playlist ""ASIP - 1.00.00"". The song also incorporates elements from a Jon Hopkins recording titled by Hopkins as ""The Fourth State II"", a reproduction of his 2008 extended play ""The Fourth Estate"". The song was recorded by the band during sessions for their sixth studio album in 2013, at their purpose-built studios The Bakery and The Beehive in North London, England, both originally constructed for work on their two previous studio albums, 2008's ""Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends"" and 2011's ""Mylo Xyloto"" respectively. Chris Martin's recorded vocals for the song were put through a vocoder."
"Barrett Martin Barrett Martin (born April 14, 1967) is an American writer, drummer, composer, and Grammy award-winning producer. He is best known for his work with Seattle rock bands Skin Yard, Screaming Trees, Mad Season, Tuatara, and Walking Papers. Martin has played on albums by R.E.M., the Stone Temple Pilots, and Queens Of The Stone Age. The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) bestowed Martin the 2014 Deems Taylor/Virgil Thomson Award for his liner notes in ""Above"" by Mad Season (Deluxe Edition). In 2017, Martin won a Latin Grammy for his production and percussion work on the album"
"Christopher Martin (entertainer) Christopher Martin (born July 10, 1962) is an American actor and rapper, formerly the latter half of the late 1980s/early 1990s hip-hop/comedy duo Kid 'n Play. Martin's stage name, Play, is derived from his original MC name, Playboy, which he began using while in a music group, Quicksilver and the Super Lovers, which featured producer Hurby Luv Bug. While performing with this group, Martin met Christopher Reid, who performed as Kid Coolout in the group The Turnout Brothers. When their respective groups dissolved, Martin and Reid decided to perform as a duo. By shortening their nicknames, it"
"will perform the first song out on the new soundtrack. Knowing that Chris Martin is a fan of the books makes this even more meaningful. The Coldplay single underscores the stature of recording artists we've assembled for this powerful soundtrack,"" added Tracy McKnight, Lionsgate's Head of Film Music. ""Atlas"" was written by Coldplay members, Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion and Chris Martin, and recorded in London between April and July 2013. and originally for ""Ghost Stories"". The song is a down-tempo ballad, featuring delicate piano refrain with a ""moody, haunting melody"", and showcasing Martin's lower-register vocals. According to some"
"reformed in 2016. The band's first live performance after reforming was on 18 June 2016 at Manchester City FC's Etihad Stadium supporting the Stone Roses. The band announced in 2018 that lead singer, Martin Merchant, had been jailed for seven years in relation to firearms offences. Track listing - 1] Sleeper (5.15) 2] Yeah? (4.00) 3] Into My World (4.20) 4] Faker (4.26) 5] Who's To Blame (4.05) 6] Time (4.18) 7] Jah Love (3.58) 8] Bankrobber (3.40) 9] Lover (4.30) A UK special edition of the album included a live CD; the six song disc included live versions of"
"Tony Martin (British singer) Anthony Philip Harford (born 19 April 1957), better known by his stage name Tony Martin, is a heavy metal vocalist, best known for his time fronting Black Sabbath, initially from 1987 to 1991 and again from 1993 to 1997. Martin was the band's second longest serving vocalist after Ozzy Osbourne. He has since been involved in many other projects (such as M3, Misha Calvin, The Cage, Giuntini Project, and Phenomena). Despite performing almost exclusively as a vocalist, Martin is a multi-instrumentalist, stating in an interview that he plays guitar, bass, drums, violin, keyboards, harmonica, bagpipes, and"