1. Martin Clive Atkins was born on 3 August 1959 and is an English drummer, best known for his work in post-punk and industrial groups including Public Image Ltd, Ministry, Nine Inch Nails, Pigface, and Killing Joke.
21 Facts About Martin Atkins
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Martin Atkins joined in 1979, just in time to contribute to the song "Bad Baby" on the album Metal Box.
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In 1980, Martin Atkins left Public Image Ltd to concentrate on his band Brian Brain with Pete Jones on bass and Bobby Surgeoner on guitar.
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Martin Atkins was hired in late 1980 by Public Image Ltd to perform on The Flowers of Romance, drumming on four tracks.
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Martin Atkins later joined Killing Joke, performing on 1990s Extremities, Dirt, and Other Repressed Emotions.
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Martin Atkins managed the band for that time, and designed their live show scenery and some merchandise.
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Martin Atkins later produced and released a collaborative album with Skinny Puppy's Nivek Ogre, the latter's first project outside of Skinny Puppy, under the moniker Rx.
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In October 2006, Martin Atkins visited Beijing to discover the emerging Chinese music scene.
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Martin Atkins has taught at Columbia College in Chicago where he instructed the course "The Business of Touring".
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Martin Atkins is an active guest lecturer, speaking at such institutions as the University of Southern California, the Midi School in Beijing and Lebanon Valley College in Annville, Pennsylvania.
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Martin Atkins has since become an instructor at the Madison Media Institute in Madison, Wisconsin.
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Martin Atkins has announced plans to take his lecturing further by eventually opening a school of his own.
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Martin Atkins is a former department chairman for a music business program he designed at SAE Chicago.
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Martin Atkins now is the acting Music Business program coordinator at Millikin University in Decatur, IL.
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Martin Atkins has held a number of seminars at Tech Music Schools in London, with more planned for the future.
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Martin Atkins has written what he calls "the first real book on touring".
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Martin Atkins was on the tenth annual Independent Music Awards judging panel, and was a judge for the seventh annual season of Independent Music Awards to support independent artists.
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In 2018 Martin Atkins released Band:Smart, the follow-up to his Tour:Smart book.
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In 2021, Martin Atkins opened Chicago's "Museum of Post Punk and Industrial Music" documenting the history of the two movements with over 3000 items and ephemera.
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Displays include handwritten lyrics by Trent Reznor for Pigface, Martin Atkins's drum set, vintage rarities from Skinny Puppy, and a myriad of other rare items from the history of Industrial music.
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In 2022, Martin Atkins was inducted by Brian Eno as a fellow of In Place of War, a global organization that uses creativity in places of conflict as a tool for positive change.