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Sir George Martin (3rd January 1926 – 8th March 2016). He developed an interest in music at an early age and began exploring the piano before he was eight. He also took an interest in architecture, design, and aeronautics. Toward the end of World War II, he served in the Fleet Air Arm, the aviation branch of the Royal Navy. He subsequently studied at the Guildhall School of Music, focusing on composition, conducting, orchestration, and theory, with the oboe as his second principal instrument. He entered the recording industry as an assistant to Oscar Preuss, the head of Parlophone, as the label was expanding from classical recordings into popular music. Martin's first U.K. number one as a producer was the Temperance Seven's "You're Driving Me Crazy" in 1961. In the spring of 1962, he met with Brian Epstein, the Liverpool-based manager of The Beatles. The group signed to Parlophone that year. Martin played a central role in developing their recorded sound, and his contributions earned him the nickname "the fifth Beatle." In 1965, dissatisfied with his pay and working terms at EMI, he left the company and co-founded Associated Independent Recordings (AIR). After becoming an independent producer, Martin continued working with The Beatles and produced Abbey Road in 1969. During the 1970s, his production work included artists such as America, Jimmy Webb, Jeff Beck, and the Mahavishnu Orchestra. He continued to work with a wide range of artists in subsequent years. (Sources: Discogs; AIR Studios.) |
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