Giles Martin Talks Legacy of The Beatles: They 'Were Less Successful When I Was Growing Up'
Martin's list of credits grow by the day, and he's a high-profile champion of spatial audio.Giles Martin is a chip off the old block, a real rarity in the behind-closed-doors world that is the studio profession. The multiple Grammy Award-winning British producer, composer and arranger learned his way around the desk, initially as a sidekick to his late father, Sir George Martin, one of most famous producers of them all.
Every career has its sliding doors moment. Martin, like many who make a career in music, had youthful dreams of playing in a rock band, and pursued rugby union (cracking reserve grade, just behind the sport’s elite league).
When health problems hit his father, and threatened to end his career prematurely, the son stepped up.
George Martin, so-often called the “fifth Beatle” for his extensive work with the Fab Four, endured debilitating hearing loss later on, a product of long-term exposure to loud noise.
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