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'''Eugene "Gene" Martynec''' (born 28 March 1947 in [[Germany]]) is a Canadian musician, composer and record producer.▼
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▲'''Eugene "Gene" Martynec''' (born 28 March 1947
Martynec 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 (band)|Kensington Market]] with singer/songwriter Keith McKie, bass player Alex Darou and drummer Jimmy Watson. He played acoustic guitar, bass and synthesizer on [[Lou Reed]]'s 1973 album ''[[Berlin (Lou Reed album)|Berlin]]'', along with providing the vocal arrangement on "The Bed". ▼
==Career==
As a [[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 (band)|Rough Trade]]'s "[[High School Confidential (Rough Trade song)|High School Confidential]]". His work with [[Edward Bear]] was also recognized with a [http://junoawards.ca/awards/artist-summary/?artist_name=gene+Martynec&submit=Search Juno in 1973]. ▼
▲Martynec 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 (band)|Kensington Market]] with singer/songwriter Keith McKie, bass player Alex Darou, and drummer Jimmy Watson. He played acoustic guitar, bass, and synthesizer on [[Lou Reed]]'s 1973 album ''[[Berlin (Lou Reed album)|Berlin]]'', along with providing the vocal arrangement on "The Bed".
▲As a [[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 (band)|Rough Trade]]'s "[[High School Confidential (Rough Trade song)|High School Confidential]]". His work with [[Edward Bear]] for "Last Song" was also recognized with a
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]] as he received two scholarships from the [http://bmifoundation.org/programs/info/bmi_student_composer_awards BMI Student Composer Award] to study [[electronic music]] and composition (1970–1975).▼
▲Martynec has performed, composed, or recorded with pop groups
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, [[Sound synthesis|synthesis]], and studio orchestration at the Harris and Trebas institutes in Toronto.▼
▲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]], [[
In
In 2004 Martynec moved to Beijing for two years where he performed in Yunnan Province with Yan Jun, a sound artist,music critic, poet and organizer and in Beijing at several music/art festivals such as the Dashanzi International Arts Festival and at the Bookworm Beijing, a venue for performance. ▼
▲In 2004, Martynec moved to Beijing for two years where he performed in Yunnan Province with Yan Jun, a sound artist, music critic, poet, and organizer, and
Based in [[London]], England from 2007-2010 he performed with the London Improvisers Orchestra and many small ensembles including string trio Barrel and Triptec. He played with the Royal Improvisers Orchestra (Amsterdam) and Wuppertal Improvisers Orchestra in 2009-10.▼
▲Based in
In 2010, he organized the formation of the Toronto Improvisers Orchestra. Since then he has been involved with the Toronto improvising community playing at Somewhere There and with [[Bruce Cassidy]] in So Nu and other Toronto music improvisers.
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[[Category:1947 births]]
[[Category:Canadian composers]]
[[Category:Canadian male composers]]
[[Category:Canadian record producers]]
[[Category:Canadian rock guitarists]]
[[Category:Canadian male guitarists]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:The Royal Conservatory of Music alumni]]
[[Category:Canadian keyboardists]]
[[Category:Canadian expatriates in China]]
[[Category:Canadian expatriates in the United Kingdom]]
[[Category:Jack Richardson Producer of the Year Award winners]]
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