Keith Martin (musician)
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Birth name | Keith Eric Martin |
Born | EMI/PolyEast , Galaxy Music, Rhyme Scene | September 22, 1966
Keith Eric Martin (September 22, 1966 – March 25, 2022) was an American R&B singer-songwriter and record producer. He was best known for writing and singing romantic love songs.[1]
Career
Early years
Martin was the second son of three children. Growing up, he listened to the Jackson 5, Prince and the production of Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, and Stevie Wonder. He was also influenced by jazz and gospel music. Martin started playing piano, bass guitar, drums and singing when he was 10. He started writing music when he was nineteen.[citation needed]
Martin was a force among local artists in the late 1980s, growing up with close friends
When the McCalls relocated to
First album
Ruffhouse president Chris Schwartz, Inerge Barrett and attorney Kevon Glickmon were all present at the 1994 signing of Martin in Philadelphia, PA. The budget for the first album was $350,000. The budget was approved by Columbia Records President, Donny Ienner. Songwriter Marti Sharron and Danny Sembello, brother of Michael Sembello, wrote the track "Never Find Someone Like You". The song was also placed on the Bad Boys movie soundtrack and went on to sell over 1 million copies.
Martin released his first album, The album's second single, "Moment in Time" reached No. 103 on the R&B Singles chart.
For the next decade, Martin stayed busy in the music industry producing, writing and releasing several solo albums, gaining him a large fan base throughout the world. His ballad, "Because of You", is still a major favorite in the US and Asia.[6]
Move to the Philippines
In 2004, Martin came to the attention of
2009–2019
In 2009, Martin returned from the Philippines and worked with POSH, an all-girl group signed to Viva Records. Martin produced "Missing You", one of the singles off their album My Heart.[8]
In 2010, Martin released a new album This Road[9] including the song "You Are My Life", which was released as a single in 2012 and became a popular wedding theme.
In 2011, Martin wrote and produced two songs for Australian recording artist Ron Kingston. The first song was a duet called "My Friend" which features Kingston and Indonesian singer Mia. The Disney inspired and animated music video was completed by Empire Films in Australia and released to the public in September 2011.[10] Martin recorded duets with Indonesian artists Marybeth and Dira Sugandi Zulham and Singaporean artist Shun Ng.
In 2013, Martin released another album, The Vision, available as digital download only.
In 2018, Martin released a new single, "Return to Me", available in all the digital platforms and as an official videoclip on YouTube.
Death
On March 25, 2022, Martin was found dead in his private residence in
Discography
Albums
- 1995: It's Long Overdue (US album)
- 2003: All the Hits (US album)
- 2004: Love of My Life (Filipino album)
- 2004: Validated (US album)
- 2005: I'm Not Alone (Filipino album)
- 2007: Let Me Take Control (Filipino album)
- 2010: This Road (Filipino album)
- 2013: The Vision (Filipino album)
Singles
- 1995: "Never Find Someone Like You"
- 1995: "Moment in Time"
- 2004: "Because of You"
- 2004: "Love of My Life"
- 2004: "Coming Home"
- 2004: "Whateva U Need"
- 2005: "I Don't Wanna Think About It"
- 2007: "Lady"
- 2009: "California 1"
- 2012: "You Are My Life"
- 2018: "Return to Me"
References
- ^ "Interview with Keith Martin by Muhammad Reza". Archived from the original on December 22, 2010.
- ^ "Titik Pilipino – Keith Martin: "I'm Not Alone"". Archived from the original on August 14, 2007. Retrieved June 8, 2008.
- ^ Albums chart information on Billboard
- ^ Singles chart information on Billboard
- ^ "Bad Boys (1995)". IMDb.
- ^ "Keith Eric Martin". Myspace.
- ^ "Titik Pilipino – Keith Martin Hits The Mall". Archived from the original on August 14, 2007. Retrieved June 8, 2008.
- ^ "POSH". Myspace.
- ^ "Tabloidbintang.com, Portal Berita Hiburan, Gosip Selebriti dan Foto Artis". Archived from the original on September 8, 2013.
- ^ Ron Kingston & Mia – My Friend (Official Music Video). September 22, 2011 – via YouTube.
- ^ Abanilla, Izel. "Keith Martin, the 'Because of you' hitmaker, dies". GMA News. Retrieved March 26, 2022.
- ^ Severo, Jan Milo. "'Because of You' hit maker Keith Martin found lifeless in QC condo". The Philippine Star. Retrieved March 26, 2022.
- ^ Ramos, Neil (March 26, 2022). "'Because Of You' hitmaker Keith Martin found dead". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved March 26, 2022.
- ^ Gabinete, Jojo (March 28, 2022). "American singer Keith Martin's cause of death revealed". PEP.ph. Retrieved March 28, 2022.
External links
- Keith Martin at IMDb
- Keith Martin discography at Discogs