Martin Doherty

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Martin Doherty
Doherty in June 2014
Background information
Birth nameMartin Clifford Doherty
Born (1982-12-24) 24 December 1982 (age 41)
OriginClydebank, Scotland
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Musician
  • composer
  • record producer
  • singer
Instrument(s)
  • Keyboards
  • sampler
  • guitar
  • vocals
Years active1999–present
Labels
Member ofChvrches
Formerly of

Martin Clifford Doherty (born 24 December 1982)[1][2] is a Scottish musician, singer and record producer. He is a member of Glasgow-based pop band Chvrches, with whom he has recorded four studio albums. Prior to forming Chvrches, Doherty was a touring member of the indie rock bands The Twilight Sad and Aereogramme.

Doherty plays keyboards, sampler, guitar and performs main vocals and backing vocals. He also contributes to Chvrches' songwriting and production.

Doherty’s father is also a Catholic Deacon and Religious Education teacher. He supports

Celtic.[3]

Biography

Prior to the formation of Chvrches, Doherty was a touring member of The Twilight Sad.[4] He was also the frontman of the rock band Julia Thirteen, founded in 1999 and disbanded in 2006.[5] He met and befriended future Chvrches bandmate Iain Cook in 2004 while attending the University of Strathclyde.[6][7] In 2006, Cook co-recorded Julia Thirteen's debut EP before Doherty joined Cook's own band Aereogramme in 2007.[5]

Both on Chvrches' debut album

LA
with his partner.

Discography

With Chvrches
Main article: Chvrches discography
With The Twilight Sad
With Aereogramme
With Julia Thirteen[5]
  • With Tired Hearts EP (2006)

References

  1. ^ Martin Doherty [@doksan] (24 December 2014). "Legit now Lord Martin C Doherty. 🎂" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  2. Pitchfork
    . Retrieved 23 May 2015.
  3. ^ https://twitter.com/doksan/status/1603106264166252544?t=X3gMs-Ivvm_pFnfqCIbCNw&s=19
  4. Pitchfork. Archived from the original
    on 6 September 2015. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
  5. ^ a b c Cusack, Chris (29 June 2011). "Six Degrees of Julia Thirteen". The SKinny. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  6. ^ Mossman, Kate (27 October 2012). "One to watch: Chvrches". The Guardian. Retrieved 4 May 2015.
  7. ^ Wolfson, Sam (13 June 2013). "Chvrches: Music for the masses?". The Guardian. Retrieved 4 May 2015.
  8. YouTube
  9. ^ Fink, Matt (7 August 2015). "CHVRCHES: Falling But Not Alone". Under the Radar. No. #54. pp. 48–59.
  10. ^ Martin Doherty [@doksan] (21 September 2015). "it's Follow You 😁" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  11. ^ "CHVRCHES Setlist at Riviera Theatre, Chicago, IL, USA". setlist.fm. 13 March 2016. Retrieved 23 March 2016.

External links

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