Jerry Martin (composer)

Jerry Martin is an American composer, best known for his work composing music (particularly jazz) for television commercials, and being the lead composer for several games in The Sims franchise, including SimCity 3000, The Sims, The Sims Bustin' Out, The Sims 2 and SimCity 4.

Biography[]

Early life[]

Jerry Martin had music lessons at the age of 10 and played guitar and keyboards in various ensembles through his high school and college education. Martin received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Music Composition from California State University, Hayward, California.^[1]

Education[]

Martin began graduate studies and received his Master of Fine Arts degree from the Center for Contemporary Music at Mills College in Oakland, California. His academic awards include: Hellman Piano scholarship and Elizabeth Mils Crothers prize for excellence in music composition. In 1985, he founded his original music composition and production company called "Musicontrol". From 1985 to 1995, Martin composed and produced music for various projects such as video soundtracks to national TV and radio commercials, working with over 90 individual film, video and ad agency producers on over 200 different commissions from companies such as AT&T, Toyota USA, NBA, Honda, etc. In 1996, Martin joined the Maxis division of Electronic Arts as Studio Audio Director and Lead Composer. From 1996 through 2004, he composed and produced music and directed the audio for multi-platinum video game franchises such as The Sims and SimCity.^[1]

In 2005, Martin started his new company, Jerry Martin Music, and is currently working on various professional and personal musical projects.^[1]

Works[]

Video game soundtracks[]

The Sims^[2]
The Sims Livin' Large^[2]
The Sims House Party^[2]
The Sims Hot Date^[2]
The Sims Vacation^[2]
The Sims Unleashed^[2]
The Sims Superstar^[2]
The Sims Makin' Magic^[2]
The Sims Bustin' Out^[2]
The Sims Online^[2]
The Sims 2^[2]
SimCity 3000^[2]
SimCity 3000 Unlimited^[2]
SimCity 4^[2]
SimCity 4 Rush Hour
SimCopter^[3]

Companies whose TV commercials feature Martin's compositions[]

AT&T Communications
Acer Corporation
Alamo Car Rental
Apple
Avocet
Cost Plus Imports
Electronic Arts
Emporium
GMC
Gallo Salame
Grass Valley Group
Hilltop Shopping Center
Hitachi Data Systems
Honda
KTVU Channel 2
Landor Associates
Longs Drug Stores
Lucky Stores
NBA
Pacific Bell
Philip Morris
Primerica
Project Open Hand
Quantum
Rolm
Safeway Eastern Division
Sierra Pacific Power
Southern Pacific
Sun Microsystems
Toyota
Toyota USA
Toyota
Weinstock's
Wells Fargo Bank
Wesson Oil
Yamaha USA

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c "Jerry Martin Biography". Official site. Archived from the original on 2009-06-05. Retrieved 2011-12-25.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u http://www.jerrymartinmusic.com/video_credits.php Archived 2009-06-06 at the Wayback Machine Jerry Martin's video game credits at his official site
^ Maxis, Inc. (31 October 1996). SimCopter (PC) (1.00 ed.). Electronic Arts, Inc. Level/area: Main menu - credits. Original music and sound effects - Jerry Martin
^ "SimCasino Soundtrack". SimCasino Soundtrack.

External links[]

[jmartin-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c "Jerry Martin Biography". Official site. Archived from the original on 2009-06-05. Retrieved 2011-12-25.

[vcredits-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u http://www.jerrymartinmusic.com/video_credits.php Archived 2009-06-06 at the Wayback Machine Jerry Martin's video game credits at his official site

[3] Maxis, Inc. (31 October 1996). SimCopter (PC) (1.00 ed.). Electronic Arts, Inc. Level/area: Main menu - credits. Original music and sound effects - Jerry Martin

[4] "SimCasino Soundtrack". SimCasino Soundtrack.

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