Martin Hannett (May 31, 1948 (1948-05-31) – April 18, 1991 (1991-04-18)), sometimes credited as Martin Zero, was a record producer who helped develop Joy Division and co-founded Factory Records with Tony Wilson. Hannett's trademark sound, most apparent on Joy Division's debut album Unknown Pleasures and its follow-up, Closer, is sparse and eerie, complementing frontman Ian Curtis' baritone vocals. is the 151st day of the year (152nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1948 (MCMXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 108th day of the year (109th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian Calendar. ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the musicians, organizing and scheduling production budget and resources, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ... This article is about the band. ... FAC 115: Factory Records Stationery (1984) Factory Records was a Manchester based British independent record label, started in 1978, which featured several prominent musical acts on its roster such as Joy Division, New Order, A Certain Ratio, The Durutti Column, Happy Mondays, and (briefly) James and Orchestral Manoeuvres in the... Anthony Howard Wilson (20 February 1950 – 10 August 2007) was an English record label owner, radio presenter, TV show host, nightclub manager, impresario and journalist for Granada Television and the BBC. Wilson, commonly known as Tony Wilson, was the music mogul behind some of Manchesters most successful bands. ... This article is about the album by Joy Division. ... Closer is a 1980 album by Joy Division. ... Ian Kevin Curtis (15 July 1956 – 18 May 1980) was the vocalist and lyricist of the band Joy Division, which he joined in 1976. ... For other uses, see Baritone (disambiguation). ...

Career

Hannett first came to musical attention when, as Martin Zero, he produced the first independent punk record, the Buzzcocks Spiral Scratch EP. Under the same moniker he produced early records by punk poet John Cooper Clarke, whose Salford monotone was complemented by drum machines, simple synthesiser motifs and Hannett's own bass playing. As Martin Zero, Hannett appeared on Top of the Pops playing bass on Jilted John's eponymous single, which he also produced. Spiral Scratch was a four-track EP by the punk rock band Buzzcocks, recorded in 1976 and released in January 1977. ... EP can stand for: EP is the IATA code for Iran Aseman Airlines Extended play, a music recording (usually consisting of several tracks, but shorter than a typical album) European Parliament, the parliamentary body of the European Union Evolutionary psychology, a belief that psychology can be better understood in light... At Bedford Rhythm Festival, 2006. ... For other uses, see Salford (disambiguation). ... Top of the Pops, also known as TOTP, was a long-running British music chart television programme, made and broadcast by the BBC. It was originally shown each week, mostly on BBC One, from 1 January 1964 to 30 July 2006. ... Graham Fellows is an English comedy actor and musician, best known for creating the character of John Shuttleworth, an aspiring singer/songwriter from Sheffield, South Yorkshire, with a quiet manner and slightly nerdish tendencies. ...

Hannett became most closely associated with Joy Division. Hannett's meticulous production, heavily influenced by dub, created a space at the heart of Joy Division's sound, pitting the band's spartan, jagged instrumentation against a spacey void, the latter being created by adept studio manipulation. For these purposes, Hannett often utilized looping technology to treat musical notes with an array of digital filters. His techniques are especially prominent in regard to the band's drum sounds, which use reverb, the notes echoing and reverberating through a spare sonic backdrop. Also evident from his dub influences was the mixing of the bass and drums higher in the mix than usual, and placing the other instruments further back. Hannett also ran his own tape machine through Joy Division and New Order recording sessions and often also created mixes of their tracks that he did not play to the band. Material from these tapes, which he apparently deposited with friends and members of his family, has been released as Martin Hannett's Personal Mixes (2007). This article is about the band. ... For other uses, see Dub. ... For looping in computer programming, see program loop. ... For other uses, see Drum (disambiguation). ... This article is about the band. ... This article is about the alternative rock/electronic band New Order. ...

As a producer, Hannett obsessed over drum sounds, never being content until they completely coincided with the sounds in his head. Legend has it that he once forced Joy Division drummer Stephen Morris to take apart his drum kit during a recording session and reassemble it to include additional parts from a toilet. He also reputedly had Morris set up his kit on a first floor flat roof outside the fire escape at Cargo Recording Studios Rochdale (Hannett's favourite studio in his early years of production). This building (now empty) formerly Cargo Recording Studios and Tractor Music, has become a shrine to Joy Division fans as much of New Order and Joy Division's bass equipment was built here in Tractor Music with the designs for the equipment being suggested by Hannett to Chris Hewitt.Hannett's unorthodox production methods in the Rochdale and other studios, resulted in drum sounds that were both complex and highly distinctive, which one can hear on Joy Division songs such as "Atrocity Exhibition," and the album version of "She's Lost Control". According to Hannett: "There was a lot of space in their sound. They were a gift to a producer, because they didn't have a clue. They didn't argue. The Factory Sampler was the first thing I did with them. I think I'd had the new AMS delay line for about two weeks. It was called 'Digital'. It was heaven sent."^[1].The two origial AMS digital delays that belonged to Hannett and the three studio screens that he recorded the Joy Division instruments,drums and Curtis's vocals behind are preserved in a studio in Cheshire.Hannett was instrumental in the early development of these particular AMS delays asking the engineers in the AMS company to try and recreate within the electronics the sounds he was hearing in his head. Stephen Morris on the cover of Low-Life This article is about the musician Stephen Morris. ... A drum kit (or drum set or trap set) is a collection of drums, cymbals and sometimes other percussion instruments, such as a cowbell, wood block, chimes or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single drummer. ... For other uses, see Toilet (disambiguation). ... An editor has expressed a concern that the subject of the article does not satisfy the notability guideline for Biographies. ... Shes Lost Control is a song by British post-punk icons Joy Division, popular among fans of that band. ...

Hannett's production can also be heard on Basement 5's album 1965 - 1980. Like many British bands of their time (e.g., The Clash), Basement 5 had a harsh, punk attitude borne out in their dystopian lyrics referencing the perceived injustices (e.g., those concerning the council estate youth of the late 1970s and early 1980s) of the early Thatcher era. However, musically, they draw from a slightly wider palette than many of their punk peers, utilizing a variety of Caribbean influences, particularly reggae. With the help of Hannett, they blended such traditional styles with tuneful, contemporary synth-pop, yielding a sound that balances the rustic and the futuristic, in much the same way that Joy Division managed to meld primal, Kinks-ian riffing with a menagerie of studio effects and manipulation. Hannett remixed some of the tracks from 1965-1980 for In Dub, which features dub versions of Basement 5's material. Basement 5 was a reggae band from London influenced by punk founded in 1978. ... This article is about the English punk rock band. ... Punk rock is an anti-establishment music movement beginning around 1976 (although precursors can be found several years earlier), exemplified and popularised by The Ramones, the Sex Pistols, The Clash and The Damned. ... Public housing describes a form of housing tenure in which the property is owned by a government authority, which may be central or local. ... Margaret Hilda Thatcher, Baroness Thatcher, LG, OM, PC, FRS (née Roberts; born 13 October 1925) served as British Prime Minister from 1979 to 1990 and leader of the Conservative Party from 1975 until 1990, being the first and only woman to hold either post. ... West Indies redirects here. ... Reggae is a music genre first developed in Jamaica in the late 1960s. ... The Kinks, a British Invasion pop/rock band, were formed in London in 1963 by Dave Davies and Peter Quaife. ... For other uses, see Dub. ...

In 1981, Hannett was name checked by the Dead Kennedys frontman Jello Biafra on their track "Nazi Punks Fuck Off!," which appears on the In God We Trust, Inc. EP. Biafra introduces the track by saying, "This is 'Fuck Off', overproduced by Martin Hannett, take four." The comment was tongue-in-cheek; Hannett never produced for the Dead Kennedys. A similar quote precedes the song "Fuck Me" by "Mihi" as appears on "Regret", the first volume of the I've Girls Compilations. The Dead Kennedys are a hardcore punk band from San Francisco, California. ... Eric Reed Boucher (born June 17, 1958) is more widely known by the stage name Jello Biafra. ... Nazi Punks Fuck Off! is a punk rock song by the Dead Kennedys. ... In God We Trust, Inc. ... Ive Sound （あいぶ） or IVE is a Japanese techno, trance music group based in Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan, consisting of KOTOKO (Horikawa), Eiko Shimamiya (A.K.A. PEKO or EIKO), Kaori Utatsuki, MELL, SHIHO, Ayana, Mami Kawada, MOMO, Lia, Outer, MAKO, R.I.E, Inosuke Tsutsumi, Asuka Katagiri, C.G mix...

Hannett worked briefly with U2, New Order, and Factory Records band Stockholm Monsters. A rift formed with Factory and he sued them in 1982 over a financial dispute; the matter was eventually settled out of court. At this point, Hannett's career had spiralled into decline due to his heavy drinking and drug use, especially his use of heroin. His weight eventually doubled (to roughly 26 stone, or 364 pounds), and he died of heart failure in 1991 at the age of 42. This article is about the Irish rock band. ... This article is about the alternative rock/electronic band New Order. ... FAC 115: Factory Records Stationery (1984) Factory Records was a Manchester based British independent record label, started in 1978, which featured several prominent musical acts on its roster such as Joy Division, New Order, A Certain Ratio, The Durutti Column, Happy Mondays, and (briefly) James and Orchestral Manoeuvres in the...

Hannett was portrayed by actor Andy Serkis in the 2002 film 24 Hour Party People, which was based on Tony Wilson's career as the co-founder of Factory Records and The Haçienda nightclub. In the DVD commentary, Wilson notes a review that described Hannett as Serkis's "strangest role," and points out that Serkis is best known for his portrayal of Gollum in Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings trilogy. Wilson concludes that the reviewer's implication is correct, that indeed, Hannett was far stranger than Gollum. Hannett was portrayed by Ben Naylor in Anton Corbijn's film Control. Andy Serkis (born 20 April 1964) is an English actor and director best known for his work with Peter Jackson. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The Hacienda Fac 51 Haçienda (also known as simply The Haçienda) was one of the most well known nightclubs in Manchester during the Madchester years of the late 1980s and early 1990s. ... Laser lights illuminate the dance floor at a Gatecrasher dance music event in Sheffield, England A nightclub (or night club or club) is a drinking, dancing, and entertainment venue which does its primary business after dark. ... This article is about the fictional character. ... For other persons named Peter Jackson, see Peter Jackson (disambiguation). ... This article is about the Peter Jackson film trilogy. ... Anton Corbijn (pronounced ) (born May 20, 1955) is a photographer from Strijen, the Netherlands. ... Control is a black and white biopic about the late Ian Curtis (1956-1980), lead singer of the post-punk rock band Joy Division. ...

Selected discography

Albums produced

• John Cooper Clarke, Disguise in Love 1978
• The Durutti Column, The Return of the Durutti Column 1979
• Joy Division, Unknown Pleasures 1979
• Pauline Murray and the Invisible Girls, Pauline Murray and the Invisible Girls 1979
• Basement 5,1965-1980 1980
• John Cooper Clarke, Snap, Crackle & Bop 1980
• Joy Division, Closer 1980
• Magazine, The Correct Use of Soap 1980
• The Psychedelic Furs, The Psychedelic Furs 1980 (songs "Susan's Strange" and "Soap Commercial")
• A Certain Ratio, To Each... 1981
• Joy Division, Still 1981
• Magazine, Magic, Murder & the Weather (mixed) 1981
• New Order, Movement 1981
• Section 25, Always Now 1981
• Blue in Heaven, All The Gods Men 1985
• The Stone Roses, Garage Flower 1985
• Walk The Walk, Walk The Walk 1987
• Happy Mondays, Bummed 1988
• The High, Somewhere Soon 1990
• Various, Martin: The Work of Record Producer Martin Hannett 1992
• Joy Division, Martin Hannett's Personal Mixes 2007

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Singles produced

• Buzzcocks, Spiral Scratch 1976 as Martin Zero
• Jilted John, "Jilted John" 1978
• OMD, "Electricity" 1979 as Martin Zero
• Kevin Hewick, "Haystack" 1980
• U2, "11 O'Clock Tick Tock" 1980
• Crispy Ambulance, "Live on a Hot August Night" 1981
• ESG, "ESG" 1981
• New Order, "Ceremony" 1981
• New Order, "Everything's Gone Green" 1981
• New Order, "Procession" 1981
• Stockholm Monsters, "Fairy Tales" 1981
• Kit, "Overshadowing Me" 1990
• Kitchens of Distinction, "Quick as Rainbows" 1990
• New Fast Automatic Daffodils, "Get Better" 1991

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Compilations

• Martin: The Work of Record Producer Martin Hannett (Factory Records, 1991)
• And Here is the Young Man (Debutante, 1998)
• Zero: A Martin Hannett Story 1977-1991' (Big Beat, 2006)

References

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See also

• Music of Manchester

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External links

• The 24 Hour Party People movie website contains an extensive biography of Hannett.
• The Martin Hannett biography project
• Martin Hannett biography.
• Martin Hannett page.
• The Invisiblegirl website contains a page about Hannett in the early 1980s.