Martin Swope is an American musician. He presently lives in Hawaii.

He joined experimental post punkers Mission of Burma shortly after they formed, but before they had a name. He was the group's audio engeneer for live performances, and added various tape loop effects to many of their songs. He was arguably the only full-time tape loop specialist in rock music history.

After Mission of Burma dissolved, Swope joined MoB singer/guitarist Riger Miller in Birdsongs of the Mesozoic. Miller generally played piano, while Swope played electric guitar. Both left Birdsongs by the early 1990's.

When MoB reformed in 2002, Swope declined the invitation to rejoin his former bandmates; Bob Weston (of Shellac) took Swope's place at the reel to reel machine.