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Martin Lawrence
Martin Lawrence was born in Timperly, Cheshire, on 4th March 1956, the son of the famous bandleader Syd Lawrence, who died in May 1998. Syd himself had an indirect connection with the Barclays, as the brass section of his band guested on 1972's Baby James Harvest album, playing on "Delph Town Morn".
Martin's first involvement with Barclay James Harvest was on 1978's XII album, when he stepped in to take over co-production duties from David Rohl after differences arose between Rohl and the band. Lawrence had previously worked on the triple-album box set Consequences from ex-10cc members Godley and Creme, and worked as an engineer at Eric Stewart and Peter Tatersall's Strawberry Studios. He went on to share production credits with BJH on Eyes Of The Universe (1979) and Turn Of The Tide (1981), as well as working on the German chart-topping 'live' album, Berlin - A Concert For The People.
After a gap of a decade, Martin returned to co-produce and engineer 1993's Caught In The Light at John's own Friarmere Studios, as well as joining the band as live sound engineer for subsequent live shows in Germany and Switzerland. By 1997 he was not only working on the River Of Dreams album and tour, but also acting as the band's road manager! Since BJH announced their sabbatical in 1998, he has continued to work closely with John Lees and Woolly Wolstenholme, both live and in the studio, most notably on the Revival - Live 1999 CD.
Martin's other production credits include 10cc and Sad Café, and he has engineered for numerous artists from Paul McCartney to Bob Hope! He lives in Scarborough with his wife Debi and their extensive list of animals!
Martin Lawrence
Martin Lawrence wurde am 4. März 1956 in Timperly, Cheshire geboren. Er ist der Sohn des berühmten Bandleaders Syd Lawrence, der im Mai 1998 starb. Syd selbst hatte eine indirekte Beziehung zu den Barclays, da die Blechbläser aus seiner Band auf dem 1972er Baby James Harvest Album in "Delph Town Morn" spielten.
Martins erste Arbeit für Barclay James Harvest war auf dem 1978er Album XII, wo er einsprang, um die Koproduktionsarbeit von David Rohl zu übernehmen, nachdem es zwischen Rohl und der Band zu Differenzen gekommen war. Lawrence hatte vorher an dem 3-Album-Boxset Consequences von den 10cc-Ex-Mitgliedern Godley and Creme gearbeitet und auch als Engineer in Eric Stewarts und Peter Tatersalls Strawberry Studios. Er teilte sich daraufhin die Produktion mit BJH auf Eyes Of The Universe (1979) und Turn Of The Tide (1981) und arbeitete auch bei dem deutschen Chartstürmer 'Live'-Album Berlin - A Concert For The People mit.
Zehn Jahre später kehrte Martin zurück, um beim 1993er Caught In The Light in Johns eigenem Friarmere Studio als Koproduzent und Engineer dabeizusein, und fuhr auch mit der Band als Live-Soundengineer zu den darauffolgenden Liveshows in Deutschland und der Schweiz. 1997 arbeitete er nicht nur auf dem River Of Dreams Album und der Tour, sondern war auch der Road-Manager der Band! Seit BJH 1998 ihre Pause ankündigten, hat er weiterhin eng mit John Lees und Woolly Wolstenholme zusammengearbeitet, sowohl live als auch im Studio, am besten zu hören auf der Revival - Live 1999 CD.
Martins sonstige Produktionsarbeit war mitunter für 10cc und Sad Café, und er war Engineer für zahlreiche Künstler von Paul McCartney bis zu Bob Hope! Er wohnt in Scarborough - mit seiner Frau Debi und einer langen Liste von Tieren!