Jerry Martin
Moby ID: 8381
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Composer Jerry Martin started music lessons at age 10 and played guitar and keyboards in various ensembles through high school and college.
Mr. Martin received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Music Composition from California State University at Hayward California. His principle composition instructor was Robert Bassert.
Mr. 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 principle instructors included Lou Harrison, Terry Riley, and North Indian Raga Master Pandit Pran Nath. Academic awards include: Hellman Piano scholarship and Elizabeth Mils Crothers prize for excellence in music composition.
In 1985 Mr. Martin founded his original music composition and production company “Musicontrol”. From 1985 to 1995 Mr. 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 Mr. 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”.
In 2005, Mr. Martin started his new company, Jerry Martin Music, and is currently working on various professional and personal musical projects.
Credited on 32 games
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| SimCasino (2020, Windows) | Composed and Produced by |
| The Sims 2: Ultimate Collection (2014, Windows) | Stereo Object Music |
| Splatterhouse (2010, PlayStation 3) | Sound Effects Creation |
| Spore (2008, Windows) | Additional Music |
| The Sims: Castaway Stories (2008, Windows) | Music |
| The Sims 2: Double Deluxe (2008, Windows) | Stereo Object Music |
| Spore Creature Creator (2008, Windows) | Additional Music |
| The Sims: Life Stories (2007, Windows) | Music |
| The Sims 2 (2004, Windows) | Stereo Object Music |
| The Sims: Mega Deluxe (2004, Windows) | Sound and Music |
| The Sims: Bustin' Out (2003, PlayStation 2) | Music |
| The Sims: Makin' Magic (2003, Windows) | Special Thanks |
| SimCity 4: Rush Hour (2003, Windows) | Music Design |
| The Sims: Superstar (2003, Windows) | Audio Director |
| The Sims (2003, Linux) | Audio Director |
| SimCity 4 (2003, Windows) | Audio Director |
| The Sims Online (2002, Windows) | Audio Director and Lead Composer |
| The Sims: Vacation (2002, Windows) | Audio Director |
| The Sims: Unleashed (2002, Windows) | Audio Director |
| The Sims: Deluxe Edition (2002, Windows) | Sound and Music |
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Frequent Collaborators
People- 23 games with Kent Jolly
- 22 games with Will Wright
- 22 games with Robert Kauker
- 21 games with Patrick Buechner
- 21 games with Luc Barthelet
- 20 games with Darryl Jenkins
- 19 games with Lucy Bradshaw
- 19 games with Claire Curtin
- 19 games with Marc Russo
- 18 games with David Koerner
Companies
- 29 games with Electronic Arts, Inc.
- 18 games with Electronic Arts Ltd.
- 16 games with Maxis Software Inc.
- 15 games with EA Games
- 15 games with Electronic Arts GmbH
- 11 games with Electronic Arts Publishing SARL
- 9 games with Electronic Arts K.K.
- 8 games with Electronic Arts Czech...
- 6 games with SoftClub
- 5 games with TiVo Corporation
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