Martin Atkins is the definition of entrepreneurial activity in cultural arts endeavors…After playing drums in a variety of English Bands, Martin auditioned for and subsequently joining Johnny Rotten’s Public Image Limited… download full pdf to read more. click here (.pdf)
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Atkins was a member of Public Image Ltd and Killing Joke. He founded industrial supergroup Pigface, The Damage Manual, and Murder Inc., and has contributed to Nine Inch Nails and Ministry…download full pdf to read more. click here (.pdf)
Testimonials
“Atkins’ lectures are gateway drugs to a larger education” - Brett Emerson, Second Supper
“Martin Atkins emanates aggressive wit and wears his punk-rock DIY street cred on both sleeves. He is deeply funny — but don’t let the entertaining presentation fool you. He has serious insight into the psyche of the performer. If you want to go out on tour and come back with some of your dignity and sanity intact, listen to this guy. ” - Dr Mike Jolkovski Psychologist & Consultant to musicians .
“With their chic spectacles and slick audio-visuals, [Jarvis] Cocker and [Martin] Atkins joined a list of rockers who have made the transition from the stage to the lecture circuit, including David Byrne, Lou Reed and Brian Eno.” – Greg Kot, Chicago Tribune
“Thank you for keeping even the most sleep deprived of us awake and paying attention at NMS! Your power point was over the top!” – Tom Silverman, New Music Seminar (Tommy Boy Entertainment)
“The first two day seminar was $400 - I got my money’s worth in the first five minutes” – 2005 seminar attendee
“Martin Atkins is the best speaker on the planet” – Paul Natkin, Chicago Music Commission
“ATTENTION ROCK BANDS: THIS IS YOUR OWNER’S MANUAL” – Joel Selvin (Senior Pop Critic, San Francisco Chronicle)
“Four Stars! The ultimate touring manual….” - MOJO
“The best book ever written about touring (and more).” Paul Natkin, Chicago Music Commission
“The bible of touring”- Goldmine Magazine
“Four Stars! One of the year’s essential books.” - Record Collector
“A vital repository of hard-learned lessons and essential pointers.” –Terrorizer (UK)
“Having been a part of seminal bands like Pigface, Nine Inch Nails, Ministry, Killing Joke, Public Image Limited, when Atkins talks about the business of music, people listen” – Richie Corelli, Soundscet.com
“One of the best student presentations I have heard in 17 years at WIU” – Jim Kenny, Professor of Marketing, Western Illinois University
