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Martin Atkins (born in Coventry , England on August 3 , 1959 ), is a drummer and Session Musician best known for his work in Post-punk and Industrial groups including Public Image Ltd. , Ministry , Pigface , and Killing Joke . BIOGRAPHY His first exposure as a drummer was with throughout the 1980s. The band had club hits with the singles "Jive Jive" (1981) and "Funky Zoo" (1982). Atkins rejoined Public Image Ltd. in 1982 to contribute to ''Flowers of Romance'' and, later, produced and co-wrote the album ''This is What You Want......This Is What You Get''. Atkins eventually left PiL for the last time in 1985. He formed his Industrial Supergroup , Pigface , during a Ministry tour in 1989–1990. Over the next decade, he performed with many bands, including Ministry . The dual-drummer assault of Atkins and Bill Rieflin (currently with R.E.M. ) is captured on the live album/video ''In Case You Didn't Feel Like Showing Up''. Atkins joined Killing Joke performing on 1990s ''Extremeties, Dirt, and Other Repressed Emotions'' - hailed as a return to form for the legendary band. He also managed the band for that time and designed their live show scenery and some merchandise. Atkins formed Murder, Inc. , a new band featuring Geordie Walker, Paul Raven and Chris Connelly, in 1992. During this time he is credited as being an honorary Revolting Cock and performed with Nine Inch Nails in the "Head Like A Hole" video and is credited for performing drums on "Wish," track two of the '' Broken '' EP. In between creating albums and touring with his band Pigface he also began The Damage Manual , which combined the drum and bass feel of early PiL bass player Jah Wobble with Atkins' signature beats and production. Geordie Walker from Killing Joke and Chris Connelly were also part of the project. Atkins produced and released a collaborative album with Skinny Puppy 's Nivek Ogre , his first project outside of Skinny Puppy, under the moniker Rx . The resulting album was entitled '' Bedside Toxicology .'' In October of 2006, Atkins visited Beijing, China in order to discover the emerging Chinese music scene. During his stay, Atkins recorded and signed a handful of Chinese bands to Invisible and recorded material for a new Pigface album. Atkins is currently teaching his fourth year at Columbia College in Chicago where he instructs the course "The Business of Touring." He is also an active guest lecturer, speaking at such institutions as the University of Southern California and the Midi School in Beijing, China. As announced via interview on the music website Soundsect.com , Atkins plans to take his lecturing further by eventually opening a school of his own. Atkins has written what he calls, "the first real book on touring." The forthcoming book '''', features contributions from Henry Rollins , Cynthia Plastercaster , The Enigma , the Suicide Girls , Zim Zum (formerly of Marilyn Manson), Kevin Lyman , and various other managers, journalists, venues, agents, sponsors, radio personalities and the like. He is currently in the studio working on a new album with The Countdown , Pigface 's sixth studio album, The Religion of Marketing retrospective gallery show, and various other projects. Atkins was the feature of the Documentary Film "Free For All" that focused on Pigface's Free For All tour. EXTERNAL LINKS |
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