Eric Martin
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| Eric Martin |
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| Place of birth: Long Island, New York, United States |
| Date of birth: 1960-10-10 (age 64) |
| Company(ies): Sega of America |
| Role(s): Musician, Composer, Singer, Songwriter |
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Eric Lee Martin is an American musician and singer most known as the frontman of glam metal band Mr. Big, notable for collaborating with Sega of America on a number of video game compositions.
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History
Spider-Man vs. The Kingpin
- Main article: Spider-Man vs. The Kingpin.
An avid fan the popular American superhero Spider-Man, Martin learned of Sega of America's upcoming Sega Mega-CD game Spider-Man vs. The Kingpin and asked how he could get involved with the project. Spencer Nilsen began workout out ideas with the artist, and eventually the song Swing Time was produced. Recorded in early 1993 at the Berkeley, California-based Fantasy Studios (during the studio sessions for the album Bump Ahead), the song is one of the earliest instances of a vocal theme song specifically composed for a Western-developed video game, and one of the earliest to be composed by a celebrity.
Daytona USA Circuit Edition
- Main article: Daytona USA Circuit Edition.
A few years later, Martin was again contracted to produce a pair of songs for the 1997 Sega Saturn racing game Daytona USA Circuit Edition, Sons of Angels and The American Dream, as well as to provide backing vocals for other tracks.
Production history
Games
- Spider-Man vs. The Kingpin (Mega-CD; 1993) — "Swingtime" by[1]
- Spider-Man vs. The Kingpin (Mega-CD; 1993) — Lead Vocals[1]
- Daytona USA Circuit Edition (Saturn; 1997) — .[2]
- Daytona USA Deluxe (Windows PC; 1997)
- Daytona USA Deluxe (Windows PC; 1997) — Back ground Vocals
- NASCAR Arcade (Hikaru; 2000) — Special Thanks
- Pro Yakyuu Team o Tsukurou! 3 (PlayStation 2; 2005) — Performed by
Music
- Daytona USA Circuit Edition Original Sound Track (CD; 1997) — Artist
Magazine articles
- Main article: Eric Martin/Magazine articles.