Martin Atkins

Martin Atkins ? In his element tonight, Martin Atkins will be showing slides and telling stories. Guaranteed to entertain, educate and inform, Martin will take questions, meet the crowd and sell merch tonight, with his remarkable career constituting a wealth of material for his eloquent performance. Martin is the definition of entrepreneurial activity in cultural arts endeavors, his 40+ years in the music business spans across genres, borders and industries. He was a member of Public Image Ltd and Killing Joke. He founded industrial super group Pigface, The Damage Manual, and Murder Inc., and has contributed to Nine Inch Nails and Ministry. He is the owner of Invisible Records (est. 1988). And founder of the Museum Of Post Punk and Industrial Music in Chicago (2021) He is the author of 3 books on the Music Business inc Tour:Smart, and the coordinator of Music Industry Studies at Millikin University in Decatur IL. Martin is a producer, drummer, documentary filmmaker, bad ass DJ, and father of four. Whatever the future of music is, you can pretty much bet that he?ll be in the middle of it. ?A natural storyteller, with a keen sense of timing. Spot on, engaging and entertaining ? I wish I?d had a tape recorder? ? Tony Paris? NB Martin will be on stage 7.45 to 9.15 tonight. No Name ? Chinese punk band, over in the UK for Rebellion Festival and turning heads with their unique take on the genre. With twenty years of service under their bullet belts these guys perform a blistering blend of old school UK punk, punk pop and skater punk.