Tim Martyn
Tim Martyn is an American record producer and recording engineer specializing in classical music. He has won 6 Grammy Awards, including the Best Engineered Classical Album awards from the 56th and 61th awards seasons.[1]
Early years and education
[edit]Martyn studied piano, ear training and theory at the Juilliard School of Music Preparatory Division from age 8 until high school. He graduated high school at the Interlochen Arts Academy.[2] He earned both Bachelor of Music and Master of Music degrees in Performance and Literature from the Juilliard School.
Career
[edit]Martyn has worked with a number of performers such as cellist Yo-Yo Ma, pianists Yuja Wang and Daniil Trifonov, singers Renée Fleming and Roberto Alagna, and conductors Ricardo Muti and Andris Nelsons.[3] He has produced and engineered recordings of a number of U.S. orchestras, including the Boston Symphony Orchestra[4] and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.[5] Martyn founded Classic Sound Inc. in 1987 and Phoenix Audio LLC in 2001, classical music location recording and post-production facilities. Martyn was appointed Audio Director of the Boston Symphony Orchestra's Tanglewood Music Festival in 1985, a position he held for more than 35 seasons.[6] In 2017, Martyn joined the Metropolitan Opera as Music Producer, and oversees several of the Met's Live in HD cinema productions each season, in addition to live radio broadcasts.[7][8][better source needed]
Awards
[edit]- 2010 Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Soloist Performance (without orchestra) for Sharon Isbin's Journey to the New World
- 2010 Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Soloist Performance (with orchestra) for Prokofiev: Piano Concertos No. 2 and No. 3
- 2014 Grammy Award for Best Engineered Album, Classical for Winter Morning Walks
- 2014 Grammy Award for Best Classical Solo Vocal Album for Dawn Upshaw Winter Morning Walks
- 2019 Grammy Award for Best Engineered Album, Classical for Boston Symphony Orchestra Shostakovich: Symphonies Nos. 4 & 11
- 2019 Grammy Award for Best Orchestral Performance for Boston Symphony Orchestra Shostakovich: Symphonies Nos. 4 & 11
Nominations
- 2015 Grammy Award for Best Engineered Album, Classical for Riccardo Muti Conducts Mason Bates & Anna Clyne (Chicago Symphony Orchestra & Riccardo Muti)
- 2017 Grammy Award for Best Engineered Album, Classical for Shostakovich: Under Stalin's Shadow - Symphonies Nos. 5, 8 & 9: Andris Nelsons & the Boston Symphony Orchestra
- 2026 Grammy Award for Best Engineered Album, Classical for Shostakovich: Lady MacBeth of the Mtsensk District (Andris Nelsons, Boston Symphony Orchestra)
References
[edit]- ^ "Tim Martyn | Artist | GRAMMY.com". grammy.com. Retrieved November 15, 2025.
- ^ "Interlochen at the 2019 Grammys". www.interlochen.org. December 10, 2018. Retrieved November 15, 2025.
- ^ "Tim Martyn Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & More ..." AllMusic. Retrieved November 15, 2025.
- ^ Dmitri Shostakovich: Symphonies Nos. 4 & 11 "T... | AllMusic, retrieved November 15, 2025
- ^ Prokofiev: Suite from Romeo and Juliet - Ricca... | AllMusic, retrieved November 15, 2025
- ^ "AES Student Blog » AES 141 Meet The Judges Tim Martyn!". www.aes.org. Retrieved November 15, 2025.
- ^ "Tim Martyn | Sound Department, Music Department". IMDb. Retrieved November 15, 2025.
- ^ "Tim Martyn - Filmography, Age, Biography, Credits & More". Mabumbe. Retrieved November 16, 2025.