Martyn Heyne

“blinking gorgeous” – Tom Ravenscroft, BBC 6 Music

‘Martyn Heyne is the kind of oblique player who takes the instrument to a completely different textural plane. (…) You forget all about the how, and luxuriate in the why.’ teamrock.com, UK

The composer Martyn Heyne was born in Hamburg and classically trained at the music academy of Amsterdam. His concerts and recordings have gained him a reputation for a new approach to the guitar.

As a performer, Martyn played over 150 concerts as a live member of Efterklang and as a solo artist has supported A Winged Victory For The Sullen, Nils Frahm, and Balmorhea on tour. Martyn’s show is woven around his mesmerising electric guitar playing and has taken him to legendary venues such as the Funkhaus in Berlin and Hamburg’s Elbphilharmonie.

Martyn released the solo EP Shady & Light in 2016, followed by his debut album Electric Intervals in 2017. Fractured Air reviewed: ‘The divine guitar-based compositions crafted by Heyne carve out a ceaselessly rich listening experience for the here-and-now.’ Mary Anne Hobbs of BBC Radio 6 called it ‘a beautiful record from end-to-end.’

In 2019 Martyn teamed up with fellow Berliner Ben Lukas Boysen to make the collaboration album Thesis 16 that is available now.