Martyn P. Casey
- January 5, 2024
- Bassist
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Martyn P. Casey Biography
| Name | Martyn P. Casey |
| Birthday | Jul 10 |
| Birth Year | 1960 |
| Home Town | Perth |
| Birth Country | Australia |
| Birth Sign | Cancer |
| Siblings | Mark Casey |
Martyn P. Casey is one of the most popular and richest Bassist who was born on July 10, 1960 in Perth, Australia. Martyn Paul Casey was born Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England on July 10, 1960. She has twin brothers named Mark and Mark. Casey’s first band was The Nobodies which was formed in February 1980. The band was led by Matthew Stirling (Matthew de la Hunty later of Tall Tales and True) on guitar, and Steve Eskine on drums (this lineup of the band also released the recordings on a cassette). In the beginning of 1981, he quit The Nobodies and played in the reggae group, A2Z. When he’s not on tour, he’s within Fremantle with his family and wife. There, is a member of Kevin Smith and the Seven Storey Jumpers.
In 1986, after a delay in the release of Born Sandy Devotional, the Triffids returned to Western Australia where they built an eight-track machine within an old shearing shed located situated on the McComb family’s farm property. They also released their third studio album, In the Pines. Born Sandy Devotional eventually came out in March of 1986. It hit number 27 on UK charts, and the #64 spot in Australia. After their return to the UK they signed a deal for three records together with Island Records. In 1987, with a hefty budget of 125,000 pounds and the production talents that included Gil Norton, David McComb as well as a new member, Adam Peters, concocted the lush orchestrations that comprised the empathetic “Bury Me Deep in Love” and the melancholic wide-screen mood of the upcoming Calenture album. Even though the album released two songs from the album as singles, “Trick of the Light” and “Holy Water”, Calenture didn’t have the expected commercial success.
In 1989, the “Goodbye Little Boy” single featured in the Australian TV soap opera Neighbours. 1989 also saw The Triffids record their last studio album, The Black Swan in England, with producer Stephen Street. Despite being well received, the album wasn’t an overwhelming success, which disappointed David and the rest of the band to the point where they decided to dissolve the band. In order to fulfill their contractual obligations with Island Records, a live album recorded in Stockholm, Stockholm, was released in 1990 the year after The Triffids had split up.
Casey joined Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds on bass in April 1990 while the band was touring to support their record The Good Son. Guitarist Kid Congo Powers quit the Bad Seeds; Mick Harvey switched from bass to guitar and Casey was hired to fill the bassist’s role. The line up of Nick Cave, Harvey, Blixa Bargeld, Conway Savage, Casey and Thomas Wydler then produced the 1992 album Henry’s Dream. The next album was Live Seeds, released in September 1993, which reproduced many of the Henry’s Dream songs in a more raw setting.
In late 1984, the Triffids relocated to London and recorded their album Field of Glass. The lineup of the band was stabilized with the inclusion of “Evil” Graham Lee on pedal steel guitar. In August 1985 the group released their second studio album Born Sandy Devotional, together with Gil Norton (Echo & the Bunnymen). The group was praised in media outlets in the British media, they were mentioned in John Peel’s show. John Peel show and supported Echo & the Bunnymen.
Martyn P. Casey Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Bassist |
| House | Living in own house. |
Martyn P. Casey is one of the richest Bassist from Australia. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Martyn P. Casey 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
Martyn Paul Casey (born 10 July 1960) is an English-born Australian rock bass guitarist. He was a part of Triffids, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds and Grinderman. Casey plays or both of his Fender Precision Bass or Fender Jazz Bass.
Casey was a member of The Triffids in September 1982 taking over Bassist Byron Sinclair. Together with the group, he recorded their second album, Bad Timing and Other Stories in October. The album was released through Mushroom Records in April 1983. Mushroom allowed the band to go soon after the release. The band then used the funds from support slots with their fellow members, the Hoodoo Gurus, The Church and Hunters and Collectors, to record and release their debut album on 12-inches vinyl, Treeless Plain, for Hot Records, a newly established independent label based in Sydney.
In 1989 Casey joined Bottomless Schooners of Old, made up of McComb on guitar, keyboards and vocals, Lee on pedal steel guitar, Robert Snarski (ex-Chad’s Tree) on guitar and vocals, and Ashley Davis on drums. The Bottomless Schooners of Old were a precursor to The Blackeyed Susans He replaced Phil Kakulas who left the Blackeyed Susans for Sydney to play with Martha’s Vineyard. Casey however did not appear on any of the band’s recorded material and departed shortly after to join Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds.
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Grinderman opened for The White Stripes at their Madison Square Garden show on 24 July 2007, followed by several of their own American tour dates. The band then embarked on a theatre tour of Australia, opening for a Nick Cave ‘solo’ set, which consisted of the same band members.
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Martyn Ranked on the list of most popular Bassist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Australia. Martyn P. Casey celebrates birthday on July 10 of every year.
In March 2008, the band released their 14th studio album, titled Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!!, inspired by the Biblical story of the resurrection of Lazarus of Bethany by Jesus Christ. Casey remained a member of the Bad Seeds for the subsequent albums Push the Sky Away (2013) and Skeleton Tree (2016).