De Martino was born in West Ham, the son of Northern Irish mother, Rosemary (née Middleton), and Italian father, Benito De Martino.[2] Jules has one older sister, Maria. He began playing drums at the age of 13.[1]
Musical projects
Babakoto
When he was 17, De Martino was the drummer and songwriter in a band called Babakoto (the babakoto is a rare lemur from Madagascar),[3] who once played as a backing group for Bros[4] and released a single at the end of 1987 called "Just to Get By", which failed to chart.[5]
Mojo Pin
After Babakoto broke up De Martino became the lead singer in another indie band called Mojo Pin, named after the first song on Jeff Buckley's 1994 album Grace. Mojo Pin released two singles, "You" in 1995 and "My Imagination" in 1996.
TKO
In March 2001 Katie White's father David White brought in De Martino as a songwriter and he wrote four songs for her group TKO (Technical Knock Out).[6]
Dear Eskiimo
De Martino moved to Manchester and formed a band with Katie White and DJ Simon Templeman[7] which they called Dear Eskiimo (often misreported as Dead Eskimo). The name was intended to be as nomadic, tribal and independent as possible. There were already several bands called Eskimo but De Martino, who wrote the lyrics, wanted his songs to tell good stories as if in a letter, hence 'Dear Eskiimo' with the odd spelling of 'eskimo" with two 'I"s to make it stand out.[8] Their first performance was as a support between two rock bands. They were signed up by Mercury Records at the end of 2004. Creative differences and the management style of the record label caused them to split up.[9]
In 2007, De Martino and White started a duo with White on vocals, guitar and bass drum and De Martino on vocals, drums, bass, guitar, and keyboards. They started writing songs together and performing short concerts. White was working in a boutique with a Chinese girl called Ting Ting, which sounds like Mandarin Chinese for band stand (亭) and White used it as name for the band.[1] One transliteration of the band's name in Japanese is a slang word for penis (wikt:ちんちん).[10] The Ting Tings started by playing for private parties at the Islington Mill arts centre in Salford and their debut album, We Started Nothing, was released on 19 May 2008.[9]
Personal life
In a February 2022 BBC interview, De Martino and White spoke of their 20-month-old daughter and personal relationship: "The pair have previously avoided saying whether they are romantic as well as musical partners. 'We never particularly spoke about it,' the singer says. 'We always wanted to keep it quite separate from the music, but it's quite hard when you have literally a mini person. We've been together a long time now.'"[11]
References
^ abc. Thetingtings.com. Archived from the original on 1 December 2008. Retrieved 13 March 2009.
^"Caroline Sullivan meets the Day-Glo duo the Ting Tings". The Guardian. 18 February 2009. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
^"Indri, Babakoto". Calphotos.berkeley.edu. Retrieved 8 March 2009.
^McFadden, Danny. . Archived from the original on 19 March 2009. Retrieved 8 March 2009.
^"The Official Charts Company". Officialcharts.com. Retrieved 8 March 2009.
^"How feud tore Ting Tings star's family apart". Mirror.co.uk. 23 May 2008. Retrieved 7 March 2009.
^. Blogs.notw.co.uk. Archived from the original on 31 March 2009. Retrieved 24 March 2009.
^. Saintedpr.com. Archived from the original on 11 January 2009. Retrieved 8 March 2009.
^Barton, Laura (28 June 2008). "Just Doing Their Ting". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 10 July 2008.
^"That's Not My Name: The Ting Tings discuss song's 'amazing' TikTok revival". BBC News. 27 February 2022.
January 07, 2023
jules, martino, julian, jules, martino, born, july, 1967, citation, needed, english, musician, member, ting, tings, julian, martinobackground, informationbirth, namejulian, martinoborn, 1967, july, 1967, west, england, occupation, musician, singer, songwriteri. Julian Jules De Martino born 16 July 1967 citation needed is an English musician and a member of the pop duo The Ting Tings 1 Julian De MartinoBackground informationBirth nameJulian De MartinoBorn 1967 07 16 16 July 1967 age 55 West Ham England U K Occupation s Musician singer songwriterInstrument s Guitar bass guitar drums keyboards vocalsYears active1987 presentMember ofThe Ting Tings Contents 1 Early life 2 Musical projects 2 1 Babakoto 2 2 Mojo Pin 2 3 TKO 2 4 Dear Eskiimo 3 The Ting Tings 4 Personal life 5 ReferencesEarly life EditDe Martino was born in West Ham the son of Northern Irish mother Rosemary nee Middleton and Italian father Benito De Martino 2 Jules has one older sister Maria He began playing drums at the age of 13 1 Musical projects EditBabakoto Edit When he was 17 De Martino was the drummer and songwriter in a band called Babakoto the babakoto is a rare lemur from Madagascar 3 who once played as a backing group for Bros 4 and released a single at the end of 1987 called Just to Get By which failed to chart 5 Mojo Pin Edit After Babakoto broke up De Martino became the lead singer in another indie band called Mojo Pin named after the first song on Jeff Buckley s 1994 album Grace Mojo Pin released two singles You in 1995 and My Imagination in 1996 TKO Edit In March 2001 Katie White s father David White brought in De Martino as a songwriter and he wrote four songs for her group TKO Technical Knock Out 6 Dear Eskiimo Edit De Martino moved to Manchester and formed a band with Katie White and DJ Simon Templeman 7 which they called Dear Eskiimo often misreported as Dead Eskimo The name was intended to be as nomadic tribal and independent as possible There were already several bands called Eskimo but De Martino who wrote the lyrics wanted his songs to tell good stories as if in a letter hence Dear Eskiimo with the odd spelling of eskimo with two I s to make it stand out 8 Their first performance was as a support between two rock bands They were signed up by Mercury Records at the end of 2004 Creative differences and the management style of the record label caused them to split up 9 The Ting Tings EditMain article The Ting Tings In 2007 De Martino and White started a duo with White on vocals guitar and bass drum and De Martino on vocals drums bass guitar and keyboards They started writing songs together and performing short concerts White was working in a boutique with a Chinese girl called Ting Ting which sounds like Mandarin Chinese for band stand 亭 and White used it as name for the band 1 One transliteration of the band s name in Japanese is a slang word for penis wikt ちんちん 10 The Ting Tings started by playing for private parties at the Islington Mill arts centre in Salford and their debut album We Started Nothing was released on 19 May 2008 9 Personal life EditIn a February 2022 BBC interview De Martino and White spoke of their 20 month old daughter and personal relationship The pair have previously avoided saying whether they are romantic as well as musical partners We never particularly spoke about it the singer says We always wanted to keep it quite separate from the music but it s quite hard when you have literally a mini person We ve been together a long time now 11 References Edit a b c The Band Thetingtings com Archived from the original on 1 December 2008 Retrieved 13 March 2009 Caroline Sullivan meets the Day Glo duo the Ting Tings The Guardian 18 February 2009 Retrieved 13 March 2021 Indri Babakoto Calphotos berkeley edu Retrieved 8 March 2009 McFadden Danny Tings ain t what they used to be Archived from the original on 19 March 2009 Retrieved 8 March 2009 The Official Charts Company Officialcharts com Retrieved 8 March 2009 How feud tore Ting Tings star s family apart Mirror co uk 23 May 2008 Retrieved 7 March 2009 Ting Tings Blogs notw co uk Archived from the original on 31 March 2009 Retrieved 24 March 2009 Dear Eskimo Biography Saintedpr com Archived from the original on 11 January 2009 Retrieved 8 March 2009 a b http www manchestereveningnews co uk entertainment music rock and pop s 1008 1008617 ting tings the hottest party in town html permanent dead link Barton Laura 28 June 2008 Just Doing Their Ting The Guardian London Retrieved 10 July 2008 That s Not My Name The Ting Tings discuss song s amazing TikTok revival BBC News 27 February 2022 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jules De Martino amp oldid 1131883147, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
