Martha Jane Ladly is a Canadian academic, designer and musician. She is a professor of design at OCAD University.[1] Ladly also has had a long career as a musician and achieved international fame as part of rock band Martha and the Muffins. She had a solo career in the mid-1980s and then worked in design and education.
A student at the Ontario College of Art in Toronto, Ontario, Ladly was invited to join new wave band Martha and the Muffins in 1978. She became one of two vocalists and keyboardists named Martha in the band. The other Martha was Martha Johnson, who sang lead on the majority of the group's songs, including their biggest hit, 1980's "Echo Beach".
Ladly played with the band from 1978 to 1980 and sang lead vocals on the group's seventh single, her composition "Was Ezo". Ladly left the band in August 1980 having been awarded an art scholarship. She subsequently relocated to the United Kingdom, releasing two solo singles ("Finlandia" and "Light Years from Love") the latter featuring Peter Hook on bass. In addition to music, she worked in visual arts and design with designer Peter Saville. Her painting Factus 8 was used by Saville for the sleeve of New Order's EP 1981–1982 (1982).
During her time in England, while pursuing her twin interests in music and visual art, Ladly became friends with a number of popular British musical acts. Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark credits Ladly for suggesting the titles of their 1981 hit album Architecture & Morality and their 1984 hit single "Tesla Girls". In 1982, Ladly provided backing vocals for Roxy Music and joined cult Scottish post-punk act the Associates appearing with them on Top of the Pops. She left the Associates in 1986 and subsequently worked with Robert Palmer's band.
In 1991, during which time she was known as Martha Ladly Hoffnung, she managed Anta's, 'a trend setting design business' in Portland Road, Holland Park, London. Ladly was designer for the company which recoloured "authentic tartan patterns".[2]
From 1992 to 2001, she worked with Peter Gabriel as the manager of Real World Design and editor of Real World Notes.
In 2012, Ladly was appointed as associate dean of graduate studies at the Ontario College of Art and Design.[3] She is an associate professor of design where her specialty is interactive communication. She is a mentor with the Canadian Film Centre's Interactive Project Lab (IPL) and a faculty member with the Habitat Interactive Art and Entertainment Program. Before her appointment at OCAD, she was the creative director of HorizonZero, a bilingual internet publication in collaboration with the Banff New Media Institute and Culture Canada.[4]
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2007: SSHRC: Principal Investigator. ITST Mobile Nation Conference Grant
2007: Canadian Design Research Network: Co-Principal Investigator. Mobile Nation Publications, Workshops and Dissemination Grant
2006: Portage: Co-applicant, Canadian Heritage New Media Research Network
2005-06: The Mobile Digital Commons Network 2: Co-applicant, Canadian Heritage New Media Research Network
1996, 1982: British Designers and Art Directors Association (D&AD): Silver Citation for Best Multimedia Packaging Design for 'EVE. Silver Citation for Best Record Sleeve Design for New Order single "Everything's Gone Green"
1994: American Recording Academy: Grammy Award Nomination for Best Record Sleeve Packaging Design for Peter Gabriel Secret World Live
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This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification Please help by adding reliable sources Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately from the article and its talk page especially if potentially libelous Find sources Martha Ladly news newspapers books scholar JSTOR April 2020 Learn how and when to remove this template message Martha Jane Ladly is a Canadian academic designer and musician She is a professor of design at OCAD University 1 Ladly also has had a long career as a musician and achieved international fame as part of rock band Martha and the Muffins She had a solo career in the mid 1980s and then worked in design and education Martha LadlyLadly in 2011NationalityCanadianOccupationAssociate Professor of Interaction DesignKnown forAcademic Designer amp former international popstar Contents 1 Musical career 1 1 Solo discography 2 Academic career 3 Awards 4 References 5 External linksMusical career edit nbsp Ladly in 1982 during her time with the Associates A student at the Ontario College of Art in Toronto Ontario Ladly was invited to join new wave band Martha and the Muffins in 1978 She became one of two vocalists and keyboardists named Martha in the band The other Martha was Martha Johnson who sang lead on the majority of the group s songs including their biggest hit 1980 s Echo Beach Ladly played with the band from 1978 to 1980 and sang lead vocals on the group s seventh single her composition Was Ezo Ladly left the band in August 1980 having been awarded an art scholarship She subsequently relocated to the United Kingdom releasing two solo singles Finlandia and Light Years from Love the latter featuring Peter Hook on bass In addition to music she worked in visual arts and design with designer Peter Saville Her painting Factus 8 was used by Saville for the sleeve of New Order s EP 1981 1982 1982 During her time in England while pursuing her twin interests in music and visual art Ladly became friends with a number of popular British musical acts Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark credits Ladly for suggesting the titles of their 1981 hit album Architecture amp Morality and their 1984 hit single Tesla Girls In 1982 Ladly provided backing vocals for Roxy Music and joined cult Scottish post punk act the Associates appearing with them on Top of the Pops She left the Associates in 1986 and subsequently worked with Robert Palmer s band In 1991 during which time she was known as Martha Ladly Hoffnung she managed Anta s a trend setting design business in Portland Road Holland Park London Ladly was designer for the company which recoloured authentic tartan patterns 2 From 1992 to 2001 she worked with Peter Gabriel as the manager of Real World Design and editor of Real World Notes Solo discography edit 1981 Finlandia 1983 Light Years from Love Academic career editIn 2012 Ladly was appointed as associate dean of graduate studies at the Ontario College of Art and Design 3 She is an associate professor of design where her specialty is interactive communication She is a mentor with the Canadian Film Centre s Interactive Project Lab IPL and a faculty member with the Habitat Interactive Art and Entertainment Program Before her appointment at OCAD she was the creative director of HorizonZero a bilingual internet publication in collaboration with the Banff New Media Institute and Culture Canada 4 Awards edit2007 SSHRC Principal Investigator ITST Mobile Nation Conference Grant 2007 Canadian Design Research Network Co Principal Investigator Mobile Nation Publications Workshops and Dissemination Grant 2006 Portage Co applicant Canadian Heritage New Media Research Network 2005 06 The Mobile Digital Commons Network 2 Co applicant Canadian Heritage New Media Research Network 1996 1982 British Designers and Art Directors Association D amp AD Silver Citation for Best Multimedia Packaging Design for EVE Silver Citation for Best Record Sleeve Design for New Order single Everything s Gone Green 1994 American Recording Academy Grammy Award Nomination for Best Record Sleeve Packaging Design for Peter Gabriel Secret World Live 1981 Canadian Juno Award for Single of the Year with Martha and the Muffins for the single Echo Beach References edit Mobile Digital Commons Network people Archived 2008 05 02 at the Wayback Machine Kim Herdman A wee bit of Canada in Scotland Richmond British Columbia Review 3 July 1991 p 10 Martha Ladly appointed Associate Dean Graduate Studies www ocadu ca Martha Ladly online CV 2008 Archived 2007 12 23 at the Wayback MachineExternal links editThe Charmed Life Of Martha Ladly Martha Ladly discography at Discogs nbsp Martha Ladly on LinkedIn Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Martha Ladly amp oldid 1175543557, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
