Martin Sutton (born 15 May 1960) is a British

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, mixer and songwriting coach and mentor living and working in

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. Sutton has written for many artists worldwide, including

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Sutton started his own publishing company and recording studio. Since 2010 he has been active in the UK delivering songwriting workshops and masterclasses for PRS, Musician's Union and is Senior Songwriting Tutor at Tech Music School in London. He is a founder of The Songwriting Academy.

External links

founder of The Songwriting Academy www.thesongwritingacademy.co.uk
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References

British male songwriters British record producers Living people 1964 births {{UK-musician-stub