Martin Rossiter
Martin Rossiter (born 15 May 1970) is a Welsh singer, who was lead singer of the British indie band Gene from 1993 until their break-up in 2004. He released a solo album in 2012. Career. Though Gene was labelled as a Britpop band, Rossiter was never happy being included in the genre saying "It was played out under the dirty shadow of the union flag which I always found quite distasteful. I never had any desire to represent Great Britain. At the time I said that I regarded myself as European rather than British. I’m a  Socialist and I’ve always felt very uncomfortable with the idea of nationalism because it can be a very dangerous thing." He recorded four albums with the band over the period 1995 to 2001, and performed live until 2004. In addition to writing and recording as a solo artist, he is also a member of the band Call Me Jolene, who released the four-track "May" EP in 2013. He works as a music teacher for BIMM, and artist development officer at Access to Music. In 2011 Rossiter made his solo live debut in Brighton, where he performed new material , which was later released as "Live at the Unitarian Church". His debut solo album "The Defenestration of St Martin" was released 3 December 2012 on the Drop Anchor Music label. He wrote most of the songs on piano over a five-year period and financed the record through crowd-funding. Rossiter embarked on a UK tour in support of the album. It was followed in 2014 by a live album accompanied by a DVD entitled "Live at Bush Hall." Personal life. Rossiter is bisexual and lives in Brighton and has three children.