01/08/81 Paula to lunch for her BDay

parents arrive for late Christmas celebration

010781 Kelly eye surgery

01/14/81 Cheryl & Martin to Ruff Cedar Studio with Peter

& then went to Eat-A-Fajita

01/21/81 Cheryl's last radiation treatment

01/23/81 Cheryl Chemo

Cheryl bedroom Sun Vista

When Martin moved to Austin, he continued the on-location audio recording.  However, he also worked for the State of Texas Dept. of Human Services as a producer of training.  In that role he had the occasion to work with the DHS Media staff where he began producing video.  His video production mentor was Bruce Scafe, who was the original producer of Austin City Limits.  Bruce left Austin City Limits after the first season and Terry Lickona, who was originally an intern took over.  Bruce produced the video newsmagazine for DHS called TELEJOURNAL

 

Here's Bruce's promo clip from ACL

     

  

Here's a TxDHS Telejournal segment hosted by Martin

Martin's DHS training staff

1981 Highland Sound recording fees

01/28/81 Recording Sweethome Baptist Church album with Darrel & Cheryl

Phantom van during recording & production of the Sweethome baptist Church album. 

 

brief audio clip

012681 Martin met with Dan Burke ref recording and producing a Dan & Dave album

1981 Highland Sound recording fees

  

Martin recorded recitals at UT

 

01/27/81 Shammy at Clubfoot and Auditorium Shores

Martin met James Milulenka when he sold Cheryl and Martin a home in Austin at 6002 Sun Vista. James worked as a realtor and print shop manager at the Austin American Statesman. He was also in a band called Shammy that included Wayne and Larry Gathwright.

Go to more on Dan & Dave and listen to some of the album

     

 

Mix sessions Cedar Creek and Parrot Track Studios 02/14/81and 02/15/81

George Coyne at Phantom Studio completing a transfer years later on 05/30/10

Martin with engineer Ben at Cedar Creek studio in Austin, Texas mastering Phantom's Dan & Dave "Live at the Back Room" with Peter Butcher producing.

See also Phantom's History 1980's

Phantom's first Austin music album and video was produced for "Dan and Dave" who had been one of the favorite Austin "off the wall" bands. The album was named "Legends in Our Spare Time." It was recorded on an 8 track Teac 8--8 in Phantom's van and mixed at Ruff Cedar Studios with Martin, engineer Ben Thornton and producer Peter Butcher. The album was master at Parrot Track Studio.  Peter and Martin formed a partnership that spanned several Austin music companies and took on an international scope.

1981 Cheryl and Martin on Lake Travis - bought Timeshare 9/26/81

Cheryl's parents brought their boat from Odessa to Lake Travis

07/17/81 Phantom produced an album for Clifford Zirkel's Big Band Sounds of Austin.

Click here to listen to some songs.

Phantom van at Austin's Symphony Square recording Clifford Zirkel's' Big Band

Delores and Cliff Holubec invited Cheryl and Martin to join them on their catamaran on Lake Travis

06/05/81 Met /Dennis Parker to have Phantom logo designed

Phantom continued providing on-location audio recording services around Texas.  Phantom vehicles 1981 in Austin

Cheryl's B-Day 6/11/81

Cheryl & Martin on North Shore to watch 4th of July Symphony and fireworks

Phantom recording session at University of Texas in 1981

09/08/81 Met w/Don Grefe at Sun Vista - new accountant

Cheryl Halloween 1981

 

Peg (Margaret Crerar) and Ollie (Oliver Theophilus 40th wedding anniversary

Dad & Mom & Martin on their 40th wedding anniversary November 22, 1981

 

Peg & Oliver's 40th wedding anniversary - November 22, 1981

 

Peg & Oliver's 40th wedding anniversary

Peg & Oliver's 40th wedding anniversary

Juda & Lee McCollum With daughters

Peg & Oliver's 40th wedding anniversary - Karl, Martin, Peg, Ollie, Karen, Peggy Anne, Tom & George

Peg & Oliver's 40th wedding anniversary - Mr McCollum & Ollie

Peg & Oliver's 40th wedding anniversary  - Keri, Karl & Cheryl

Peg & Oliver's 40th wedding anniversary - Peggy Anne with parent plaque

Peg & Oliver's 40th wedding anniversary 11/22/1981

Karl, Keri, Karen & Tom

1981 Mom displaying her work at arts and crafts show

Cheryl's Aunt & Uncle's home in Arkansas Thanksgiving

Cheryl's Aunt & Uncle pulling fish trap

Cheryl's Uncle's hunting dogs

Cheryl's aunt and uncle's farm in Arkansas

Martin at Cheryl's Aunt & Uncle's farm in Arkansas

Mike (Cindy's husband) with the farm dogs

Interestingly Cheryl's Aunt and Uncle's next door neighbors were Glen Campbell's parents. Her Uncle would fish with Mr. Campbell who often wore clothes passed to him from Glen. He said it was going to be interesting if the suit Glen wore for the Rhinestone Cowboy showed up.

August 23, 1981 Armadillo Races - Cheryl Martin Peter, Laura, Tina, Mary Ann and friends

Cheryl and Martin with Tina and Peter at armadillo races

 

Martin, Cheryl, Karen, Tom, Peggy with Kelly and Shannon

Shannon on 2nd floor of dog house and Cheryl & Kelly in background

While continuing Phantom Productions,  Martin formed a new company with Peter Butcher.  Peter and Martin had met while working on NGP projects.  Using Peter's European resources, Music, Etc. worked to secure new music from recording studios in the US and promote them to international publishers and record companies. Peter and Martin also enjoyed success during this time charting Leslie Gore's "It's My Party and I'll Cry if I Want To " on the US Billboard charts. See more

Peter secured the US marketing for the 1981 release of Leslie Gore's old hit "It's My Party" by UK artists Dave Stewart and Barbara Gaskin. The record had great success in Europe and made it to 72 in the US.  The 1981 remake by Dave Stewart and Barbara Gaskin was a UK number one hit single for four weeks and was also a major hit in Austria (#3), Germany (#3), the Netherlands (#26), New Zealand (#1), South Africa (#3) and Switzerland (#6). The track reached #72 in the US.

11/15/81 Peter flew to LA with Dave Stewart to promote "It's My Party." Leslie Gore and Barbara Gas were also there, A second trip and promotional event was held in New York.

11/30/81 "It's My Party" #92 Cashbox and #1 in the UK for four weeks

12/07/81 "It's My Party" on Billboard pick

10/22/81 Cheryl treatment

10/31/81 Cheryl and Martin attended Bitsi's wedding (DHS emplyee) & Peter's party

Alpine December 1981 Dad, Karen, Cheryl & Martin

Austin Air Show

Cheryl & Martin Christmas 81 (with Kelly below)

Cheryl adoopted Shannon in El Paso before she moved to Austin

Kelly's puppies with Shannon

Christmas in Alpine 1981 Karl & Karen

Christmas in Alpine 1981 Ollie, Martin & Cheryl

Ollie & Karl - Christmas 81

Christmas in Alpine 12/25/81 Tom, George, George's wife, Peggy, Karen, Peg, Karl, Cheryl, Martin & Ollie