A FARMER’S SON, MARTIN WAS BORN IN ESSEX AND GREW UP IN A TINY VILLAGE OF 200 PEOPLE NAMED BEAUMONT–CUM–MOZE, ON THE EAST COAST OF ENGLAND. MARTIN WAS A CREATIVE CHILD, WHETHER IT BE PAINTING AND CREATING ART, COOKING, BUILDING DENS OR JUST PLAYING AROUND THE FARM. 

AS A TEENAGER, COPPEN LEFT THE QUIET ENGLISH COUNTRYSIDE FOR TWO OF THE WORLD’S MOST VITAL METROPOLISES, LONDON AND LOS ANGELES.  STARTING AS A STAGE LIGHTING TECHNICIAN, HE TOURED WITH DAVID BOWIE, ROXY MUSIC, PHIL COLLINS, PETER GABRIEL, BAD, ERIC CLAPTON AND OTHERS. AS MUSIC VIDEOS GAINED MOMENTUM, COPPEN BECAME A HIGHLY SOUGHT AFTER GAFFER, FIRST IN LONDON AND THEN LOS ANGELES.  HIS PASSPORT REMAINED HIS BEST FRIEND, AND HE CONTINUED TO TRAVEL INTERNATIONALLY FOR BOTH WORK AND PLEASURE, CONSTANTLY INSPIRED AND DELIGHTED BY GLOBAL CULTURES. PROGRESSING INTO CINEMATOGRAPHY, COPPEN’S HAND HELD STYLE, BEAUTIFULLY COMPOSED FRAMES AND ADRENALIZED PERSONALITY LAUNCHED HIM INTO THE SPOTLIGHT, WHERE HE REMAINS.MARTIN THRIVES ON ENERGETIC ATMOSPHERE AND ENJOYS WORKING WITH SOME OF THE MOST TALENTED DIRECTORS IN THE FILM INDUSTRY, BOTH IN COMMERCIALS AND MUSIC VIDEOS.

IN NOVEMBER 2015, MARTIN WAS AWARDED THE CAMERAIMAGE FILM FESTIVAL SPECIAL AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENTS IN THE FIELD OF MUSIC VIDEOS.  HE HAS ALSO BEEN NOMINATED AND AWARDED MTV/VMA AND MVPA AWARDS AND A KODAK LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD FOR HIS CINEMATOGRAPHY WORK FOR SUCH ARTISTS AS MARILYN MANSON, HOLE, METALLICA, DURAN DURAN, STONE TEMPLE PILOTS AND OTHERS.  

DIVIDING HIS TIME BETWEEN LOS ANGELES, LONDON AND BUENOS AIRES, HE IS CONTINUALLY PRESENTED WITH THREE VERY DIFFERENT WORLDS WHICH SHAPE HIS CREATIVE PERSPECTIVE.  SCULPTING, PAINTING, WELDING AND PHOTOGRAPHY PROVIDE HIM WITH A CATHARSIS FOR THE EMOTIONS OF LIFE. COPPEN’S PASSIONS ARE HIS WORK AND HIS THREE CHILDREN, LUKAS, LOLA AND PALOMA. 

ON ANY GIVEN WEEKEND, YOU MAY FIND HIM CYCLING AROUND LAKE HOLLYWOOD OR COOKING A BIG SUNDAY LUNCH…. FROM THE ROAST CHICKEN TO THE LEGENDARY POTATOES…. JUST LIKE HIS FILM WORK, IT’S A FEAST FOR THE SENSES…

COMMERCIALS | PARTIAL LIST

NIKE, GATORADE, ADIDAS, COCA-COLA, LEVIS, HUMMER, schick, taco bell, TOYOTA, AT&T, DIET COKE, NINTENDO, VANS, FOOTLOCKER, KLEENEX, VIRGIN MEGASTORE, ASAHI, EVIAN, TANQUERAY, SONY, CANON, AMERICAN IDOL, CHEERIOS, EXCEDRIN, HERBAL ESSENCES, TITLEIST, FRENCH TOAST CRUNCH, REESE’S, TIDE, GENERAL MOTORS, SUBWAY, GEVALIA COFFEE, ETHAN ALLEN, TOMMY HILFIGER, CLORETS GUM, KRAFT, HEAD & SHOULDERS, KOSE, GT INTERACTIVE, K-MART, T.G.I FRIDAY’S, BAND-AID, REEBOK, WAL-MART, JORDAN CLOTHING, JOLLY RANCHER, BOSTON CELTICS, RED WING BOOTS, FOXSPORTSNET PROMO, OFF!, NEO GEO, BARBIE, SUPER8 MOTELS, MONTE CARLO HOTEL, MALIBU SPEED ZONE, ASICS, PHILIPS, OREGON LOTTERY, BRIDGE FINANCIAL, COUNTRY FINANCIAL, MICRON COMPUTERS, O.B. FLEUR, TEA LUISA, OPA, yokohama TIRES, NIPTUCK, JARED JEWELers, CHEVROLET, BUDWEISER, KINGS MILL BREAD, MINI COOPER, CAMPARI, POKER STARS, NBA SPACE, HOME BASE, mastercard, pepsi

MUSIC VIDEOS | PARTIAL LIST

RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS, taio cruz, lil wayne, tyga, STONE TEMPLE PILOTS, BRITNEY SPEARS, METALLICA, JAY Z, LENNY KRAVITZ, OUTKAST, MARY J. BLIGE, NINE INCH NAILS, MARILYN MANSON, tokio hotel, jaskonians, LAURYN HILL, CHRISTINA AGUILERA, SARAH MCLACHLAN, KYLIE MINOGUE, SHERYL CROW, ALANIS MORRISSETTE, DAVE MATTHEWS BAND, PINK, STING, MARIAH CAREY, AUGUSTANA, EVANESENCE, MOTLEY CRUE, TOM PETTY, LIMP BIZKIT, VAN MORRISON, DAVE NAVARRO, N’SYNC, BLONDIE, HOLE, DURAN DURAN, SEAL, COLD, BRANDY, R. KELLY, TONI BRAXTON, CYPRESS HILL, THE WALLFLOWERS, QUEEN LATIFAH, LIT, BETTER THAN EZRA, THE DEFTONES, SILVERCHAIR, GLORIA ESTEFAN, TAMIA, BRANDY, L.L. COOL J, EVERCLEAR, KEITH SWEAT, WARREN G., WILL SMITH, MONICA, OASIS, PAULA COLE, BLACK ROB, EVE, CREED, K.D. LANG, MAXWELL, CASE, WILLA FORD, R. KELLY, TANK, P.O.D., GODSMACK, BLU CANTRELL, BABYFACE, TAMARA BRAXTON, HOOBASTANK, JA RULE, SHAGGY, MISS JADE w/NELLY FURTADO, BABY feat. R. KELLY, LUTHER VANDROSS, LEMAR, MICHELLE BRANCH, KELIS & C.LO, BOB SEGER, wynter jones, Carlos Vives, JESSE J, AWOLNATION, JAMES BAY, FGL, SELENA GOMEZ, CALVIN HARRIS\ RIHANNA, Billy, Sophia carson, SLAYER, NEIL DIAMOND, jennifer lopez, Calvin Harris \ Kehlani \ Lil Yacht 

DIRECTORS | PARTIAL LIST

Pix talarico, Masashi Muto, EMIL NAVA, MARK KLASFELD, GRADY HALL, MICHAEL GRACEY, JAMES LIPETZKEY, ALEX NAZARI, CHRISTOPHER SIMMS, ROMAN COPPOLA, Sanaa Hamri, PAUL HUNTER, BRETT RATNER, JIM SONZERO, NEIL TARDIO JR., BRIAN BELECTIC, JAKE NAVA, CHRIS MILK, PAUL FEDOR, DAVE MEYERS, DAVID SLADE, WAYNE ISHAM, TREY FANJOY, THE BROTHERS STRAUSE, BRYAN BARBER, CHRIS ROBINSON, JOHAN RENCK, GREGORY DARK, KEVIN BRAY, NICK EGAN, HYPE WILLIAMS, JONAS FRICK, BILLE WOODRUFF, PETER DARLEY MILLER, DAVID HOGAN, ROBERT HALES, NIGEL DICK, PETER CHRISTOPHERSON, MICHAEL PATTERSON, DIANE MARTEL, DARREN GRANT, LITTLE X, GRAEME JOYCE, CHRISTOPHER ERSKIN, KEN FOX, HARVEY WHITE, FRANK SACRAMENTO, TIM STORY, ART ALEXAKIS, CHRIS HAFNER, CHRIS APPLEBAUM, LIZ FRIEDLANDER, FRED DURST,  ANTTI J, JOHN IMMOSOETE, GREGG POPP, VADIM PERELMAN, LARRY FREY, BENNY BOOM, MIKE BIGELOW, KATHI PROSSER, NZINGHA STEWART, WHO, ERIK WHITE, MICHAEL ABEL, MICHAEL KARBELNIKOFF, BRADLEY WALSH, Shiro Gutzie, ANTHONY LEONARDI, danny boyle, Masashi Muto