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DEREK MARTINEZ of The ZHP

About Me



Explore and support the THE ZOO HUMAN PROJECT via the links below:
THE ZOO HUMAN PROJECT / JEN CORDERO / KEVIN SAKAMOTO

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 23/05/2005
Band Website: thezhp.com
Band Members: THE ZOO HUMAN PROJECT:
Derek Martinez - Vocals, Guitar
Jen Cordero - Vocals, Guitar
K-Bones - Natural Disasters, Vocals

BLUE SURROUND:
Daren Strange - Vocals, Guitar, Bass, Synth, Programming
Derek Martinez - Vocals, Guitar, Bass

OTHER SIGHTINGS:
Percussion and Guitar with Graham Vinson
Percussion with Crazy Ballhead
Vocals with The Shades of Gray
Influences: Top 10 Albums:
Brad - Shame
Incubus - Light Grenades
Michael Jackson - HIStory
Elton John - Greatest Hits
Jurassic 5 - Quality Control
Live - Secret Samadhi
Nickel Creek - Why Should the Fire Die?
Paul McCartney & The Wings - Band on the Run
Pearl Jam - Vs
Rebecca Scott - The Game
Favorite Vocalists:
Brandon Boyd, Jen Cordero, Chris Cornell, Dan Costello, Ed Kowalczyk, John Popper, Martin Purtill, Shawn Smith
Songs You Need to Hear:
Brett Cain - Make Life
Dan Costello - New Guy From Portland
Madeline Roa - Another Fallen Soldier
Rebecca Scott - Diggin' a Path
Graham Vinson - Peace Within
The Zoo Human Project - Disease
Sounds Like: Click to here find out from the fans.

Record Label: Zoo Human Records

My Blog

Sextopus - Two Limbs Shy

Cringe if you will. The title may seem a smidge explicit or dirty but I assure you, it's rather harmless. Picture the beloved, tentacled sea creature...eight appendages flowing and each c...
Posted by on Wed, 22 Jul 2009 12:38:00 GMT

Lance Armstrong can afford a new bike

HELP Sac-based ZooManiacs! We have a crisis on our hands!As most of you may already know, we had a pair of shows lined up this weekend featuring some very wonderfully gifted friends, Dan Costello and ...
Posted by on Sat, 28 Mar 2009 12:27:00 GMT

Should've Packed the Dramamine

I was already planning on blogging this evening, if only to talk tunes and to wax philosophical on "Naissance". However, I'll be switching gears tonight. It seems the term "Emotional Roller Coaster" w...
Posted by on Sun, 01 Jul 2007 23:14:00 GMT

The State of the Zoo Address

Haven't chimed in for quite some time. Much has happened...many things have changed. Since the recent passing of my dear mother, Deborah Fenton Martinez, we were all deeply overcome by great sorrow. T...
Posted by on Thu, 22 Mar 2007 02:36:00 GMT

Love of a Mother

For Deborah Fenton Martinez (1/10/1951-12/16/2006)Before you I was emptyPast was a fog, my future unclearBut you covered me in understandingI found security in your unwavering loveA perfect union tran...
Posted by on Sun, 17 Dec 2006 23:43:00 GMT

Northeastern Revelation

We're currently in New Jersey - hub for the Northeastern leg of our tour. The shows up until this point have been successful for us on ALL fronts. However our gigs in NYC have yielded little, if any, ...
Posted by on Tue, 24 Oct 2006 11:17:00 GMT

Ramblings from the Road

250 CDs. 31 shows. 18 cities. 3 very fortunate artists. 1 fantastic tour. We are here now in the fine state of Idaho after almost two months of touring...and completely stunned by the wonderful respon...
Posted by on Sat, 26 Aug 2006 01:20:00 GMT

Seeing in the dark

Nearly two weeks have passed since we left Los Angeles for our first national tour. The days that led up to our departure left little to remember...nothing more than blur. Just a few memorie...
Posted by on Tue, 11 Jul 2006 20:27:00 GMT

THE NEW ALBUM - Cover and Track List

Ladies and Gents...I am pleased to officially announce our new CD entitled, INNOMINATA. This album is a compilation of music from Jen and I. It is a mix of re-recorded favorites and new classics as yo...
Posted by on Tue, 13 Jun 2006 22:22:00 GMT

National Priority - The Tragedy of Taylor Hicks

Tonight, Jen and I visited the local Red Brick Pizza for a late dinner. As anyone who has been to a Red Brick may know, each table features a nifty flat screen TV with a load of channels for one's per...
Posted by on Wed, 24 May 2006 23:54:00 GMT