Jonathan Martin

Music:

Member Since: 07/08/2007
Band Members: Myself (Vox, 12 String Acoustic Guitar & Piano) and appearing on these recordings are: Tymon Dogg (Violin), Steve Demetri (Drums on No.1), Colin Gibson (Bass on No.1), James Friislawrence (Lead Guitar, Wah & Spanish Guitar), Harvey Summers (Tele, Bass & Accordion), Donna Terenzi (BV's), Simon Page (Drums), Madeleine Milla (Piano & BV's), Roger Carey (Bass on Don't Let It Slip Away) And, The Paul Weaver Quartet.
Influences: Much of the widely acknowledged artists over the past four decades including: The Beatles, The Small Faces, The Who, The Kinks, Pink Floyd and Syd Barrett, The Rolling Stones, The Jimi Hendrix Experience, Bob Marley And The Wailers, Led Zeppelin, Neil Young, Cat Stevens, Nick Drake, Bob Dylan, The Beach Boys, Supertramp, The Buckleys, Leonard Cohen, Van Morrison, Sam Cooke, Stevie Wonder, James Brown, Aretha Franklin, Fairport Convention, The Byrds, The Flying Burrito Bros., The Band, Tom Waits, The Doors, Frank Zappa, Traffic, The Troggs, The Zombies, David Bowie, John Martyn, James Taylor, Carol King, Joni Mitchell, Janis Joplin, Chuck Berry, Blur, Radiohead, Nirvana, Smashing Pumpkins, Paul Weller, The Smiths, Madness, Beastie Boys, De La Soul, The Stone Roses, Elliot Smith, Badly Drawn Boy, Gomez, I Am Kloot, Belle & Sebastian, Turin Breaks, Rumiko Jr, Madeleine Milla, Tim Hoyte, Tymon Dogg & The Quikening, Joe Strummer, Daniel Sumner, Mama Josie, The Rufus Stone Band, Liane Carroll, regular John, Claire Hamill, Donna Terenzi, Adeline, Pass The Cat, Buick 6, Nightshift, The John Pearson Blues Band, Logan Wilson, Ji, Zoe Konez, Engine Clutch & Gearbox, Godfrey Joe. Also, Paco De Lucia, Paco Pena, Buena Vista Social Club, Jacque Dutronc. Jazzers: Miles Davis, Billy Holiday, Louis etc... and respect to the old blues legends such as B.B King, Peter Green, Muddy Waters, John Lee Hooker etc... I quite dig Mozart, Beethoven and Bach, too!. Also, artists... www.katmaker.com/default4.asp (aka Christopher 'Katman' Pilkington), www.ewanmcdougall.co.nz/home/ www.alanrankle.com/
Sounds Like:"Jonathan Martin's debut EP No.1 has been a long time coming, during which time the Hastings singer has amassed several albums worth of material. Recorded with many of the town's most respected musicians, the delicacy of Martin's compositions largely shine through. Beatles-y title track aside, the EP plays to his strengths as a sensitive balladeer. Martin is at his gentle best on songs like This Is Only Me (shortlisted for a National Songwriters Award), which drifts in like a fantasy FM hit from an alternate, dreamlike 1970s."- Review by Stuart Huggett, East Magazine.
Record Label: Unsigned