Drums, Percussion, Involuntary Yodeling
Winner of the Dallas Carmine Appice Drum Contest
Buddy Magazine Texas Tornado
After attending the University of North Texas…
p a s t
JAZZ with AURORA and LARRY CORYELL, world-renowned guitarist; Arthur Riddles, pianist; and Rhythmic Figments trio
FUSION with MARK O'CONNOR (The Dixie Dreggs) National Fiddle Champion and world-renowned solo recording artist
BLUES AND R&B with JERRY LACROIX (Edgar Winter's White Trash Group
ROCK, POP, REGGAE, LATIN, FOLK, NEW-EDGE, WORLD BEAT, etc. with local artists: Little Sister - (PATRICE PIKE) major label band
ooga booga - Martin’s own pseudo-world-beat all-original group—annually billed, second in popularity to Brave Combo, at the Denton Arts and Jazz Festival and Fort Worth Main Street Festival
The Karen Bella Band - including performance with DOLETTE MCDONALD, back-up singer for The Police and Sting
The Rodney Johnson Band - with CHUCK RAINEY (bassist for Steely Dan and Ricki Lee Jones)
Dallas, the Band - (with Bill Swicegood) performing on stage with Edgar Winter and Leon Russell
Cricket Taylor Band
Flash to Bangtime - sharing the stage with UB40 and They Might Be Giants
The Zone - with JOSEPH LEE Jazz Poll Winner in Guitar Player magazine
Between the Lines - with Joseph Brenna, Kristin Kunhardt, Kim Corbett, Jamal Mohammed and BRAD HOUSER (The New Bohemians)
The Cheese - improvisational group including Sara Hickman, Kim Corbett, Amy Seltzer and a guy named Larry
Buck-N-the-System - with T. Buck Burns, on a Texas compilation disc, Topcat Records, “Hot Rhythm and Cool Blues, Texas Style†also with Chuck Rainey
Frankly Scarlet
M*A*S*H Farewell with Carver Plus – South Korea
Cardinal Points - Nordic-influenced all-original eclectic world rock group. Black Horse Music Festival (England)
Bop Shoo Op - early 20th century blues
Spirit Wind drum ensemble
Dance classes and performances, live and recorded, with choreographers: Donna Moham, Brookhaven Community College; Karen Robinson, Moving Collaborations; Lori Darly Dancers Unlimited; and The Dallas Black Dance Theater
D’drum members - at the Dallas Theater Center
Turtle Creek Chorale - at the Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center
hai tex - soundtrack albums Meditation and Medication
American Bedouin - Buddy Mohmed
ConunDrum - Martin’s all-original fusion trio
The Texas Gypsies – Texas style acoustic swing
Band Du Jour – jazz
Brood X – 17 year cycle infestation music
c u r r e n t
Rhett Butler guitar virtuoso—Dallas Museum of Art Jazz Under the Stars, Dallas Guitar Show
Brothers 3 Neo-Celtic fusion group, shared concert events with the Fort Worth Symphony
Kobushi - Japanese Taiko Drum Troupe at the Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center
Hands - progressive rock
hai tex - movie soundtrack production (www.haitexmusic.com)
New Hokum Boys - jug band
hai - Martin’s original concept band, based on the hai tex studio recordings, performing a fusion of all his styles
The Mojomen – tasteful covers and originals like Beatles, Sting, Dan Hicks and His Hot Licks
Drumb and Drumber – IMProvising other world drum duo
Pariah Cookware – Martin’s percussion based group
Drums du Jour – whoever is available drum troupe
whoever is hiring
Now living in Dallas, Martin originally hails from Lamar, Missouri. So what? A one-year stint in Taiwan has given Martin a tendency to practice Kung Fulery and to bow instead of shaking hands. He holds a black belt in Drum Fu. Martin plays no Chinese music.
Peer and other quotes to Martin or other peers about Martin. huh?
"I like your drummer" — Thomas Dolby
"I'm sorry I don't remember you.
I'm just glad I survived the sixties" — Larry Coryell
"Play less" — Mark O'Connor
"This is the best group Jerry has had" — Julian LaCroix
"Bless you, Martin" — Patrice Pike (sigh)
"Marry me!" — Karen Bella (sigh,some more)
"It was just like you knew the song" — Sara Hickman (triple sigh)
"Drummers just get in my way" — Chuck Rainey
"He's well behaved" — neighbor lady
"Martin, please!" — lots of people
"What time are you done playing?" — fans?
"What's that smell?" — anonymous
"Shut up and play!" — Kent, Rhett, Andy, Mark, Ann, Michael, Ernie, David, Tom, ...........more to come.
.......and now a word from Martin's left brain hemisphere .......................................................... zzzzzzzz
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