Martin got his first guitar on his 12th birthday and he hasn't put it down since! After being self-taught for many years with the helping hand of a few good friends, Martin decided to study the guitar seriously in 2003 by attending London's 'Guitar Institute'.

One year later, Martin graduated from The Guitar Institute with a distinction in 'Popular Music Performance' and earned the Institute's title "Top Guitar Performer 2004". After moving back to Northamptonshire, Martin became a guitar tutor offering quality guitar tuition to other aspiring guitarists.

In 2005 Martin entered 'Riffathon Live', a performance competition where he made it through to the final and then won 1st prize after performing Led Zeppelin's classic 'Rock And Roll' before judges Jimmy Page (Led Zeppelin), Brian May (Queen) and Dan Hawkins (The Darkness).

Jimmy Page presented Martin with his prize, a 1957 Reissue Gibson Les Paul saying, "Without a doubt, this guy came in and he actually played it better than I could have done".

After working with many bands, Martin has a wealth of experience performing live and at the age of just 24, we can't help thinking there is much more to come.

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