Simon Martinez, DHR Music Endorser
Music is part of Simon’s family and heritage, but his talent on the guitar is an expression of a unique gift. Just fourteen-years-old, Simon has developed technically and artistically into an accomplished musician, though he’s been playing a mere three years. Please view his special skill on-line at www.youtube.com and search for Simon Martinez, or use this direct link: http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=sastgr&view=videos.
Simon enjoys and plays a broad spectrum of music ranging from classical, traditional and fusion jazz to instrumental rock. His style has been influenced by the likes of Astor Piazzolla, Baden Powell de Aquino, Django Reinhardt, Wes Montgomery, Al Di Meola, Paco De Lucia, Chick Corea, Steve Vai, Greg Howe, Joe Satriani, and Jason Becker. He loves and interprets music from the heavy metal genre including music of the Children of Bodom, Pantera, Megadeth, Metallica, and Trivium to name a few.
Born and raised in Doylestown, Pa., Simon has been studying jazz under the direction of Bob Miles and instrumental rock with Chris Sheppard, Director School of Rock. Simon performs regularly as lead guitarist with the Lenape Middle School Jazz Ensemble. He has won multiple awards at jazz festivals across Southeastern Pennsylvania for his exceptional skill.
As a guest of Bob Miles on the "World of Guitar” on CBTV, he performed as a soloist. In the Summer of 2009, Simon made his debut playing with professional musicians in Cincinnati and New York. He also competed with musicians from all over the world and unanimously won a very exciting guitar “shredding” contest sponsored in the summer of 2009 by the National Guitar Workshop in Purchase, NY. Simon composes and arranges his own music and is looking forward to a bright recording and performance career.
To learn more about Simon, check out our latest news as we report on current events, and visit his website at http://simonmartinezguitar.com and at http://www.myspace.com/simonmartinezguitar.
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