Lead guitarist,
songwriter,
vocalist,
visual artist and source of
constant bemusement for
Rheostatics fans everywhere.
Martin's voice is usually described as '
otherworldly'; his
vocal range is usually enough to
knock the wind out of an uninitiated
Rheostatics concert-goer. Besides this, however, he is one of those people whose
sheer ability to
make his guitar do anything he wants has reduced more than one
aspiring player to tears. Once upon a live concert, his
Steinberger broke down in the
middle of a song, and after he'd finished making the most
frustrated facial expression in the world, he proceeded to do
handstands on the tiny,
crowded stage for the rest of his
solo.
His preferred
weapons:
Steinberger electric
Encore Sunburst arch top electric
Takamine classical CP-132S
Fender 8 string Pedal Steel
Martin's
artwork is available to buy, but it's most easily
found on the
covers of all their albums. Martin also
performs and
writes on his side project,
Nick Buzz. Their first (and only) album,
Circo, also featured
Jon Goldsmith,
Hugh Marsh, and
Rob Piltch.