Martin Hill

Audiences can expect a riveting performance from a good-natured professional artist hailed for his unusually broad range of genres and singing styles. Martin truly reaches audiences through the songs he has written, which receive high acclaim everywhere he plays, with a few covers sprinkled in just for fun. Audience members report laughs, tears, tingles, and sheer happiness when Martin takes them along on his musical journey.

Martin Hill is a restless spirit of music, covering broad terrain in his mad headlong search for genuine creative integrity. Early on, he was awarded vocal scholarships, a teaching assistantship, and a graduate school fellowship to earn his Doctorate in music composition. Over the years, he has performed rock, country, and folk with a variety of groups, including serving as bass player for a touring group, and has also spent time performing Medieval music, British Isles traditional song (electric and acoustic), experimental improvisational music, and jazz. He formed Vertebrate Productions LLC, and released his first CD of postmodern electronic music, selections from which he later displayed as a multimedia performance with large-scale projected synchronized photography and artwork of his own design. He served as an Adjunct Professor of Music Theory and Composition, after which his attention turned to songwriting, which has since been his primary performing and creative focus. Martin moved to Portland, OR to become a part of the songwriting community there, performing solo and with his trio Martin Hill 3, teaching, and presenting workshops at the renowned Artichoke Music, and at Beacock Music in Vancouver, WA. He has recently relocated to the rolling wooded hills of the central U. S., performing house concerts and gigs in surrounding states out of Springfield, MO.

A minimum of one hour prior to the performance should be allowed for set-up and sound-check. The performance space should be a minimum of four feet deep and six feet wide, between any areas designated for speaker stands.

A p. a. system adequate for the performance space is required. If requested, Performer can provide p. a. system for performances in small-to-medium-sized rooms (for performances that require only road travel) for an extra fee. Nearby access to electricity will be needed.

Performer will provide his own instruments and instrument cables (and microphone, if needed).