Jason Martin is a musician from Southern California. He is best known as a member of the indie rock band

Starflyer 59 Starflyer 59 is an American alternative rock band from Riverside, California, that was founded in 1993 by Jason Martin (musician), Jason Martin, brother of Ronnie Martin (musician), Ronnie Martin of Joy Electric. While Jason Martin has written ...

, one of the first bands to sign with

Tooth & Nail Records Tooth & Nail Records is a record label founded by Brandon Ebel in California in November 1993. The label later moved to Seattle where it is today. History Brandon Ebel and Michael Knott conceived the label as a joint venture, before Knott backe ...

. Martin's style of music has been dubbed "

shoegazing Shoegaze (originally called shoegazing and sometimes conflated with dream pop) is a subgenre of indie and alternative rock characterized by its ethereal mixture of obscured vocals, guitar distortion and effects, feedback, and overwhelming volum ...

", a word used originally in reference to the distorted electric guitar reminiscent of British bands in the late '80s and early '90s. Martin has also been a member of several side project bands, including Bon Voyage, The Pony Express, The Brothers Martin and Neon Horse. Martin is a

Christian A Christian () is a person who follows or adheres to Christianity, a Monotheism, monotheistic Abrahamic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus in Christianity, Jesus Christ. Christians form the largest religious community in the wo ...

and thanks "Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ" on all his

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s. Despite this, very few of his songs have Christian overtones. His music is based more often than not on personal issues such as work, family, friends, and his spirituality. Martin is the only member of Starflyer 59 who has played on every one of the band's albums. Earlier in his life he played with his brother, Ronnie Martin, in the synthpop based Dance House Children. Martin and Ronnie reunited in the studio in 2006 to record The Brothers Martin, combining both of the current styles from Starflyer 59 and

Joy Electric Joy Electric is the brand label for a series of electropop/synthpop productions by Ronnie Martin. Martin began producing music under the Joy Electric name in 1994, after the demise of Dance House Children, a band Ronnie was in with his brothe ...

. The CD was released January 23, 2007. As well as making music and touring, Martin also works for his late father's business as a truck driver. He released a new

shoegaze Shoegaze (originally called shoegazing and sometimes conflated with dream pop) is a subgenre of indie rock, indie and alternative rock characterized by its ethereal mixture of obscured vocals, guitar distortion (music), distortion and effects, a ...

project, Low & Behold (released October 31, 2015), with Ryan Clark of Demon Hunter on

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Bands

* Neon Horse *

* Bon Voyage * The Brothers Martin * Dance House Children * Low & Behold * Lo Tom * Pony Express * Red Strat

References

External links

Starflyer 59
Official web site
Bon Voyage
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