John Martinez

Current

Co-Founder at Cation Label
Drummer for EMIC at Kenneth Copeland Ministries
Co-Founder, Co-Director at Keller International Music Academie, LLC

Drummer at Xenovibes
Owner at Fingerfoot Music Productions (Sole Proprietorship)
Owner, Producer at Fingerfoot Music Productions
Owner at Fingerfoot Music Productions (Sole Proprietorship)

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Education

Berklee College of Music
Colgate University

Recommended

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94 connections

Industry

Music

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John Martinez’s Summary

An in-demand drummer, songwriter, and producer, John Anthony Martinez first came to the public's attention in a 1995 article in Modern Drummer magazine.

Update November 2008: John is associate producer and drummer on Season One of a new TV series called "Rhythms of the Road". Visit http://www.rhythmsoftheroad.com for more information about this new music/travel/reality series from Hallmark/Lightworks.

John has recorded or performed with Larry Blackmon of Cameo, Bailey Brown (from FOX-TV's "Americal Idol"), Kacey Musgraves (from USA Network-TV's "Nashville Star"), Jesse Powell (MCA), Ronnie Laws, Joseph Vincelli, Tom Browne, Howard Scott (WAR), Jean Carne, Kim Waters, Bernard Wright, Phil Driscoll, Dennis Edwards and the New Temptations, Russ Taff, the Drifters, Yarbrough & Peoples, Rodney Bowens, Doug Allen & the Chicago Mob, Shelly Carroll, Andy Timmons, Brittany Holmes, Larry Willis, Bill Ham, Tim Ishii, Randy Phillips, Cindy Cruise-Ratcliff, Dallas Jazz Orchestra, Scott Springfield, Lani Bartley, Don Johnson, Nathan Brown, Chuck King, Bradley Knight, Deion Sanders, Karen Taylor (live broadcast from T.D. Jakes' Potter's House), Ray Davis and Pocketful of Blues, Robert Whitfield, Sycamore, Bobby Sparks, Keith Anderson, Chuck Rainey, Buddy Miles, Bill Tillman, 2002 Grammy nominated (Best Contemporary Jazz Recording) George Anderson Signature Band, whose CD "Faces" received a wonderful review in the March/April 2003 edition of Jazzizz magazine, and many others.

John's goals are to continue writing and producing music for various artists while building his music production company, Fingerfoot Music Productions (ASCAP), his partnership in Goldberg Entertainment , and his work with Australian composer Shueh-li Ong on her project "Xenovibes". Future releases include new CDs by Jennifer Perryman, Doug Allen, a book he's co-writing with Bernard Wright titled "SEVEN Elements of Music", and his own CD called "Catalyst" featuring Bernard Wright and Mike McKinney.

John Martinez’s Specialties:

Fingerfoot Music Productions (FMP) is a music production company based in the Dallas – Fort Worth area of Texas (USA), providing songwriting, music and audio services to the music and media industries. In 2004, FMP joined forces with Singapore based Electric Muse, consultants and developers of original music and multimedia, to leverage on the strength of both businesses.

John Martinez’s Experience

Co-Founder

Cation Label

(Apparel & Fashion industry)

July 2008 — Present (1 year 5 months)

Wearable art styled for the urban sophisticate in mind.
Drummer for EMIC

Kenneth Copeland Ministries

(Non-Profit; Non-Profit Organization Management industry)

February 2007 — Present (2 years 10 months)

Play drums for services, conferences, and internet broadcasts.

Position requires high proficiency in sight-reading music.
Co-Founder, Co-Director

Keller International Music Academie, LLC

(Music industry)

March 2006 — Present (3 years 9 months)

KIMA is an alliance between the Co-Directors and their respective companies in USA and Singapore.
- John Anthony Martinez (Berklee College Boston) and founder of Fingerfoot Music Productions
- Shueh-li Ong (Elder Conservatory and Latrobe University Australia) and director of Electric Muse Singapore.

1) We deliver the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music (London) and Berklee College of Music (Boston) course material.
2) We teach traditional and electronic music.
3) We have special workshops using multimedia tools.
4) We have a cost effective recording studio (FMP).
5) We have FUN!
Drummer

Xenovibes

(Music industry)

May 2004 — Present (5 years 7 months)

Xenovibes promotes the art of conjoining ancient art with new world technology, east and west, and is known for championing progressive-electronic music in live performance.

Xenovibes the Show which has toured internationally with high profiled musicians, is 'disparate musical souls melding in a stream of consciousness exchange akin to jazz improvisation'.

Xenovibes is overall, a lifestyle vehicle that creates and markets its own products and generates its own publicity.
Owner
Fingerfoot Music Productions (Sole Proprietorship)

(Sole Proprietorship; Music industry)

January 1999 — Present (10 years 11 months)

Fingerfoot Music Productions (FMP) is a music production company based in the Dallas – Fort Worth area of Texas (USA), providing songwriting, music and audio services to the music and media industries. In 2004, FMP joined forces with Singapore based Electric Muse, consultants and developers of original music and multimedia, to leverage on the strength of both businesses.
Owner, Producer

Fingerfoot Music Productions

(Entertainment industry)

January 1999 — Present (10 years 11 months)

Fingerfoot Music Productions (FMP) is a music production company based in the Dallas – Fort Worth area of Texas (USA), providing songwriting, music and audio services to the music and media industries. In 2004, FMP joined forces with Singapore based Electric Muse, consultants and developers of original music and multimedia.

Our work includes:

– songwriting for bands and artists – producing for bands and artists – artist development – music publishing – theme music for film & television – music for industrial training videos – programming & audio editing – post-production – soundtracks, sound design and foley – recording & sound engineering – remixing – consultancy – education – tutoring – mentoring –
Owner
Fingerfoot Music Productions (Sole Proprietorship)

(Sole Proprietorship; Music industry)

January 1999 — Present (10 years 11 months)

Fingerfoot Music Productions (FMP) is a music production company based in the Dallas – Fort Worth area of Texas (USA), providing songwriting, music and audio services to the music and media industries. In 2004, FMP joined forces with Singapore based Electric Muse, consultants and developers of original music and multimedia, to leverage on the strength of both businesses.