Marty Thompson is a Texan Singer Songwriter taking cues from a wide palette of rock and roll, psych-country and post-punk psychedelia, cleverly forging his own unique signature.
The independent artist was raised in West Texas in the 1980’s and was influenced heavily by classic Texas Rock and Psych-Country cross-vibes. Electrified under the Friday Night Lights, he had worn out and replaced his cassette of Van Halen’s debut album by age 6, saw Ozzy at age 8, had complete collections of all Beatles, Zeppelin, and Pink Floyd albums by age 11, and saw ZZ Top in concert twice before age 15. It’s safe to say roots were grown.
He now has written over over 200 original pieces of music and his live repertoire consists of over 300 songs (originals & covers). Marty performs with a modified steel string acoustic Martin 000-MMV or his Gibson ES-335, but also plays a mean Gibson Thunderbird bass, as well as mandolin, banjo, piano, and other instruments. He performs live with different arrangements but also multiple instruments at once utilizing loopers and simultaneous guitar/bass. He also prides himself in audio engineering; in both live and studio applications.
While living in Ft. Worth, Texas and attending TCU, Marty studied guitar from his neighbor: the late legendary Scott Fraser (virtuoso guitarist for Space Opera in the 1970’s and conductor of the Ft. Worth Symphony Orchestra). During this time, Marty worked as a Stage Technician at local club The Aardvark, playing the regular acoustic drop-in show on Sundays. This Ft. Worth landmark was crucial in his development as a budding musician. He worked and played with Col. Bruce Hampton, Jimmy Herring, Patrice Pike (Sister 7), The Toadies, Tripping Daisy, Soulhat, The Grapes, Deep Blue Something, Matchbox 20, and many more. It was also at this time he met his wife, Kara, who introduced him to Paul Schnarz.
Marty moved to Murfreesboro, Tennessee in 1997 to attend Middle Tennessee University and obtain a Recording Industry degree. Along with David Dean, Michael Dennis, Jeff Lee, Sam Holt and Chris Rabold (Sound Engineer) he formed a band called StormWatch. StormWatch had regional success traveling around Tennessee and the South, as well as a fabled tour through Texas in Summer ’98. Through his relationship with Schnarz, Marty obtained a job at ASCAP alongside the Vice President, John Briggs. Working here allowed him to network and share music with other songwriters, including Waylon Jennings.
In 2015, Marty released his 1st solo album, If You Could See Me Now. His 2nd album, Romantic Stories, released May 23, 2018 and contains songs written on a month-long hiking trip through the Bavarian Alps in 2015. His single “A Thud” found success with FM and Internet Radio. My Kind Of Woman was released in May 2019…the title track reached #19 on Play MPE Rock Radio downloads and continues to spin on FM and internet radio across the globe. Video single “Paint What You Think” went viral in Mexico, while radio pushed the audio single of the same title to #15 on the Australian rock charts.
As a return to his acoustic roots during the COVID-19 pandemic stay at home orders, Attics, released in 1-22-21, encompasses acoustic sounds and solid songwriting about the condition of the modern era.
Music:
https://music.apple.com/us/artist/marty-thompson/445866665
https://open.spotify.com/artist/3e2PdcbAflyA9g25SVcQiS?si=lPYb-3XNR2eLcnqYdppgdw
Contact:
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