David Martin

Every song David Martin writes is about one person: the high-school sweetheart he married. That devotion built his 2007 debut for Astonish, made Billboard take notice, and got him called the “voice of romance” on the front page of the Wall Street Journal.

Ten songs for ten years — that’s what started it all. David Martin married his high-school sweetheart, and to celebrate their ten-year wedding anniversary he wrote her ten sweet, powerful love songs. It wasn’t long before those songs ended up in the hands of the CEO of Astonish, and soon David found himself in the studio turning them into his debut record, Something in Your Eyes. For the album, David worked with the legendary Manu Katché (drummer for Sting and Peter Gabriel) and mixer Jeff Juliano, who has worked with John Mayer, the Dave Matthews Band and Jason Mraz.

Since the album’s release, David’s career has continued to gain momentum: he opened for Elton John and won the heart of Billboard magazine. He was featured on Amazon.com’s Breakthrough Artist Program, and his music video for “Something in Your Eyes” was directed by Oscar nominee Bobby Garabedian. On Valentine’s Day he was featured on the front page of the Wall Street Journal, and he has been written up in Billboard several times. “Star quality abounds,” the magazine says; the Wall Street Journal called him the “voice of romance.”

“I like to encourage people that there really is a happily ever after,” David says. “And I’ve done my best to be honest about love through my music. The deepest love I’ve experienced is on the other side of forgiveness. For me, true love is worth whatever it costs. I hope my songs spark a greater love for others.”

For the Christmas season that followed, David wrote an original holiday single, “Fa La La in Love”. “Christmas is my family’s favourite time of the year,” he says. “Yet after all the snow is gone and the tree is on the curb, we try to remember that it’s the love we share that makes the holidays what they are.”

Artist biography supplied by David Martin.