M

artin is a man on a mission – to change the image of tuning from that of ‘irritating necessity’ into a fun and positive part of being a drummer.

Now regarded as Europe's leading clinician in this field, Martin performs many highly entertaining clinics in the UK and Europe and has written articles for the UK’s leading drumming magazine – ‘RHYTHM’. At the back end of 2007, Martin released his first DVD - the hugely popular ‘Tuning Basics For The Modern Drum Set’ – which sets out the fundamentals of his no-nonsense approach to this often thorny subject and offers a great insight into how to get a good drum sound without all the ‘myths’. Martin was interviewed and featured in the February 2008 issue of ‘RHYTHM’ as a follow-up to this release.

2009 is prooved a very busy year and many new and exciting developments are already on the way for 2010.

On a wider note, Martin is also passionate about the joy of playing and inspiring anyone willing to listen (maybe even those who are not!) to experience the wonder of drums. He teaches advanced technique and groove development from his own studio and in January 2008, Martin was asked to film a series of on-line lessons entitled ‘Tune-In To The Beat’ for Lick Library (www.licklibrary.com) where he shares his ideas for developing a good sense of groove in many different styles. On a personal level, Martin has used a combination of acoustic and electronic drums for well over 20 years and has tried most things!

As a result, Martin is very excited and proud to be 'hooking up' with Jobeky, saying: "Colin and Jane - apart from being lovely people - are producing fabulous products for the electronic drums market. Jobeky drums feel great and respond well; look and set up like real drums and are produced in the UK - what more could you want