Jakob Martin

Martin has released six albums independently, "Matches" (2007), "Masking the Mirror" (2008) "City of the Nameless" (2009), "Leave The Light On" (2010), "California Songs" (2011), and The Prophet - Vol. 1 (2021). "Matches" earned Martin mainstream media attention, but sold only 2,000 copies, and received mixed reviews. "City of the Nameless" was produced by Dan Diaz in San Diego and features collaborations with Brodeeva (of G. Love fame) Aaron Bowen, Stepchylde Tha Phoenix, and Matt Hensley of the band Flogging Molly. The North County Times called the release "superb" and JVibe magazine claimed that Jakob is "revolutionizing" the acoustic music genre. When Martin was three years old, his mother bought him a guitar at a Jumble sale, according to a 2009 Trojan Vision interview. He became addicted to music and continued performing throughout high school and college, eventually opting to pursue music full-time upon graduating from University of California, San Diego in 2005. Martin began to receive more independent media recognition for his work in 2009, surrounding the release of "City of the Nameless", but has been most often recognized as a touring performer, having made nearly 1,000 concert appearances since 2005. In 2008, Martin was selected out of nearly 1,000 artists as one of the top "Talented 20-Somethings" in a competition sponsored by the popular nationally syndicated radio show A Prairie Home Companion on National Public Radio and was featured on the show's website.