Charlotte Martin

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Charlotte Martin got her start singing opera while attending Eastern Illinois University in the late ’90s. Her father was a respected professor in the music department, and naturally Martin followed his footsteps. She’d been playing since she was a little girl and her childhood was surrounded by music.
While attending school, Martin experienced “real life,” from living with her goth roommate and dealing with typical college-like drama to the tragic suicides of two close friends. Martin turned to music for solace. She desperately wanted to make music into a career; therefore, a whirlwind move to Los Angeles seemed like the right thing to do.
Martin eventually made a record, One Girl Army, with producer Tom Rothrock (Badly Drawn Boy, Beck, Elliott Smith), but it was never released. Before 2002 came to a close, Martin got her own studio and recorded a new batch of songs with Ken Andrews (Air, Pete Yorn). The melodic dreamscapes of In Parentheses arrived in August 2003 and Martin’s bright voice drew comparisons to Fiona Apple and Kate Bush. Dates with Howie Day and Damien Rice also coincided with the release of the EP.
On Your Shore followed in 2004. Unfortunately, Martin’s relationship with RCA proved creatively trying as the singer/songwriter continued writing and recording new material. A decision to leave the major label in 2005 allowed Martin to accomplish her creative goals, thus reconnecting with Test-Drive Records to issue the Veins and Darkest Hour EPs before the year’s end.
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  • Toelina69

    she is VERY underrated!

    Friday morning
  • swarmsea

    It's boring actually.

    last month
  • BarneyJWY

    The new album is awesome ! [2] I can't believe she's tweeted/retweeted me three times. lol

    last month
  • HiddenFantasy

    The new album is awesome !

    last month
  • ro4b

    she's the best !

    March 2012
  • BarneyJWY

    She's coming out with a new CD/DVD on April 3 called Hiding Places! Can't wait! :)

    February 2012
  • ppklast

    hey my friends,i love cm so muchhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.but recommand some other songs like cm?thank you

    January 2012
  • hiyome

    TREMBLE is 1 of her best songs

    January 2012
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Digital Noise Academy - woo hoo!

1 May 2012 | from blog.myspace.com/charlottemartin

NEWS ALERTI am soooo excited to announce that my band, Digital Noise Academy, launched a Kickstarter project today. You can also find us on Facebook and Twitter for regular updates. This …

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