Barrett Martin
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Barrett Martin

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Grammy-winning producer, drummer, and writer, Barrett Martin, has been playing music professionally for over 30 years, including work on over 120 albums and film soundtracks worldwide. His work can be heard on albums by R.E.M., Mad Season, Screaming Trees, Queens Of The Stone Age, Tuatara, blues legend Cedell Davis, and recording sessions that range from the Peruvian Amazon, to Brazil, Cuba, the Palestinian West Bank, the Mississippi Delta, and the Alaskan Arctic. Barrett also holds a master’s degree in ethnomusicology and linguistics, and has studied Zen for over 25 years. Barrett’s first book, “The Singing Earth,” encompasses his musical work across six continents and was released in 2017. His second book, “The Way Of The Zen Cowboy,” is a series of short stories about life and was released in 2019. His third book, “Stillpoint,” is a series of spiritual essays and was released in 2021. His solo band, The Barrett Martin Group, has released 10 studio albums to date. Barrett has guest lectured at several universities across the United States, and has written essays for The Huffington Post and Riot Material Magazine. In 2014 he was awarded the ASCAP Deems Taylor/Virgil Thompson Award for excellence in writing. To date, he has received three Latin Grammy nominations for his musical production work, winning one for a best album category.
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