On Friday, October 29th, my family and I lost a man who I will always hold in high regards, my grandfather, Cayetano Aguirre Martinez. He was born on August 7, 1922 and was a dedicated family man. I admired this man because of his bravery in serving the Second World War and his work ethic. I have taken these virtues and have tried to instill them into my life the best I can.
I’m up here in the Dallas-Fort Worth area as a semi-finalist in a songwriting contest for the Texas Independent Music Expo and readying myself for a solo acoustic performance tomorrow night at Opening Bell Coffee. I think of all I have accomplished over the last four years as a musician and the people I have built special relationships with and then I go into my mind and know none of this would be possible without my family, including my grandparents who played an instrumental role.
I can remember as a child, Gramps would work all day then come home and work around the house. I was probably pretending to [...]
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This year has been filled with highs and lows, but definitely more highs than lows. Since 2006, I had a fire lit in me to get the music out and to take it to a higher level with each performance. After recording the debut record in the summer of 2007, I thought it would be easy to put a band together, but that was met with lots of trials and tribulations.
Fast forward to 2009, now The David Martinez Band is in place and going strong. We have Joseph Flores on lead guitar, Johnny Ramos Jr. on drums and percussion, and Johnny Mitchell on bass guitar. Each player is phenomenal in a sense that they each bring their own identity to the music that is on the record and I feel grateful to have these guys for we are a family. We must also send shout outs to our supportive families and Eduardo Garza Jr, Nicholas Martinez, Felipe Valdez, Mark Arispe for helping us out with our shows. John Paul, we haven’t forgot about you either and we thank you for your tremendous enthusiasm and support.
In [...]
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