Flav Martin

FLAV — pronounced “Flahv” — think, “ahhhh!” is the first member of his family born in the USA. His family hails from Trieste, Italy, and when you’ve got a minute, he’s got some stories to tell you … This is him ... in High Point, New Jersey ...

Flav Martin in High Point, New Hersy

Between rural High Point and urban Jackson Heights, NY, where he split his time growing up, he learned all about life with its many joys, blessings, heartaches, contrasts, consistencies, and inconsistencies ... and also about music. His great uncle, Giovanni Martinelli, succeeded Enrico Caruso at the Metropolitan Opera House in New York City. Flav ate at a restaurant one night seated next to John Lennon. Gene Simmons — of KISS fame — rehearsed for years with Flav’s brother Larry in the basement of the family home. His grandparents were separated by the war for over thirty years and then were serendipitiously and miraculously reunited. Ah, just another day in the life.

Flav is dedicated to writing eclectic acoustic music. He has appeared on The Morning Show NBC and has been the primary composer for Rhode Island's Shakespeare in the Park Festival held in Westerly RI every summer for the past seven years.

Throughout his career he has played with and/or opened for David Crosby, Al Stewart, Jefferson Starship, Eric Burdon and the Animals, Suzanne Vega, Aztec Two-Step, Denny Laine Paul McCartney and Wings, Leo Kottke, Pete Best The Beatles, Davy Jones of The Monkees, Cry of Love, Tommy Emmanuel, Chad and Jeremy, The Radiators, Wide Spread Panic and Steve Morse to name a few. Flav’s many writing credits include Saturday Night Live, PBS, Canon Films and New York based off Broadway productions and various independent films.

Credited as one of the most innovative acoustic guitar players on the scene today. Flav blends beautiful melodies with intricate technique, voicing, and a percussive style that leaves people saying “How does he do that?”