Martin Sexton Tickets

He is perhaps among the most noted blue-eyed soul and Americana singers and he is Martin Sexton. Surely Sexton has become a popular name in this genre and continues to win the hearts of music lovers through his melodic performances. He is extremely gifted and a clear proof of this is that in his career that spans over two decades Sexton has released nine studio albums and one EP. Melodic music is in the air, hurry up and get Martin Sexton tickets for a great experience.

Martin Sexton was born in an Irish-American family in 1966. His place of birth is Syracuse, New York. Sexton started doing music at an early age, he got his first guitar when he was fourteen years old. It was an acoustic guitar manufactured by Sears & Roebuck. In his late teens Sexton started performing with a number of local rock & roll bands. He left home in his early twenties and started career as a busking artist. Sexton used to sing and play guitar on streets mostly in the area of Harvard Square in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Soon he was sighted by a record producer and managed to get a recording contract. Martin Sexton career started in 1992, his first few albums were released by Koch International and Atlantic Records but since 2001 he has been under exclusive contract with Kitchen Table Records.

Sexton is an unusual artist as compared to other singers as his music is a blend of a number of other genres like R&B, country, soul, jazz, blue-eyed and gospel. Apart from this he has given an unusual touch to his songs by using scat singing solos of guitar as well as beatboxing. One can often see him using fingerstyle guitar with distortion effects. In his career he has released studio albums like In the Journey, Black Sheep, The American, Live Wide Open, Wonder Bar, Camp Holiday, Seed and Solo. Seed was the first album by Sexton than raced to #6 on US Heatseekers Charts. His latest album till date is Sugarcoating that was released in 2010 followed by an EP titled Fall Like Pain that went in music stores in 2012. His voice can be heard on other projects like  Live & Direct Vol-1, Live at the World Café- Volume 9 and Live & Direct Vol-3.

Martin Sexton has collaborated with acclaimed British singer and musician Peter Frampton, together these two performed at a concert called Frampton & Sexton Jammy Awards at Madison Square Garden in New York. His voice can be heard on the song “Can’t Stop Thinking Bout You” written and sung by popular rock singer John Mayer. Sexton has been regularly appearing on popular music festivals such as New Orleans Jazz fest, Bonnaroo Music Festival, Nokia, Mile High Festival and Montreal Jazz Fest. Some popular venues where Sexton has performed live are Nokia Theater in New York and House of Blues in LA. A number of his songs have been used on soundtracks of various TV shows like Brotherhood and Scrubs. Boston Globe has termed Sexton as a singer with a voice that has hundred impossible shades, his songs are soulful and sweet. Los Angeles Times commented that Sexton can be called a road poet, a rocker or a folkie. New York Times wrote that he jumps beyond standard fare on the strength of his voice.

Martin Sexton has been continuously receiving positive reviews for his soulful voice. Good news is that he will be performing live in your city so do check him out. If you love listening to Americana and blue-eyed soul music then Martin Sexton is a must watch artist. To enjoy a live concert of Sexton you just need to purchase Martin Sexton tickets.