Born: Martin Lara
Birthday: January 22 1967
From: Jersey City, New Jersey
Grew up in West New York, New Jersey till the age of 20.
Although I come from a very musical family I did not start playing the guitar till the age of 15. I played in several bands, all rock music. My favorite guitar musicians are Richie Blackmore, Eddie Van Halen, Randy Rhodes but my absolute favorite is Paco De Lucia. I also love Flamenco guitar.
At the age of 20 I moved out to Miami Florida. I quickly joined a band called Stolen Child then went to a band called Zen dog. My first band I put together from scratch was Third Wish. Then it was transformed into The New Eyes. All originals with a few covers. Absolutely the best musical experience of my life.
In 2012 I started learning how to play cover songs from various artists. In 2014 I joined my first cover band called The Down Durty Boyz. Really enjoyed playing all those 80s hard rock bands and learning all the guitar leads again but after two and a half years moved on for a different project.
Fremantle is the second covers band project I'm in and really enjoy the ACDC Bon Scott era. In this band I play the rhythm guitar. The Malcolm Young part and I'm really learning alot and enjoying the whole experience.