Marty1976

Silverthorne, CO, USA

Marty Thompson is a Texan Singer Songwriter taking cues from a wide palette of rock and roll, psych-country and post-punk psychedelia, cleverly forging his own unique signature. Marty has written over over 200 original pieces of music and his live repertoire consists of over 300 songs (originals & covers). Marty wrote poetry from an early age, learned guitar from Scott Fraser (Space Opera) and was otherwise trained via the Recording Industry program at MTSU. This, alongside a connection to Paul Schnarz (Dixie Chicks manager), landed him an internship at ASCAP at ASCAP alongside the Vice President, John Briggs. Working here allowed him to network and share music with other songwriters, including Waylon Jennings. Marty's 2015 single "A Thud" found success with FM and Internet Radio. "My Kind Of Woman" in 2019 reached #19 on Play MPE Rock Radio downloads. Video single "Paint What You Think" went viral in Mexico, while and the single to #15 on the Aussie rock charts.