Felix Martin

about

There are numerous artists who have performed under the name Felix Martin. (1) Felix Martin has become a pioneer of a style of playing for his custom-made instrument called the 14-string guitar. He is known for his abilities to compose innovative, highly complex music and for his personal techniques at playing two-handed tapping on the guitar. Originally from Venezuela, Felix moved to the United States after graduating from high school to attend the prestigious Berklee College as a scholarship winning performer. During that time, Felix studied music theory, sound engineering, self-produced his first album before turning 20, composed music for video games, transcribed every kind of music he could get his hands on (including speaking human voices), and played a wide range of music including Prog-Rock, Jazz, Latin, Electronica, Pop, World, and much more. Felix in known for developing a flexible way to play the 14-string guitar, which is the same as playing two 7-string guitars at the same time but having both guitars on one wide neck in standard tuning. He has his own system of chords, including deep sounding 8-finger chords, accompaniment methods, slap-tapping techniques, chord-melody, intervallic soloing, and lead soloing played with both fret boards. Along with a life of performing, Felix has also gained experience as a teacher and clinician. He teaches several of his own methods for guitar and music theory such as slap method, two-handed tapping techniques, odd meters,

top songs

albums

Great Fairy's Fountain (From "The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time) [feat. Ichika]

Caracas

Great Fairy's Fountain (From "The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time)

The Gathering

The Scenic Album

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Street Midnight Vibe

Mechanical Nations

When the Party's Over

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Zelda's Lullaby (The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time) [feat. Charlie Parra del Riego]

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La Llorona

Live in Boston

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Rap Clouddiver

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