Education
He left his studies prematurely due to philosophical differences with his music professor.
Jeff Martin & the Armada Prince of Wales Bandroom November 2008 Courtesy Mandy Hall
He left his studies prematurely due to philosophical differences with his music professor.
Forming The Tea Party in 1990 after a marathon jam session at the Cherry Beach Rehearsal Studios in Toronto, produced all of The Tea Party's albums, including their eponymous debut album in 1991, distributing it through the band's own label, Eternal Discs. In 1993 The Tea Party signed to EMI Music Canada and released their first major label recording entitled Splendor Solis. Further developing The Tea Party's sound in 1995, The Edges of Twilight was recorded with an array of Indian and Middle-eastern.
In 1996, The Tea Party went onto record Alhambra, an Enhanced CD which features acoustic re-recordings of songs fromThe Edges of Twilight, followed by a brief tour around Canada known as "Alhambra acoustic and eclectic". Transmission, released in 1997, saw Martin's first foray into electronica. Triptych followed in 1999; the first single "Heaven Coming Down" rose to #1 on Canadian radio.After releasing Tangents, a singles compilation, in 2000 and Illuminations, a DVD compilation of music videos which Martin remixed in Surround sound, The Tea Party released The Interzone Mantras in 2001 and Seven Circles in 2004. In October 2005, The Tea Party disbanded due to creative differences.
The band members regrouped in 2011 for a series of shows in their native Canada. The success of these dates led to The Tea Party reforming permanently.
Martin's debut solo album titled Exile and the Kingdom was released in Canada and Australia in 2006. Among In November 2006, Martin released a live album recorded that September, titled Live in Brisbane 2006. In May 2007, Martin released his second live album Live in Dublin recorded with drummer Wayne P. Sheehy, while Martin's first solo music DVD Live at the Enmore Theatre was released through Shock DVD in July 2007.
In early 2008 Martin (lead vocals, guitars) and Sheehy (drums) formed The Armada. The band's debut album, which features a similar sound to the Tea Party, was released on 4 November 2008.
In 2010, Martin began work on new music with Jay Cortez and Malcolm Clark (formerly of The Sleepy Jackson) for a new album to be entitled "The Ground Cries Out" under the new bandname of Jeff Martin 777. The Ground Cries Out was released in Canada on March 1, 2011 and has subsequently been released in Australia. Following a Jeff Martin 777 Canadian tour, the band toured Australia from May 2011.
Martin has also produced albums for other artists including Hundred Mile House's EP, The Jay Murphy Band's Propaganda and Tenth Planet's The Prophet Curse EP. He also played upon Roy Harper's The Green Man. Martin recently produced the new album for Australian dark rock band The Eternal called 'Under A New Sun'. The album features a duet with singer Mark Kelson on the track 'The Sleeper'.
The Tea Party (1991)
Capitol Records demo (1992)
Splendor Solis (1993)
The Edges of Twilight (1995)
Alhambra (1996)
Transmission (1997)
Triptych (1999)
Live at the Enmore Theatre (1999)
Tangents: The Tea Party Collection (2000) (compilation)
The Interzone Mantras (2001)
Seven Circles (2004)
Exile and the Kingdom
Live in Brisbane 2006
Live in Dublin (2007)
Live at the Corner Hotel (2008)
The Armada (2008)
The Ground Cries Out