Career
In the early 2000s, Martinez started his own label, Camobear Records, to which fellow rap artist Moka Only is signed. Josh Martinez was once named by Urb Magazine as one of its "Next 100 Rising Stars". The Chicharones is an underground popular and hip hop project in collaboration with rapper Sleep of Oldominion, following a chance meeting between the two at South By Southwest that led to the eventual formation of the group.
The Pissed Office Wild, (or the Prisoner Of War), is a live rock band which Martinez fronts.
Musically the band draws from artists such as The Black Keys and Beck. After the success of his many solo albums and Chicharones material, he proceeded to work on material for his follow-up solo album, World Famous Sex Buffet.
Working with some of his regular production partners, he also enlisted the help of some notable guests artists whom he had met over the years. These include Devin The Dude, Classified, Pigeon John, indie rock band Mother Mother, Sleep and Awol One.
Touring the world, Martinez has shared the stage and road with acts such as Sage Francis, Sole and Alias of Anticon.
Martinez currently resides in Portland, Oregon.
