Martin has been performing and teaching for over 35 years. He has sung Opera, Musical Theatre, Rock, Irish Folk and has settled into a love of Jazz. Martin holds a Bachelors of Music from CSU Sacramento and a Masters in Vocal Performance from USC.
He has taught Music from elementary through College level. Martin has performed onstage with such luminaries as Rosemary Clooney and Earth, Wind and Fire and worked professionally onstage with Institutions including Music Circus, American Musical Theatre of San Jose, the Stockton Opera, the Monterey Opera, TheatreWorks in Mountain View, the Piedmont Children's Choir, and Foothill College in Los Altos Hills where he also directed the Jazz Choir.
Martin has three albums out as a singer, "Martin Beal with A Touch of Brass", "My Irish Eyes" and his most recent album of uplifting Jazz standards called "Smile". The Grammy association recently recognized him for his song "On A Clear Day" from "Smile".
He currently teaches band and choir at California Middle School and orchestra at Will C. Wood Middle School. Martin has been learning to play sax and looks forward to the day when he incorporates that into his shows.