He was also a member of Skin Yard, Tuatara, and Walking Papers, and has performed as a session musician for many artists in a variety of genres.

[3] He later earned bachelor's and master's degrees in ethnomusicology from the University of New Mexico[4] graduating Summa Cum Laude Martin joined Skin Yard in 1990 and played on their fourth and fifth studio albums.

[4] Martin formed the supergroup Walking Papers with Jeff Angell and Duff McKagan in 2012, and played on that band's first two albums.

[16] In 2016, Martin produced the album Jardim-Pomar by Brazilian musician Nando Reis, which won a Latin Grammy the following year.

[19] In recent years he has produced albums for CeDell Davis (Even The Devil Gets The Blues)[20] and Ayron Jones[21] Joy Harjo (I Pray For My Enemies), Hector Tellez Jr. His third book The Greatest Band That Ever Wasn't: The Story Of The Roughest, Toughest, Most Hell-Raising Band To Ever Come Out Of The Pacific Northwest, The Screaming Trees was released in 2023.