[6] Growing up in a musical family, Martin often attended his father's drum corps rehearsals and was inspired from an early age to play a brass instrument.
While attending Sprayberry High School in Marietta, GA, Martin began trumpet lessons with Larry Black of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra.
From the ASO, Martin won the coveted Principal Trumpet position with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra in 2005, succeeding the legendary Adolph "Bud" Herseth.
After playing with the CSO on their January 2017 European tour, he resigned from the Chicago Symphony to accept the full-time position of Principal Trumpet with the New York Philharmonic.
[9] Martin joined the New York Philharmonic as Principal Trumpet in September 2016, succeeding the storied Philip Smith, who retired in 2014 after 36 years in that position.
[10] Martin made his New York Philharmonic solo debut in October 2016, performing Ligeti’s The Mysteries of the Macabre, led by then Music Director Alan Gilbert.
Since his New York Philharmonic debut, he has performed many high-octane concerts, including Mahler's Fifth Symphony livestreamed internationally under the baton of then Music Director-Designate Jaap Van Zweden.