Saltmarsh has a bachelor's degree in music from Brigham Young University (BYU) as well as an MBA from the Marriott School of Management.
In 1993 Saltmarsh became a vice president of Flashpoint productions and while there composed music for many SEGA and PC platform games.
In 1995 he moved to Nashville, TN where he worked for 615 Music Productions as a freelance composer and producer.
He has performed with Marie Osmond, The Nashville Tribute Band, and many other cover and specialty types of groups.
He has released two contemporary jazz CD's with his friend, fellow BYU graduate and keyboardist for Diamond Rio, Dan Truman Since 2011, he has been an associate teaching professor of music at BYU over the Commercial Music Degree.