His mother started him on piano lessons when he was only four years old, learning classical music and jazz.

[3][2][4] Martin began working with Gospel choir director Kirk Franklin while still in high school.

[4] He earned a Bachelor of Applied Arts and Sciences degree from North Texas.

[3] While still a student at North Texas, he was involved in the production and recording of Erykah Badu's hit album Mama's Gun.

[5] Source:[13] with Kim Burrell with Kirk Franklin with Snarky Puppy with Spike Lee & Terence Blanchard with Mark Anthony White with Erykah Badu with Guru with N'Dambi with Donnie McClurkin with Quamon Fowler with Myron Butler & Levi (composer only) with Fred Hammond with Doc Powell with Tamela Mann with Kristen Mari with Dwayne Kerr with Anthony Evans with Crystal Aikin with Various Artists (as Producer) with The Colourphonics with T. D. Jakes with Amber Bullock with James Fortune / James Fortune & FIYA with Tasha Page-Lockhart with The Walls Group with Björk (as tour manager) with Geoffrey Golden with Mark Lettieri with Maz (Mike Maher) with David Crosby with Ledisi with Larnell Lewis with Jonathan Scales Fourchestra with Brian Courtney Wilson with Kurt Carr