William Martina   ·  cello

Will Martina

Will Mar­tina

Since bas­ing him­self in New York, Will has per­formed with, and been changed by, great artists such as Dave Lieb­man, Josh Rose­man, MuthaWit, Kyp Mal­one, JT Lewis, Bran­don Ross, Jason Lind­ner, and many oth­ers inside both New York’s shini­est and grim­i­est venues.

Over the years he has also per­formed and toured with numer­ous other bands and indi­vid­u­als (some well-known, some less so) across four con­ti­nents. A recent record­ing project, ‘Dry Spell’, with drum­mer Nasheet Waits and Burnt Sugar’s very own Jus­tice Dilla-X is cur­rently in post-production.

Will has also recently col­lab­o­rated with the artist Janet Biggs com­pos­ing and per­form­ing the scores for a set of of works which were suc­cess­fully exhib­ited in Barcelona, Miami, and Atlanta. He is also hon­ored to have had the oppor­tu­nity to per­form and record with Bas­sam Saba, both as a part of his small ensem­ble and the New York Ara­bic Orchestra.

Will enjoys a diverse and active life as a musi­cian, but remains hap­pi­est when on stage with Burnt Sugar.