Martin H. Samuel — martin.h.samuel @ gmail.com

A Kenya-born drummer, who also plays guitar, author, poet, lyricist, award-winning songwriter, music producer, award-winning game designer at Games Above Board who, when time and tide allow, does long-distance, blue-water sailboat deliveries.

1st September 2023, having won 9 Akademia Songwriting Awards since 2015, The Akademia Board awarded Martin their highest honour, an important lifetime achievement, by officially inducting Martin into The Akademia Hall Of Fame

January 2020, written and recorded by Martin, 'Can't Stay Mad', was aired by Tom Robinson on The BBC Introducing Mixtape show in London on BBC Radio 6 Music who exclaimed, "I love that!".
July 2020, the song won the July 2020 Akademia Music Best Pop Song Award in Los Angeles.

Having played a week at the original Liverpool Cavern Club in 1970, he is proud of his band's commemorative brick, 20 rows directly above 'John', in the Cavern Wall of Fame.

'Boogie On The Bayou' was co-written by Martin (lyric), when in New Orleans, Louisiana, and Lisa Nemzo (music) then in Marina del Rey, California.

The song was recorded by Bad Ass Boots, an Americana/country-rock band of 4 gals and 1 guy from the San Francisco Bay Area, California, and released by Dream Wild Records (U.S.A).

Max Perry, world-renowned choreographer, created the 'Bayou Bay Boogie' line dance especially for the song, which Bob and Marlene Peyre-Ferry adapted as a partner dance.

'Boogie On The Bayou' was a Best Modern Country Song Top 10 Finalist, Spring 2024 World Songwriting Awards Contest.

11th September 2024, Pick My Postcode, UK, played the 'Boogie On The Bayou' video.

'Wagga Wagga', a Best Outlaw Song Top 10 Finalist, Fall 2023 World Songwriting Awards Contest, written by Martin (lyric & music), was recorded by Bluey & The Roo Bars.

'A Tale Of Two Cities'... Best Jazz Song Top 10 Finalist, Summer 2023 World Songwriting Awards Contest, was co-written by Martin (lyric), when in Manhattan, New York, and Antonia G. Venezia (music), then in San Francisco.

'Lay It On The Line'... Best R&B Song Top 10 Finalist, Summer 2023 World Songwriting Awards Contest, was co-written by Martin (lyric), Scott M. Hill (Music) and Antonia G. Venezia (music), in San Francisco, California.

'If Love Makes The World Go Round'... Best Pop Song Top 10 Finalist, Spring 2023 World Songwriting Awards Contest, was co-written by Martin (lyric) and John Franta (music), in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, U.S.A.

'Too Close To The Sun'... Best Music Collaboration Top 10 Finalist, Spring 2023 World Songwriting Awards Contest, was co-written by Martin (lyric), Gary Albans (music), in Surrey, England, and Rick Livingstone (music), then in Los Angeles.

George wrote 'Here Comes The Sun'... Martin wrote 'There Goes The Moon' and recorded the song as a 12 bar blues... Best Blues Song Top 10 Finalist, Fall 2022 World Songwriting Awards Contest.

'Heart Full Of Love'... Best Pop Song Top 10 Finalist, Fall 2022 World Songwriting Awards Contest, was co-written by Martin (lyric), when in San Juan, Puerto Rico, and Lisa Nemzo (music), then in Los Angeles, California.

Produced by Christian de Walden & Steve Singer and recorded at Steana Studios, North Hollywood, California, the song was released by Metronome Musik GmbH in Germany on Lisa's album, 'Angel'.

'Heart Full Of Love'... Highly Commended with 5 ★★★★★ in the 2022 UK Songwriting Contest Love Songs category, is in a video about dogs by Ian G Music & Media on YouTube.

'Red Banner, No Quarter'... Best Outlaw Song Top 10 Finalist, Fall 2022 World Songwriting Awards Contest, was co-written by Charles Shomo (music) in Wake Forest, North Carolina, Martin, who wrote the lyric about The Alamo and Rick Livingstone (vocals) who recorded the song, with the Caffeine Creek Band, in St. Augustine, Florida.

'Smell The Roses'... 5-★★★★★ Semi-Finalist, in the 2022 UK Songwriting Contest Original Song MAFM (Music Aid FM) category, was co-written with Charles Shomo (music), in Wake Forest, North Carolina, and recorded by Martin with the Caffeine Creek Band.

26th February 2023, 'Smell The Roses' was No. 1 for Pop Rock on the Number One Music chart in the U.K.

'I Lose My Heart'... 5-★★★★★ Semi-Finalist in the 2022 UK Songwriting RnB / Soul music category, was co-written with John A. Glaser (music) in Atlantic City, New Jersey and John D. Scott (melody/vocals), in San Francisco California.

'Song For Sarah'... 5-★★★★★ Semi-Finalist in the 2020 UK Songwriting Contest Rock Category and Best Alternative Song Top 10 Finalist Winter 2022 World Songwriting Awards Contest, was co-written by Alistair Melville (music) in the Malvern Hills, U.K., Martin (lyric) and Rick Livingstone (vocals), who recorded the song in Los Angeles, California.

'My Heart Is Set On You'... Best Alternative Song Top 10 Finalist, 2022 Spring World Songwriting Awards Contest, was co-written by Kim Chang-hoon (music) in Los Angeles, Martin (lyric) and Renard J. Cohen (melody) in The Poconos, Pennsylvania, and recorded in Los Angeles by Eclipse featuring Rick Livingstone (vocals).

'Tightrope To The Moon'... Spring 2021 Best Pop Song, World Songwriting Awards Contest Winner, was co-written by Alex Henning (music) in Milan, Italy, Martin (lyric & melody ) and Kjetil Landsgard (melody, electric lead guitar & vocals) in Dawson Creek, Canada.

'Man On A Ledge'... Fall 2021 Best Alternative Song, World Songwriting Awards Contest Winner, was co-written by Alex Henning (music), Martin (lyric & melody) and Kjetil Landsgard (melody, electric lead guitar & vocals) in Dawson Creek, Canada.

'Roller Coaster'... co-written by Martin (lyric) and John Franta (music), recorded by Sunny 'n' the Cut, won the July 2020 Akademia Music Best Pop Rock Song Award in Los Angeles, California.

'Be My Rock'... December 2015 Akademia Music Best Song Singer-Songwriter / Ballad  Award Winner, in Los Angeles, wasco-written by Martin and Renard J. Cohen, was recorded by Ms. Nancy Reed, vocalist with The Duke Ellington Legacy Band, accompanied by Harold M. Frazee on piano.
'Be My Rock' is in a video about dogs by Ian G Music & Media on YouTube.

December 2013... Martin formed The New Revolution, a three-piece covers-only band, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, U.S.A.

1977 Kailua, Oahu, Hawaii, U.S.A., Martin was drummer in Bright Eye Band and opened the 9th and most memorable Diamond Head Crater Sunshine Festival.  August 21st 1977, they played 'A Beach'n Concert' in Kailua Beach Park.

February 1973, Cigarette & Burning Boots at The Deep, St. Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands, U.K.

Richard Melhuish (guitar/vocals) - Martin (drums) - Taffy Edwards (bass/vocals)

July 1970, Heatwave at outdoor concert in Eastbourne, East Sussex, England.

Terry Shea - Peter Allat - Martin - Richard Steen - John Fellows

July 1969, Jigsaw Puzzle in the Oberkassel Protestant Church Hall, Germany.

Ulf Prechtel - Detlev Langhans - Martin - Ken Jacob - Harold Schuster

1st May 2024, Die Bonner Beat-Szene der 1960er, book by Klaus Berger.

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