Van Gordon Martin w/s/g Benjamin Franklin Band

At the tender age of seven years, Van Gordon Martinstarted his musical journey.

Growing up in Chicago the musical soil was very rich and as a young boy his first job was polishing and stringing guitars in local music shop the Musicians Network. Due to his apparent musical talent VanGordon Martin was discovered early on and later mentored by the legendary Parliament Funkadelicand Talking Heads keyboardist, Bernie Worrell. It was this background and mentoring that set the tone for Van’s new musical existence. An existence that has lasted and developed for over a decade of making Van Gordon Martin and becoming veterans of the east coast touring scene