Hi, I’m Martin, an independent musician based in Calgary, Canada.

Vintage Sound Project is not a brand. It’s a project and a passionate hobby. It’s just me in a small apartment, making music that transmits something, or at least attempts to.

Music has always been part of my life. My father was obsessed with records: classical, rock, metal, everything. The house was full of music, always. But it was darker, more introspective music that interested me, and still does. I have never been drawn to plastic pop. I am all about depth, mood and atmosphere.

I never wanted to play other people’s songs. That bored the hell out of me, and still does. I want to create. Even when all I had was a cheap guitar, a drum machine and a shitty tape recorder I was trying to make something unique.

However, life got in the way. A career in tech. Relationships. Divorce. Cross-continental moves. For years, my music went quiet.

Then in late 2022, I decided to return to it. No more waiting. No more excuses. That’s when this project truly began. Since then, I’ve released quite a number of albums . Each one is different, unique. Each a snapshot of where I was at that time.

I make music for the sheer fun of it. I love the way melodies and grooves interlock, forming something more than the sum of its parts. I also need to say something. The world has become absurd. We’re all buried under systems and expectations that no longer serve us. Most people are on autopilot. I make music to cut through the bullshit. To question those systems that aim to control us and take advantage of us.

I’m not making music for fame or followers. I’m making it for myself, first. Because it makes this strange, fragile life more bearable and more beautiful. But if anyone else out there is awake, or wants to be, then this music is for you too. For the rebels. For the skeptics. For anyone who still believes that art is a transmission, and not a transaction.

I’m just trying to keep the signal alive. One album at a time. I hope you enjoy.

You may ask why I make music the way I do. Why I use the tools I use, why I release so often, and what my philosophy is behind it all. You can read about that in the Why section of the site.