ABOUT JEREMY

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Jeremy S. Martin is the Staff Composer/Arranger for the United States Air Force Band of Mid-America at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois. He joined the Air Force in August, 2000 as a Staff Music Composer & Arranger and has spent nearly 25 years writing compositions and arrangements for Air Force Concert Bands, Jazz Bands, Chamber Groups, and additional ensembles. In addition to his music writing duties, Jeremy has also frequently conducted USAF Concert Bands and served as emcee for the ensemble's performances. Further, he oversees publicity for the USAF Band of Mid-America's marketing, social media, and video production teams. 

Prior to joining the Air Force, Jeremy taught middle school and high school bands for four years in Tennessee. He has written extensively for bands nationwide and has been a guest conductor and clinician for high school, college, and military bands throughout the United States. A native of Alabama, Jeremy completed his Bachelor of Music at Tennessee Technological University where he studied Composition with Robert Jager, Conducting with Joseph W. Hermann, and Trumpet with Charles Decker. He later completed a Master's in Wind Conducting from the University of Alabama, where he studied Conducting with Kenneth Ozzello and John Ratledge. Additional instructors outside of academia have included Roger Nixon, Alexander "Sandy" Courage, and Earle Hagen. 

Jeremy is a member of ASCAP, Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia (Xi Chi Chapter), and the Music Educator's National Conference (MENC). His musical compositions and arrangements have been published by LudwigMasters Publications, Southern Music Company, Band Works Publications, and Carl Fisher, and he is the only person in the world to admit that he has played "principal contrabass clarinet."