Juan Cristóbal Martín (born 1948, Málaga) is a Spanish flamenco guitarist [1][2] and an author of flamenco guitar method books. Contents * 1 Career * 2 Discography * 3 References * 4 External links Career Martín started learning the guitar at the age of six. In his early twenties he moved to Madrid to study under Nino Ricardo and Paco de Lucía[3].He played in clubs in Málaga, Seville and Granada. He soon moved to London, where he has developed most of his career. One of his first recordings was "Picasso Portraits" (1981). Each section is a depiction of a painting by Pablo Picasso. Although it was not released until the 1990s, he recorded a track with Rory Gallagher in 1984 (on the album, Wheels Within Wheels). Also in 1984 his track "Love Theme from The Thorn Birds" reached number 10 in the UK Singles Chart.[4] He recorded with Herbie Hancock in 1987 and has played on stage with Miles Davis.[5][6] Juan Martín is the author of a flamenco guitar method, 'El Arte Flamenco De La Guitarra', printed in both English and Spanish, which is very successful in the English-speaking world. He now divides his time between London and Málaga. One of his sons, Carlos Martin, learned the to play the Flamenco Guitar from an early age. Since then he has produced music under the bracket of Electronica, such as Tech-House, Deep House, Drum & Bass and Techno. Carlos is currently experimenting with fusions between Electronica and Flamenco under the alias of DJ Carlotek. He is working on this with his father in a collaborative project. Carlos is an up and coming producer in the Electronic area soon to have his first release in 2010. You can find some of the fruits of this collaboration here; http://soundcloud.com/carlotek Martín has been voted one of the top three guitarists in the world in the magazine, Guitar Player. He has an English wife, Helen. They have a family business called Flamencovision.[7][8] Discography * Picasso Portraits (1981) * Painter in Sound (1990) * Through The Moving Window (1990) * Painter in Sound (1990) * Musica Alhambra (1996) * Music Alhambra (1998) * Luna Negra (1998) * Arte Flamenco Puro * The Andalucian Suites I-IV (1998) * Camino Latino (2002) * Live En Directo (2005) * El Alquimista (The Alchemist) (2005) Juan Martín and Antonio Aparecida * Riquezas (2002) DVD * "Guitar Nights: The Four Martins" (2003) Martin Taylor, Martin Simpson, Juan Martin, Martin Carthy References 1. ^ www.esflamenco.com 2. ^ www.juanmartin.com 3. ^ Interview in Classical Guitar magazine, May 2007, p.11. 4. ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 352. ISBN 1-904994-10-5. 5. ^ www.deflamenco.com 6. ^ www.progarchives.com 7. ^ www.jproductions.com 8. ^ www.flamencovision.com External links * Juan Martín biography Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.