The MarTinman Songbook

Every song has a past.

A growing record of the stories, people, places and decisions behind the music. Each entry is a chapter—not a disposable post.

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The MarTinman Songbook

61 songs

001House

Fire Sign Queen (Deep House Mix)

A darker pulse for an Aries fire that refuses to dim.

002Street Funk

Moving on Up

The crew grows, the roots remain and true friendship moves with you.

003Rap

Keep Keepin’ On (Radio Mix)

The direct route through the memories. The music still knows the way home.

004House

Fire Sign Queen

House music born of Aries—bold, magnetic and first to move.

005Soul

The Grizzly and the Fire Spirit

A mountain man walked in from the snow carrying a claw he believed was searching for Sharna.

006Disco

Live in the Moment (Disco Funk Mix)

Love, dance, laugh—live now.

007Rap

Chicano Power (Home Town Pride)

Heritage becomes strength when the whole community rises together.

008Folk

The Ballad of Ned

You don’t choose your dog. Your dog chooses you.

009R&B

The East L.A. Glide (Aussie Stride Mix)

Same formation, different ground—East L.A. rhythm meets an Aussie stride.

010Big Band

Hammer and Tong (Marching Band Edition)

Success is forged one honest strike at a time.

011Street Funk

Shasta and the Man

Shasta is Sharna. The Man is me. This is where the story began.

012Soul

Welcome to the Gulf (Marching Song)

I went to document the mission. By the end of the day, the story was looking back at me.

013Soul

The Long Way Home (Marching Song)

The mission was finished. The dangerous part wasn’t.

014Hip-Hop

From the Pain in the Flame (To Hardened Gain)

When the work gets heavy and the road gets long, show up anyway.

015Doo-Wop

Macca & Me (Left Right 1-2)

Left, right, one-two—the American gets lost, Macca gets him home, and somehow we both keep marching.

016Lowrider Soul

Keep Keepin’ On (Lowrider Mix)

The weekend started with Debbie Deb. The music still knows the way home.

017Folk

The Ballad of Ol’ Blue

You don’t choose your dog. Your dog chooses you.

018Hip-Hop

Tiki & Vatos Ride

Two crews arrive ready to settle a score—and discover they are on the same side.

019Soul

Keep Carving (Don’t Stop)

Take your tools with you. Do the work properly. Keep going.

020Disco

Let the Rhythm Glide (Let the Music Flow)

Tune out the noise. Trust the rhythm that knows you.

021Street Funk

Let the Music Flow (Let the Rhythm Glide)

When life gets loud, let the groove take control.

022Disco

Dream Life (Ain’t Half Bad)

Joy hits harder when you remember what it took to get there.

023Rap

Home Town Pride (Chicano Power)

Carry the streets that raised you wherever the road goes next.

024Lowrider Soul

Tangaroa’s Slow Roll

Same beach. Same love. A slower tide.

025Disco

Love Electrifying

The same Sharna story under brighter lights.

026R&B

Tangaroa’s Easy Roll

Born in the barrio. Raised by the sea.

027Disco

Electrifying Love

The Shasta and the Man story, carried by a different current.

028Rap

Chicano Power (Barrio Pride)

The boulevard changes. What it built in you does not.

029R&B

Live in the Moment

Choosing joy is deciding where your attention lives.

030R&B

Tangaroa’s Smooth Roll

Ride the wave. Ride the street. Same rhythm, different tide.

031Disco

Norma (Disco Soul Mix)

When Norma walks in, the room gets brighter.

032Disco

Get Up Get Down

Turn the setbacks into fuel for the groove.

033Soul

Rusty’s Got the Groove

Instinct, rhythm and a paddock worked properly.

034R&B

Aries Queen (DJ Cleo Mix)

The same fire, opened into a heavier lowrider lane.

035Soul

Ginger Fever

Fast, fearless and born to run.

036R&B

Aries Queen

She did not enter the room. She arrived.

037Lowrider Soul

Lowrider Hum

Low ride, high spirit—the road carries both.

038R&B

L.A. Baby

From beaches to barrio—that’s just L.A., baby.

039Soul

Uncle Joe

Love over ego, every single day.

040Hip-Hop

Homies Till the End

Different skyline. Same people who clear the way home.

041Soul

Chepé

Sunday did not sprint. It slowly swung.

042Rap

Say It Again

What you repeat becomes part of what you defend.

043Blues

Adventure Al

He traveled far enough to know where home was.

044Hip-Hop

She’s All Talk

The stage always reveals what the talk cannot.

045Soul

Fire

Some fire is not meant to be put out.

046Soul

Heat

Her strength never needed permission.

047Rap

L.A. Baby Vol 2

Morning surf. Afternoon snow. That’s just L.A.

048Soul

Órale, Ese

A familiar phrase can take you all the way home.

049Rock

Enjoy the Ride

The good ones teach without preaching.

050Soul

Dream Come True

The same few words, carried by pure Soul.

051Soul

You’re My

A few words. A full love song. One big-band ride.

052Soul

Let’s Ride (Midnight Mix)

Earn the ride. Keep it clean. Enjoy the road.

053Rock

Let’s Ride

Care makes the ride last.

054Lowrider Soul

Lowrider Hum OG

The Tiki Room planted the fascination. Tāne Mahuta gave it roots.

055Hip-Hop

West Coast Ride

Low and slow. Chrome and soul.

056Soul

Impossible

Impossible is a fact. What happens next is a choice.

057Soul

The Magic Inside

Most people don’t lose the magic inside. They give it away.

058R&B

Must Be In The Upbringing

The table you build says more about you.

059Rap

East L.A. Born

East L.A. raised me. Brisbane gave us somewhere to stay.

060R&B

Badd Jadd

Family first, by choice—not birth.

061Soul

Badder Jadd

Family first, by choice—not birth. We brothers. We strong.