Memorial Monday: Artist Profile of Trade Martin

05.26.2014 | Lisa Day |

Producer, arranger, songwriter, and recording artist Trade Martin has collaborated on several projects for the blues legend B.B. King and written music for such recording legends, Dusty Springfield, Vanilla Fudge, Cher, Patti LaBelle, and Dave Edmunds. Martin wrote several film scores as well. He’s been nominated for the ‘Clio Awards’ for his work in advertisements, and received praise for his productions of B.B.Kings, the Grammy winning, Live at San Quentin Album with the song ‘Peace to the World’

Trade had this to say about Memorial Monday: A holiday that honors those that have made the ultimate sacrifice fighting for our country.

“Memorial Day weekend, I believe is the most special Monday of the year. My Dad and my three uncles served in W.W. 2. Therefore, I am extremely thankful to our veterans, always and have written many songs along with videos to honor these great men and women. A number of years ago, I was researching and discovered there had never been a specific song for one of the most loved American holidays that commemorates the day and honors our brave warriors, so I decided to write, “Memorial Monday.”

“I make my living recording and publishing in the music industry. Trade said, it’s my “Day and Night job” so on a daily basis, I create product (and videos) to release on YouTube, iTunes & Amazon. Many times the songs are based on important U.S. or world news items. Being totally ‘obsessed’ with politics, besides love & relationships… my lyrics are greatly influenced by the constant surroundings of left versus right conflicts.” – Trade Martin.

You can find out more about Trade Martin here.

Lisa Day

Lisa Day is a communications specialist by trade with 25+ years of experience in the field of internal and external communication, PR and marketing, current events, politics, culture, and American exceptionalism. She's the co-founder of BigDawg Music Radio, and BigDawg Music Mafia, which bridges the cultural divide with artists and entrepreneurs resisting the progressive agenda.

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