2020-10-03

Giani Martinez

Giani Martinez (Tampa, Florida)

Metal/heavy metal musician Gianfranco Martinez De La Torre lives in Tampa, Florida, where he was born and raised. He does promotions and booking for a DIY venue located in a basement called “The Millhaus.” In recent years, he has played in local bands called Spit and Invade as well as filling in for the bands Poster and Bad Human. Most recently, he has been working with local producer Eric Dina on his first demo. The project is planned as a solo four-song self-titled demo tape. 

 Interviewed by Holly Hobbs, 10/03/2020.

Holly Hobbs

Music; United States; Covid-19 Pandemic

Tampa, Florida

Musicians in America during the Covid-19 Pandemic

Society for Ethnomusicology