Martin Schmidt is the guitarist of the German Surfpunk-Trio The Razorblades.
He founded his first band at the age of 17, turned pro a few years later and hasn’t put the guitar down ever since.
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Besides touring in Europe and the USA, he worked as a guitar instructor, music journalist composer and books his own tours
He also runs his own record label GENERAL SCHALLPLATTEN
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and is the author of the books
SURF BEAT (an encyclopedia of surf music)
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DER GITARRENHELD (a Playalong book for guitarists).
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If you want to find out more about him, check out these websites:
www.the-incredible-mr-smith.com
www.mrsmithandthejazzpolice.de
www.the-hollywood-gangsters.de