Davey Martinez
Drumline Instructor 

Davey Martinez is a Las Vegas native, who has been performing and teaching music for over a decade. Mr. Martinez will graduate from UNLV with a Bachelor of Music Performance, and a Minor in Music Technology. Martinez has marched in collegiate, WGI, and DCI percussion ensembles (including five seasons with Vegas Vanguard under the direction of former UNLV Drumline Instructor Brian Howerton), and regularly performs locally with multiple eclectic jazz collectives. He has also instructed over a dozen high school drumlines and independent drumline organizations, including Gold Spike Percussion and the Battalion Drum and Bugle Corps.

Martinez’ musical background is particularly diverse, as he has garnered significant accomplishments in several areas such as drum set, classical percussion, Afro-latin percussion, and marching percussion. As a teacher and pedagogue, Martinez’ chief objectives strategically develop performers as diligent musicians, intuitive problem solvers, and collaborative learners. Davey Martinez takes the helm of the “Star of Nevada” Drumline as Instructor/Arranger beginning April 2024.