Born in Little Rock Arkansas, Mike MRTN has always been into music—whether it was the band in middle school, or when his aunt got him his first OutKast Speakerboxxx and The Love Below CD, and Kanye's College Drop out album; the artist Mike MRTN was already grooming his music talents at an early age when he didn’t even realize it. He started out taking heed and soaking up many hip-hop artist that influenced him—mostly artist from Atlanta, his father, his Aunt of course-who played a lot of r&b and neo soul like Musiq Soulchild and India Irie when he was a kid. Mike also enjoyed listening to alternative music in middle school which gave him a different cultural perspective and created another dimension of diversity. This wide range of music at an early age, helped him cultivate and create at a different level!! As he gears up for his thought provoking debut collection "I Really Hope You Make It", that features hip hop under ground legends Zip K and Grand Hustle’s very own Translee on the project with a few others, he hopes to jump off the porch and add a face card for himself which will open ears to the message he wants to convey for the music trance community. The project is a bit of Hip-hop, R&B, with a splash of Alternative! Ladies and gentleman...Mike MRTN.