Martin H. Samuel is an award-winning, published & recorded songwriter, and a drummer whose band has a commemorative brick, 20 rows directly above ‘John’, in the Liverpool Cavern Wall of Fame. Samuel designed and produced the Chord Board (educational music tool) – copies of which are on display in the Slide Rule Museum, Colorado, U.S.A., The British Library, The British Science Museum and the Sir Paul McCartney lead patron-sponsored Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts.

Martin H. Samuel

Martin H. Samuel is an award-winning, published & recorded songwriter, and a drummer whose band has a commemorative brick, 20 rows directly above ‘John’, in the Liverpool Cavern Wall of Fame. Samuel designed and produced the Chord Board (educational music tool) – copies of which are on display in the Slide Rule Museum, Colorado, U.S.A., The British Library, The British Science Museum and the Sir Paul McCartney lead patron-sponsored Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts.

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Martin H. Samuel is an award-winning, published & recorded songwriter, and a drummer whose band has a commemorative brick, 20 rows directly above ‘John’, in the Liverpool Cavern Wall of Fame.

Samuel designed and produced the Chord Board (educational music tool) – copies of which are on display in the Slide Rule Museum, Colorado, U.S.A., The British Library, The British Science Museum and the Sir Paul McCartney lead patron-sponsored Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts.

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Language

English
Fluent
German
Advanced

Work Experience

Drummer at Heatwave
January 1, 1969 - Present
Original Heatwave band drummer; London-based ca. 1969.
Drummer at Bright Eye Band
July 3, 1977 - July 4, 1977
Opened the 9th Diamond Head Crater Sunshine Festival in Honolulu; opened for Journey, Styx, Elvin Bishop, Flash Cadillac, Detective and the Mackey Feary Band.
Drummer at Bright Eye Band
August 21, 1977 - August 21, 1977
Headlined A Beach'n Concert, Kailua Beach Park, Oahu; August 21, 1977.
Sailor / Long-distance Sailboat Delivery Captain at Sabre Yachts
January 1, 1987 - Present
Long-distance, blue-water sailing; 1987 Performance Award.

Education

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Qualifications

Games Magazine Top 100
January 1, 1996 - February 17, 2026
Spiel Gut Recommendation
January 1, 2006 - February 17, 2026
Creative Child Magazine Game Of The Year
January 1, 2007 - February 17, 2026
National Parenting Center Seal Of Approval
January 1, 2008 - February 17, 2026
Major Fun Award
January 1, 2008 - February 17, 2026
Major Fun Family Award
January 1, 2008 - February 17, 2026
Games Magazine Top 100
January 1, 1996 - February 17, 2026
Spiel Gut Recommendation
January 1, 2006 - February 17, 2026
Game Of The Year
January 1, 2007 - February 17, 2026
Seal Of Approval
January 1, 2008 - February 17, 2026
Major Fun Award
January 1, 2008 - February 17, 2026
Major Fun Family Award
January 1, 2008 - February 17, 2026
UK Songwriting Contest - Love Songs (5-Star Semi Finalist)
August 8, 2020 - February 17, 2026
UK Songwriting Contest - Spring 2021 Best Pop Song Winner
April 1, 2021 - February 17, 2026
World Songwriting Awards - Fall 2021 Best Alternative Song Winner
September 1, 2021 - February 17, 2026
World Songwriting Awards - Spring 2024 Best Modern Country Song Top 10 Finalist
April 1, 2024 - February 17, 2026
UK Songwriting Contest - 2020 Original Song Category (Commendation)
August 8, 2020 - February 17, 2026
ASCAP Membership – IPI 216450985
January 11, 2030 - February 17, 2026
Akademia Music Award – Best Singer-Songwriter / Ballad
December 1, 2015 - February 17, 2026
UK Songwriting Contest – 5-Star Semi Finalist (Love Songs) for 'The Man In The Moon' (2020)
August 8, 2020 - February 17, 2026
World Songwriting Awards – Spring 2021 Best Pop Song Winner
April 1, 2021 - February 17, 2026
World Songwriting Awards – Fall 2021 Best Alternative Song Winner
September 1, 2021 - February 17, 2026
Sabre Yachts 1987 Performance Award
January 1, 1987 - February 17, 2026

Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Gaming, Education