AMPLIFIED: ANTHONY MARTINELLI

Photo by Chloe Pusey

Jerk Magazine: Can you give us some background on your music?

Anthony Martinelli: I try to create music that people can relate to. I love the beach, so I have a summery aspect in a lot of my music, but I'm kind of all over the place—some happy songs, some sad songs. I love to put it all together in a way that my audience can resonate with.

JM: How did you get into music?

AM: Both my parents were in bands when they were younger, and when [they] got married, they ended up being in a band together. They were a huge inspiration; my dad gave me my first guitar for my birthday when I was five years old.

JM: You recently played your first show at SU. How did it go?

AM: My first Syracuse gig was The Shipyard in September. It's an acoustic place, and I did mainly covers and threw an original in there too. It was great just being able to vibe with everyone. A lot of people came out to support and loved it! show at SU. How did it go?

JM: Do you have a release proud of?

AM: The first song I released was called “Late July” and I didn't really think too much of it, but I was really happy to be releasing my first song. But more recently, that song ended up with me landing a sync deal with Campbell's Soup. They have a division of their company called Late July. The company found the song, and was like, “can we use this in our ads?” That was huge.

JM: Do you have anything cooking right now?

AM: I filmed two music videos within the past year, and as soon as the new year starts I have four to five singles that I'll be releasing roughly once a month!

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Jerks to: Oasis, Djo, Electric Light Orchestra, The Backseat Lovers