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leeping With Sirens have evolved a lot since their original formation in 2009. Over the years
Sthey’ve matured and refined their sound, with latest album, ‘Madness’ on Epitaph Records,
being arguably their best work to date. Along the way, the band’s personnel has also been modi-
fied – with ‘Madness’ featuring guitarist Nick Martin who took over from Jesse Lawson in 2013.
Black Velvet thought it was time to find out a bit more about Nick and grabbed a chat while the
band were in the UK on their World Tour with Pierce The Veil. Interestingly enough, Nick is related
to Vic and Mike Fuentes of Pierce The Veil and Nick’s first band was with Mike. We discover that as
a child Nick was a shy and reserved individual, but he’s blossomed into an extremely motivated
and talented musician.
oing back to Nick’s early years he tells ways on my own. But I feel like those years who I grew up with in high school.”
Gus that he wasn’t a very confident per- were so formative for me as far as me figuring One person who has inspired and moti-
son. “I’ve always been a very shy and reserved out who I was and I’m very proud of myself vated Nick in so many ways through his life
individual so I felt naturally kind of an outcast now when I look back on it knowing that I got though is his dad. He tells us, “My dad is just
growing up. I guess it was hard for me to find through it and I never conformed to what this phenomenal individual who was a very
my place as far as where I belonged. I feel like everyone else was doing. I was very interested quiet figure through my life. He was always the
it was also a blessing in disguise for me. I kind in punk rock and the message and the way that most supportive individual and when I wanted
of grew up, this little punk rock kid, I grew up in I felt going to shows growing up and without to start playing music he was the first person
kind of a tough neighbourhood. There was re- that I would obviously not be where I am today. to buy me an acoustic guitar. He was just so
ally nobody else that listened to punk rock I would have conformed to something else, I supportive and he was so quiet about it too.
music. It was a very kind of urban area and would probably be doing something now that I And it’s so cool because without my dad
community that I grew up in so I was kind of al- don’t enjoy doing and being like everyone else there’s no way I would have found out about

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