MARTIN SEXTON, Winner, Live Performance Album, Solo

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BEHIND THE MUSIC:

---Sexton began his career as a street performer in Harvard Square in Cambridge. He sold 20,000 copies of his 1992 demo, In the Journey, out of his guitar case.

---His strong live performances won him a Boston Music Award for "Best New Artist" and led to his being named "Artist of the Year" by the National Academy of Songwriters in 1994.

---In 1996, he celebrated his first major label (Atlantic) release. Following his 2002 departure from Atlantic, he formed his own independent label, Kitchen Table Records.

--- Acoustic Guitar magazine says: "Most impressive is the fact that he’s usually singing over the entire circus act. It isn’t just lyrics, either. If you didn’t know better, you’d swear there was a lead guitarist and string section onstage occasionally. Nope, it’s just Sexton and his primary instrument – his voice – creating a whole new sound that’s both human and electric."

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