Chilean-born, Victor, is recognised as one of the world’s finest classical Latin-American avant-garde solo guitarists. With his sons, he led the family guitar trio, Martinez Akustica, who performed professionally from 1997 until 2012 throughout Australia and internationally. All three members played six-string acoustic and electric guitar, and bass and also used their instruments as percussion and vocal beatbox. 

One minute they played in unison, the next in harmony, then across and against each other. It was calm, then chaotic, beautiful, then forceful. It was difficult to fully describe them until you’d heard them. Their interplay and understanding that flowed through them were inspiring, endearing and infectious. They truly captivated their audiences as they stretched each other’s ability with a flourish here and an astonishing variation there. These incredible players were on the must-see list for anyone who played the guitar, anyone who aspired to play the guitar and anyone who enjoyed listening to guitar.

• Instrumentation: Acoustic and Electric Guitar, Bass, Percussion, Vocal Beatbox

• Music Genre: Jazz, Pop, Contemporary, World, Folk, Soul, Classical, Modern

• Size: Trio