Marty Casey

Martin Xavier "Marty" Casey (born September 26, 1973) is an American rock musician who is the lead singer, primary songwriter and second guitarist of Lovehammers. After years of building a strong local following in Chicago and the Midwest, Casey achieved international fame on the first season of the reality show Rock Star: INXS. Casey made it to the final two of the competition, finishing as the runner-up to winner J.D. Fortune. and topping the download charts with his performances of both covers and original material. Marty Casey was born in the Chicago suburb of Hickory Hills, Illinois.

A number of the band's songs have been included in television shows and movies. The group's DVD, "Live/Raw" charted well on the Billboard musical DVD charts in 2004. In a 2009 interview, Tracii stated that L.A. Guns parted ways with Alexus Records and that he was unsure whether the material recorded with Marty Casey or the VH1 pilot would ever be released.

Casey returned to the Lovehammers in 2009 in order to record and release the album Heavy Crown.

In January 2009, Casey conducted a two-week solo acoustic tour of New Zealand, in support of charity CanTeen, which supports young people living with cancer. The tour was run by Christchurch resident Tania Gilchrist. One New Zealand radio interview took place in Invercargill on January, 12th 2009, airing on 89.2 MORE FM's The Morning Fix with Andy George Andy George. It can be viewed here.

Discography

Studio Albums See also: Lovehammers Discography

Title Album details Peak positions US Marty Casey and Lovehammers Release date: 2006 Label: Epic Records 67 The Ground You Walk On Release date: 2017 — "—" denotes releases that did not chart

A Also an official studio album for Lovehammers

Soundtrack Albums

Title Album details Peak positions US Rock Star: A Night At The Mayan Theatre (with various artists) Release date: 2005 Label: Burnett/Epic Records 68 "—" denotes releases that did not chart

Singles Single Year Peak chart positions Certifications AlbumUS (Pop) US Digital "Wish You Were Here" 2005 71 74 "Non-album single" "Trees" 97 — "—" denotes single that did not chart

DVD Releases Live/Raw (2004) (With Lovehammers) Rock Star: INXS / The DVD (2005) And the Rest is History... (2006) (With Lovehammers)

Music Videos Merry Christmas (All Year Long) (2006) (View here) Sleeper (2008) by Stock Yard Film (View here) Price I Pay (2013) (View here)