Master Sgt. Jeremy S. Martin is the Staff Composer/Arranger and Section Chief of Publicity for the United States Air Force Band of Mid-America at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois. He creates original musical compositions and arrangements for the band’s nine music performing ensembles while leading the unit’s Marketing, Social Media, Video Production, and Virtual Engagement teams.

Master Sgt. Martin joined the Air Force in August, 2000, and was assigned to the USAF Band of the Golden West at Travis Air Force Base, California. He transferred into the Air National Guard in 2005 and was assigned to the ANG Band of the South at Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Georgia, before returning to the Band of the Golden West as an active duty member in 2008. In 2011 Master Sgt. Martin was assigned to the Air Force Public Affairs Agency (AFPAA) at Randolph Air Force Base, Texas, where he composed and arranged music for all Air Force Bands around the globe. In 2016 he was assigned to the USAF Band of Mid-America at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois.

Prior to joining the Air Force, Master Sgt. Martin taught middle school and high school bands for five years in Tennessee. He has written extensively for bands nationwide and has been a guest conductor and clinician for high school, college, and military bands throughout the United States. MSgt Martin's musical compositions and arrangements have been published by LudwigMasters Publications, Southern Music Company, Band Works Publications, and Carl Fisher, and he is the only person in the world to admit that he has played "principal contrabass clarinet."

EDUCATION
1997 Bachelor of Music Education, Tennessee Technological University, Cookeville, Tenn.
2003 Airman Leadership School, Travis AFB, Calif.
​2007 Master of Music, Wind Conducting, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Ala.
2014 Noncommissioned Officer Academy, Lackland AFB, Texas
2014 Associates in Music, Community College of the Air Force, Maxwell Air Force Base, Montgomery, Ala.
2019 Senior-Enlisted Joint Professional Military Education Course I, Air University, Maxwell Air Force Base, Montgomery, Ala.

ASSIGNMENTS
1. August 2000 - August 2005, Regional Band Arranger, USAF Band of the Golden West, Travis Air Force Base, Calif.
2. September 2005 - January 2008, Instrumentalist, Air National Guard Band of the South, Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Ga.
3. January 2008 - August 2011, Regional Band Arranger, USAF Band of the Golden West, Travis AFB, Calif.
4. August 2011 - August 2015, Regional Band Arranger, Air Force Public Affairs Agency, Kelly AFB, Texas
5. August 2015 - March 2016, Regional Band Arranger, Air Force Public Affairs Agency, Randolph AFB, Texas
6. March 2016 - Present, Section Chief, Publicity, USAF Band of Mid-America, Scott AFB, Ill.

MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Meritorious Service Medal with one oak leaf cluster
Air and Space Commendation Medal with five oak leaf clusters
Air and Space Achievement Medal
Air and Space Outstanding Unit Award
Air and Space Organizational Excellence Award

OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS
2023 Senior NCO of the Year, USAF Band of Mid-America
2023 1st Place Large Instrumental Composition or Arrangement (Normandy, 1944), CMSgt Morrell AF Media Awards
2022 Senior NCO of the 4th Quarter, USAF Band of Mid-America
2022 Senior NCO of the 1st Quarter, USAF Band of Mid-America
2022 Outstanding Communications Senior NCO, Air Mobility Command Public Affairs (AMC/PA)
2022 1st Place Large Instrumental Composition or Arrangement (Taras Bulba Overture), CMSgt Morrell AF Media Awards
2021 NATAS Emmy Award, Outstanding Live-Form Video (Associate Producer), Mid-America Regional Emmy Awards
2020 Public Affairs Award for Communication Excellence (NCO tier), AMC/PA
2018 Special Achievement for Communication Excellence, AMC/PA
2020 NCO of the Year, USAF Band of Mid-America
2020 NCO of the 3rd Quarter, USAF Band of Mid-America
2019 1st Place Large Instrumental Composition or Arrangement (Remember the Little Things), CMSgt Morrell AF Media Awards
2019 1st Place Studio Recording (Blue Horizons and Beyond), CMSgt Morrell AF Media Awards
2017 1st Place Large Instrumental Composition or Arrangement (Blue Horizons), CMSgt Morrell AF Media Awards
2016 1st Place Large Instrumental Composition or Arrangement (Air Force One), Air Force Media Contest
2015 1st Place Large Instrumental Composition or Arrangement (The New Colossus), Air Force Media Contest
2014 1st Place Large Instrumental Composition or Arrangement (Robbie the Raptor), Air Force Media Contest
2014 Commandant’s Award, NCO Academy
2013 1st Place Large Instrumental Composition or Arrangement (Caroline’s Holiday Wish), Air Force Media Contest
2011 NCO of the 2nd Quarter, USAF Band of the Golden West
2009 NCO of the 4th Quarter, USAF Band of the Golden West
2003 Distinguished Graduate, Airman Leadership School
2001 Tenant Unit Airman of the Quarter, 60th Air Mobility Wing, Travis AFB, Calif.

PUBLICATIONS
“That Others May Live,” LudwigMasters Publications, Boca Raton, Fla., 2008
“Fast Falls the Eventide,” LudwigMasters Publications, Boca Raton, Fla., 2009
“Cycle of the Werewolf,” BandWorks Publications, Bloomfield, N.J., 2015
“First Suite for Band,” LudwigMasters Publications, Boca Raton, Fla., 2015
“The Blue Hornets (Concert March),” LudwigMasters Publications, Boca Raton, Fla., 2016
“In Full Glory Reflected,” LudwigMasters Publications, Boca Raton, Fla., 2018
“My Old Kentucky Home,” LudwigMasters Publications, Boca Raton, Fla., 2018
“Super-Secret Super Sleuths,” LudwigMasters Publications, Boca Raton, Fla., 2018
“Blue Horizons,” Carl Fischer, LLC, New York, N.Y., 2019
“Diamond Reflections,” Carl Fischer, LLC, New York, N.Y., 2019
“Remember the Little Things,” LudwigMasters Publications, Boca Raton, Fla., 2019
“Elegy for a Firefighter,” Carl Fischer, LLC, New York, N.Y., 2019
“Prelude on ‘Adeste Fidelis,’” LudwigMasters Publications, Boca Raton, Fla., 2022
“’Silent Night’ for Strings and Harp” LudwigMasters Publications, Boca Raton, Fla., 2022
“Beautiful, Inside & Out,” LudwigMasters LLC, St. Louis, Mo., 2023
“Pomp and Circumstance,” Southern Music Company, St. Louis, Mo., 2023
“The Conquerors,” LudwigMasters LLC, St. Louis, Mo., 2023
“Armed Services Medley (for Young Band),” Carl Fischer, LLC, New York, N.Y., 2024
“Armed Services Medley (for Advanced Band),” Carl Fischer, LLC, New York, N.Y., 2024
“Back Home Again in Indiana,” LudwigMasters LLC, St. Louis, Mo., 2024
“Be Thou My Vision,” LudwigMasters LLC, St. Louis, Mo., 2024
“Overture to ‘Taras Bulba,’” Southern Music Company, St. Louis, Mo., 2024
“Triumphal March from ‘Aida,”” Southern Music Company, St. Louis, Mo., 2024
“Normandy, 1944,” LudwigMasters LLC, St. Louis, Mo., 2024

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS AND ASSOCIATIONS
American Society for Composers, Authors, and Publishers (ASCAP)
Music Educator’s National Conference (MENC)
Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia Fraternity

EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Airman First Class - August 29, 2000
Senior Airman - June 29, 2002
Staff Sergeant - April 1, 2004
Technical Sergeant - November 1, 2012
Master Sergeant - August 1, 2021

(Current as of June 2024)