Born and raised in Tasmania, his sailing career transported him around the world prior to settling in Sydney. When illness forced his early retirement from teaching in 2016, Martin revived his love of music and he has since composed and recorded three original albums, A poem written for fun about the family dog transformed into a book celebrating the life of Bungee, and his wife and sons urged him to publish. Simmering in Martin’s mind are further adventures of Bungee.