marty ray project

Marty Ray Project is an independent musician and actor known for his soulful covers and original music, who has also successfully built a substantial online presence as a creator and performer. After independently recording his first songs using GarageBand in 2005, Marty Ray Project garnered significant early attention with his cover of ‘Great Speckled Bird,’ which rapidly amassed 30,000 views on his personal Facebook page. This initial success propelled his pursuit of music, leading him to Nashville to record his debut EP and cultivate a distinct vocal style that spans genres including reggae, country, rock, blues, and gospel. He quickly leveraged his engaging personality into viral video content, including a spoof titled ‘All About Dat Beard,’ which further expanded his online reach.

Marty Ray Project achieved widespread recognition with his acoustic cover of Vanilla Ice’s ‘Ice Ice Baby,’ which accumulated millions of views across platforms. The cover notably impressed Vanilla Ice himself, leading to an invitation for Marty Ray Project to perform alongside him in Miami. This momentum fueled the growth of his official YouTube channel, ‘Marty Ray Project,’ which has since amassed over 620,000 subscribers and generated more than 70 million collective views on his diverse catalog of covers and original music as of 2020. Expanding his creative endeavors beyond music, he also ventured into acting, securing roles in notable television series.

Marty Ray Project continues to build upon his substantial online presence, offering a unique blend of soulful original music and widely recognized covers to a global fanbase.