Jeff Martin 777 is a rock

Rock music

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 band from Perth

Perth, Western Australia

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, Western Australia

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. The band's name was inspired by Jeff Martin

Jeff Martin (Canadian musician)

Jeffrey Scott Martin is a Canadian guitarist and singer-songwriter best known for fronting the rock band The Tea Party. Martin began his career as a solo artist in October 2005, when The Tea Party disbanded....

's study of the occult, specifically the work of Aleister Crowley

Aleister Crowley

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. Martin formed the band with former Sleepy Jackson members Malcolm Clark and Jay Cortez in 2010, after the demise of his previous band The Armada

The Armada (band)

The Armada was a three-piece rock band based in Cork, Ireland. Fronted by Jeff Martin of The Tea Party, The Armada aimed to encompass the tone of The Tea Party, while moving it forward....

.

Biography

Following the disbanding of his group The Tea Party

The Tea Party

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 in 2005, Canadian

Canada

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 singer-songwriter Jeff Martin lived for sometime in Ireland before settling in Perth. In 2008 he formed The Armada

The Armada (band)

The Armada was a three-piece rock band based in Cork, Ireland. Fronted by Jeff Martin of The Tea Party, The Armada aimed to encompass the tone of The Tea Party, while moving it forward....

, releasing a self-titled album. After this, Martin toured as a duo with Jay Cortez, formely of Perth bands End of Fashion

End of Fashion

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 and The Sleepy Jackson

The Sleepy Jackson

The Sleepy Jackson are an Australian alternative rock band formed in Perth, Western Australia. The band's name was inspired by a former drummer who was narcoleptic. The band revolves around the distinctive vocal style of multi-instrumentalist and songwriter Luke Steele...

 and in 2010 the pair formed a new band with Sleepy Jackson drummer Malcolm Clark. This group was dubbed "Jeff Martin 777", a name Martin derived from his interest in the works of Aleister Crowley

Aleister Crowley

Aleister Crowley , born Edward Alexander Crowley, and also known as both Frater Perdurabo and The Great Beast, was an influential English occultist, astrologer, mystic and ceremonial magician, responsible for founding the religious philosophy of Thelema. He was also successful in various other...

, in this case his 777 and Other Qabalistic Writings. Work commenced on an album at Martin's Perth studios.

During the year, Martin toured as a duo with DIG

Directions In Groove

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 drummer Terepai Richmond while the album was mastered. In January 2011, the album's title track was released on Martin's MySpace

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 page. The Ground Cries Out was released in Canada on March 1, 2011 and the band undertook a short Canadian tour. The album peaked at #51 on the Canadian Albums Chart

Canadian Albums Chart

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. It was subsequently released in Australia in April. An Australian tour will begin in May 2011.

Current band members

• Jeff Martin
  Jeff Martin (Canadian musician)
  Jeffrey Scott Martin is a Canadian guitarist and singer-songwriter best known for fronting the rock band The Tea Party. Martin began his career as a solo artist in October 2005, when The Tea Party disbanded....
  
  – vocals, guitar
• Malcolm Clark – drums, backing vocals
• Jay Cortez – bass, backing vocals