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BURTON TRENT

INRODUCTION

Burton Trent was born, Martin Haywood 5th March 1954, near Burton On Trent, Staffordshire England. At the age of 12 years old he emigrated to   Australia, where he lived for 9 years in Inala, Brisbane. But, decided to move to Helensville, New Zealand to be close to his immediate family who had moved 2 years earlier. At the age of 18, in the Army, through "Boredom" or a  hobby, Martin took up guitar and was taught "House of the Rising Sun" by another Wagga inmate, at the rookie barracks.

At 26 years old, Martin got the chance to Audition for New Zealand Lion Brewery Circuit and was given a professional entertainers job travelling the North Island of New Zealand playing in bars and hotels. In 1885 thereabouts, the Lion Brewery circuit stopped owning bars and the circuit closed. Martin then started, "Nightmix Promotions, an agency for musicians and handled all of the   North Island talent solo, Duo and trio's, placed them work weekly in bars.

In 1987, Martin went to England to try and be a small fish in a big sea, where he worked around Nottingham,Derby, Sheffield and the Midlands, as a solo entertainer. He perfomed in clubs and pubs for 3 years. Also got an Actors Equity Card. (He is quite good as an actor. Got a part once on NZTV Shortland St, as a Dr.Dowling 2001.)

1990, He left England and went to Lanzarote in the Canary Islands where he was also entertaining in hotels and bars.He sang in a bar called "Mundialanza Restaurant" on the outskirts of Puert del Carmen to diners and one of those regulars was "Joe Elliot" the singer with Def Leppard. He' is a really down to earth man and is a good joke teller.

He had a stint with "Lee Kerslake" URIAH HEEP's Drummer as a show band in honour of Lee. The band would walk off stage and leave Lee alone for 20 minutes doing drum solo's. 1994, He left Lanzarote and went to the Mainland of Spain continued to entertain all over the Costa's throughout Spain. Costa Blance, Costa Brava, Costa del Sol and Mojajar, Salou, Benidorm, Fuengirola and Torremolinas and more. 1995, Left Spain went to Nashville, played in some bars doing James Taylor songs. Martin has always had a strong tie with James Taylors music as he also is a Pisces. 1996, Back in New Zealand, Changed his name on stage to "Burton Trent" and got into doing mainly Nashville country music. Obvious name as he came from "Burton On Trent" it has a ring of a country artist. He is writing his first album ready to reach people in 2013. Which will be distributed through the NZ warehouse nationwide.

Burton Trent promotes himself and Nashville country music on; http://www.arrowfm.co.nz/ where he plays 4 hours a week on Saturday nights from 8 to 11 evenings every week offering people a chance in New Zealand to broaden their horizons of good country moder Nashville music that is not normally played in New Zealand. Burton likes older country but it has been overplayed. Burton has a strong regard for "Country's Roots" and a deep respect for artists such as Willie Nelson and Johnny Cash Jim Reeves and more.

He plays on Radio mainly, Alan Jackson, Dwight Yoakam, Garth Brooks and Brad Paisley as   the type of music he promotes. If you have any songs like this that you would like Burton to play on radio please send an email to burtontrent@hotmail.com

Burton Trent