Marty Goetz

"Marty Goetz" is a singer-songwriter and pianist of Jewish background. He is a Messianic Jew.

Born in 1952, Marty soon developed a musical career and as half of 'Bert & Marty', he sang at clubs and other venues around Pittsburgh while reading English at Carnegie Mellon University, including a non-singing guest appearance on Mister Rogers as Smokey Bear. Moving to New York and playing resorts in the Catskill Mountains, the duo gained critical acclaim in the so-called "Borscht Belt" as the most promising new act of 1974. Then, Bert became a Christian, and the duo was dissolved. Marty continued pursuing a solo career as a songwriter and cabaret act, but with an increasing number of people in his life becoming born-again Christians, Marty began reading the Bible and became convinced of its message as well. Now his venue became churches and many options opened up and a new career was born.

Marty Goetz has been called by some a modern day psalmist. Using melodic and acoustical/classic arrangements with his piano playing and orchestral work Marty draws also from a number of musical influences not least of which is his Hebraic background. Over the years, Marty has collaborated with Christian recording artist Debby Boone on a number of occasions, including on the lyrics to "Song of Deliverance" which appears on Marty's album "Sanctuary." In 1991, Marty performed at a Billy Graham rally in New York's Central Park.

Marty has recorded music steadily since 1985. Now he lives near Nashville, Tennessee with his wife Jennifer and their daughter Danyel Misha.

Discography

Albums

*"I Call You Friend" (1992)
*"The Love Of God"
*"Psalm Enchanted Evening" (Marty Goetz Ministries) (1998)
*"Sanctuary" (Marty Goetz Ministries) (1999)
*"He Is My Defense" (Galilee of the Nations) (2000)
*"Festivals of Light - Celebrating Our Messiah's Birth" (Galilee of the Nations) (2003)
*"Songs of Israel" (Tovah Records) (2003)
*"Hope of Glory"

Video

*"Psalm Enchanted Evening (Marty Goetz : Live In Concert)" (DVD)

External links

* [http://www.martygoetz.com/ His Website]