Eric Martinez lives in Denver, CO where he plays locally with his bands Lake Effect and The Tori Pater Trio, and the new supergroup called Dyrty Byrds.

Eric also plays in the Athens, GA based rock band Bloodkin, Daniel Hutchens Acoustic, and CubanStack, the east coast based rock band that rears its ugly head for a few weddings and festivals a year.

All of the songs on Saved (by Rock & Roll) were written and recorded over the past year except Smokey and Miss Mary Lou which where recorded in 2008 and written around 2005.