Two time LA Ovation Award winner Martín Carrillo has created music and sound environments in a number of contexts and venues since he began studying music at the age of 7. After studying Piano, Cello and Guitar, Martín still wanted more. Seeking out theatrical, and theoretical training Martín graduated from Swarthmore College with a BA in Theatrical Directing and another BA in Sociology and Anthropology. Preferring to work with Dancers as a director/choreographer proved again the influence of music in Carrillo's life. A desire to design, and to influence the vibrations as well as actions of the stage made way for a choice of discipline.

Work with Pig Iron Theatre Company's Cafeteria began Martín Carrillo's professional work for Philadelphia stages. Later music and designs for Tragedy of Joan of Arc garnered critical acclaim and 2 Barrymore Nominations for Original Music and Sound Design. In Philadelphia, Martín worked for many stages including the Lang Performing Arts Center, Philadelphia Theatre Company, Interact, and Mum Puppettheatre. Collaborators in Philadelphia have included, Sarah Caldwell, Susan Smythe, James P. Murphy, Nick Kourtides and Guggenheim recipient Robert Smythe.

An interest in Film composition brought Martin to Los Angeles where he has lived the last 8 years and where he presently makes a headquarters for Heardrum. Compositions for films have kept him busy and some including SunnySlope, Think Again, and the feature length, Undoing have shown at the LA International Film Festival, New York International Independant Film and Video Festival and the Silver Lake Film Festival. With critically acclaimed Sound Designer Francois Bergeron, Martin has contributed to Universal Port Aventura's Templo Del Fuego, Kansas City's Science City Museum, and Disney's Tokyo DisneySeas. In 2005 Martín served as Audio Designer for the construction of two theaters at Hong Kong Disneyland on Lantau Island. Martín has also designed for Pasadena Playhouse's productions of Kiss at City Hall, Blithe Spirit, and Neil Simon's Biloxi Blues.

In the last few years, Carrillo has worked as an artist in residence with UCR on productions of Shakespeare's R&J, The Women, The Rocky Horror Show and The Visit. In 2005 Martin returned from Hong Kong where he served as chief audio consultant for the theatrical venues mounting the Festival of the Lion King, and Golden Mickey's shows for 4 months leading up to their opening in September. He worked at Orange County High School of the arts from 2005-2007 as Designer in residence and Audio Educator. He continues to search for new and exciting collaborations. Co-conspirators in LA include songstress and talent Kari Newhouse with whom he released a CD entitled Lit at Both Ends, Joy Shannon and the Beauty Marks with whom he released a CD this year, and Jacqueline Wright, whose plays continue to inspire music. Martin Carrillo has been teaming with the last two generations of Group101 Film Directors, Steve Smith and Marc Pilvinsky. The Last Stall, a short film by Steve Smith and Group 101 aired on the American Movie Channel's Short Screamers hosted by horror star Clive Barker. In 2004, Martin Carrillo was awarded an LA Ovation award for his work on Romeo and Juliet: Antebellum New Orleans, as well as another for his design of the World Premiere production of Paradise Lost: Shadows and Wings. He continues to design sound and compose music for theater all over the Greater LA Metropolitan area.