Episode 105: UJ Martinez (The Sight Of Impact)

On this episode of March Forth with Mike Bauman, Mike chats with UJ Martinez!

UJ is a guitarist and songwriter in The Sight Of Impact, a hard rock/nu-metalcore band out of Donna, Texas in the Rio Grande Valley. Over the years, The Sight Of Impact has shared the stage with the likes of Adema, Avatar, Eyes Set To Kill, and Hed PE. They also played at the Never Say Never Festival, which featured the likes of Deftones, Bring Me The Horizon, The Devil Wears Prada, and Asking Alexandria, among others.

Since 2021, The Sight Of Impact has dropped 7 singles, each of which has seen great success on streaming platforms. Their 2021 single "Ideal Life" featuring rising trap metal outfit Dropout Kings has received nearly 600,000 streams on Spotify alone. The Sight Of Impact's 2022 single "What Can You Say" became their first official radio single, reaching No. 2 on the "Mainstream Rock Indicator Most Added" chart. The band's latest single entitled "Left Behind" has already racked up over 12,000 Spotify streams since its release on May 5th.

In this episode, UJ chats with Mike about the band's continued rise and success over the past few years, including how grateful he is for the support from the fans, collaborating bands, and media outlets, the inspiration behind and making the music video for "Left Behind," working with Wade Concienne, influences like Korn, and more.

This episode of the podcast also features the aforementioned single "Left Behind" from The Sight Of Impact, available where you get your music!

Follow The Sight Of Impact on Instagram @thesightofimpact. Follow UJ on Instagram @ujimpact. To stay up-to-date with The Sight Of Impact, visit https://hypeddit.com/thesightofimpact/leftbehind. 

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