Martin Tielli

Martin Tielli, born in 1967 in Italy, is a Canadian singer-songwriter. He is a member of Rheostatics, and has also released material as a solo artist and with the side project N

Martin Tielli, born in 1967 in Italy, is a Canadian singer-songwriter. He is a member of Rheostatics, and has also released material as a solo artist and with the side project Nick Buzz. As well, he has appeared as a guest musician on albums by Barenaked Ladies, Kevin Hearn, The Waltons, Jane Siberry, Ashley MacIsaac, Meryn Cadell and Mia Sheard. He is also a painter, and created most of the album covers for the Rheostatics. In 2005 he shot a movie entitled Black Widow with Mary Margaret O'Hara and Sarah Slean for the CBC.

Tielli's guitar style is textured and flamboyant, and his vocal style is acrobatic (he has an extremely developed falsetto range). He is something of an eccentric, often enigmatic in interviews, and he suffers from severe anxiety when performing solo.