About Jesse and Kylie

Our Story

 Hey! We are Jesse and Kylie Martin. Born an raised in different places but found each other in Johannesburg, South Africa. Our love for music is what united us and after a few years of dating, we got married and immediately jumped onto a cruise ship. We spent the first 3 years of our married life as cruise ship musicians. But then when 2020 hit, much like everyone else, we got affected by Rona and her effects on the travel and entertainment industry.

When we got back to land after 3 months of being held on a ship, we tried to make sense of life on land and moved to the small coastal town of Jeffreys Bay along the eastern coast of South Africa. After a year of trying to make work of what we were doing before we got married – Jesse perusing Software and Web Development, and Kylie Illustration and Design, we felt music was still the love of our lives.

We moved out of our pretty apartment and into Jesse’s grandparents house, making use of their caravan as our “work space”. We are taking a huge leap of faith and chasing after our dream of being full-time musicians, travelling, writing songs and singing where ever we are given space.

Hope you join us in following our journey.

Xx Jesse and Kylie 

More about Jesse

Hello friends, I’m Jesse, one of the pieces that make up our little duo. I play the guitar and sing alongside my very talented wife.

I realised I loved to sing from a very young age but it wasn’t until I was about 16 years old when I got serious about music and began learning to play the guitar and got singing again. I played in my local church band and got involved with various artists around Johannesburg but it was ultimately teaming up with Kylie that got me thinking about making music professionally and so glad I did. I’ve had so much fun making music and really hope you enjoy listening to it just as much.

 

More about Kylie

Hey hey hey wonderful people! I am Kylie, the other half of our saucy little duo.

I always had a love for music but I didn’t start singing until I was 15 years old. I started songwriting and singing with my younger brother. We performed around Johannesburg and I continued as a soloist when my brother was no longer able to accompany me to gigs. I joined a church in Jo’burg where I met Jesse and then I asked Jess to accompany me after we were asked to do an event together. I really loved working with Jesse, and this lead to us dating and then eventually getting married and doing music full-time as a married couple.

I hope you enjoy following along in our adventure.

 

Fun, authentic performance infused with loads of talent!

 

– Nicole Anderton

They were absolutely the best entertainment on Carnival Pride! What a wonderful couple and beautiful music! Can’t wait to see you guys again!

– Alina Pedro Simmons

Such a super talented couple. Loved listening to them sing and play especially Kylie on the beat box..Best new duo I have seen in quite a while!

 

– Michele Haines Garry

They are a joy to listen to and their chemistry comes across in their music!

 

– Melisa Missy Fillman

I can say that Jesse and Kylie have an amazing connection, the covers they do are just amazing and unforgettable! Thank you guys!! Keep up the good work and hopefully would see you guys again

 

– Luis Zamudio

Very original and creative musicians. My wife and I looked forward to their performances They are super down to earth people and really fun to hang out with. I highly recommend Jesse and Kylie and hope to see them perform in the future!!

 

– Serge Treyger

Is there a 10 Stars? They were Awesome! We just got off a cruise We absolutely Loved Jesse and Kylie. The music, harmony, songs, and both were so incredibly nice. I hope to see them again. And I know that they will be very successful. Thank You both!

 

– Kay Herndon

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