Martha has a bachelor degree from the University of Alberta as well as a music composition diploma from Grant MacEwan University. She studied voice at the Boston University Tanglewood Institute and has performed classical, jazz, country, rock and musical theatre professionally. After touring Canada with the band “Barracuda” for 5 years Martha had a permanent house engagement as jazz vocalist at Fairmont Hotel Chateau Lake Louise. She has performed at the Mayfield Inn Dinner Theatre, the National Anthems for the Edmonton Oilers at Rexall Place. and currently fronts the corporate party band “5AM” which performs throughout Alberta. She also plays guitar, piano, is a songwriter and a children's entertainer as the character "Martha Messmaker".

Martha is director of voice and early childhood programs at Visionary College and has trained award winning students, recording artists, songwriters, and some of the best vocalists in Alberta.