Peter Martin, known professionally as Petey, is a musician and

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from

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, who rose to prominence on

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during the

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. He has more than 1.4 million followers on the social media platform, and has released two studio albums on Terrible Records Terrible label.

Early life

A native of

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, Martin played with

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band Young Jesus and attended Loyola University before moving to

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in 2013, where for a time he lived in a hand-made tent in a friend's backyard.

Musical career

Petey was signed to Terrible in 2020, and has released two albums and several standalone singles with the label. In 2022 he embarked on a US tour, including playing

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such as Lollapalooza and Outside Lands. In March 2022 he released a

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called Lean Into Life, based on his 2021 album of the same name, Directed by Director Crane.

Comedy

Martin's TikToks, created together with his friend and

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Will Crane (known sometimes as Director Crane), have been described as "wholesome" and "absurd", and feature him playing multiple characters, using many quick cuts to stitch the skits together. Martin began making sketches on TikTok when his nascent career in music was disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic and has parlayed his popularity on the platform into sponsorship deals and collaborations with other figures like

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Discography

* ''Other Stuff'' (2021, Terrible Records) * ''Lean Into Life'' (2021, Terrible Records)

References

External links

Website

Petey on Apple Music

TikTok channel
{{DEFAULTSORT:Petey Living people 21st-century American singers American TikTokers American rock singers American rock songwriters Loyola University New Orleans alumni 1992 births