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His mother, JoAnn Martinez, was a hairstylist who set up her beauty shop in a small efficiency apartment attached to a garage behind their house. During the day, it was full of women being pampered. At night, it became his father's rehearsal space for his band.

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One night, his father brought him into the shop and sat him on his mother's beauty chair. He remembered watching in awe as his father practiced. I knew my family was unique. The studio, located on the corner of Staples Street and Wooldridge Road, has been home to more than Tejano musical artists. When Freddie Martinez Sr. After recording with about 15 record companies for a little over a decade, he realized nothing was happening for him.

So in , he decided to take a chance and create his own label. The business initially started in their garage on Brentwood Drive before they bought a studio in downtown Corpus Christi near Heritage Park.

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In , Freddie Martinez Sr. It wasn't until 24 years later he combined the two at its current location. His uncles were the Galvan brothers and his grandfather, Rafael Galvan, created the Galvan Ballroom in Music is the escape from the worries of the day. Continuing in the footsteps of their father, Freddie, John and Marc Martinez all work in the family business.