about xaltar
Xaltar was
made up of Rob Martinez(lead vocals/bass/guitar)
Scott
Chapin(guitars/drums
and drum programs/synth guitar/harmonica)
and Father
Scott Mansfield(guitars/mandolin)Rob and Scott were
introduced
by Father Scott in March of 2005 when they got together
for a jam,
and Xaltar was born. The band stays true to it's
Catholic
faith, writing songs about Our Lady, The Blessed
Trinity,
The Sacrament of Confession and other subjects that are
uniquely
Catholic. It's Xaltar's hope that their music,
which spans
any and all styles, will bring you closer to God,
and to His
Son, Our Lord Jesus Christ. God Bless You!
rob martinez
Rob Martinez
hails from Albuquerque, New Mexico, where he grew up playing music with
his family. "Singing and playing music is very important to me, as my
parents
and siblings are all musicians." Rob grew up hearing traditional
Hispanic
folk music in New Mexico, and at an early age was singing and playing
guitar
with his Dad. Having older siblings, he also grew up listening to the
Beatles,
and folk singer songwriters like Simon and Garfunkel and Bob Dylan.
Eventually
Rob picked up the electric bass after seeing Paul McCartney in concert.
"I love the sound and power of the bass. It is cool because it is
rhythmic
and melodic." After a 5 year stint in Los Angeles, where Rob played
with
various pop rock bands and learned the craft of songwriting, he
returned
to New Mexico to earn his M.A. in history. Today, Rob plays bass and
sings
for Xaltar. "I met Scott Chapin through Father Scott Mansfield, and we
just hit it off, we wanted to write and record inspiring music that
expressed
our Catholic faith. I've known Father Scott since junior high school
and
we have played music together off and on for so many years". Rob loves
collecting basses and guitars and plays Waterstone 4 string and 12
string
basses, and is a Waterstone endorser. See his Waterstone page HERE
And visit
Rob's Website HERE
scott chapin
Scott has
been a fixture in radio and television across the
U.S. for
over 30 years, but has always been involved in music.
In the 70s
and 80's, Scott served as a production manager for
radio giants
like KSTP, WEZB, KFRC, WIOD and others. At the
same time
he was producing music for the Miami Dolphins and Minnesota
Northstars,
CBS RadioRadio, and numerous jingles and video post-scores,
including
Scott's best selling novelty CD "Yatta Yatta Yatta". It's
single,
"Jamaican
Bobsled" received extensive national airplay.
In the 90's,
Scott left radio and moved to a TV voiceover career, but
remained
close to music, working with 60's rock icon Mitch Ryder, as
well as
another
novelty CD "Poseur of Polka", and his own band, Dead
Hippie.
Eleven years ago Jesus called, and Scott answered, returning
to his
Catholic
Faith after 25 years. Father Scott introduced Scott
to Rob
Martinez
in March of 2005, and Xaltar was born.
To visit
Scott's TV website, CLICK HERE.
father scott mansfield
Fr Scott
Mansfield was born and raised in Albuquerque, NM. After graduating high
school, the father took a job in the field of radio broadcasting,
but after
ten years he could no longer ignore what he feels was a certain call
from
Christ to serve God's people as a priest in the Roman Catholic Church.
Fr Scott was ordained to the priesthood on June 17, 2000, and serves
the
Church in a dual capacity, as Pastor of St John Vianney Church in Rio
Rancho,
NM, and in residence for St Thomas Aquinas Parish in Rio Rancho,
NM.
Fr Scott met Rob Martinez in 1977. The two "pimply faced" teenagers
discovered
they shared a common like for the Beatles and immediately became
friends,
a friendship that endures to this day. Father wrote the hauntingly
beautiful
"Pray a Prayer" that closes the Xaltar CD. Visit Father's Parish by CLICKING
HERE
joey cordova
In 2008,
singer-keyboardist Joey Cordova joined the group and
contributed vocals, keyboards and songwriting on Xaltar's final CD
of their album trilogy, "Get God"