Marty Sampson

Marty Sampson
Martin W "Marty" Sampson (born 31 May 1979) is an Australian singer-songwriter, musician and former worship leader at the Hillsong Church in Sydney. From the late 1990s until 2019 he featured on the United Live albums and was one of the original Hillsong United band's worship leaders. Sampson's main instrument is the guitar although he also plays the piano, flute and drums. Aside from work for Youth Alive and Hillsong United, Sampson has issued solo albums.
Biography
Sampson was born on 31 May 1979 and became a member of the Hillsong Church in Sydney. From the late 1990s he has featured on the Youth Alive albums and was one of the original Hillsong United band's worship leaders. His last album with Hillsong United was the 2011's Aftermath. He often leads worship at the church and has maintained contributions for Hillsong albums. Since his departure from Hillsong United, he has worked on his songwriting. Sampson helps with the worship at Northern Beaches, a Hillsong extension service. In November 2006 he married Michelle and the couple have a son.
In 2007, Sampson released a solo EP, Let Love Rule, via his official website. In April 2008, Sampson co-wrote "We Give You Praise" with band members of the United Kingdom Christian rockers Delirious?. In 2010, he recorded an album in the United States under the band name, The Red Bikes. It was recorded with James Rudder as producer, Luke Munns on drums, Michael Guy Chislett on guitar and Paul Malbury on bass guitar. The album has not yet been released. In June 2011, Sampson released another solo EP, Objects, as Martin Sampson. It is an acoustic guitar folk album in the vein of Bob Dylan. The tracks were recorded at the same time as The Red Bikes project.
On 10 August 2019, he publicly stated that he was "losing his faith" in an Instagram post. Sampson initially clarified that he had not "renounced" his faith but was "struggling with many parts of the [Christian] belief system", then subsequently on 23 August 2019 wrote that he no longer identified as a Christian.
Instrumentation
According to AllMusic, Sampson is credited with being a composer, lyricist, vocalist, producer, worship leader, guitarist (acoustic, electric) and arranger.
Discography
Songwriter
Songs written or co-written by Sampson include
Hillsong Worship albums
By Your Side (1999)
"By Your Side"
For This Cause (2000)
"Carry Me"
You Are My World (2001)
"God Is Great"
"You Are My World"
"Forever"
"My Best Friend" with Joel Houston
Blessed (2002)
"Now That You're Near"
"Son of God" with Lincoln Brewster
"King of Majesty"
Hope (2003)
"Song of Freedom"
"Better Than Life"
"To the Ends of the Earth" with Houston
"Can't Stop Praising" with Tulele Faletolu
"Free"
"Angels"
For All You've Done (2004)
"Hallelujah" with Jonas Myrin
"Home"
"Take All of Me"
God He Reigns (2005)
"God He Reigns"
"All I Need Is You"
"There Is Nothing Like" with Myrin
"What the World Will Never Take" with Matt Crocker & Scott Ligertwood
"Tell the World" with Jonathon Douglass & Houston
Mighty to Save (2006)
"Take It All" with Crocker & Ligertwood
"I Believe"
"The Freedom We Know" with Houston & Matt Tenikoff
"For Who You Are"
"Open My Eyes" with Mia Fieldes
Saviour King (2007)
"In Your Freedom" with Raymond Badham
"One Thing" with Darlene Zschech
"Saviour King" with Fieldes
Faith + Hope + Love (2009)
"The Wonder of Your Love" with Jack Mooring & Leeland Mooring
"His Glory Appears" with Zschech
No Other Name (2014)
"Depths" with Brooke Fraser
Open Heaven / River Wild (2015)
"O Praise the Name (Anástasis)" with Benjamin Hastings & Dean Ussher
"Open Heaven (River Wild)" with Matt Crocker
Let There Be Light (2016)
"Look to the Son" with Joel Houston, Reuben Morgan, Matt Crocker and Scott Ligertwood
"Elohim"
The Peace Project (2017)
"Peace Upon The Earth" (music by Frederic Chopin)
There Is More (2018)
"God so Loved" with Matt Crocker
"The Lord's Prayer" with Ben Fielding, Benjamin Hastings and Reuben Morgan
Hillsong United albums
Everyday (1999)
"Seeking You"
"Prayer to the King"
"God Is Moving"
Best Friend (2000)
"Best Friend" with Houston
"Forever"
"Reason I Live"
King of Majesty (2001)
"King of Majesty"
"Everything to Me"
"God Is Great"
To the Ends of the Earth (2002)
"Free"
"All"
"To the Ends of the Earth" with Houston
"My God"
"Now That You're Near"
More Than Life (2004)
"Light"
"Take All of Me"
"Shine for You"
"Soldier" with Faletolu
"All Day"
Look to You (2005)
"Tell the World" with Douglass & Houston
"Look to You"
"All I Need Is You"
"Shout Unto God" with Houston
"There Is Nothing Like" with Myrin
"What the World Will Never Take" with Crocker & Ligertwood
"Deeper"
United We Stand (2006)
"Take It All" with Crocker & Ligertwood
"From God Above"
"Came to My Rescue" with Joel Davies & Dylan Thomas
"Revolution" with Ligertwood, Houston, Brooke Fraser & Michael Guy Chislett
"Hallelujah" with Tenikoff & Rolf Wam Fjell
All of the Above (2007)
"Devotion"
"Saviour King" with Fieldes
The I Heart Revolution: With Hearts as One (2008)
"Look to You"
"Forever"
"There Is Nothing Like" with Myrin
"Tell the World" with Douglass & Houston
"All I Need Is You"
"Shout Unto God" with Houston
"Came to My Rescue (Be Lifted High)" with Davies and Thomas
Aftermath (2011)
"Light Will Shine" with Crocker
People
"Ready Or Not" with Houston
Hillsong Young & Free albums
"III" (2018)
"Jesus Loves Me" with Aodhan King and Benjamin Hastings
Hillsong Kids albums
Jesus Is My Superhero (2004)
"King of Majesty"
Super Strong God (2005)
"Free"
"All I Need Is You"
"Your Are My World"
Supernatural (2006)
"Better Than Life"
"You're All I Need"
"For Who You Are"
Can You Believe It!? (2018)
"My Best Friend" with Joel Houston
Delirious? album
Kingdom of Comfort (2008)
"We Give You Praise" with Martin Smith, Stuart Garrard, and Jon Thatcher
Extended plays
Let Love Rule (EP, 2007)
"Brave Souls"
"NYC"
"Landslide"
"Inhale"
"Heaven Sent"
"Diamond Mine"
"Exhale"
"Castle Wall"
Objects (EP, Small City Music, 17 June 2011)
"Before the Night Takes Me"
"Fast Asleep in the Sun"
"Anybody Else"
"From the Coal"
"We Exist and Then We Fly Away"
References
External links
"Hillsong United - Interview with Joel & Marty", Fresh FM, 30 March 2005
1979 births
Living people
Australian Pentecostals
Australian performers of Christian music
Hillsong musicians
Australian male songwriters