Martin Pals is an artist from Leeuwarden, The Netherlands. In his youth, Pals was already interest in classical music, and especially the lute-music. But however, he started to play in a hardcore punkband called M.O.G.. After he lost his interest in rock- and punk-music he started to play the lute. His teacher was Lex van Sante. Nowadays, Pals plays a lute built by Jiri Cepelak.