Andrea Martinez was born and raised in Los Angeles, California. Around the age of 12, she began her viola studies in her middle school's music program. She has been playing Viola ever since, she started teaching music in 2021.
Andrea is currently completing a Bachelor's of Music in Viola Performance at California State University, Los Angeles under the instruction of Marta Honer and Dr. Patti Kilroy. She is an Alumni of Ramon C. Cortines School of Visual and Performing Arts and Youth Orchestra of Los Angeles, EXPO site (2019).
She has had the privilege of studying and performing in institutions such as the New England Conservatory, New York University, and in Northern California during workshops throughout the years. Andrea is currently involved with Heart of Los Angeles Eisner Intergenerational Orchestra, the LLS Orchestra at Loyola Marymount University, and with The Abiding Church.