Jayden Martinez

Year: Junior

Major: Studio Composition

Hometown: Bronx, NY

Favorite food: Yaroa with Maduros y Pollo

Sign: Scorpio

Color: Forest Green

What is your motivation to succeed?

My family. My parents fought to give me the opportunity to go to college, and I’ve known since 2024’s EOP summer academy that I was given an opportunity that most of my family weren’t given. I work multiple jobs on campus, study hard, and keep myself busy with studio work, all in hopes to progress myself as an artist and a professional.

Tell us something most people don’t know about you.

I make my own music, & I produce, mix & master for others as well. I have SO many hobbies, including frequent skateboarding & bike rides, roller-blading, crocheting, photography, and playing many instruments. I also work 3 jobs starting this semester.

What are your long-term goals?

As long as I’m getting paid for working on music, I’ll be happy. Maybe become drake-level famous? Or maybe I could run a small studio for Beyonce in the Bahamas. I also want to be the next Tony Hawk on the skateboard, regardless of whether or not the music thing works out.

What does EOP/MAP mean to you?

I feel so blessed to be in EOP. I wasn’t a good student in high school at all, but my EOP mentor & counselors really gave me the confidence & extra support I needed to do all the things I’m doing now. I came back to EOP as a mentor myself, & the experience reminded me that EOP really is a family. The amount I’ve grown since my freshman year to now is incredible to me, & I thank EOP for a lot of that.

What’s your most invaluable experience at Purchase?

It has to be this year’s EOP summer academy. It was genuinely the greatest job I’ve ever had. I bonded so much with the EOP mentors & staff, and all the incoming freshmen were incredibly kind & hilarious. It was a summer for the books for sure.