* Graduated from
 - the Liepaya Academy of Pedagogy,
 - the University of Latvia.

* Completed
 - the Culture Management Course in Poland and Belgium,
 - the Business Managers Workshop at Collegeville, the U.S.A.,
 - the Leadership, Executive and Management Coaching Courses in Riga,
 - the Project Method and Management Course in Riga.

* Participated at
 - the International Artist Managers’ Association (IAMA) 12th Conference in Vienna,    Austria,
- the IAMA 13th Conference in London, UK,
- the world’s music market MIDEM in Cannes,France,
- the International Society for the Performing Arts (ISPA) 20th Congress in Hong    Kong, China,
- the ISPA 21st Congress in Brussels, Belgium,
- the International Art Festival in Shanghai, China.

Born in Riga, November 30, 1967. Obtained his first professional music education in choir conducting at the Emils Darzins Music School. Continued his choir conducting studies at the Jazeps Vitols Latvian Academy of  Music under Prof. Imants Kokars.  In 2009 got a Master’s degree in conducting.
Perfected his knowledge in vocal at the Stuttgart Bach Academy under Prof. Bruce Abel.

Martins Klishans is the chief conductor of the 9th Latvian School Youth Song Festival (2005) and of the 24th Latvian National Song Festival (2008). He is the artistic director and conductor of the mixed choir “Valmiera”. He was invited to conduct international choirs in the AmericaFest – World Festival of Singing for Boys and Men in Czech Republic in July, 2004.