ABOUT US
MEET THE TEAM
CANYON MARTINEZ
director/CEO/Founder
At the age of 13 Years old, Canyon began creating films his Freshman year of High School. At the age of 16 & 17, he won Best Short Film back to back years in his local community Film Festival from his first time entering in his Junior Year. From this moment on, he knew he would strive to become one of the best filmmakers ever or spend the rest of his life giving every bit of passion to the fullest potential.
After graduating, Canyon was signed by a talent agency and moved to Burbank, California where he grew attention from employees on the
Warner Bros. Studio Lot while valeting cars and now at the age of 25, he is set to build his own Studio Company to continue his drive for bringing Dreams to The Big Screen.
WILL LINDSEY
actor/producer
Will Lindsey is an American actor born in Riviera Beach, FL. Some noteworthy roles he's played are Charles in the AFI film "410 Stamped" which is his California debut role. Since then, he can be seen starring in popular brand commercials like
Boost Mobile, Ring Doorbell, and Tushy Bidet. After attending the University of South Florida Musical Theatre program, he went on to perform at IMTA (International Modeling & Talent Association) in Los Angeles 2019 where he won first place in the monologue, commercial, and cold read divisions. Those achievements allowed him to win Male Actor of the Year. Will Lindsey continues to follow his passion and pursue a career in the entertainment business while adding his new found love of being a producer with the goals of one day becoming
one of the greats.
CALEB BURNETT
MUSIC COMPOSER
Caleb Burnett has worked as a composer, music editor, and sound designer on series, film, documentary, advertising, podcast, and broadcast projects since completing the Screen Scoring program at New York University. He participates extensively in choral and orchestral music. His greatest joy is creating art, contributing to visual media with soundscapes of electronic and orchestral musical styles. His passion is expressing intricate emotions through all forms of music, tailored to the production, scene, or media he is composing for.
SAM LINDSEY
ACTRESS/MEDIA
Samantha Lindsey is an actress born in Brooklyn, New York. Throughout her life she has been captivated by stories in every medium, whether it be movies, shows, or even music, it is a love like no other. She uses that love and translates it into her acting. She attended IMTA (International Model & Talent Association) 2019 and won Female Actor of the Year. That gave her an even bigger push in the right direction. The honesty and believability she puts into her performances shows she goes above and beyond to create a compelling story.
THE HISTORY
Prior to Canyon's move to Burbank California, He met Will and Sam in The Cushman Entertainment Group acting class located in Central Florida, hosted by former Los Angeles acting manager Micheal Cushman. They attended IMTA in Downtown Los Angeles 1 year apart as Canyon attended in January of 2018. Will and Sam later attended in January of 2019. After signing with Talent agencies, Will and Canyon developed a close relationship while working among each other on the
Warner Bros. Studio lot valeting cars. This led them to collaborate on their first short film as a team along with friends they had gained titled "Inevitable". This short film gained them some recognition by Studio employees and gained them access to private editing sessions as well as special access to witness different stages of bringing Motion Pictures and Television to Life.
In 2020 COVID took the world by storm in a devastating manner causing many people's lives to change forever. This Brought Canyon, Will and Sam back home to Florida. As everything was beginning to gain traction on the lot, everything had seemed to be lost. Once returning, Canyon assembled hometown friends to create more short films as Will and Sam continued auditioning for any roles they could land. In 2023 they re-joined to create a short film titled "The Captain's Son" after some time apart. This ignited the spark that was once growing in California and after the film was complete, they agreed it was time to reach new heights and create an image for themselves where they can build their own futures and create films of their own visions without waiting for that one hopeful opportunity.
THE GOAL
Surfin Squatch Studios is a Film Production Company dedicated to bringing everyone's greatest imaginations to life! We strive to Inspire, Innovate & Entertain within creating films for all ages to enjoy!
We want to become one of the world's most well known production companies in film along with television.