Adam F. was born in Liverpool and raised in the
center of the burgeoning local Merseyside music scene of the 70s.
The British multi-hyphenate has built a stellar, transcontinental
reputation as an award-winning, genre-crossing artist, music producer,
film composer, international star dj, record label owner and industry
spokesperson.
A self-taught musician, Adam is an accomplished pianist and guitarist.
His unstoppable music career began in the early 90s. He cites jazz-fusion
and the 80s British electronica that was the foundation of MTV,
as his main influences. MTV soon aired several of his music videos.
Adam’s praised debut "Colours" featured the Top
20 singles “Circles” and “Music In My Mind” and
earned him a British MOBO™ (Music of Black Origin) Award
for Best Album (MOBO™ is England's equivalent to an American
Grammy™).
After an 18-month tour with a live band in support of his soon
to be RIAA-certified Gold record, he was enlisted to demonstrate
his turntable skills at major music festivals and top nightclubs
around the globe. He is featured in the legendary documentary of
the seminal DJ collective, the Metalheadz. Adam exploded into the
mysterious stratosphere of high-paid, high-profile international
superstar DJs, appearing on magazine covers television and radio
shows worldwide, including his own Saturday night mix show on London's
KISS 100FM.
His versatility led to Adam working with artists from David Bowie
to Missy Elliott and The Pet Shop to Destiny’s Child. His
urban soundtrack "KAOS: The Anti-Acoustic Warfare” (EMI/UK)
saw Adam producing hip hop stalwarts De La Soul, LL Cool J, Beenie
Man, M.O.P., Redman, etc. for whom Adam composed and scored music
for a 70 piece orchestra and 64 member choir to create the anthemic
hit “Smash Sumthin'” (also featured in EA Games "Def
Jam Vendetta"). The collaboration with LL resulted in the
#1 Billboard-charted single “The G.O.A.T. (Greatest of All
Time)”. The song served as the title single from LL's eponymous
multi-platinum release which went on to ultimately become the rapper's
first #1 album. It also appeared on Adam’s album. Tim Westwood
astounded listeners by rewinding and replaying the song an unprecedented
5 times in his Radio One mix show. Filled with cinematic, testosterone
driven beats and daring live instrumentation and despite its ill
fated released date of 9/11, critics worldwide applauded "KAOS".
In addition to a #1 Billboard Platinum Album, Adam’s achievements
include 4 RIAA-certified Gold discs, 11 UK Top 40 Singles, #1 Drum & Bass
single, NME Top 5 Producer and #1 UK Hip Hop Producer.
Adam also composes music for film. His credits include “Ali
G Indahouse” (FilmFour/ Studio Canal/ Working Title). He
also created a full orchestral score for WWF/WCW Champion Wrestling.
Adam owns his own music publishing company and is up for election
to the Board of Directors of the PRS/MCPS Music Society in London.
Adam co-founded and co-owns 2 successful companies; Breakbeat KAOS-an
indie record label with each release landing on the UK's Top 20
and DogsonAcid.com, the Internet’s most trafficked electronic
music website (as many as 40 million hits per month).
Adam has finally fulfilled his longtime dream of forming a rock
band; he is singer/songwriter/front man/producer of the UK rock
band Malpractice ( HYPERLINK "http://www.malpracticeuk.com" www.malpracticeuk.com).
The band will tour this summer, playing at major music festivals
in the UK. Several of the band’s songs will be featured in
upcoming U.S. films and network television shows.
Recently, Adam produced “Rush The Security”, the lead
single from Redman's upcoming Def Jam release, licensed to Activision’s “True
Crime: New York City” multi-platform video game. He has been
in front of the camera on music networks and award shows across
the globe and in several of his own music videos; now Adam is adding
acting to his list of accomplishments as negotiations are under
way for him to appear in the British indie crime-thriller “The
Heavy”.