Adam is officially on the associate faculty at the New School in the heart of New York City....Contact Morgan Young for drum lessons at morgan@headspinpresents.com
Influences
Fyre Dept with GZA at the Echo Project
INFLUENCES
EARTH WIND and FIRE!!! James Brown, Steveland Morris, Kool and da Gang(pre JT Taylor) Eric B. and Rakim, BDP, ATCQ, the Ultramagnetic MCs, CX, T.O.P., Chaka Khan, AWB, Cold Blood, Bobby Mcferrin ,De La, Miles Davis,Trane,Wayne Shorter, Zigaboo,Herbie Hancock, Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers,DJ premier,Marley Marl, K Def, DJ Scratch,Showbiz and AG, Lord Finesse,the Bomb squad, J Dilla, Pete Rock, Diamond D., Havoc, Alchemist, Hi Tek, Just Blaze, Tycoon, Squarepusher,Shadow and Krush, the Brecker Bros.(early and mid70s),Lil Jon Roberts,Clyde and Jabo, Harvey Mason, Dennis"the menace" Chambers,Mark Simmons, Charles Haynes, Dantoni Parks, the whole Gospel Chops.com crew, Thomas Pridgen, lil Ron Bruner jr, All the relatively unknown drummers on all those 60s and 70s break records, DC Go Go music, Afobeat, Ghanian funk, Brazillian music, Dub reggae pioneers like Scientist and King Tubby,New orleans second line bands, Bucket players all ova the states, old Weather Report,.the Meters and THE J.B.'s, My Lettuce crew ,Bldg 3 posse, ADP, Fyre Dept, Black Politics, Mom and Dad, and all music of African descent ..... and sum good classical music occasionally (Mussorsky, Vivaldi, Mozart,)
Sounds Like
Dont sleep on Lettuce, yall....we comin to your town!! Besides the FUNK, we(the FYRE DEPT.) got the Gangsta muzik as well as the pop and R&B (peep the new Snoop Dog "Sensual Seduction"remix) game on lock down!!! ADP bout ta drop soon....Check out the the new KRS-1 album, "Adventures in Emceeing", featurin a couple of my tracks...Workin on Shakiras new record with Wyclef..gonna be crazy!
HAS PRODUCED: 50-Cent (off the album Curtis...My Gun Go Off), REDMAN(3 tracks off of Red Gone Wild), Keisha Cole, Snoop Dog, Justin Timberlake*, Xzibit(Scandelous Bi**^s), Talib Kweli( off the album Eardrum...the Nature), Chaka Khan, J-Live, Jean Grae, El da Sensei, Immortal Technique*, Idris Muhammed*, Soulive, CX*, O.C., KRS-1*, GZA, Jah Dan*, LDJ (Big Mike Official Mixtape), Blam, Saigon*, Wordsworth, Shae Fiol*, Chali Tuna (Jurassic 5)*, Lettuce and Daniel Beddingfield
(* yet to be released)
HAS PERFORMED OR RECORDED WITH AS DRUMMER: The Game, Justin Timberlake, Slick Rick, Big Daddy Kane, Lettuce, The John Scofield Band, Fred Wesley (J.B's), Fats Domino, Olu Dara, Toots(Maytals) Raphael Saadiq, The Fugees, "Ms.(Lauryn)Hill", D.J.Quick (DVD Live at H.O.B. in L.A., Michael Stipe (R.E.M.), Chris Martin (Cold Play), Macy Gray, Dave Mathews, Trey Anastasio,Mike Gordon, Soulive, Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings, THE Average White Band (AWB DVD Greatest Hits live at H.O.B. LA), Bernie Worrell (P-Funk), The GZA, Raekwon the Chef (Wu-Tang), John Medeski (MMW), Christian Mcbride, Oteil Burbridge(Allman Bros.), Meshell N'degeocello, Roy Hargrove, Rahzel (The Roots), Dice Raw, Dr. Lonnie Smith, Larry Coryell, Donald Harrison, Leo Nocentelli, George Porter, Josh Redman, Sonya Kitchell, Big Sam, Trombone shorty, Vernon Reid(Living Colour), D.J. Logic, Marco Benevento, Greg Nice (Nice n Smooth), The Beatnuts, (Mad)Skillz, Black Thought (The Roots), Wyclef Jean, Shakira, Praswell, Roc Raida (X-Ecutioners), Jeru tha Damaja, Afu-Ra, Sy Smith, Javier, Rocco Prestia(T.O.P.), Dead Prez, Buckshot Shorty (Black Moon) and Keith Murray
SO HOLLERRR if ya need THAT BEAT!!!(or that ..1 single) or if your bands demo aint up to par...
PRODUCTION TEAMS : The Fyre Dept., The Formula, Gilla Nut House (Alfred and Mortimer)
Tried to make it to blue nile saturday, but man there was so many people we could hardly get around, so decided on seeking shelter elsewhere. that was the biggest crowd on frenchman since halloween night.
THANKS FOR ADDING DVC!!! I “MASTER” TRACKS!!! & CLEAN UP OLD SONGS & SAMPLES! HIT ME UP, IT'S AFFORDABLE AND VERY EFFECTIVE. CONTACT ME, “TAYRON” FOR DETAILS!! 845-300-5668
