Elliott Smith, (early) Death Cab for Cutie, Ben Folds, Ani DiFranco, Andrew Bird, Heatmiser, Iron and Wine, John Vanderslice, Long Winters, Richard Buckner
Sounds Like
a toy boat secret in a tidepool hurricane...a 19 hour drive fueled by waffle house coffee...music
The Bio:
I moved to Seattle in 2001 where through a combination of unemployment, sleep deprivation, and coffee, I started writing music. Since, then, from time to time I have worked in Cameroon, Uganda, and Ghana. . .living in mud huts, running around the rainforest catching lizards, catching birds, getting drunk with village chiefs, arguing with well-armed policemen, eating things best not eaten. In 2007, I released best laid plans (gone wrong). In 2009, I received a Ph.D. in biology from UCLA.
Besides running around equatorial Africa, I've also spent a good bit of time as a field biologist in the U.S. I've caught and tracked bears in the swamps of western Florida, deer in Minnesota, and surveyed caribou on the North Slope of Alaska. I've had guns waved in my face, regular opportunities to politely decline invitations to come to Bible study, and played Lynyrd Skynyrd covers in dive bars in exchange for beer and crawfish.
Currently, I live in Los Angeles.
The Thank Yous:
Good friend and sound engineering genius Jason Merritt (check out the top 16 below) deserves much credit for enduring the overcaffeinated freakshow I became during marathon recording sessions. Lindsay Monroe, the CD cover artist/designer, did fantastic work. Check out what else she does at www.lindsaymonroe.com.
The Precious Merchandise:
The debut CD, best laid plans (gone wrong), is now available at cdbaby, iTunes, Napster, and lots of other online distributors.
Get the mp3s here:
What's Been Said:
"Beautiful and driving indie pop." --Insomnia Radio: SoCal, Podcast 11
"Adam Freedman showcases his indie pop jazz fusion that recounts the genius of the seamless rock-to-jazz-and-back shifts from the early 90's Nashville band 'Clockhammer'."--Insomnia Radio: SoCal, Double Shot w/Chaser
"He makes a punchy brand of acoustic music built on smart lyrics and a rocking foundation."--San Antonio Express-News, 6.27.07
"Freedman weaves his amazing life stories into his music with entertaining and profound results."--Boulder Weekly, 7.26.07
"...even if deconstructed to its basic, talky folk core, Freedman definitely is worth checking out."--The Times of Acadiana (Lafayette, LA), July 2007
"Music so fresh it's almost indescribable...an eclectic Paul Simon quality with a hard-edged kick...absolutely wails on the acoustic." --Live Magazine, December 2002
Mr. Freedman... How the hell are you man? It's been a long time. I was just looking around the emails and found you. I'm playing tomorrow night at the Unknown Theater. If you aren't doing anything brother, come on out. It would be great to see you.
Much respect. chapa
Chapa Live @ The Unknown Theater (MAP) Thursday March 19th Festivities begin @ 10PM All Ages, $5 at the door Free Bud and Bud Light www.unknowntheater.com
Adam has been played on the It's A Frog's Life Acoustic Podcast Show 72 - Hopping all over the world - with songs from right around the world. We visit Saudi Arabia, Nepal, Luxembourg, Australia (three times!), the USA, Canada, the UK, and Norway. This globetrotting is in celebration of a new regular feature where members of the Association of Music Podcasting submit one of their favourite acoustic tracks. In this show there are submissions from Insomnia Radio SoCal Sessions, and the Dark Compass Metal Show.
We've got tracks from Karim Fanous, Adam Freedman, Lab64, The Babel Fish Project, Karen Burton, Ragz, Manny, Lorelei Loveridge, and a bedding track from Kutumba.
Thank you all for listening and supporting the show during 2008 and all the best for 2009.
Happy New Year!
Graham..
To listen to the show follow the link above to this specific show or the link below to the general shownotes page.
word! moose and caribou have lived in Alaska with wolves for thousands of years. What the hell are they thinking? If she gave a shit about moose, maybe she should STOP HUNTING THEM.
Haha! That's a cool trick! Love me some Famous Blue Raincoat, so, any way to get in on that... I like your music too. I was listening to it last night. it gives me a familiar feeling...
I haven't seen much of Las Vegas aside from my apartment and the school so far, but as I explore a bit more I'll let you know if there are any good local places!
Hey - Well, Nevada certainly is a nicer climate than Louisiana (at least in my opinion!). Your music is awesome, by the way! I hope the dissertation is coming along well!
Online Now!
- neely
