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Recently described in SPIN magazine as "a high-energy cross between Brian Wilson, Paul Stanley, and Elton John,” Adam Marsland's pop adventurism, brash vulnerability and stubborn idealism have earned him one of the more prolific and intriguing music careers of the last 10 years.

A talented singer, arranger, performer, multi-instrumentalist and "one of the most gifted songwriters to come out of the west coast in a long time" (Time Out-NY), Marsland's restless melodicism has touched on rock, punk, baroque pop, soul and roots through the course of eight albums and 23 tours. When his label collapsed on the week of the release of his band's third CD, he went totally underground, touring alone for 2 1/2 years and selling thousands of albums out of the back of a 1994 Toyota Tercel. Gradually, Marsland's brutally honest, complex but catchy songs and persona attracted a new audience. His years of building a grass roots fan base paid off when his first CD marketed through the retail chain in a decade, DAYLIGHT KISSING NIGHT: ADAM MARSLAND'S GREATEST HITS peaked at No. 17 on amazon's rock chart in March 2008.

This writer of songs "almost too literate and catchy for mass consumption" (All Music Guide) founded the L.A. based high-octane pop-punk band Cockeyed Ghost, signing to Rykodisc-distributed indie Big Deal in 1996. Two albums followed as did appearances with Fastball, Third Eye Blind and Shonen Knife, on the cover of the L.A. Weekly and in an NBC-TV movie. A change in membership and a move toward emotional, baroque pop resulted in 1999's THE SCAPEGOAT FACTORY, which The New York Press named album of the year. It also coincided with Big Deal going bankrupt, killing momentum for the band.

Marsland fought for and won back the rights to his albums and then pressed on with Cockeyed Ghost's last and finest album, LUDLOW 6:18, a desert rock film noir which came out in May 2001. At first ignored and poorly distributed, Adam hit the road in a series of "One Man, One Car, One Guitar" tours, logging 350 shows and 75,000 miles in the next two years, documented on his 2002 live album 232 DAYS ON THE ROAD. He also found time to contribute keyboards and vocals to L.A. singer/songwriter (and 2008 Tony Award winner) Stew and The Negro Problem on tours with Counting Crows and John Mayer and on the highly acclaimed albums Joys and Concerns and The Naked Dutch Painter. The LUDLOW 6:18 CD eventually garnered a small, but devoted following.

Returning back to Los Angeles after 2 1/2 years of constant touring, Adam formed an alliance with the similarly unpredictable soul chanteuse Evie Sands (writer of songs for Barbra Streisand and Beck and the original voice of "Angel of the Morning," among many other accomplishments). Along with Cockeyed Ghost alumni Kurt Medlin and Severo and keyboardist John Perry, they cut Adam's solo studio debut YOU DON'T KNOW ME, which was released in 2004 and was the first of Adam's records to garner substantial commercial radio play, but once again fate intervened as Adam was soon after sidelined for several months with a mysterious illness (much later traced to chronic neck problems) that affected his hearing and made performing difficult.

By mid-2005 he had recovered enough that Adam Marsland's Chaos Band -- with Dragster Barbie bassist Teresa Cowles replacing Severo, who left to join The Smithereens – began a rigorous playing schedule and stunned audiences with its versatility, whipping out flawless covers by Dead Kennedys and the O’Jays, and playing as many as 60 songs in one night. They then mounted an ambitious tribute to Beach Boys Carl and Dennis Wilson with archivist/Grammy nominee Alan Boyd. This drew the attention of Beach Boy Al Jardine, who appeared with the band at a few shows that year.

Grammy-award winning engineer Mark Linett (Brian Wilson Presents SMiLE)recorded the band's June 24, 2006 performance for the LONG PROMISED ROAD: SONGS OF DENNIS AND CARL WILSON – LIVE album, which was released over the internet in December and hit record stores March 13, 2007. The album, which showcased the band's harmonic and instrumental versatility and was released with few studio overdubs, was a steady seller throughout the year and even made the short list for a Grammy nomination.

During the last half of 2007 Adam became more active as a session player and sideman (which besides the aforementioned Negro Problem and Wondermints have included Davie Allen, Jeff Merchant, Kjehl Johansen [Urinals], Martin Luther Lennon, Kaz Murphy, Spooky Pie and, posthumously, Badfinger vocalist Pete Ham) including producing the debut CD by soul singer Norman Kelsey and arranging vocals for L.A. alt-country songwriter Anny Celsi's second album.

Most recently, he played guitar and keyboards side by side in studio and onstage with Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Famers Hal Blaine and Don Randi and legendary guitarist Jerry Cole in recording sessions recreating '60s hits they originally played on for the soundtrack of the upcoming Shawn Bryant-produced documentary Makaha. He was music director for the October 2008 Carl Wilson Foundation concert, arranging and leading the backing band for Beach Boys Al Jardine, David Marks, and Carnie and Wendy Wilson. His music began to be used more frequently in TV and film, including MTV Road Rules, Lisa Williams: Life Among The Dead, Scott Baio Is 46 And Pregnant as well as the Sci-Fi channel original film The Headless Horseman and I Know My Kid's A Star.

In 2008 Adam completed his return to full-time music-making with a 20 track album called "Daylight Kissing Night - Adam Marsland's Greatest Hits," released on March 18, 2008. The CD immediately sold out across the U.S., followed by a traditional media campaign and a 40-date national tour in the summer. Upon returning home from tour he immediately started intense recording sessions for his first new original album in five years, GO WEST. 23 tracks were laid down and a double CD release, and national tour, are planned for August 2009.

Adam Marsland's 20-song compilation (fully remastered with 7 newly recorded or reworked songs, full color artwork and lyrics) DAYLIGHT KISSING NIGHT: ADAM MARSLAND'S GREATEST HITS is available through Amazon, Amazon UK, Amazon Japan, and retail outlets across the U.S. and internationally