Sam Adams
Sam Adams has worked as a recording artist since he was in his teens, recording several solo albums himself in the manner of Todd Rundgren and Phil Elvrum. He writes songs that are uncompromising yet celebrate the colorful world between absolutes. His strong vocal and unconventional harmonic sense create a distinct live chemistry, injecting his songwriting with strains of the avant-garde.
Have you performed live in front of an audience? Any special memories?
Around Portland for now, but looking to tour in 2012
Your musical influences
Radiohead, the Beatles, Tim Buckley, Jeff Buckley, Pink Floyd, Scott Walker, Tortoise, Beck, and highly underrated music degree from a small liberal arts college in west Michigan.
What equipment do you use?
My live set up consists of acoustic guitar through a whammy pedal, digital delay, and tube amp distortion, a Wurlitzer Funmaker Super Sprite granny organ, and electronic beats recorded from my Boss DR-202 drum machine. In the studio, anything goes.
