Adam Fallen only being 21 years old has already started making a name for himself in the world of music. His first tour was on the road with Clay Aiken at age 18 and has additionally performed under artists and producers such as: Eric Benet, Ruben Studdard, Monifah, Vinylz, Elise Testone, Elle Varner, and more. Fallen musically directs the New York pop, r&b, and hip hop showcase called Nema's Boom Boom Room working hands on with artists from Def jam and Atlantic records while currently residing in Brooklyn, NY after a recent move from Charleston, SC.
It all began when he attended Charleston County School of The Arts in 6th grade, majoring in the visual arts. After being forced into a guitar exploratory class, he was shown a simple riff and immediately became interested in learning more. Little did he know that the attempt to play Outkast and Nirvana songs would soon lead him to develop a passion for music as much as painting and art. His dad showed him the classics such as Jimi Hendrix, Cream, and Led Zeppelin. The blues became a lasting influence and was referred to some as a prodigy for his age and musical maturity at 15 years old. Adam states that, “everything changed when a friend dragged me to a jazz performance of John Coltrane’s “A Love Supreme” performed by the College of Charleston faculty which changed and inspired a new life.”
After graduating high school with a diploma in visual arts, he applied to College of Charleston for their jazz studies program and received the music scholarship. Studying under the amazing faculty pushed him to develop into a completely new player with new ideas and a new motive. He was picked up and hired full time by American Idol finalist, Quiana Parler, which inspired him to quit his day job at the restaurant and take music more seriously. After six months he was offered a 3 month tour across the U.S. playing for Clay Aiken and took off school to take the opportunity. When returning to Charleston the budding musician started his own group and headlined a weekly event as the musical director of “Funky Thursdays” under the name of "Thank God Its Funky" that took influence from a wide range of artists such as, The Roots, Lettuce, Snarky Puppy, Robert Glasper and various gospel and r&b artists.
Recently Adam has taken a new route to New York by transferring to Queens College where he currently attends and studies under Antonio Hart and Michael Mossman. A plethora of influences like Wes Montgomery, Eric Walls, Django Reinhardt, George Benson, Jimi Hendrix, Herbie Hancock, and Eric Krasno in conjunction with his ability to play such a wide range of styles got him working very quickly in New York. Using gospel church as an outlet every Sunday and becoming resident guitarist for multiple bands such as UF music group, MH the Verb, Thank God It's Funky, and Toni Menage’s “So Disrespectful" have him on a new and expanding horizon. Fallen also has appeared on multiple studio productions by Vinylz (Drake, DJ Khaled, One Direction and Jay Z producer). You can find Adam somewhere practicing, networking, listening, or playing music just about every night of the week. He aspires to be a musical director for pop artists as well as producer and film score composer/arranger in addition to his own music collectives.
"Adam fallen is a young lion who truly brings soul, groove, and an intense passion to all the music he plays."- Charleston City Paper
With New York fueling the flame of his development you won't want to miss his upcoming projects and performances.
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