Adam Neely
Adam Michael Neely (born 1988[3][4]) is a New York City-based YouTuber, bassist, and composer. His channel contains a mix of musical history, theory, and popular culture video essays.[5][6][7] He also creates "Gig Vlogs", which give insight into the life of a professional musician.[8]
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Born | 1988 (age 31–32) | |||||||||
Nationality | American | |||||||||
Education | Berklee College of Music (Class of 2009)[1] Manhattan School of Music (Class of 2012)[1] | |||||||||
Website | Official website | |||||||||
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Years active | 2006–present[2] | |||||||||
Subscribers | 1.1 million[2] | |||||||||
Total views | 118.5 million[2] | |||||||||
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Updated July 26, 2020 |
Career
He graduated from Berklee College of Music's undergraduate program in 2009.[1] He was awarded the Herb Alpert ASCAP Young Jazz Composer award in 2012 and 2015[6][3][9] as well as the Jerome Fund commission prize in 2014, for his work "Exigence".[10]
He has made appearances on NPR, TEDx, Vox, SiriusXM, SXSW, Ableton Loop, MAGFest, Bass Player Magazine, Electronic Musician Magazine and Ultimate Guitar. He has since worked as a bass player and educator in New York City with artists like Shubh Saran,[11] Zac Zinger,[12] the NYChillharmonic,[13] The 8-Bit Big Band, J-Music Ensemble,[14] and many others. Adam Neely frequently plays gigs with jazz/indie rock brass band Aberdeen.[15]
Neely is a founding member of the electrojazz and EDM band Sungazer.[16] He regularly performs with rock band Bright and Loud, indie-soul group Jae Soto, his large ensemble Mass Extinction Event, and a number of up and coming singer-songwriters on the New York scene.[6]
In December 2019, Neely earned a spot in the New Yorker's annual Christmas Poem.[17]
References
- "Adam Neely". Berklee College of Music. Retrieved April 16, 2019.
- Adam Neely: About. Retrieved April 22, 2020 – via YouTube.
- "2015 Herb Alpert Young Jazz Composer Award Recipients Announced". ASCAP. February 5, 2015. Retrieved April 16, 2019.
- "Adam Neely (@adamneelybass) | Twitter". twitter.com. Retrieved January 31, 2020.
- Allread, Landry (March 16, 2019). "YouTuber Adam Neely explores language as universal music". The Daily Texan. Retrieved April 16, 2019.
- "Adam Neely". New Music USA. Retrieved April 16, 2019.
- "Adam Neely". SXSW. Retrieved April 16, 2019.
- "Adam Neely - Loop 2017". Loop. 2017. Retrieved April 16, 2019.
- "2012 ASCAP Foundation Young Jazz Composer Awards Recipients Announced". ASCAP. February 2, 2012. Retrieved April 16, 2019.
- "The Musician's Show - Adam Neely - WKCR 89.9FM NY". WKCR. Retrieved April 16, 2019.
- Neely, Adam (December 16, 2019). "My Band's First Tour". YouTube. Retrieved April 1, 2020.
- Neely, Adam (February 4, 2019). "I played 23 Video Game Covers at the Bit Awards | Gig Vlog". YouTube. Retrieved April 1, 2020.
- Neely, Adam (February 24, 2020). "Touring with a Prog Rock Big Band". YouTube. Retrieved April 1, 2020.
- Neely, Adam (May 6, 2019). "Mixing Jazz and J-Pop". YouTube. Retrieved April 1, 2020.
- Neely, Adam (February 18, 2019). "I played a gig with a 20-piece band | Gig Vlog". YouTube. Retrieved April 1, 2020.
- Tagat, Anurag (February 13, 2020). "New York Jazz Artists Shubh Saran and Sungazer to Tour India This Month -". Rolling Stone India. Retrieved May 14, 2020.
- Frazier, Ian (December 16, 2019). ""Greetings, Friends!" The New Yorker's 2019 Christmas Poem". ISSN 0028-792X. Retrieved December 21, 2019.