Adam Merrin is an American singer-songwriter. He was the keyboardist for the Los Angeles–based rock band

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, and later joined

The Three O'Clock The Three O'Clock is an American alternative rock group associated with the Los Angeles 1980s Paisley Underground scene. Lead singer and bassist Michael Quercio is credited with coining the term "Paisley Underground" to describe a subset of the ...

. Songs from Merrin's solo work have been featured on ''

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'', '' Newport Harbor: The Real Orange County'', and in the film '' The Haunting Hour Volume One: Don't Think About It''.

Solo discography

; Albums: * ''Have Another One'' (2009) Natural Energy Lab ; EPs: * ''Have One'' (2007) Natural Energy Lab

Awards

In 2011, Merrin's song, "Still Alright" won "Best Song in a Television show" for "Necessary Roughness" at the Hollywood Music in Media Awards.

The 88

Merrin produced, mixed, and engineered

's 2003 debut CD, ''

Kind of Light ''Kind of Light'', released in 2003 is the debut album from Los Angeles, California pop/rock band The 88. The album includes the songs "How Good It Can Be" and "Hard to Be You" which have featured on ''The O.C.'' Track listing All songs written ...

'', and the group won the ''

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'' award for Best Pop/Rock Band that year. ''Kind of Light'' was also featured as ''

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'' Album of the Week. The group released seven full-length albums, were the backing band for the

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Fall 2011 US Tour, and opened for acts like

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. Their track "At Least It Was Here" is the opening theme song for the television series ''

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Producer Credits

* ''

'' (June 2003) EMK/Mootron Records In 2014, Merrin produced Heavy Metal Anthem 's debut EP. Their song "Say Tonight" was featured on

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's '' About A Boy''. Adam's production credits also include Laura Jane Scott. One of the songs they recorded together, "The Librarian", was featured on

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Co-Producer Credits

; Albums with The 88: * '' This Must Be Love'' (November 2009) 88 Records * ''The 88'' (September 2010) 88 Records * ''Fortune Teller'' (June 2013) 88 Records * ''Close To You'' (December 2016) 88 Records ; Eps with The 88: * ''No One Here'' (February 2010) 88 Records * ''Actors'' (March 2012) 88 Records ; Singles with The 88: * ''All I Want For Christmas Is You'' (November 2009) 88 Records * ''Love Is The Thing'' (June 2009) 88 Records

Additional recordings

Adam has recorded piano with

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References

External links

Official website
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