indie pop
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singer-songwriter best known for his making multi-track, multi-instrument recordings.
Early life
Adam Richman was born in
Allentown, Pennsylvania
Allentown (Pennsylvania Dutch language, Pennsylvania Dutch: ''Allenschteddel'', ''Allenschtadt'', or ''Ellsdaun'') is a city in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania. The city has a population of 125,845 as of the 2020 United ...
and grew up recording songs using piano, guitar, and drums on a multi-track tape player. He is a graduate of Parkland High School in Allentown and attended
George Washington University
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for one year before dropping out to pursue a music career.
Career
Richman's first EP was recorded independently in his dormitory at
George Washington University
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. It was picked up and distributed by
CD Baby
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. Richman toured constantly with 100 to 150 gigs a year. Richman has been an opening act for
The Roots
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,
Simple Plan
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, and
Matisyahu
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.
In 2005, Richman was signed by the independent label Or Music. Richman appeared at
SXSW
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and toured nationally to support his first full-length album, ''Patience and Science'', opening for artists such as Puffy AmiYumi and Better than Ezra, and joined in the "Around the Clock Tour" with
The Rocket Summer
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H ...
,
This Day and Age
This Day and Age was a band from Tonawanda, a suburb of Buffalo, New York, signed to One Eleven Records.
History
This Day and Age formed in 2001, and released their debut full-length, ''Start Over on Monday'', in 2002.
Sherwood
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. He was on the 2006
Rock Boat
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Personal life
Richman built a personal studio in his parents' basement after spending nine months working with a professional team on an album project, scrapping the album for greater creative control. He would record his next two records from his personal studio.
Richman also works as a producer, including for records such as Speechwriters LLC's ''The Bull Moose After Party''. He now lives in
New York City
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. In 2010, Richman opened his own recording studio in
Brooklyn
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called The Bucket NYC. In March 2013, he announced via his tumblr page that him and Daniel Rinaldi wrote and recorded three new songs and that The Reign of Kindo were using Bucket Studios for tracking sessions.
Discography
* ''Two'' LP, self-published, 2002
* ''Patience'' EP, Or Music, 2004
* ''Patience and Science'' LP, Or Music, 2005