ADAM WRIGHT
hometown - Birmingham, AL
genre - acoustic folk rock


Adam's cd, Right By My Side, was released in 2003 and is available for purchase online through CD Baby. Click here to buy it now.  

Listen to an mp3 clip below:
Better Off in Two
Jesus Loves Me

Adam is working on a new album due out in late 2006. Listen to an mp3 clip of a live song that will be on his new album:
Inside This Skin



Bio
For Adam Wright, music isn't just a hobby; it's what he loves to do. A native to Birmingham, Alabama, Adam grew up listening to music and acquired a passion for it at an early age. His musical career began in third grade when he began taking piano lessons. He picked up the guitar on his own during his junior year of high school and started writing original songs the following year. His style is very versatile, having been influenced by a number of artists over the years. Nickel Creek, John Mayer and James Taylor, (to name a few), sum up the sounds you'll hear when you listen to his music.

He is currently recording his sophomore album, "Broken is Good," which is expected to release in the fall of '06. Expect a departure from the raw acoustic sound in his first solo effort released in 2003, "Right By My Side." "The music I've been listening to lately is very diverse ranging from experimental rock to big band jazz to bluegrass,” says Adam. “There is tons of great music out there and I'm constantly being influenced by the sounds I hear."


Along with an extreme passion for music, Adam has developed a conviction for the present-day church. Even though he grew up in the church, he has become aware that many "Christians" develop a false perception of the Gospel in which they simply modify their behavior just enough to hide sin from others and appear as "good and wholesome people." He feels that Christianity has become less of a genuine relationship with a genuine Savior and more of a false identity that allows us to feel good about ourselves and be held in high regard by others. Adam echoes this quote from Derek Webb: "The Gospel has not failed us; we have just failed to believe it." This conviction has led Adam to write songs that encourage audiences to cling to the Gospel in both its beautiful and offensive state.

Adam is pursuing a musical career and is excited about the opportunities God has provided for him to share music. Some of the highlights have included opening up for Derek Webb (in Birmingham, Florence and Chattanooga) and Jill Phillips (in Birmingham). He has also received radio airplay on local Christian radio station 93.7, WDJC. At this point, he can't think of anything else he'd rather be doing than singing and talking about the change that Christ alone makes in our lives and our communities. He says, "I feel like there is so much more to learn, but my primary objective is to share what God is teaching me right now with the people who will listen."


Accomplishments
- Adam's version of "Jesus Loves Me" is receiving airplay on 93.7 WDJC
- semi-finalist in the Southeast Region of the Independent World Music Series Competition.
- Honarable Mention for the song
"Where You Always Will Be" in the BMI John Lennon Scholarship Contest   
- opened for Derek Webb and Jill Phillips

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