Joseph Adamik
Born 1972, Chicago, Illinois
Instruments & Composition Proficiency
Drum Set, Percussion, Marimba, Vibraphone, Electronics, Analog Sampling, Bass Clarinet, Clarinet, Alto Saxophone, Guitar, Piano, and Organ
2010-Current: Iron & Wine
Kiss Eachother Clean: Horn Arangements, Bass Clarinet
Morning Becomes Eclectic
Radio City Music Hall 01.29.2011
Singing into your Mouth: Iron & Wine With Ben Bridwell - Drums, Percussion, Bass Clarinet
Selected Professional Jazz Activities
2000-Current: Bob Dogan Trio, Drums
Discography:
Rings, Bigfoot Jazz 2005
My Blues Roots, Bigfoot Jazz 2009
2010: Harry Allen
2006-Current: Andy Brown Trio
2005: Hod O'Brian
2000-2003: Nate Walcott Octet
Discography:
The Nate Walcott Octet, 2003
1999-Current: Carl Lukoff
1994-2006: Franz Jackson, Drums
1994-Current: Russ Phillips, Drums
1992-Current: Ira Sullivan, Drums
1991-Current: Jim Baker, Drums
Professional Music & Composition Activities
2000-2012: Califone
Califone is four-member band playing a combination of blues-rock and experimental music, with inspiration drawn from early American folk music as well as electronic. With Califone, Joseph Adamik has recorded six albums, contributing both instrumentally and compositionally.
Discography:
Quicksand/Cradle Snakes (Thrill Jockey 2003)
Heron King Blues (Thrill Jockey 2004)
Deceleration One (Perishable 2003)
Deceleration Two (Perishable 2003)
Roots and Crowns (Thrilljockey 2006)
All My Friends Are Funeral Singers (Dead Oceans 2009)
Califone Selected Performances:
2010 SXSW Film/Music fest, Austin TX
2009 Sundance Film Festival, Park City, UT
2009 Warhol Museum, Pittsburgh PA
2009 Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago IL
2007 Museum of Contemporary Art, Sympathy For the Devil
2007 Pitchfork Music Festival, Chicago IL
2007 Malibu Performing Arts Center
2006 Northwestern University
2006 University of Chicago
2003 Ballroom Marfa, Texas
2002 Columbia College
2002 BBC Studios, London
2002 UCLA, All Tomorrows Parties (curated by Sonic Youth)
2006-Current: Califone & Brent Green
Califone teamed up with film maker/animator Brent Green for a series of performance art pieces featuring animation, live film score compositional music, and spoken word.
Califone & Brent Green Performances:
2008 Sundance Film Festival, New Frontiers, Curated By Creative Capital
2006 The Getty Center
2006 Warhol Museum
2006 Wexner Center