Jeremy Adelman (composer)

Jeremy Adelman
Background information
Born (1973-07-07) July 7, 1973
Amityville, New York, United States
Origin New York City
Genres Electronic Orchestral, Jazz, Pop, Indie rock, Alternative rock, Dance
Occupation(s) Film Composer, Music Producer, Songwriter, Engineer,
Instruments Trumpet, Multi-instrumentalist
Years active 1989–Present
Associated acts Sleepy Rebels
Brookville

Jeremy Adelman is an American composer for Film and TV, trumpet player and multi-instrumentalist. Major label music producer and arranger from Funk to Indie and Jazz. He is primarily known as the composer and songwriter for prime-time CW TV series Hart of Dixie starring Rachel Bilson.[1][2]

Biography

Early life and career

Adelman was born in Amityville, New York. He performed as an orchestral trumpeter and moved to NY in 1989 to study at the Juilliard School of Music. During this period he cultivated an interest in Jazz and studied further in Manhattan School of Music’s world-renowned jazz program. Jeremy played in local blues, funk and R&B bands amidst the thriving NYC music scene of the early 90s. He then joined the Mercury Record’s funk band Milo Z,[3] managed by David Sonenberg,[4] and played shows with legendary artists like Bon Jovi, Al Green, Maceo Parker, The Neville Brothers, The Meters, Chuck Brown & the Soul Searchers & Toots and the Maytals. He would return to Juilliard in 2001 to study composition with Stanley Wolfe.[5][6]

Composing

In 1996, Adelman composed for the 3rd season of Comedy Central’s Viva Variety created by Michael Ian Black, Ben Garant and Thomas Lennon. His job involved composing & producing songs for guest stars to perform and/or sing including Ben Stiller, Shelley Long, Keenen Ivory Wayans, Carmen Electra, Whoopi Goldberg, Martha Stewart, David Cassidy, Buster Poindexter, Bobcat Goldthwait, Robin Leach, Abe Vigoda, Sandra Bernhard, and Erik Estrada. Jeremy collaborated with tomandandy[7] on various film projects such as Fearless starring Jeff Bridges, Waking the Dead starring Billy Crudup and Jennifer Connelly & Arlington Road starring Tim Robbins.[5]

Indie pop

Adelman has produced and composed with Andy Chase of (Ivy for Chase’s band Brookville. Even composing the song “Nothing’s Meant To Last” with Chase and Brazilian Girls Didi Gutman & Sabina Sciubba.[8][9][10][11][12][13] Between 2002-2005, he toured as a member and performer in Brookville, sharing bills with Goldfrapp,[14] Tahiti 80[15] and even appearing on KCRW’s Morning Becomes Eclectic.[16]

In 2003 he began performing as drummer for the band Blondfire and continued to perform as multi-instrumentalist with numerous bands appearing three times on Fearless Music.

Motive

In 2001 he began working directly with ad agencies and created international music production house Motive Music Sound.[17] He has been recognized for his musical compositions in various national and international campaigns with many prestigious awards including the Cannes Grand Prix, two London International Grand Prizes, an Emmy nomination, a Gold Andy, four Silver Clios and a One Show Pencil. He has also served as a panelist for the Billboard Film & TV conference with keynote speaker Clint Eastwood.[5]

Sleepy Rebels

In 2005, he started the band Sleepy Rebels with Bruce Driscoll and Erica Driscoll. The band was successful on national licenses for TV shows and commercials. Soon he got sponsoring from CME's Media Pro Studios to shoot three music videos for the band’s songs, “Unbelievable”, “Magic Girl” and “Looking Glass”.[18][19][20] Sleepy Rebels collaborated over the course of three albums, World Record, Yellow Tree and the Christmas themed album, Bah Humbug. Sleepy Rebel's music has been used in ads for J. C. Penney, VW, Tide and many others.[21][22] J. C. Penney chose to make the Sleepy Rebels’ song “Unbelievable” their theme song for 2009.

Trivia

Jeremy's father Howard Adelman was the medical examiner in the event that was made into the movie The Amityville Horror.[23]

Discography

Filmography

References

  1. ↑ "Hart of Dixie Music - Season 2: "Where I Lead Me"". TuneFind. 2013-02-26. Retrieved 2014-08-19.
  2. ↑ "ASCAP Honors Top Film & TV Music Composers at 27th Annual Awards Celebration". Ascap.com. 2012-06-28. Retrieved 2014-08-19.
  3. ↑ "About". milo z. Retrieved 2014-08-19.
  4. ↑ "ZeLuis.com/Timeline/USA Artists". Zeluis.com. Retrieved 2014-08-19.
  5. 1 2 3 "Jeremy Adelman :: Incite Management". Incitemgmt.com. Retrieved 2014-08-19.
  6. ↑ Fein, Evan. "Stanley Wolfe, 85, Composer and Longtime Faculty Member | The Juilliard School". Juilliard.edu. Retrieved 2014-08-19.
  7. ↑ "I/M: Interactive/Multimedia | SHOOTonline". Shootdevsite.com. 1999-11-05. Retrieved 2014-08-19.
  8. ↑ "Brookville : Life in the Shade". Perfect Porridge. 2006-06-20. Retrieved 2014-08-19.
  9. ↑ "Nothing's Meant to Last - Brookville | Listen, Appearances, Song Review". AllMusic. 2006-06-13. Retrieved 2014-08-19.
  10. ↑ "Motive Music Sound". Motive.tv. Retrieved 2014-08-19.
  11. ↑ "AMP: Association of Music Producers: In The News - Muse2Music is a Hit". Ampnow.com. Retrieved 2014-08-19.
  12. ↑ "Musical Chairs". Connection.ebscohost.com. Retrieved 2014-08-19.
  13. ↑ "Hulu - "The Leary Mission" - Crispin Porter + Bogusky - Jeremy Adelman Creative Profile". Adforum.com. Retrieved 2014-08-19.
  14. ↑ "good, bad & weird: Brookville". rightround. Retrieved 2014-08-19.
  15. ↑ "Tahiti 80/Brookville @ Mercury Lounge". Music Snobbery. 2006-11-22. Retrieved 2014-08-19.
  16. ↑ "Brookville — Morning Becomes Eclectic — KCRW". Kcrw.com. 2006-06-21. Retrieved 2014-08-19.
  17. ↑ "AMP: Association of Music Producers". Ampnow.com. Retrieved 2014-08-19.
  18. ↑ Blau, Max. "Video Premiere: Sleepy Rebels - "Unbelievable" :: Music :: Video :: Paste". Pastemagazine.com. Retrieved 2014-08-19.
  19. ↑ Zupko, Sarah (2011-02-22). "Sleepy Rebels - "Magic Girl" Video (PopMatters Premiere)". PopMatters. Retrieved 2014-08-19.
  20. ↑ Keyana Stevens. "Video: Sleepy Rebels Peers Through The "Looking Glass" | News". CMJ. Retrieved 2014-08-19.
  21. ↑ Barbu, Ana (2011-04-06). "Uncovered Sounds: Sleepy Rebels - World Record". Uncoveredsoundreflections.blogspot.com. Retrieved 2014-08-19.
  22. ↑ Rong, Kevin Z. (2011-02-23). "Rong's Blog: Sleepy Rebels Street Performers In "Magic Girl" - Today's Pick | Top Stories, Music, Movies, TV and Fun". Kevinrong.blogspot.com. Retrieved 2014-08-19.
  23. ↑ "Shattered Hopes: In Memory of Dr. Adelman". Amityvillefilm.com. Retrieved 2014-08-19.
  24. ↑ "Jeremy Adelman | Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2014-08-19.

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