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Adam Schlesinger

Background information
Born New York, New York,
United States
Origin Montclair, New Jersey,
United States
Genre(s) Power pop, alternative rock
Occupation(s) Bassist
Songwriter
Producer
Instrument(s) Bass guitar, guitar, piano, drums
Years active 1995–present
Associated acts Fountains of Wayne
Ivy

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Award nominations

Schlesinger was nominated for an Academy Award[4] and a Golden Globe Award[5] for writing the title track of the Tom Hanks-directed film That Thing You Do![6] as well as two other songs for the film. "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. The Golden Globe Awards are American awards for motion pictures and Television programs given out each year during a formal dinner Thomas Jeffrey "Tom" Hanks (born July 9 1956 is an two-time Academy award and Emmy winning American Film actor, director That Thing You Do! (known in Spain as The Wonders and in Italy as Music Graffiti) is a 1996 Film, written and Fountains of Wayne was nominated for two Grammy Awards in 2003 for Best New Artist and Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal. The Grammy Awards (originally called the Gramophone Awards)—or Grammys —are presented annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences The Grammy for Best New Artist has been awarded since 1960 ( Bobby Darin being the first artist to win it The Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal has been awarded since 1966 [7]

Schlesinger was also nominated for a 2008 Tony Award for Best Original Score for his music for the musical Cry-Baby. The Tony Award for Best Original Score is the Tony Award given to the Composers and Lyricists of the best original score written for a musical Cry-Baby is a musical based on the 1990 John Waters movie of the same name.

Songwriting

In films

Schlesinger composed and produced several original songs for the 2007 film Music and Lyrics, starring Hugh Grant and Drew Barrymore. Music and Lyrics is a romantic comedy Film released by Warner Bros Hugh John Mungo Grant (born 9 September 1960 is a British Actor and Film producer. Drew Blyth Barrymore (born February 22 1975 is an American actress and Film producer. [8][9] His music has also been featured in films such as Shallow Hal (which he scored with Ivy)[10]; Robots[11]; There's Something About Mary[10]; Me, Myself and Irene[12]; Josie and the Pussycats[9]; Scary Movie[13]; Art School Confidential[14]; Fever Pitch[15]; The Manchurian Candidate[16]; Because of Winn-Dixie[17]; Orange County[18]; Two Weeks Notice[12]; , "Music and Lyrics [12]; and others, as well as numerous television shows.

Songs written for other artists

He has also written songs for and with other artists, including:

In theatre

Schlesinger and Daily Show Executive Producer David Javerbaum recently co-wrote the songs for the musical theater adaptation of the John Waters film Cry-Baby. The Click Five is a band from Boston Massachusetts, United States " High School Never Ends " is a song by the Texas punk band Bowling for Soup. Bowling for Soup is an American Rock band who originally formed in Wichita Falls, Texas in 1994. The Jonas Brothers are a VMA -nominated American Boy band. They gained their popularity solely from the television network Disney Channel America is an English-American Folk rock band originally composed of members Gerry Beckley, Dewey Bunnell, and Dan Peek. The Daily Show (known in its current incarnation as The Daily Show David Javerbaum is an American comedy writer and the Executive producer of The Daily Show with Jon Stewart. [19] Cry-Baby debuted at the La Jolla Playhouse in La Jolla, California, in November 2007. Cry-Baby is a musical based on the 1990 John Waters movie of the same name. [19] Previews for the Broadway run began at the Marquis Theatre on March 15, 2008. Broadway theater, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 39 large professional theaters with 500 seats or more located The Marquis Theatre is a legitimate Broadway theatre located at 1535 Broadway in midtown- Manhattan. Events 44 BC - Julius Caesar, Dictator of the Roman Republic, is stabbed to death by Marcus Junius Brutus, 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Its official opening night was April 24, 2008. Events 1479 BC - Thutmose III ascends to the throne of Egypt, although power effectively shifts to Hatshepsut (according to 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common [20]

Production work

As a record producer and mixer, he has worked with Motion City Soundtrack[21], Verve Pipe[13], Robert Plant, America,[22] The Sounds, They Might Be Giants,[23] Fastball, and many other artists, as well as producing or co-producing five Fountains of Wayne and five Ivy albums.

He is currently in the studio working with Dashboard Confessional[24] for their new album due out in late 2008/early 2009.

References

  1. ^ McCormick, Moira. "Scratchie Records Is Back In The Game With New Releases", Billboard, 1999-12-04. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) "December 4th" redirects here For the song by Jay-Z, see December 4th (song.  
  2. ^ Campion, James. "Adam Schlesinger Interview", Aquarian Weekly, 2007-04-06. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar defeats Caecilius Metellus Scipio and Marcus Porcius Cato in the Battle of Thapsus  
  3. ^ Wise, Brian. "Eclectic Sounds of New Jersey, Echoing From Coast to Coast", The New York Times, 2004-02-08. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Events 421 - Constantius III becomes co- Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. Retrieved on 2007-11-21. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 164 BC - Judas Maccabaeus, son of Mattathias of the Hasmonean family restores the Temple in Jerusalem.  
  4. ^ Drees, Rich. "That Tune You Do: Writing The Music For That Thing You Do", FilmBuffOnline.  
  5. ^ Aswad, Jem. "Adam Schlesinger: Those Things He Do", The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers.  
  6. ^ KTVU.com Talks To Fountains Of Wayne's Adam Schlesinger. KTVU (2007-06-22). Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 217 BC - Battle of Raphia: Ptolemy IV of Egypt defeats Antiochus III the Great of the Seleucid kingdom.
  7. ^ "OutKast leads Grammy nods", CNN, 2003-12-04. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. "December 4th" redirects here For the song by Jay-Z, see December 4th (song.  
  8. ^ Leopold, Todd. "Creating some 'Music and Lyrics'", CNN, 2007-04-03. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1043 - Edward the Confessor is crowned King of England.  
  9. ^ a b Rabin, Nathan. "Interview with Adam Schlesinger", A. V. Club, 2007-04-25. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1607 - Eighty Years' War: The Dutch fleet destroys the anchored Spanish fleet at Gibraltar.  
  10. ^ a b Daly, Sean. "Songwriter Schlesinger: His Expertise Is Catchy", The Washington Post, 2005-04-03. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1043 - Edward the Confessor is crowned King of England.  
  11. ^ Robots. Yahoo! Movies. Retrieved on 2008-02-04. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 211 - Roman Emperor Septimius Severus dies leaving the Roman Empire in the hands of his two quarrelsome sons
  12. ^ a b c Kenny, Glenn. "The Music — and Lyrics — Man", Premiere. com, Hachette Filipacchi Media U. S. , Inc. . Retrieved on 2008-02-04. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 211 - Roman Emperor Septimius Severus dies leaving the Roman Empire in the hands of his two quarrelsome sons  
  13. ^ a b Cohen, Jonathan. "Andy Chase, Dominique Durand and Adam Schlesinger: No Distance Too Far", Nude as the News.  
  14. ^ Art School Confidential. Yahoo! Movies. Retrieved on 2008-02-04. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 211 - Roman Emperor Septimius Severus dies leaving the Roman Empire in the hands of his two quarrelsome sons
  15. ^ Vancheri, Barbara. "Music and Lyrics: Comedy's catchy, but not classic", Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 2007-02-14. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 842 - Charles the Bald and Louis the German swear the Oaths of Strasbourg in the French and German  
  16. ^ Harris, Will. "A Chat With Adam Schlesinger", Bullz-Eye. com, 2007-04-05. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 456 - St Patrick returns to Ireland as a missionary bishop  
  17. ^ Hay, Carla. "Harris, Colvin, Finns Whistle 'Dixie'", Billboard, 2004-11-30. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Events 1700 - Battle of Narva — A Swedish army of 8500 men under Charles XII defeats  
  18. ^ Orange County. Yahoo! Movies. Retrieved on 2008-02-04. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 211 - Roman Emperor Septimius Severus dies leaving the Roman Empire in the hands of his two quarrelsome sons
  19. ^ a b (2007-09-27). Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 489 - Odoacer attacks Theodoric at the Battle of Verona and is defeated again "La Jolla Playhouse Presents Broadway-Bound Cry-Baby" (PDF). Press release. A news release, media release, press release or press statement is a written or recorded Communication directed at members of the News
  20. ^ Cry-Baby at the Internet Broadway Database
  21. ^ Motion City Soundtrack: Full Biography. The Internet Broadway Database ( IBDB) is an online Database of Broadway theatre productions and their personnel MTV.
  22. ^ Cohen, Jonathan. "Schlesinger, Iha Producing New America Disc", Billboard, 2006-01-17. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 38 BC - Octavian marries Livia Drusilla. 1287 - King Alfonso III of Aragon invades Minorca  
  23. ^ Di Perna, Alan. "Adam Schlesinger: Welcome Interstate Musicians", Harp.  
  24. ^ Dashboard Confessional : News

External links

The Internet Broadway Database ( IBDB) is an online Database of Broadway theatre productions and their personnel
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