Adam Michael Neely (born: September 12, 1988) is an American YouTuber and Musician. He is a member of Aberdeen and Sungazer. He grew up in Maryland and is now a full-time musician in New York City. He plays Electric Bass, Upright Bass and Piano.
Career[]
In 2009, Neely graduated Berklee College of Music's undergraduate program and graduated with an MM in Jazz Composition from the Manhattan School of Music in 2012. He has won the Herb Alpert ASCAP Young Jazz Composer Award in 2011, 2012 and 2014, and the Jerome Fund commision prize in 2014 for his piece "Exigence".
Appearances[]
- TEDx Talks[1]
- NPR
- Vox
- SiriusXM
- SXSW
- Ableton Loop
- MAGfest
- Bass Player Magazine
- Electronic Musician Magazine
- Ultimate Guitar
Content[]
Adam Neely's Bass Lessons[]
In this series, Adam gives tips and tricks to playing the bass both to improve playing and to help the viewers not injure themselves and maintain good health while playing their instrument.
New Horizons in Music[]
New Horizons in Music allows Adam to talk about wild instances and uses of absurd theory in music, and other wild musical antics such as Polyrhythms and the value of music.
How to NOT Suck at Music[]
In this series, viewers submit videos of them playing their instrument (usually improvising or playing an original piece) so that Adam can review their playing and critique them to help the players and the viewers improve their musical techniques.
Super Fast Instagram Q+A[]
In Super Fast Instagram Q+A, Adam's instagram followers submit questions through a story Adam posts on his Instagram . Adam answers the best ones in a video dedicated solely to the questions submitted by his followers.
Gig Vlogs[]
Here Adam gives the viewers the experience of a gig in the busty musical atmosphere of New York City and the Behind the Scenes of what goes on in a gig.
Other Channels[]
Adam Neely 2[2][]
This is Adam's second channel. Here he follows up whatever it is he said in the most recent video at the time of his main channel.
adamneelyeatsthings[3][]
This channel contains videos of Adam eating various foods. The last video uploaded to this channel is from June 30, 2009,
Trivia[]
- Adam is widely regarded as "Musical Vsauce".
- He and his band Aberdeen played in Kyrgyzstan and Mongolia representing the United States with American Music Abroad
- Adam started his band Sungazer along with drummer Shawn Crowder.
- Adam's star sign is a Virgo and his birth stone is Sapphire.
- Adam won an Emmy for a video he did with Vox about "The Most Feared Song in Jazz, Explained".
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