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Adam Fielding

Least of all, I figure.. 'we stay young and proud'

About Me

My name is Adam Fielding and I'm a music addict. I originally hail from sunny Suffolk where I was born and raised.

I originally started writing music in 1995, and since then I have been attempting to refine my songwriting technique and production skills. I originally started out trying to write music for some (very) poor games I had been writing on my old Atari STe using Protracker, and soon figured that I was enjoying writing music a lot more than trying to get my rubbish games to actually do anything. Since then, I have delved into a fair share of different genres including (but not limited to) dance, industrial, ambient, downtempo and neo-classical styles. While I used to listen to a lot of post-hardcore and metal, I now find myself listening to and being influenced by artists such as Iris, Hybrid, Boards of Canada, Oceansize and BT... which makes it a pain whenever anyone asks the great question "what sort of music are you into?".

I am currently studying Popular Music Production at the University of Huddersfield, and have been since mid-2005. I am expected to finish my undergraduate studies in 2009, and from there... who knows. I've worked with a few musicians before on various collaborations, and am always keen to work with musicians I respect. I have also been involved in freelance composition and sound design projects for various companies, and have received positive feedback in most cases.

I am not a live performer - while it is something I often thought about and is something I would love to have a try at again one day, I am primarily a songwriter/producer. I dabble on guitar and keys from time to time, and have taken a liking to singing since I first tried it out many years back (to be honest, I was just glad I didn't cause anyone any serious mental anguish) and I often incorporate these elements when producing music. I am an advocate of Reason, though I also use Cubase for recording live parts and orchestral bits.

I still like to dabble with programming and web coding from time to time, but music is my absolute number one passion. The day I stop enjoying it is the day I'll stop writing it. Until then...

Pies are clearly superior to cakes.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 5/31/2005
Band Website: adamfielding.com
Band Members: Adam Fielding - programming, recording, production, guitar, vocals
Influences:

Depeche Mode, Hybrid, Iris, The Crystal Method, The Echoing Green, The Alpha Conspiracy, Boards of Canada, Cliff Martinez ...the list goes on

On a side note, this is what I'm listening to now...



Sounds Like: New Order, Hybrid, Iris, Depeche Mode
Record Label: Unsigned
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Good news, bad news

Good news!The proof copy of Distant Activity arrived in the post today. It looked rather neat, and the music was "all there". So, I've just sent off the final version of the artwork with a couple of t...
Posted by Adam Fielding on Fri, 22 Aug 2008 06:38:00 PST

CD

Ok, uhh... so about the whole "a CD is a possibility" thing I mentioned regarding the album. Thanks to the nice folks at CDBaby making the whole distribution process a lot less painful than I thought ...
Posted by Adam Fielding on Sat, 02 Aug 2008 12:52:00 PST

Homes, trains, loans and... album

So, been pretty busy lately. I recently moved out of my old place in Huddersfield and into my new (awesome) house ready for my final year at university. I'm still trying to work out what's wrong with ...
Posted by Adam Fielding on Thu, 31 Jul 2008 04:14:00 PST

A bit of news for a change

Well, as you may or may not know, I've been toying with the idea of putting an album together for many years now... but I've always put it off with thoughts of "will I really be happy with this when i...
Posted by Adam Fielding on Thu, 17 Jul 2008 07:22:00 PST