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About Me

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A few decades ago, a baby boy's parents made a critical child-rearing error: they bought their infant son a toy drum. This error would be compounded by several other errors: playing Motown albums; providing piano lessons; not hiding their old acoustic guitar well enough; singing unabashedly out loud, in key, and with harmony to their kids; etc.

(So as far as "errors" go, I think they did just fine. Could've been much worse.)

And now that son, tainted by a creative drive so chronic that his day job even involves music, must search for a way to stop the raging beast that dwells inside him. (Yeah, that last bit got changed up so as not to invite getting sued by that 70's TV show with the big green dude.)

The Proper Authorities is the solo musical project of singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist Keith Adams . Known primarily for his drum work with the bands Sound Mind , 1000 Watt Revival , Giant Wow , and most recently, The Goombas , Adams created the Proper Authorities to branch out and work on his lifelong compositional and performance skills.

As in past groups, he continues to experiment strongly in the modern pop rock genre with sounds and grooves that aren't usually found there. His appreciation for over-the-top arrangements is tempered nicely by his love for good hooks. His lyrics touch on a variety of subjects: matters of self; emotional snapshots in time; tragic and comic figures; and the things that we all want... or at least think that we want.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 6/26/2005
Band Website: theproperauthorities.com
Band Members:

Keith Adams - vocals and all instruments.

All songs © 2005 Authoritative Music (ASCAP)./p
Influences: I try to listen to every kind of music that is out there. I don't want to limit my options and miss out on something truly beautiful. I grew up on pop, R&B, metal, and alternative. As a movie lover, I have to admit a love for orchestral film scores and that multi-timbral, multi-layered approach to providing mood, tension, and theme. For almost a decade, I also played drums (and quite a bit of synth in the later years) in a band called Sound Mind , who although labeled "industrial" were what they ended up calling "new rock" 5 years later, so that's gotta hop into my songwriting a bit.
Sounds Like: A LOT of overdubbing. Slightly sloppy, a little cocky... but all ROCKy. (I crack myself up.)
Record Label: Talon First Records
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Ninth Life Jitters video, Keith's newest band, and more news!

It has been a long time coming, but finally "The Ninth Life Jitters" is the second song from the "Public Service Announcement" CD to receive a finished video treatment! Just like the "Devastate" video...
Posted by The Proper Authorities on Sun, 10 Jun 2007 03:24:00 PST

Another GarageBand Track of the Day, and more!

The "Devastate" video can now be seen at Music Nation, an indie music video site with a special contest that could get The Proper Authorities on radio stations across the country. Please take a look a...
Posted by The Proper Authorities on Thu, 14 Dec 2006 10:39:00 PST

TPA a Broadjam 6-Pack Contest winner... plus more great news!!

October 2006 has been a great month for The Proper Authorities and the "Devastate" video! Although it didn't win any awards in Italy's DigiFestival 2006, "Devastate" received great notice internation...
Posted by The Proper Authorities on Wed, 01 Nov 2006 04:25:00 PST

"Devastate" at TowerPod and DigiFestival

Preying Lizard Music, a long time supporter of the Proper Authorities for several months, now has the #1 music channel on Tower Records' TowerPod.com with its Preying Lizard Music's Eclectic Pod onlin...
Posted by The Proper Authorities on Mon, 28 Aug 2006 01:34:00 PST

Positive Ratings and Reviews: GarageBand.com and CityBeat Magazine

As a result of some very enthusiastic reviews from GarageBand.com members, "The Ninth Life Jitters" by The Proper Authorities will be Track of the Day at GarageBand.com!For 24 hours on Friday, the 23r...
Posted by The Proper Authorities on Tue, 20 Jun 2006 12:34:00 PST

Proper Authorities songs now available at iTunes!

Yep, it is that ever-dreaded date of doom, 6-6-06, and Apple iTunes finally decided that today was the day to digitally unleash my musical mayhem to the masses. Now really, is that a message to potent...
Posted by The Proper Authorities on Wed, 07 Jun 2006 07:38:00 PST

June 2006 News: Contests, film fests, comps, and podcasts

It has been quite a while since I last blogged, and as luck would have it... stuff has happened in that time! Go figure! The song "The Ninth Life Jitters" gets even more Honorable Mention from anothe...
Posted by The Proper Authorities on Sat, 03 Jun 2006 12:12:00 PST

'Ninth Life Jitters' Wins A Songwriting Award

Winners of the 7th Annual Great American Song Contest were announced today, and I was one of the Top 5 winners in the Rock / Alternative category with the song "The Ninth Life Jitters!" Thi...
Posted by The Proper Authorities on Wed, 15 Mar 2006 10:07:00 PST

Shout out for podcasts

I have to let you guys know about some awesome podcasts that were super-kind enough to include my tunes (well, just one actually... "Losing The Now") in a collection of other songs that blew me away. ...
Posted by The Proper Authorities on Thu, 19 Jan 2006 09:48:00 PST

Proper Authorities debut CD is now on sale at CD Baby

The Proper Authorities Give The World A Public Service AnnouncementCINCINNATI, OH, January 17, 2006 The Cincinnati modern rock outfit known as The Proper Authorities has finally released its first ful...
Posted by The Proper Authorities on Tue, 17 Jan 2006 12:39:00 PST