Ayad Al Adhamy | |
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Born |
Manama, Bahrain |
21 September 1985
Genres | Power pop, punk rock, synthpop |
Occupation(s) | Multi-instrumentalist, A&R, remixer, record producer |
Instruments | Synthesizer, sampler, softsynth, singing, bass guitar, percussion, guitar, keyboards |
Labels | Black Bell Records, Vice Records, Warner Bros. Records |
Associated acts | Passion Pit, Team Spirit |
Website |
Black Bell Records Passion Pit |
Ayad Al Adhamy (Arabic: إياد الأعظمي) is an American multi-instrumentalist, producer and record label owner based in Brooklyn New York. He is the former synthesizer, sample, and percussion player of Passion Pit, and shared remix duties with Nate Donmoyer and Ian Hultquist.
He currently fronts the Brooklyn garage rock outfit Team Spirit, signed to Vice Records/Warner Bros. Records. They released their Self Titled Debut EP on April 4, 2013, and it was received positively. (Rolling Stone) Coupled with the EP, is an ongoing extreme-animated series of music videos, created by Swedish Animation Duo HannesJohannes about "...the idea of Damnation and Salvation."
In 2010, Ayad Al Adhamy, started Black Bell Records, an independent record label that released the debut EP of The Joy Formidable and singles by Dom, Girlfriends, Pretty & Nice and Reptar. Full Length releases include Secret Music,Stepdad and Guards.
Ayad Al Adhamy is an alumnus of the Berklee College of Music (2009). He is an official endorsed artist of Moog,Dave Smith and Korg instruments.