Justin Adam Explained

Justin Adam
Birth Date:22 August 1974
Birth Place:Windsor, Ontario
Nationality:Canadian
Spouse:
    Children:2
    Alma Mater:University of Windsor (BA)
    Vancouver Film School

    Justin James Adam (born August 22, 1974) is a Canadian photographer, musician and former professional baseball player in the Kansas City Royals organization.[1]

    Career

    Baseball

    Adam was drafted in the 7th round of the 1992 Major League Baseball draft by the Kansas City Royals.[2] [3] [4] [5] From 1992 to 1994, he played with the Gulf Coast League Royals. In 1995, he played for the Spokane Indians. In 1996, Adam played his final year of professional baseball with the Lansing Lugnuts.[6] [7]

    The arts

    Adam shifted careers to the arts.[8] In the early 1990s, he began making music under the name of Moon McMullen.[9] In the 1990s he studied film at University of Windsor and the Vancouver Film School.

    In 2001, Adam began work on his first film The Man with a DV Cam along with Mike Hawley.[10] The film was entered into the 2002 Slamdance Film Festival.[11] [12] Adam and Hawley were the only Canadians in the short-film competition as well as one of two Canadian films at the festival, the other being Lee Demarbre's Jesus Christ Vampire Hunter.[13] [14] In the late 2000s, Adam began taking photographs for magazines, journals and models including Kate Bock.[15] [16] [17] In 2014 Adam founded Miniature Massive with the aim to "create solutions and designs to make a more positive impact".[18]

    Awards

    Geary Lane

    Adam, along with his partner Jason Pollard, spearheaded the branding, creative direction, curation of content, and programming during Geary Lane music venue's inaugural year. The venue garnered significant press attention for its efforts.[24] [25]

    Toquefest Film and Music Festival

    Toquefest Film and Music Festival[26] was an outdoor originally created as an alternative to the Vancouver International Film Festival.[27] Adam developed the festival from scratch, garnering attention from the media and securing a partnership and sponsorship from the National Film Board. The NFB provided exclusive content for the festival each year.[28] [29]

    Birdband

    Birdband was a music side project undertaken by Adam in the noise and punk scene in Vancouver.[30] Performing as a solo act, Adam improvised with a single unaffected electric guitar and a loop pedal.[31] During performances, he would occasionally wear masks to experiment with identity. One notable performance took place at the Western Front, and the event was recorded and is archived.[32]

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: Toronto baseball fan cheers for the Jays...and the Royals . CBC News . 7 July 2022.
    2. News: Duff . Bob . A Royal deal . The Windsor Star . June 2, 1992.
    3. News: Royals sign Windsor teenager . The Sun Times . June 3, 1992.
    4. Web site: Justin Adam . Baseball Reference.
    5. Web site: Justin Adam . The Baseball Cube.
    6. News: Let's see, who else? . Lansing State Journal . March 31, 1996.
    7. News: Lansing Lugnuts roster . Lansing State Journal . April 6, 1996.
    8. Web site: THE MAN WITH A DV CAM . Brooklyn Film Festival.
    9. Web site: Moon McMullen . The Drake.
    10. News: Griffin . Kevin . Toquefest a 'blatantly Canadian' film, music festival . The Vancouver Sun . December 3, 2005.
    11. News: Pearson . Craig . Local Filmmaker Hopes For Grand 'Slam' . The Windsor Star . January 11, 2002.
    12. News: Harris . Dana . Slamdance bags a dozen . Variety . December 12, 2001.
    13. News: Canadians Compete at Slamdance . Film Threat . December 15, 2001.
    14. News: Go, Canucks! . The Vancouver Sun . December 19, 2001.
    15. News: Rino . Luisa . Kate Bock: The model life . Nuvo.
    16. News: Lee . J.J. . Urban-cool Hajnalka Mandula promises a black-magic summer . Vancouver Free Press . June 27, 2007.
    17. News: Natural Wonders . The New York Times . March 23, 2008.
    18. News: Pitch bigger balls, Paint deeper lines. . CNW Group . July 4, 2014.
    19. Web site: Designs . Grafika . COMMUNITY AGENCY WEBSITE 2013 Awards Winner Applied Arts . 2023-06-10 . www.appliedartsmag.com . en-CA.
    20. Web site: Designs . Grafika . FANCY FRANKS WEBSITE 2013 Awards Winner Applied Arts . 2023-06-10 . www.appliedartsmag.com . en-CA.
    21. Web site: Designs . Grafika . Caesarstone Reveal 2014 Awards Winner Applied Arts . 2023-06-10 . www.appliedartsmag.com . en-CA.
    22. Web site: Designs . Grafika . LIGHTHAUS BROCHURE 2013 Awards Winner Applied Arts . 2023-06-10 . www.appliedartsmag.com . en-CA.
    23. Web site: Designs . Grafika . COMMUNITY Agency, Craft Illustrations 2013 Awards Winner Applied Arts . 2023-06-10 . www.appliedartsmag.com . en-CA.
    24. Web site: Hudson . Alex . Toronto Experimental Music Venue Geary Lane to Officially Launch . Exclaim CA.
    25. Web site: Korducki . Kelli . 2015-02-11 . Is Dovercourt Village Toronto's Next Big Thing? . 2023-06-10 . Torontoist.
    26. Web site: Toquefest – Film & Music Festival . 2023-06-10 . toquefest.ca.
    27. Web site: 2006-08-15 . toquefest2005 :: outdoor film & music festival . 2023-06-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20060815070111/http://www.toquefest.com/ . 2006-08-15 .
    28. Web site: Griffin . Kevin . Toquefest a 'blatantly Canadian' film, music festival . The Vancouver Sun.
    29. Web site: Derdeyn . Stuart . Toquesfest Film and Music Festival 2004 . The Providence.
    30. Web site: raw & cooked - Western Front . 2023-06-10 . en-US.
    31. Web site: LiveVictoria.com - Get to know your music community. . 2023-06-10 . livevictoria.com . en.
    32. Web site: JP CARTER ANNI ROSSI BIRDBAND GOWNS: JP Carter, ANNI ROSSI, BIRDBAND, GOWNS @ Alibi Room - Mar 27, 2006 - Vancouver BC . 2023-06-10 . livemusicvancouver.com . en.

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