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Adam F
Adam F (born Adam Fenton) is one of the world's premiere jungle/drum and bass DJs, son to Alvin Stardust and stepson of Liza Goddard.

His breakthrough hit was the techstep classic Metropolis/Mother Earth, released in 1997 on the Metalheadz record label. What is considered to be his greatest early work is his Drum & Bass/Jazz fusion "Circles", with its unique structure and build, and famous bassline. Even today it is still played by numerous DJs. In 1998, he won a MOBO award for his debut album Colours. In 2001, he found success in the field of hip hop, primarily with his ground breaking collaborative musical effort KAOS - The anti-acoustic warfare. In 2002, Adam scored the feature film, Ali G Indahouse starring Sacha Baron Cohen for Working Title Films.

He is founder and co-owner of the UK independent record label Breakbeat Kaos and also co-owner of major drum and bass website Dogs on Acid. He also founded and fronts the UK band, Malpractice. He has to his credit, 12 Top 40 UK singles, 4 Gold and 1 Platinum disc.

In early 2007, Adam was cast in his first film role, the British indie crime thriller The Heavy. Adam's on-camera career is managed by Hollywood talent manager, Stacey Castro. In December 2007, Adam co-starred in new British feature film Cuckoo, a thriller about sound and lies co-starring Richard E. Grant and Laura Fraser, directed by Richard Bracewell. Cuckoo is currently in post-production.

Discography

  • 1997: Metropolis/Mother Earth
  • 1997: Colours
  • 2001: KAOS - The anti-acoustic warfare


Collaborations

Pop

  • David Bowie
  • The Pet Shop Boys
  • Everything But The Girl


Drum and Bass

  • MC Conrad
  • J Majik
  • Slipmaster J
  • Fresh
  • T.K.O
  • MC GQ
  • Pendulum
  • MC MC
  • Redman


Hip-hop/R&B

  • Jay-Z
  • Destiny's Child
  • M.O.P.
  • Redman
  • LL Cool J
  • Missy Elliott
  • De La Soul
  • Beenie Man
  • Carl Thomas
  • Redundant
  • Pharaohe Monch
  • CNN
  • G. Forbes
  • Guru
  • Lil Mo
  • Siamese


External links



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