Charlie Adams

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Charlie Adams is a drummer/percussionist and drum engineer who is from Joliet, Illinois. He has studied with Bob Tilles and Phil Stanger of Chicago and played a concert series with Don Ellis and Stan Kenton while attending college. He also played in the college jazz band, the symphony orchestra, and the marching band. From Chicago he headed to Minneapolis-St.Paul, studying with Marv Dahlgren, principal percussionist for the Minnesota Orchestra.

In the 1980s Adams formed the Twin Cities' rock band Chameleon and developed his own record label, Platinum Records. Chameleon made Billboard charts and was renowned for Adams’ revolving, upside-down drum set, which he played in live concerts and on MTV. The band toured extensively (sponsored by the Miller Brewing Co) performing up to 260 shows a year, particularly in the states of Minnesota, Iowa, Wisconsin, Illinois, and South Dakota. Band members included Adams on drums, vocals, and percussion; Yanni on keyboards and synthesizers; Dugan McNeill on lead vocals and bass guitars; Johnny Donaldson on all guitars; and Mark Anthony on lead vocals and keyboards.

Yanni soon broke off and moved to Los Angeles, and Adams soon followed. He has been drum lead for Yanni through nine major concert tours. They have recorded 14 albums that have gone platinum and double platinum and he is widely recognized for his drum solo on the Yanni Live at the Acropolis video. He is also credited on two recordings by Bradley Joseph, a long-time bandmate and keyboardist for Yanni.

Adams tours giving motivational talks and seminars in schools and retail stores, as well as conducting drum clinics and private lessons. He currently runs an on-line music store and owns a 24-track digital recording studio, Adams Apple Studio, in Nashville, TN.

Bands

Videography

Stories and Solos…Life’s Journey Through Music, Family and Autism

External links

(YouTube music video samplers from "Yanni Live at the Acropolis"):



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