Adam Darling

Adam Darling is a singer/songwriter with music in his blood. "My mother sang to me every night as a kid and my father played guitar," says Darling. Before he could pick up a guitar, Darling knew he wanted to be a performer. His earliest memories of music were listening and dancing to Michael Jackson and Huey Lewis and The News. In fact, the Columbus, Ohio native has been writing songs and playing the piano since he was 6 and guitar since he was 12, when his father showed him how to play Jimi Hendrix one fateful day.

With an unyielding passion to learn music, Adam began to play guitar at school and church, studied jazz at a local college and played any opportunity that came his way. "On guitar, I began learning everything from Sound Garden and B.B. King to Steve Vai and Jeff Beck. I began studying songwriting and melody because of Sting and have studied the rhythms and textures of everyone from Stevie Wonder, D'Angelo, Timbaland, and Kanye West." Determined to share his gifts with the world, Darling moved to Los Angeles to continue his pursuit of music. He has played in multiple original and cover bands over the years and has written and recorded smaller albums on his own as well. It’s his passion and love for blues, rock, hip hop, jazz & soul music that inspired him to produce his first full length studio album.

Written entirely by Adam, his eponymous forthcoming studio album is entitled “ Ready, Aim, Fire.” The album explores themes of love and heartbreak, and the roller coaster of emotions that come from being in love. "I have always been drawn to songs about love and heartbreak, because of the real human experience of it. Whether it's a blues song singing about a broken heart or a beautifully crafted pop song about yearning, it's the human experience of love and all its levels that inspires me most, and I believe, inspires most people through music," says Darling. A dynamic guitarist and vocalist, Darling will perform at a select number of intimate venues across the country in support of his debut album slated to be released on Movata Records November 9, 2010.