Adam Gubman | |
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Born | Anaheim, California, U.S.A | April 7, 1979
Genres | Video game music, classical , pop, television program's soundtrack |
Occupation(s) | Songwriter , Arranger, Composer |
Instrument | Piano |
Website | www |
Adam Gubman is an American songwriter, arranger, and composer. Gubman is known in the music industry for being one of the most versatile artists[1], with a personal and deep vision of sound. Gubman’s work varies from music from video games to pop and to television program's soundtrack, and it has been featured on dozens of television shows and commercials (including "America's Got Talent", "Taboo", "G4Tech TV", "MTV", "Real Housewives of Miami", "Aurora" and "Alguien Te Mira" by Univision , "Corazòn Valiente", multiple national "Sheckers" campaigns)[1]. With more than 550 video game titles under his belt, Gubman composed for major interactive industry leaders (including "Ubisoft", "Nexon", "Sony Online Interactive", "Activision", "Square Enix", "Konami", "Electronic Arts", "GSN", "Storm8", "Gree","Playdom","PlayFirst", and Disney Online Interactive)[2]. Gubman's notable collaborations include singer Traci Hines[3], violinist Taylor Davis[4] and the "Critical Hit band" (of which is the actual arranger)[5]. In 1994 Gubman released his first album, "Sunday Rain", under an independent record label[2][6], and in 2014 he realized the second album, "Dark Matter" (which is a collection of 12 horror orchestral cues)[7][8].
Biography
editAdam Gubman was born April 7, 1979 at Anaheim, California. Born and raised in Southern California, where he currently lives[1], Gubman spent also a part of his adolescence in Plymouth. Gubman started to become passionate about music when his grandfather introduced him to "Deluxe Music Construction Set" on the Amiga computer in 1984[6] (he loved clicking in the notes and randomly generating compositions). Gubman started to play piano and to compose music since he was about 7 years old[6], and kept cultvating his passion throughout childhood and adolescence by playing in and out of bands all through high school, and participating in marching bands and show choirs[9]. He became passionated about videogames as well in the meantime. Then, in 1997 Gubman begun attending the California State University at Long Beach, from which he took a break until 2003, when he resumed his studies[8], and completed his formation by obtaining degree in Music Composition (B.M. Music - Comp) in 2006[9].
Career projects and Credits
edit- Dream Chronicles: The Book of Air (2010) by PlayFirst/SomaTone — Full Score, Lead Composer
- Dream Chronicles: The Chosen Child (2009) by PlayFirst/SomaTone — Full Score, Lead Composer
- Twin Skies (2008) by Meteor Games — Lead Composer
- Dream Chronicles 2: The Eternal Maze (2008) by KatGames/SomaTone — Lead Composer
- Fashion Dash (2008) by PlayFirst/SomaTone — Lead Composer
- Dairy Dash (2008) by PlayFirst/SomaTone — Lead Composer
- Big City Adventures: Sydney, Australia (2008) by Big Fish Games/SomaTone — Lead Composer
- Shangri La 2 (2007) by Zylom/SomaTone — Lead Composer
- Sea Life Safari (2007) by WildTangent/SomaTone — Lead Composer
- Pirates of the Burning Sea (2007) by Flying Lab Software/Sony Online — Co-Lead Composer
- Mystery Case Files by Nintendo DS/SomaTone (2007) — Main Theme
- Mini Golf (2007) by Xbox Live/SomaTone — Contributing Composer
- Luxor 2: Pharaoh's Revenge (2007) by MumboJumbo/SomaTone — Cut-Scene Composer
- Karaoke Revolution: American Idol Encore (2007) by Konami/SomaTone — Programming, Keyboards, Arrangements
- Dream Chronicles (2007) by KatGames/SomaTone — Lead Composer
- Diner Dash: Hometown Hero (2007) by PlayFirst/Gamelab/SomaTone — Lead Composer
- Delicious 2 (2007) by Zylom/SomaTone — Contributing Composer
- Deep Quest (2007) by Big Fish Games/SomaTone — Lead Composer
- Chocolatier 2: Secret Ingredients (2007) by PlayFirst/SomaTone — Lead Composer
- Chocolatier (2007) by PlayFirst/SomaTone — Lead Composer
- Big City Adventures: San Francisco (2007) by Big Fish Games/SomaTone — Lead Composer
- Beebo (2007) by Zylom/SomaTone — Lead Composer
- Abra Academy: Returning Cast (2007) by Big Fish Games/SomaTone — Lead Composer
- Abra Academy (2007) by Big Fish Games/SomaTone — Lead Composer
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c "adamgubman.com - about me". Adamgubman.com. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
- ^ a b "Adam Gubman - Orange County composer". incredelicious.com. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
- ^ "Traci Hines - Adam Gubman". tracihines.com. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
- ^ "New Album – Melodies of Hyrule!". taylordavisviolin.com. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
- ^ "Adam Gubman – Arranger". criticalhitband.com. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
- ^ a b c "Q&A With Composer Adam Gubman". futurecomposer.com. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
- ^ "Dark Matter - Orchestral Horror by Adam Gubman". switchtrailermusic.com. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
- ^ a b "Composer Interview: Adam Gubman". filmandgamecomposers.com. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
- ^ a b "Adam Gubman Interview: From Casual Games to Critical Hits". vgmonline.net. Retrieved 31 March 2015.