Adam Bravin

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Adam Bravin
Origin Los Angeles, California, United States
Genres Alternative rock, gothic rock
Years active1995–present

Adam Michael Bravin, also known as DJ Adam 12, [1] is musician, visual artist and producer [2] who is half of the darkwave duo She Wants Revenge, Alongside She Wants Revenge. Bravin has on his own solo project, Love Ecstasy Terror and works as a producer and film composer. [3] He has also been the personal DJ for President Barack Obama. [4]

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Biography

Bravin grew up with his parents listening to artists such as Stevie Wonder, The Beatles, and Led Zeppelin. [5] He began DJing at the age of 16, primarily at local house parties in the San Fernando Valley. [5] After a few years of spinning, Bravin began attending an LA nightclub owned by Prince. After about a year, Bravin was hired by Prince to DJ at the club. [5] Bravin plays bass guitar, keyboards, guitar, drum machine, and percussion, in addition to programming and vocals as well as video production.

Controversy

In 2015 alongside his friend and business partner Michael Patterson, Bravin created the goth oriented club Cloak & Dagger, [6] he acted as creative director and DJ. The club operated Tuesdays at the Pig ’N Whistle in Los Angeles, California. In June 2020 the club was closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Shortly thereafter, Bravin and Patterson were hit with controversial allegations of sexual misconduct, [7] and discriminatory treatment against people of color on a Zoom town hall meeting. The intention of the meeting was to help the card-carrying community to navigate BLM and the stress of the pandemic. No charges or legal actions were ever pursued against the partners or the club. [8]

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References

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