Adam Fielding (musician)

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Adam Fielding
Origin United Kingdom
Occupation Music producer
Years active1995–present
Labels Distinctive Records
Lost Language
solarSwarm
Website http://www.adamfielding.com

Adam Fielding is a UK-based electronic music producer and composer.

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History

Starting in 1995, Fielding began writing music using a combination of an Atari STe computer running Protracker software. Although this started out as more of a hobby to support his interest in games programming, his interest in music led him to start experimenting further with tracker music in 1997/98. [1] His developing interest in music led to him studying a BSc in music production at the University of Huddersfield in 2005. While studying at university, he began to incorporate more live instrumentation into his music. [2] In 2008 he released his debut LP (Distant Activity) independently. [3]

Following this independent release, Fielding released a free online single in 2009 (From Out Of Nowhere), [4] followed by another single in 2010 (Lost In Silence) through the social network record label solarSwarm. [5]

Fielding released a second album in 2010 (Lightfields). [6] Following the release of Lightfields, both Distant Activity and Lightfields were signed to and re-distributed through Distinctive Records. [7] [8] In 2012 he released an album of selected ambient works (And All Is As It Should Be) through Lost Language Recordings, featuring original tracks and re-workings of existing material in a more cinematic style. [9] This was followed by an album of instrumental tracks written for film, TV, and games (Chase The Light), which was released in 2012 through FiXT. [10]

Fielding re-united with Distinctive Records in 2013 to release the full-length album Icarus, [11] which was preceded by a single of the same name [12] featuring The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra.

Discography

Notes and references

  1. "Adam Fielding Discography at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 12 May 2013.
  2. "Distinctive Records". Distinctive Records. Retrieved 13 May 2013.
  3. "Adam Fielding - Distant Activity (CDr, Album) at Discogs". Discogs.com. 7 September 2008. Retrieved 17 July 2011.
  4. "From Out Of Nowhere-Adam Fielding" . Retrieved 12 May 2013.
  5. "solarSwarm - social network record label". solarSwarm. Archived from the original on 2 March 2013. Retrieved 12 May 2013.
  6. "Adam Fielding - Lightfields (CDr, Album) at Discogs". Discogs.com. 8 September 2010. Retrieved 12 May 2013.
  7. "DISN206 - Adam Fielding - Distant Activity". Distinctive Records. Retrieved 12 May 2013.
  8. "DISN207 - Adam Fielding - Lightfields". Distinctive Records. Retrieved 12 May 2013.
  9. "Lost Language Recordings-Adam Fielding - And All Is As It Should Be". Lost Language Recordings. Retrieved 12 May 2013.
  10. "Adam Fielding - Chase The Light (MP3 Album)". FiXT. 10 July 2012. Archived from the original on 29 June 2013. Retrieved 12 May 2013.
  11. "DISN232 - Adam Fielding - Icarus". Distinctive Records. Retrieved 12 May 2013.
  12. "DISN227 - Adam Fielding - Icarus". Distinctive Records. Retrieved 12 May 2013.

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