Born: May 12, 1980 Primary Instrument: Guitar, electric
Adam De Lucia is a musician / composer / producer who has forged creative partnerships since founding Hi-Bred Productions in 2004. His network includes stalwart musicians, burgeoning talent and industry luminaries.
“Because Hi-Bred is a sort of Collective, everybody has equal share of the work. Every contributor is equally talented. Every participant therefore is made a Creative Partner.” . . . Adam De Lucia
Partners of the studio who have participated on releases by him includes Michael Ghegan, a stellar talent and multi-instrumentalist in high-demand, who performed a stirring accompaniment to De Lucia on “Caution (Rise of the Tyrant)” from EP (Deluxe Version). Chris Tarry, a four-time Juno Award winner, appeared as a guest soloist on Adam’s original composition “Cycle Plus One.” Mr. De Lucia also collaborated with lyricist / vocalist Katy Hylton, M.M. the Eastman School of Music, Rochester, NY, to record and release “5 Miles To Empty,” yet another of his originals. A future LP release by De Lucia—ready to be mixed with the working title ‘Robot Sex Machine’—will feature the versatile drumming of Jordan Perlson, and keyboards and sax by Michael Ghegan.
Inspired by the desire to communicate through music, De Lucia began to play the guitar at the age of 15. Particularly, Electric Ladyland by Jimi Hendrix from a record collection his father kept and his father’s simple recommendation that “some people say Jimi could make the guitar talk” imbued his imagination with the musical spark. Since the start, Adam has structured his musical education within a traditional vocabulary. He sheds all keys and many scales in his practice routine. Bolstering his routine: private lessons with masterful players (often Berklee College of Music graduates), including a year of study with Oz Noy. But studying most notably since 2004 with Doug Clarke, who attended the Berklee College Of Music on merit scholarship, learned and performed with the bona fide Traditional Jazz and Bebop guitar legend Tal Farlow.
Adam had mixed and mastered all music in the workflow of the studio since 2006, however, beginning in Summer 2012 he began to partner with The Carriage House, a Grammy Award winning studio in Stamford, CT, for mixing and mastering. His engineering responsibility still includes detailed Musical Instrument Digital Interface programming. De Lucia takes MIDI programming very seriously. He aims to program electronic music that is indiscernible to the listener, which is a hard target. Parallel to his guitar playing, he hopes to dispel taboos about electronic music with clear musical programming.
“To program the instrument is to play the instrument.” . . . Adam De Lucia
He concentrates on customizing software instruments and note-by-note dynamics in particular, beside the basics—pitch and perfectly timed rhythm as the strength of MIDI—to emulate human phrasing, programming an electronic instrument as if he was playing the guitar. His highest objective is playing the guitar in a musical way.
“Performing and recording with Adam De Lucia is a wonderful experience.
He is a rare artist whose free artistic creativity combines with his broad command
of technology, blending perfectly to produce a spirited, intense and moving
musical landscape.”
. . . Michael Ghegan (Michael Ghegan, Justin Timberlake)
“Adam is a multi-talented composer and guitarist. It was a pleasure to play
on his latest project CP1, and I look forward to hearing more music from him in
the future!”
. . . Chris Tarry (Chris Tarry Group, Metalwood)
“Adam is a seriously talented musician/composer/producer. I recommend
him highly.”
. . . Timothy Lefebvre (Rudder, Krantz Carlock Lefebvre, Mz.)
“Adam De Lucia has remarkable presence and passion. His inherent talent
coupled with the diversity of genres and styles he draws from position him as a
lead contender for a crack at big time success. There's no stopping this guy.”
. . . Nusrat Durrani (VP, MTV)
“Adam is a talented guitarist and composer. He draws upon a wide variety of
genres and stylistic elements to create interesting new musical textures with a
totally unique sound.”
. . . Doug Clarke (Doug Clarke Quartet)
Robot Sex Machine (First Installment)
Featuring: Adam De Lucia, compositions, guitars; Michael Ghegan, saxophone and keyboards; Jordan Perlson, drums.
To be mixed at Carriage House Studios in 2013.
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Get the best songs released by Adam De Lucia's Tektonics over the last 3 years at CD Baby for the price of a Starbucks specialty latte, a lower cost than any of his currently available non-single releases. Improvements include Trilian Bass VST, remixing of "Cycle Plus One" and "The Dream" for a more dynamic POP, string patches from Bluetone Studios courtesy of Michael Ghegan, and professional remastering for analogue warmth, a smoother finish, least harshness, deep bass and high-definition, including two songs that were remastered by the Grammy Award-winning Carriage House Studios.
Appearances by Michael Ghegan, Chris Tarry, and samples by Narada Michael Walden.
As a Leader (with The Tektonics)
Hip Flop Take 2 (Remastered)
Release Date: Oct. 31, 2012
Remastered by Carriage House Studios.
Hip Flop Take 1 (Remastered)
Release Date: Sep. 14, 2012
Remastered by Carriage House Studios.
EP (Deluxe Version)
Release Date: Jan. 6, 2012
Limited Release Oct. 11, 2011
Resplendent with hard-hitting grooves, new musical textures and color, tone
quality and killer improvisation. Each song blends elements of Jazz and Rock in
balanced compositions, featuring solos and accompaniment by deeply musical
players.
Hip Flop (Take 1) — Single
Release Date: Sep. 23, 2011
Hip Flop (Take 2) — Single
Release Date: Aug. 13, 2011
EP
Release Date: Jan. 1, 2011
Simulacrum (Single)
Release Date: Jan. 21, 2010
Cycle Plus One (Single)
Release Date: Jan. 20, 2010
Wake Up Call (Single)
Release Date: Jan. 20, 2010
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Guitars:
Gibson SG Standard, American Made Fender Stratocaster and Vintage Telecaster Ltd.
Amp:
Marshall AVT 275.
Pedals:
Boss OC-3 Super Octave, Moog Ring Modulator MF-102, Vox Wah Wah.
Hardware:
Apple MacBook Pro with Retina Display, Apogee Duet.
Software:
Logic Pro 9, Trilian Bass Module, Superior Drummer, Eddie Kramer Master Tape.
