Adam F
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{{Infobox musical artist <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject Musicians -->
| Name = Adam F
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| Img_capt = Adam F performs at Listen at Club Alchemy in [[New Haven, Connecticut]] on [[September 3]], [[2006]].
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| Background = non_vocal_instrumentalist
| Birth_name = Adam Fenton
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| Born = [[1972]] in [[Liverpool, England]]
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| Genre = [[Electronica]]<br/>[[Drum'n'bass]]<Br/>[[Hip-hop]]
| Occupation = [[Music producer|Producer]]
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| Label = [[Breakbeat Kaos]]<br/>[[Astralwerks]]
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| URL = [http://www.adamf.com/ Official website]
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'''Adam F''' (born Adam Fenton) is one of the world's premiere [[jungle (music)|jungle]]/[[drum and bass]] [[DJ]]s, and son to [[Alvin Stardust]] and stepson of [[Liza Goddard]]. His breakthrough hit was the [[techstep]] classic [http://www.discogs.com/release/5560 ''Metropolis/Mother Earth''], released in [[1997]] on the [[Metalheadz]] [[record label]]. What is considered to be his greatest early work is his Drum & Bass/Jazz fusion 'Circles', with its unique structure and build, and famous bassline. Even today it is still played by numerous DJs. In 1998 he won a [[MOBO]] award for his debut album [http://www.discogs.com/release/10640 ''Colours'']. He has also found success in the field of [[hip hop music|hip hop]], primarily with his ground breaking collaborative musical effort [http://www.discogs.com/release/62004 ''KAOS - The anti-acoustic warfare''].
Adam scored the feature film, [[Sacha Baron Cohen]] [[Ali G Indahouse]] for [[Working Title Films]].
He is founder and co-owner of the UK independent record label [[Breakbeat Kaos]] and also co-owner of major drum and bass website [[Dogs on Acid (website)|Dogs on Acid]]. Adam has to his credit, 12 Top 40 UK singles, 4 Gold and 1 Platinum disc.
He founded and fronts the UK band, [[Malpractice (UK Band)|Malpractice]].
In early 2007, Adam was cast in his first film role, the British indie crime thriller [[The Heavy]]. Adam's on-camera career is managed by Hollywood talent manager, [[Stacey Castro]].
In December 2007, Adam co-starred in new British feature film [[Cuckoo (film)|''Cuckoo'']], a thriller about sound and lies co-starring [[Richard E. Grant]] and [[Laura Fraser]], directed by [[Richard Bracewell]]. ''Cuckoo'' is currently in [[post-production]].
==Has collaborated with:==
===Pop===
*[[David Bowie]]
*[[The Pet Shop Boys]]
*[[Everything But The Girl]]
===Drum and Bass===
*[[MC Conrad]]
*[[J Majik]]
*[[Slipmaster J]]
*[[Fresh (musician)|Fresh]]
*[[T.k.o (musician)|T.K.O]]
*[[MC GQ]]
*[[Pendulum_(band)|Pendulum]]
*[[MC MC]]
*[[Redman_(rapper)|Redman]]
===Hip-hop/R&B===
*[[Jay-Z]]
*[[Destiny's Child]]
*[[M.O.P.]]
*[[Redman (rapper)|Redman]]
*[[LL Cool J]]
*[[Missy Elliott]]
*[[De La Soul]]
*[[Beenie Man]]
*[[Carl Thomas]]
*[[N.O.R.E.|Redundant]]
*[[Pharaohe Monch]]
*[[Capone-N-Noreaga|CNN]]
*[[G. Forbes]]
*[[Guru (rapper)|Guru]]
*[[Lil Mo]]
*[[Siamese]]
==External links==
* [http://www.adamf.com/ Official website]
* {{MySpace-music|adamfenton|Adam F}}
* {{Discogs artist|artist=Adam+F|name=Adam F}}
* {{Rolldabeats artist|artist=adam_f|name=Adam F}}
* {{Last.fm|Adam F}}
* [http://www.malpracticeuk.com/ Official website of Malpractice], Adam F's rock band
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