Adam Gubman

Adam Gubman
Born April 7, 1979
Anaheim, California, U.S.A
Genres Video game music, classical , pop, television program's soundtrack
Occupation(s) Songwriter , Arranger, Composer
Instruments Piano
Years active 1994–present
Website www.adamgubman.com

Adam Gubman is an American songwriter, arranger, and composer. Gubman is known in the music industry for being one of the most versatile composers/songwriters[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 "SKETCHERS" 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] Until today Gubman released two albums: "Sunday Rain" (1994)[2][3] and "Dark Matter" (2014), which is a collection of 12 horror orchestral cues.[4][5]

Biography

Adam 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, Minnesota. Gubman started to become passionate about music when his grandfather introduced him to "Deluxe Music Construction Set" on the Amiga computer in 1984[3] (he loved clicking in the notes and randomly generating compositions). Gubman started to play piano and to compose music at the ripe young age of 7 years old,[3] and kept cultivating his passion throughout childhood and adolescence by playing in and out of bands all through high school, and by participating in marching bands and show choir.[6] 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,[5] and completed his education by obtaining a degree in Musical composition and Theory in 2006.[6]

Career

Gubman entered the music industry in 1994 by releasing the album "Sunday Rain" under an indipendent record label.[1] The album has been realized with the participation of notable artists, such as songwriter/producer Andy Dodd and singer Kevin Odekirk. Right after graduating from high school in 1997, Gubman worked for producer C. J. Vanston in Hollywood, and assisted on projects with Michael Bolton, Carole King, and the Christopher Guest's film "Best in Show".[3] In January 2000 Gubman created his publishing-company, the "Gubman Music International", of which he is the director to this day.[7] After a small parenthesis as a pop-producer in the early 2000's, Gubman took the decision to come back at University and completing his formation. During this period, he produced music for several indie artists, worked on a few indie movies' scores, kept teaching piano, and wrote his first musical, entitled "The Recital". In 2006, right after graduating from University, Gubman entered the videogame industry by co-working, along with composer Jeff Kurtenacker, to the soundtrack for the videogame "Pirates of the Burning Sea", a massively multiplayer online role-playing game developed by Flying Lab Software and published by Sony Online Entertainment.[2] Recognition that comes with his work provides Gubman the opportunity of working as a contract composer for companies like "SomaTone Interactive Inc." and "Non-Stop Music". Since then, Gubman's work has been featured on hundreds of videogames (of which many are published by the most important software houses), TV commercials, TV news packages, etc.[3] Gubman's notable collaborations include singer Traci Hines,[8] violinist Taylor Davis,[9] composer Austin Wintory and the "Critical Hit band"[10]. As a contract composer, Gubman has written for many high profile projects including NBC television broadcasts of the "2012 Winter Olympics", the "2012 Presidential Elections" and the "2011 Royal Wedding". In 2013, under the direction of Warner/Chappell Music, Gubman replaced the "NBC Today Show" theme song, which has been previously written by John Williams.[1]

Notable output

"Gauryo Gumbo - Matsuri Time" (2014) (Composer/Lyricist/Arranger/Orchestrator for the parade-portion of the show);

"Harvest Halloween Parade - Happy harvest Halloween" (2014) (Composer/Lyricist for the show number);

"Hippity Hoppity Springtime - Bunnyland Egg Hunt" (2015) (Composer/Lyricist for the show number);

Selected music-projects for videogames with credits

2006/2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

Discography

Sunday Rain (1996)

  1. County Fair
  2. Rewind
  3. Sawubona
  4. Arctic Plains
  5. Johannesburg
  6. Destiny Man
  7. Survive
  8. Mind
  9. Death of a Hero
  10. Sunflowers
  11. That's When
  12. Goodbye
  13. Sunday Rain

Dark Matter (2014)

  1. Wither
  2. Tiny Caskets
  3. My coffin, your Closet
  4. Antiseptic, Rubber, Scalpel
  5. March of the Undead
  6. Dark Matter
  7. Apparitions
  8. Cirque du la Mort
  9. They will claw out your eyes
  10. Congregate
  11. Dream of her
  12. Grandma's attic

Albums Arranged for Video Game Cover Band "Critical Hit"

Critical Hit: Vol 1 (2013)

  1. Tetris Main Theme (From 'Tetris')
  2. Angry Birds Main Theme (From 'Angry Birds')
  3. Legend of Azeroth (From 'World of Warcraft')
  4. Zelda's Lullaby (From 'The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time')
  5. Halo 2 Main Theme (From 'Halo 2')
  6. Pokemon Main Theme (From 'Pokemon')
  7. Bowser's Castle (From 'Super Mario World')
  8. To Zanarkand (From 'Final Fantasy X')
  9. Hikari (From 'Kingdom Hearts')
  10. Battle for New York (From 'Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3')
  11. Streets of Whiterun (From 'The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim')
  12. Sons of Liberty (From 'Metal Gear Solid 2')

Albums produced/arranged for violinist Taylor Davis

Legendary Movie Music (2013)

  1. He's a Pirate (From "Pirates of the Caribbean")
  2. Hedwig's Theme (From "Harry Potter")
  3. Now We Are Free (From "Gladiator")
  4. Lux Aeterna (From "Requiem for a Dream")
  5. My Heart Will Go On (From "Titanic")
  6. Duel of the Fates (From "Star Wars")
  7. Jurassic Park Theme
  8. James Bond Theme
  9. Mission Impossible Theme
  10. For the Love of a Princess (From "Braveheart")
  11. Concerning Hobbits (From "The Lord of the Rings")
  12. Raiders March (From "Indiana Jones")

Melodies of Hyrule : Music from The Legend of Zelda (2013)

  1. Gerudo Valley (From "Ocarina of Time")
  2. Bolero of Fire (From "Ocarina of Time")
  3. Song of Time and Song of Storms (From "Ocarina of Time")
  4. Dragon Roost Island (From "the Wind Waker")
  5. Kokiri Forest (From "Ocarina of Time")
  6. Great Fairy Fountain
  7. Zelda's Lullaby
  8. Midna's Lament (From "Twilight Princess")
  9. Nocturne of Shadow (From "Ocarina of Time")
  10. Serenade of Water (From "Ocarina of Time")
  11. Sheik's Theme (From "Ocarina of Time")
  12. Lon Lon Ranch (From "Ocarina of Time")
  13. Dark World Theme (From "a Link to the Past")
  14. Ballad of the Goddess (From "Skyward Sword")
  15. Tal Tal Heights and the Legend of Zelda Main Theme
  16. Lost Woods (From "Ocarina of Time")

The Anime and Game Collection (2014)

  1. Dr. Wily's Castle (From "Mega Man 2″)
  2. Grief and Sorrow (From "Naruto")
  3. The Last of Us Theme
  4. Attack on Titan Theme
  5. Lilium (From "Elfen Lied")
  6. Fairy Tail Slow Theme
  7. Merry-Go-Round of Life (From "Howl's Moving Castle")
  8. From Past to Present (From "Skryim")
  9. Angel Beats! Theme
  10. Cosmo Canyon (From "Final Fantasy VII")
  11. The Path of Wind (From "My Neighbor Totoro")
  12. Binks' Sake (From "One Piece")
  13. Halo 2 Theme
  14. Fairy Tail Theme Remix (Bonus Track)

Albums produced/arranged/cowritten with violinist Taylor Davis

Taylor Davis (2015)

  1. Soulbound
  2. Reflections
  3. Awakening
  4. Mystic Forest
  5. Atonement
  6. Nebulous
  7. Breakthrough
  8. Hidden Falls (Written by Taylor Davis only)
  9. Halo of Light
  10. A New Journey
  11. Morning Star (Written by Taylor Davis only)
  12. Dawn of Hope


The discography was compiled from SoundCloud[11] and iTunes[12]

Awards

Year Award Work Result
2005 "Stephen Paulus" Composition Award[7] Won
2006 "CSLUB" Composer of the Year[7] Won
2009 "AudioGANG" Composer's Challenge[7] Won
2015 "AudioGANG" Best Game Music Cover/Remix Award[13] "The Last of Us Theme - violin cover" (with violinist Taylor Davis) Nominated/Finalist

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "adamgubman.com - about me". Adamgubman.com. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Adam Gubman - Orange County composer". incredelicious.com. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 "Q&A With Composer Adam Gubman". futurecomposer.com. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
  4. ↑ "Dark Matter - Orchestral Horror by Adam Gubman". switchtrailermusic.com. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Composer Interview: Adam Gubman". filmandgamecomposers.com. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Adam Gubman Interview: From Casual Games to Critical Hits". vgmonline.net. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 "Adam Gubman - Linkedin Profile". linkedin.com. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
  8. ↑ "Traci Hines - Adam Gubman". tracihines.com. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
  9. ↑ "Adam Gubman and Taylor Davis reinventing the sound of Hans Zimmer". Soundtrackandtrailermusic.com. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
  10. ↑ "Adam Gubman – Arranger". criticalhitband.com. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
  11. ↑ "SoundCloud - Adam Gubman". SoundCloud. Retrieved April 13, 2015.
  12. ↑ "iTunes - Adam Gubman". iTunes. Retrieved April 13, 2015.
  13. ↑ "AudioGANG 2015 Awards". audiogang.org. Retrieved 24 April 2015.

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