Adam Brand – Up Close & Personal

Adam Brand is undeniably a fixture on the local music landscape. The versatile star has three Platinum and five Gold albums to his name, along with 12 Golden Guitars, an ARIA Top 5 album in 2012’s ‘There Will Be Love’, and multiple ARIA Nominations for Best Country Album. He has toured with the likes of Jimmy Barnes, Ian Moss and James Reyne locally, and hit the road with Taylor Swift across the USA and it’s an absolute pleasure to have him bring his up close and personal show to the Flying Saucer Club on his ‘My Side Of The Street’ National Tour. Supporting Adam on the night will be the highly acclaimed country artist, Matt Cornell who has toured Australia and the world with the best of the best of the music industry including; Richard Clapton, Shannon Noll, Jenny Morris, Damien Leith and iconic rock band, The Baby Animals and most recently with Australian Country superstar Adam Brand. UNMISSABLE!

Whatever gives Aussie music its heart, Adam Brand breathes plenty of life into its soul. For more than fifteen years, Brand has been one of the country’s best-loved and most successful recording artists. On August 8, 2014, Adam Brand will release his 10th studio album, the soulful ‘My Side Of The Street’.

The guitar-heavy, soaring rock-tinged lead single ‘What Your Love Looks Like’ captures Brand in his element, as he sings “I want to close my eyes, and see what your love looks like”, drawing listeners in as a love-fuelled narrative unfolds.

Produced by Adam’s long-time collaborator Craig Porteils (Guns n Roses, Billy Idol, Guy Sebastian), ‘My Side Of The Street’ is a 13-track long-player that features Jasmine Rae on ‘Quit This Time’ and closes out with ‘Most People I Know Think That I’m Crazy’, made famous by Billy Thorpe & The Aztecs.

“They say you get your whole life to write and record your first album, in some respect I feel I have been waiting my entire life to release this album”, says Adam. “I threw the rule book out the window and said everything I wanted to say, exactly the way I wanted to say it.”
Directed by Paul Stefanidis of Viking Lounge Mastering, the video for ‘What Your Love Looks Like’is the “culmination of shooting over three days at some iconic Sydney locations”, says Adam. “I wanted to capture the passion and fragility of the intense search for true love.”

FACTS
•    Born on January 27th 1970 In Perth, Western Australia
•    First stage appearance at age 3 with his father Mick singing ‘How Much Is That Doggy In The Window’ at a pub in Perth.
•    Spends his early teens playing drums in church bands around Colac and Geelong.
•    Hears an album by US country band ‘Boy Howdy’ and decides he must become a country singer.
•    Forms the band ‘Hodad City’ playing songs by Elvis Presley, Alan Jackson, The Eagles, Garth Brooks, Dwight Yoakam, Travis Tritt, Lee Kernaghan and a few originals.
•    January 1997 decides to take his music seriously and makes the 4,000-kilometre pilgrimage to the Tamworth Country Music Festival to busk on Peel Street.
•    May 1997 signs publishing deal with Rondor Music.
•    July 1997 packs his possessions into the back of his XF Falcon ute and drives across the Nullarbor to Sydney.
•    September 1997 signs a record deal with Festival Records.
•    July 1998 releases self-titled debut album which features three songs that become #1 hits – Last Man Standing, Grandpa’s Piano & Dirt Track Cowboys.
•    January 1999 wins three Golden Guitar Awards – APRA Song of the Year (Last Man Standing), Best New Talent and Best Music Video (Last Man Standing).
•    July 1999 wins first Mo Award – The Johnny O’Keefe Encouragement Award – for excellence in live performance.
•    September 1999 ‘Adam Brand’ certified Gold
•    September 1999 releases the single ‘Love Away the Night’ a duet with Melinda Schneider, which becomes Adam’s fourth #1 single and a CMT #1 video.
•    January 2000 ‘Love Away the Night’ wins CMAA Golden Guitar Award for Best Vocal Collaboration.
•    March 2000 releases second Album ‘Good Friends’ which features 3 songs that become #1 hits – ‘Good Friends’, ‘Beating Around The Bush’ and ‘Good Things In Life’.
•    January 2001 ‘Good Friends’ certified Gold
•    January 2001 wins three CMAA Golden Guitar Awards, this time the big trifecta – APRA Song of the Year (Good Things In Life), Best Album and Male Vocalist Of The Year.
•    July 2001 wins second MO award – Male Country Performer Of The Year.
•    January 2002 releases third album ‘Built For Speed’ which debuts at #1 on the ARIA Country Chart and goes gold after 17 weeks.
•    July 2002 wins third MO award – once again for Male Country Performer Of The year.
•    September 2002 Adam’s self-titled debut album goes platinum.
•    January 2003 – Adam wins his eighth Golden Guitar award, this time the Heritage Song Of The Year award for ‘The ANZAC.’
•    December 2003 receives four nominations in the CMAA Golden Guitar Awards 2004.  Male Vocalist Of The Year with the track ‘Sicilian Born’ from the album Australian Storytellers, Heritage Song Of The Year with the track ‘Menindee’ from the album Australian Storytellers, Telstra Video Of The Year with the track ‘The Anzac’ and Single Of The Year also with ‘The ANZAC’.
•    New album Get Loud released August 9th 2004
•    September 2004 – receives an ARIA nomination for Best Country Album
•    December 2004 receives five nominations in the CMAA Golden Guitar Awards 2005.  APRA Song of the Year with the track Get Loud, Male Vocalist of the Year with the track ‘Get Loud’ Album of the Year with the album ‘Get Loud’, Video Clip of the Year for ‘Get Loud’ and Top Selling Album of the Year with the album ‘Get Loud’.
•    New album, Christmas in Australia – Adam Brand & Friends released October 10th 2005
•    Dec 5, 2005 – Christmas In Australia debuts at No.2 on ARIA Top 20 Country Album chart
•    December 2005 – Get Loud nominated for Top Selling Album of the Year in the CMAA Golden Guitar Awards 2006
•    February 2006 – Built for Speed, Live In Concert DVD goes gold
•    July 20006 – Adam’s 5th album, What A Life is released.
•    July 2006 – What A Life debuts at No.1 on ARIA Australian Artists Country Music Chart., stays for six weeks.
•    July 2006 – Video clip for Open Ended Heartache makes No.1 on the CMC Top 30 Countdown
•    October 2006 – What A Life receives an ARIA nomination for Best Country Album
•    November 2006 – Video for Cigarettes & Whiskey hits No.1 on the CMC Top 30 Countdown
•    November 2006 – What A Life is certified gold
•    November 2006 – Good Friends is certified platinum
•    December 2006 – Adam is a finalist in four categories in the 35th CMAA Country Music Awards Of Australia. Album Of The Year – What A Life, Male Artist Of The Year – Open Ended Heartache, Single Of The Year –Open Ended Heartache & APRA Song Of The Year – Life Will Bring You Home.
•    January 2007 – Adam is awarded the inaugural CMC OZ Artist Of The Year Award at the 35th CMAA Country Music Awards.
•    December 2007 – Receives 4 nominations for the 2008 Golden Guitar Awards for his involvement in the ‘Spirit Of The Bush’ project – Vocal Collaboration, Heritage Song Of The Year, Video Clip and Single Of The Year
•    December 10 2007 – Releases the first single Get On Down  The Road from his        forthcoming album
•    January 19 2008 – Releases his 6th studio album Blame It On Eve
•    January 26 2008 – Adams wins 3 Golden Guitar Awards for his collaboration with Lee Kernaghan & Steve Forde with ‘Spirit Of The Bush’ Vocal Collaboration, Video Clip and Single of the Year. Adam also takes out for the 2nd year the CMC Oz Artist of the Year Award
•    January 28 2008 – ‘Blame It On Eve’ debuts in the mainstream ARIA chart at #10
•    Feb 6, 2008 – Video clip for Get On Down The Road goes to No.1 on the CMC Top 30
•    March 2008 – Good Friends: Live In Concert DVD goes gold
•    April 5, 2008 – Get On Down The Road peaks at No.3 on Country Tracks Top 30
•    May 3, 2008 – Video clip for Comin’ From/Khe Sanh is Country Pick on CMC
•    June 21, 2008 – Comin’ From/Khe Sanh goes to No.1 on the CMC Top 30 (x2 weeks)
•    August 16, 2008 – Blame It On Eve is Country Pick on CMC
•    October 25, 2008 – Blame It On Eve goes to No.1 on the CMC Top 30
•    November 12, 2008 – Adam is nominated in three categories in the 2009 CMAA Country Music Awards Of Australia – Male Artist Of The Year – Get On Down The Road, Collaboration Of The Year – Someday (with The Sunny Cowgirls), APRA Song Of The Year – Comin’ From
•    January 20, 2009 – first single/title track from Adam’s 7th studio album ‘Hell Of A Ride’ is sent to radio
•    January 24, 2009 – Adam is named ‘Male Artist Of The Year’ at the 37th CMAA Country Music Awards Of Australia – this is Adam’s 12th Golden Guitar
•    January 24, 2009 – Adam is also named ‘CMC OZ Artist Of The Year’, for the third year running – this is an award voted for by CMC viewers
•    March 7, 2009 – Adam’s 7th studio album, ‘Hell Of A Ride’ is due for release
•    March 2, 2009 – 2002’s ‘Built For Speed’ is now certified platinum, 70,000 copies sold
•    March 2009 – ‘Hell Of A Ride’ goes to No.1 on ARIA Country charts
•    March 2009 – Following the tragic Victorian bushfires, Adam is lead act at the Victorian Bushfire Appeal concert in Traralgon
•    April – September 2009 – Adam is on Channel 7’s top rating show ‘Dancing With The Stars’
•    August 2009 – Adam announces his signing with Arista Nashville (an American record label that is a wholly owned subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment)
•    September 2009 – Adam wins Channel 7’s top rating show ‘Dancing With the Stars’
•    January 2010 – Adam is named ‘CMC Oz Artist of The Year’ for the fourth consecutive year
•    August 2010 – Adam’s 8th studio album ‘It’s Gonna Be OK’ is released. It reaches top 20 on the ARIA charts and # 1 on the CMAA charts
•    Ready for Loving is release in the United States and reaches Top 40 in the US Country charts.
•    January 2011 – Adam is named ‘CMC Oz Artist of The Year’ for the fifth consecutive year
•    May 2011 – Adam releases “You’re A Revhead” – a compilation album of his most popular revhead songs.
•    November 2011 – Adam joins Taylor Swift as a special guest on her North American tour

For more info about the support act, Matt Cornell, visit www.mattcornellmusic.com.au/