Hi! I'm Adam. I grew up in Ann Arbor, MI, where I first began to develop my creative skills through photo, video & audio editing while building followings on social media. I struck my first brand deal at 15 for $200 (which felt like a lot at the time), for an ad on my Vine account (RIP) where I'd amassed ~300K followers. When I wasn't exploring my interests, I was in the water– competitive swimming year-round from the time I was eight years old up until I was recruited to swim D1 at Boston University in 2018.

After trying my hand at a number of creative pursuits ranging from taking photography to selling e-commerce, I realized that what captivated me the most was music. With little experience beyond piano lessons in childhood, I set out at seventeen to produce original songs with the goal of creating quality music comparable to that of my favorite artists. I wrote, recorded & distributed music for the next two years and saw gradual growth as I continued to hone my craft.

As a freshman, I trained my ass off and ended up breaking all of my personal records, being awarded "Rookie of the Year" at the conclusion of the season. At the start of my sophomore year, my decade-long journey as a swimmer came to an end as I turned my focus to music and creating passive income that would sustain me once I was out of school, doing what I loved full-time. In 2019, I posted a TikTok previewing a song I was working on and it went viral. What resulted manifested my dream into reality. The viral record, "Trapped In My Mind", has over 100 million streams today across Spotify & YouTube alone.

In 2022 I received my bachelor's from BU in advertising with a minor in innovation & entrepreneurship. At this point I had reached over 500 thousand monthly listeners on Spotify, and received praise from major talents such as Lil Nas X and Doechii, as well as licensing opportunities with Amazon x NFL, Fox Sports x NASCAR & Paramount x MTV Cribs. In just five-years time I am incredibly humbled to have made such a large impact and to have gained so many invaluable skills & lessons pertaining to the music industry, business, people and life as a whole.

Upon graduating, I spent long hours reflecting upon my successes & failures thus far, which drove me to a powerful realization. Any goal I'd ever pursued had a common, core motivation: living authentically & purposefully while empowering others to do the same. Presently, I am living in Salt Lake City, Utah with my wonderful partner, while building up my brand "Adam Aligned", dedicated to helping people design fulfilling, intentional & value-based lives. I am beyond excited for this new chapter in my life, and honored to get to share it with you. Lots more to come, so stay tuned! :)

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To learn more about my personal story and read about my mission, click here!