{{short description|Canadian musician}} {{Infobox musical artist | birth_date = {{Birth date|1982|08|16}} | birth_place = North York, Toronto, Canada | death_date = {{Death date and age|2019|06|17|1982|08|17}} | death_place = Toronto, Canada | partner = Sook-Yin Lee (2007–2019) }}
'''Adam Litovitz''' (August 16, 1982 – June 16, 2019) was a Canadian musician and composer.<ref>[https://www.vice.com/en/article/jooj-sook-yin-lee-adam-litovitz-interview-2015/ "Sook Yin-Lee and Adam Litovitz are JOOJ, Jury, and Executioner"]. ''Noisey'', June 8, 2015.</ref> He was most noted for his work on the films ''Year of the Carnivore'', for which he received a Genie Award nomination for Best Original Score at the 31st Genie Awards,<ref>[https://www.straight.com/article-371133/vancouver/31st-genie-awards-barneys-version-incendies-lead-nominees "31st Genie Awards: Barney's Version, Incendies lead nominees"]. ''The Georgia Straight'', February 2, 2011.</ref> and ''Octavio Is Dead!'', for which he was nominated for Best Original Song at the 7th Canadian Screen Awards.<ref>[https://www.socanmagazine.ca/news/twenty-seven-socan-members-earn-canadian-screen-awards-2019-noms/ "Twenty-seven SOCAN members earn Canadian Screen Awards 2019 noms"]. ''Words & Music'', February 8, 2019.</ref>
A frequent creative partner of Sook-Yin Lee,<ref name=candid>"Sook-Yin Lee: Candid with the Camera — Except for One Thing". ''Toronto Star'', 11 June 2010.</ref> with whom he was in a 12-year romantic relationship,<ref name=candid/> the duo also recorded and performed as the band Jooj, which released its debut album in 2015,<ref>[https://xtramagazine.com/culture/sook-yin-lees-sorority-of-naked-women-67370 "Sook-Yin Lee’s sorority of naked women"]. ''Daily Xtra'', May 8, 2015.</ref> and a posthumous album entitled ''jooj two'' in 2021 on Mint Records<ref>{{cite web |last1=Ken Chu |first1=Leslie |title=Sook-Yin Lee and Adam Litovitz Radiate Warmth and Healing on 'jooj two' |url=https://exclaim.ca/music/article/sook-yin_lee_adam_litovitz_jooj_two_album_review |website=Exclaim.ca |access-date=April 6, 2021}}</ref>
Litovitz, who suffered from depression, was last seen on June 15, 2019, and reportedly died by suicide the next day.<ref>{{cite news |title=Friends remember 'enormously talented' Toronto musician Adam Litovitz |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/article-friends-remember-enormously-talented-toronto-musician-writer-adam/|accessdate=June 20, 2019 |work=Globe and Mail |agency=Canadian Press |date=June 20, 2019}}</ref> According to Toronto Police, his body was found on June 18, 2019.<ref>[https://nowtoronto.com/music/adam-litovitz-jooj-dead-at-36/ "Jooj member Adam Litovitz dead at 36"]. ''Now'', June 19, 2019.</ref>
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