# Adam Plack > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Adam_Plack > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Adam_Plack.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam_Plack > Source revision: 1350047290 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|Australian didgeridoo player and composer}} {{EngvarB|date=December 2017}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2017}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Adam Plack | image = | caption = | image_size = | birth_name = Adam S. Plack | alias = | birth_date = | death_date = | origin = [East Brighton](/source/East_Brighton), Australia | instrument = [Didgeridoo](/source/Didgeridoo) | genre = [New age](/source/new-age_music), [folk](/source/Folk_music) | occupation = Composer, musician, producer | years_active = 1992–present | label = Australian Music International, Rasā Music | associated_acts = }} '''Adam Plack''' is an Australian-born [didgeridoo](/source/didgeridoo) player, composer and producer, originally from [East Brighton](/source/East_Brighton) in [Melbourne](/source/Melbourne). He moved to New York City in 1991 and released four albums before moving into production and composition for meditation music in partnership with [Deepak Chopra](/source/Deepak_Chopra). ==Life and career== Plack comes from a family of classical musicians. He studied classical violin, piano, guitar and voice from a young age. He also enjoyed the improvisations on his father's [jazz](/source/jazz) records and eventually turned toward the Australian landscape for inspiration.{{Cite web|url = http://www.pertout.com/Nomad.htm|title = Nomad: Songman|date = 4 September 2000|website = Pertout.com|last = PERTOUT|first = ANDRIÁN}} Plack picked up the didgeridoo in the early 1990s and began his recording career together with Johnny "White Ant" Soames, releasing the album ''Dawn Until Dusk (Tribal Song And Didgeridoo)'' in 1992. The duo produced a second album, ''Winds of Warning'' two years later. He has also collaborated with [David Gulpilil](/source/David_Gulpilil) and other [Aboriginal](/source/Aboriginal_Australians) musicians. Plack has performed and recorded under the name "Nomad," releasing two albums. The first one, ''Nomad'' (1994), was nominated for an [ARIA Award for Best World Music Album](/source/ARIA_Award_for_Best_World_Music_Album) at the [ARIA Music Awards of 1995](/source/ARIA_Music_Awards_of_1995). The single "With You" from the ''Songman'' (1999) album, reached Number 2 on the ''[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine))'' Dance charts and won the 2001 [ASCAP](/source/ASCAP) Rhythm and Soul Music Award. Since then he has worked largely on meditation music with [Deepak Chopra](/source/Deepak_Chopra), including ''A Gift of Love'' (1998), which consists of translations of the poems of [Rumi](/source/Jalal_ad-Din_Muhammad_Rumi). In 2002, Plack released the ''Coco De Mer'' album, a project of new-age interpretations of classical arias. Plack lives in Los Angeles where he works as a life-coach. He was once married to actress [Sonja Sohn](/source/Sonja_Sohn).{{Cite web |title=Actress From The Wire and The Chi Arrested in North Carolina for Allegedly Possessing Cocaine |url=https://people.com/crime/sonja-sohn-the-wire-arrested-alleged-cocaine-possession/ |access-date=2024-12-19 |website=People.com |language=en}} ==Discography== ===Albums=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |- ! rowspan="2" style="width:12em;"| Title ! rowspan="2" style="width:17em;"| Details ! colspan="1"| Peak positions |- style="font-size:smaller;" ! width="50"| [AUS](/source/ARIA_Charts)
|- ! scope="row"| ''Winds of Warning'' | * Released: 1990 * Label: Sunnyside Records (CrO1) * Formats: Cassette | — |- ! scope="row"| ''Didgeridoo''
(with Johnny White Ant) | * Released: 1991 * Label: Sunnyside Records (CrO2) * Formats: Cassette | — |- ! scope="row"| ''Dawn Until Dusk: Tribal Song and Didgeridoo''
(with Johnny White Ant, William Brady and Luke Cummins) | * Released: 1992 * Label: Australian Music International (AMI 3003-2) * Formats: CD | — |- ! scope="row"| ''Journey to Higher Ground (A Cinematic Journey in Sound)''
(with Chris Turner and Rachel Maloney) | * Released: 1994 * Label: Bunyip Productions (BPCD001) * Formats: CD | — |- ! scope="row"| ''Nomad''
(as Nomad) | * Released: 1994 * Label: Australian Music International (AMI 4004-2) * Formats: CD, Cassette | — |- ! scope="row"| ''Songman''
(as Nomad) | * Released: 1994 * Label: Australian Music International (AMI 7007-2) * Formats: CD | — |- ! scope="row"| ''Deepak Chopra - The Soul of Healing Meditations'' | * Released: 2001 * Label: Rasā Music (RSCD 3118) * Formats: CD | — |- ! scope="row"| ''Deepak Chopra - The Soul of Healing Affirmations'' | * Released: 2008 * Label: Rasā Music (RS 3184) * Formats: CD | — |- |} ===Film/television composer or contributor=== *''Undertow'' Didgeridoo for feature film score by [Philip Glass](/source/Philip_Glass) (2004) *''[Charlie's Angels](/source/Charlie's_Angels_(2000_film))'' "Belly" original song (2000) *''Perfume'' feature film score, directed by [Michael Rymer](/source/Michael_Rymer) (2001) *''Revolution'' TV film score, directed by [Michael Rymer](/source/Michael_Rymer) (2009) ==Awards and nominations== ===ARIA Music Awards=== The [ARIA Music Awards](/source/ARIA_Music_Awards) is an annual awards ceremony that recognises excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of [Australian music](/source/Australian_music). They commenced in 1987. {{awards table}} ! {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}} |- | [1995](/source/ARIA_Music_Awards_of_1995) | ''Nomad'' | [Best World Music Album](/source/ARIA_Award_for_Best_World_Music_Album) | {{nom}} | ARIA Award previous winners. {{cite web|url=https://www.ariaawards.com.au/history/award/best-world-music-album?view=list#|title=ARIA Awards – Winners by Award – Best World Music Album |publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA)|access-date=12 November 2018}} |- {{end}} == References == {{reflist}} ==External links== *[{{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p159660|pure_url=yes}} Adam Plack page] at Allmusic {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Plack, Adam}} Category:Living people Category:Year of birth missing (living people) Category:Australian male composers Category:Australian composers Category:Australian emigrants to the United States Category:Didgeridoo players Category:Musicians from Baltimore Category:Place of birth missing (living people) Category:Musicians from Melbourne --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Adam Plack](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam_Plack) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam_Plack?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.