{{short description|American songwriter (born 1988)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=September 2016}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Austin Adamec | image = | caption = | image_size = | birth_name = Austin Mark Adamec | alias = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1988|3|21|mf=y}} | birth_place = Jacksonville, Florida, U.S. | origin = | instrument = vocals, guitar | genre = Christian pop, worship | occupation = Singer, songwriter, guitarist | years_active = 2011–present | label = Reunion | website = {{URL|austinadamec.com}} | current_member_of = Austin & Lindsey Adamec }}
'''Austin Mark Adamec''' (born March 21, 1988) is an American Christian musician and guitarist, who primarily plays Christian pop music. He has released one studio album, ''All the Brighter'', in 2015. The song, "My Only Answer", charted on the ''Billboard'' magazine Christian Airplay chart.
==Early and background== Austin Mark Adamec was born on March 21,<ref name="BDAY">{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/JaphiaLife/status/5895415031 |title=Incredible way to spend my birthday in Greensboro... #acquirethefire ronluce |author=Austin Adamec (AustinAdamec) |publisher=Twitter |accessdate=February 22, 2016 |date=March 21, 2015}}</ref> 1988,<ref name="Intelius">{{cite web |title=Austin M Adamec in Jacksonville, FL |url=http://www.intelius.com/search/people/Austin-M-Adamec/Jacksonville-FL|publisher=Intelius|accessdate=February 22, 2016}}</ref><ref name="Broadcast Music Inc">{{cite web|url=http://repertoire.bmi.com/writer.asp?blnWriter=True&blnPublisher=True&blnArtist=True&page=1&fromrow=1&torow=25&querytype=WriterID&keyid=550208771&keyname=ADAMEC+AUSTIN+MARK&CAE=648821517&Affiliation=SESAC |title=Songwriter/Composer: ADAMEC AUSTIN MARK |author=Broadcast Music, Inc. |publisher=Broadcast Music, Inc. |accessdate=February 22, 2016 }}{{dead link|date=October 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> in Jacksonville, Florida,<ref name="Noisetrade">{{cite web |title=Austin Adamec |url=https://noisetrade.com/austinadamec|publisher=NoiseTrade|accessdate=February 22, 2016}}</ref> whose father is Mark Allan Adamec and mother Diane Lynn Adamec (''née'', Uythoven). He is the eldest of three brothers, while his middle brother is Asher, and his younger brother is Alec.<ref name="Peter Uythoven">{{cite journal |url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/timesunion/obituary.aspx?pid=158136197 |title=Peter Uythoven obituary |author=The Times-Union |date=June 21, 2012 |journal=The Florida Times-Union |accessdate=February 22, 2016}}</ref> His hometown is Jacksonville, Florida, and has roots in Atlantic Beach, Florida. Adamec is a 2006 graduate of Duncan U. Fletcher High School in Neptune Beach, Florida.<ref name="The Florida Times-Union Graduates">{{cite journal |url=http://jacksonville.com/tu-online/stories/061106/lif_class3.shtml |title=CLASS ACTS: Graduates from high schools D-E |author=The Times-Union |date=June 11, 2006 |journal=The Florida Times-Union |accessdate=February 22, 2016}}</ref> Adamec earned a baccalaureate in Marketing from the University of Florida, in 2010.<ref name="Adapt Magazine">{{cite journal |url=http://adaptmag.com/features/new-artist-austin-adamec/ |title=New Artist Spotlight: Austin Adamec |last1=Kerr |last2=Allysen |journal=Adapt |accessdate=February 22, 2016}}</ref> Adamec's maternal grandparents are Peter and Ruthella Grace Uythoven (''née'' Kuypers).<ref name="Peter Uythoven"/><ref name="Ruthella Uythoven">{{cite journal |url=http://jacksonville.com/tu-online/obituaries/archives/1000_24_October_2005.shtml |title=Ruthella Uythoven obituary |author=The Times-Union |date=October 24, 2005 |journal=The Florida Times-Union |accessdate=February 22, 2016}}</ref> His paternal grandparents are Allan and Helen Adamec (''née'' Kulinski).<ref name="Sophie Kulinski">{{cite journal |url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/timesunion/obituary.aspx?n=sophie-kulinski&pid=116416264 |title=Sophie Kulinski obituary |author=The Times-Union |date=August 26, 2008 |journal=The Florida Times-Union |accessdate=February 22, 2016}}</ref> He has German ancestry through his paternal great grandmother,<ref name="Sophie Kulinski" /> and Dutch ancestry by his maternal grandfather.<ref name="Peter Uythoven"/> His last name being Adamec, means he has some Czech ancestry and Slovak ancestry, in his lineage. His great grandfather George Adamec, whose wife was Julia, founded Adamec Cycle Sales Co., Inc. in Linden, New Jersey in 1931 before relocating it to the Jacksonville, Florida-area.<ref name="The Florida Times-Union">{{cite journal |url=http://jacksonville.com/tu-online/stories/111697/c5Biz_cc.html |title=Jacksonville.com: Motorcycle dealer rides to Orange Park location 11/17/97 |last1=Krichbaum |first1=Jayne |date=November 16, 1997 |journal=The Florida Times-Union |accessdate=February 22, 2016}}</ref> The company primarily deals with Harley-Davidson sales.<ref name="The Florida Times-Union"/> His great grandfather passed the ownership on to his sons George and Allan Adamec, who then passed it on to Allan's two sons Mark and Chris Adamec.<ref name="The Florida Times-Union"/> Chris Adamec is Austin's uncle and Tracie Adamac is his aunt.<ref name="Sophie Kulinski"/>
==Music history== His earliest musical endeavor was a local Christian band, while this was with his brother, Asher, and friends, Robert McMinn and William Smith calling themselves, By Grace.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.newreleasetuesday.com/artistdetail.php?artist_id=2505 |title=By Grace Artist Profile |author=ESTFAN492 |date=September 18, 2009 |publisher=New Release Today |accessdate=February 22, 2016}}</ref><ref name="CM Addict Interview">{{cite web |url=http://www.cmaddict.com/interview_page.php?interview_id=1 |title=Meet: By Grace |last1=Thorson |first1=Grace |date=August 27, 2009 |publisher=CM Addict |accessdate=February 22, 2016}}</ref> The band only released an extended play, calling it, ''The EP'', on August 18, 2009.<ref name="The EP">{{cite web |url=http://www.newreleasetuesday.com/albumdetail.php?album_id=8160 |title=The EP by By Grace |author=BlackLeopard |date=September 9, 2009 |publisher=New Release Today |accessdate=February 22, 2016}}</ref> Where nothing materialized from this entity, he started his solo career pursuit, while now his brother is studying and performing dentistry at the University of Florida.
Adamec commenced his solo musical career in 2011 by releasing a holiday single, titled, "Christmas on the Beachside", with Lindsey Ciresi.<ref name="JFH Profile">{{cite web |url=http://www.jesusfreakhideout.com/artists/AustinAdamec.asp |title=Austin Adamec discography |first=John |last=DiBiase |publisher=Jesus Freak Hideout |accessdate=February 22, 2016}}</ref> He released one independent single, "We We're After", in 2012, but it failed to chart.<ref name="JFH Profile"/> His first single with Reunion Records, "My Only Answer", was released in 2014, where this was his breakthrough song on the ''Billboard'' magazine charts. The song peaked at No. 40 on the Christian Airplay chart, in 2015.<ref name="Chart">{{cite web|author=''Billboard''|title=Austin Adamec - Chart history (Christian Airplay)|url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/6236006/austin-adamec/chart |publisher=Billboard|accessdate=February 22, 2016}}</ref> He released, ''All the Brighter'', on November 3, 2015, independently, a year after it was first scheduled to be released by Reunion Records.<ref name="CR Review">{{cite web|first=Paul|last=Keeble |title=Review: Austin Adamec - Austin Adamec |url=http://www.crossrhythms.co.uk/products/Austin_Adamec/Austin_Adamec/148612/ |publisher=Cross Rhythms |accessdate=February 22, 2016|date=June 7, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=Jonathan|last=Andre|title=Music Reviews: Austin Adamec - All the Brighter |url=http://www.365daysofinspiringmedia.com/reviews/austin-adamec-all-the-brighter/ |publisher=365 Days of Inspiring Media |accessdate=February 22, 2016|date=February 21, 2016}}</ref> He is currently in a musical duo, with his wife, calling themselves, Austin & Lindsey Adamec.
==Discography== ;Studio albums * ''All the Brighter'' (November 3, 2015)
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==External links== * {{Official website|http://www.austinadamec.com/}}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Adamec, Austin}} Category:1988 births Category:American performers of Christian music Category:Living people Category:Musicians from Jacksonville, Florida Category:Reunion Records artists Category:Singers from Florida Category:Songwriters from Florida Category:Warrington College of Business alumni Category:People from Atlantic Beach, Florida Category:21st-century American male singers Category:21st-century American singers Category:American male songwriters