{{Short description|American musician}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Joe Adamik | image = | birth_date = 1972 | instrument = drummer, multi-instrumentalist | occupation = musician, songwriter, record producer | years_active = 1990–present | website = {{URL|josephadamik.com/}} | genre = {{Flatlist| * Jazz * Alternative }} | past_member_of = Califone }}
'''Joseph Adamik''' (born 1972 in Chicago, IL) is a musician and composer best known for his involvement with the bands Califone and Iron & Wine. He has also performed since the early 1990s with many Chicago jazz musicians as well as recording and performing with many other groups across different genres.
== With Califone == Adamik joined Califone after the debut album Roomsound in 2000, playing many instruments on Quicksand/Cradlesnakes and went on to be a foundational member until 2013.<ref>{{Cite web|work=Trouser Press|title=Califone|url=https://trouserpress.com/reviews/califone/|access-date=2021-01-01|language=en-US}}</ref> Masserella and Adamik created a unique melodic approach with traditional drums and found objects such as chunks of metal.<ref>{{Cite web|work=Pitchfork|title=Califone|date=23 October 2006 |url=https://pitchfork.com/features/interview/6465-califone/|access-date=2021-01-01|language=en-US}}</ref>
== With Iron & Wine == In 2010, after recording on the Iron & Wine album, Kiss Each Other Clean, Adamik joined Iron & Wine and performed and recorded with the band till 2018.
== Jazz == Joe has performed at the Hungry Brain,<ref>{{Cite web|work=Chicago Reader|title=Jim Baker, Brian Sandstrom, and Joe Adamik|date=23 September 2009 |url=https://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/jim-baker-brian-sandstrom-and-joe-adamik/Event?oid=8030128|access-date=2021-01-01|language=en-US}}</ref> Beat Kitchen,<ref>{{Cite web|work=Timeout|title=Chicago's best new jazz series|date=26 April 2011 |url=https://www.timeout.com/chicago/music/chicagos-best-new-jazz-series|access-date=2021-01-01|language=en-US}}</ref> Old Town School of Folk Music,<ref>{{Cite web|work=Chicago Reader|title=Bob Dogan, Dan DeLorenzo, Joe Adamik, Ryan Shultz, and Ron Dewar All|date=23 September 2009 |url=https://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/bob-dogan-dan-delorenzo-joe-adamik-ryan-shultz-and-ron-dewar/Event?oid=4606786|language=en-US}}</ref> and Constellation.<ref>{{Cite web|work=Chicago Reader|title=Joe Adamik, Pat Mallinger, and Matt Ferguson|date=23 September 2009 |url=https://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/joe-adamik-pat-mallinger-and-matt-ferguson/Event?oid=11759787|language=en-US}}</ref>
== Other work == Adamik has also performed from a young age with many jazz artists, most notably as a member of pianist Bob Dogan's trio and quintet. He is also a rotating member of the experimental group, Extraordinary Popular Delusions.<ref>{{Cite web|work=Chicago Reader|title=Extraordinary Popular Delusions play free jazz two centuries deep|date=10 January 2019 |url=https://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/extraordinary-popular-delusions-baker-williams-sandstrom-hunt-wilkerson/Content?oid=66235873/Content?oid=78142271|access-date=2021-01-01|language=en-US}}</ref> He also leads his own solo projects as well as the group Madness of Crowds (with Jim Baker and Brian Sandstrom from Extraordinary Popular Delusions) and the duo with former Califone bandmate, Jim Becker, entitled Lanzon.
== Education == Attending Glenbard South High School in Glen Ellen, IL, Adamik went on to study music at Roosevelt University's Chicago Musical College, leaving to pursue full time music employment, but finishing his music degree from Northeastern Illinois University in 2019. He also has a degree in economics from Northeastern Illinois University.
== Discography == === Solo recordings === * Super Low (2014)<ref>{{Cite web|work=Chicago Reader|title=Joe Adamik, Big Sadie Recommended|date=23 September 2009 |url=https://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/joe-adamik-big-sadie/Event?oid=21970782|access-date=2021-01-01|language=en-US}}</ref>
=== Group recordings === ==== Califone ==== * Deceleration One (2002) * Quicksand/Cradlesnakes (2003) * Deceleration Two (2003) * Heron King Blues (2004) * Roots & Crowns (2006) * All My Friends Are Funeral Singers (2009))<ref>{{Cite web|work=Pitchfork|title=Califone - All My Friends Are Funeral Singers|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/13491-all-my-friends-are-funeral-singers/ |access-date=2021-01-01|language=en-US}}</ref>
==== Iron & Wine ==== * Kiss Each Other Clean (2010)<ref>{{Cite magazine|magazine=Rolling Stone|title=Iron and Wine Play New Material at Secret Show|date=7 January 2011 |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/iron-and-wine-play-new-material-at-secret-show-254692/|access-date=2021-01-01|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|work=LA Weekly|title=Iron and Wine at the Wiltern: Live Review|date=27 January 2011 |url=https://www.laweekly.com/iron-and-wine-at-the-wiltern-live-review/|access-date=2021-01-01|language=en-US}}</ref> * Sing into My Mouth (2015) *(with Ben Bridwell) * Beast Epic (2017)<ref>{{Cite web|work=Modern Drummer|title=Elizabeth Goodfellow With Iron & Wine|url=https://www.moderndrummer.com/article/february-2018-elizabeth-goodfellow-iron-wine/|access-date=2021-01-01|language=en-US}}</ref> * Weed Garden (2018)
==== Lanzon ==== * Lanzon (2020)<ref>{{Cite web|work=Chicago Reader|title=Indie-rock sidemen Jim Becker and Joe Adamik partner up in Lanzón|date=28 February 2020 |url=https://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/indie-rock-sidemen-jim-becker-and-joe-adamik-partner-up-in-lanzon/Content?oid=78142271|access-date=2021-01-01|language=en-US}}</ref>
==== Margot & the Nuclear So and So's ==== * Buzzard (2010)
==== John Vanderslice ==== * The Cedars (2019)
====Manishevitz==== * City Life (2003)
====The Singleman Affair==== * Silhouettes At Dawn (2011)
====The Fire Show==== * Saint the Fire Show (2002)
====Flecton Big Sky==== * The Bright Side of Dying (2008)
====Orso==== * Ask Your Neighbor (2008)
====Terra Naomi==== * Secret Songs (2018)<ref>{{Cite web|work=Paste Magazine|title=Terra Naomi - some songs|url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/noisetrade/music/terranaomi/some-songs|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|work=Music Of The Future|title=READY TO RELEASE HER BRAND NEW SINGLE 'MACHINE AGE', I CHAT WITH TERRA NAOMI ALL ABOUT IT, HAVE A READ RIGHT HERE|date=19 January 2018 |url=https://musicotfuture.com/2018/01/19/ready-to-release-her-brand-new-single-machine-age-i-chat-with-terra-naomi-all-about-it-have-a-read-right-here/|language=en-US}}</ref>
====Madness of Crowds==== * Tulips (2019)
====Peabody & Sherman==== * Gasoline Rainbows (2019)
====Adam Busch==== * River of Bricks (2015)<ref>{{Cite web|work=Chicago Reader|title=Former Manishevitz front man Adam Busch debuts as Adam Ostrar with a lovely but uneasy new album|date=13 October 2017 |url=https://www.chicagoreader.com/Bleader/archives/2017/10/12/former-manishevitz-front-man-adam-busch-debuts-as-adam-ostrar-with-a-lovely-but-uneasy-new-album|access-date=2021-01-01|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|work=Chicago Reader|title=In Tall Buildings, Adam Busch, Joe Adamik Recommended|date=23 September 2009 |url=https://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/in-tall-buildings-adam-busch-joe-adamik/Event?oid=20375169|access-date=2021-01-01|language=en-US|author1=Chicagoreader }}</ref>
====Light Industry==== * Light Industry (2016)
====for Standard Recording Company==== * Of Great and Mortal Men: 43 Songs for 43 U.S. Presidencies (2008)
====Denty/Westlake==== * Etched (2003)
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