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What is your hometown?
Nick: North Haledon NJ
Adam: Bronx, NY
What is your current location?
Nick: Weehawken NJ
Adam: LA
Who are your favorite composers/producers?
Nick: John Williams, Harry Gregson-Williams, Tom Holkenborg, Trevor Morris, John Williams, John Powell, Hans Zimmer, Prince, Timbaland, Teddy Riley, Don Was, BT, Quincy Jones, Jon Brion
Adam: The Beatles, Keane, Radiohead, Prince, Sting, Billy Joel, David Bowie
What is an interesting fun fact about you?
Nick: I was born breech.
Adam: I appeared on Broadway as “The Piano Man” (lead vocals and piano) in the Billy Joel rock musical “Movin’ Out”
Nick Saya is a Producer, Engineer, Mixer, Drummer, Programmer, Multi Instrumentalist and Songwriter. Nick's work covers a wide variety of styles including Rock, R+B, Hip Hop, Dance, Pop, Film Score and Sound Design. He is much sought after for both his musical and technical expertise in recording and production. As a drummer he has played with and or recorded with Blood Sweat and Tears, Tom Bones Malone, Lew Soloff, Alan Rubin, Blue Lou Marini, Lenny Pickett, Gordon Gaines, David Fiuczynski and The Screaming Headless Torsos, John Medeski (Medeski Martin And Wood) and Chris Baron (The Spin Doctors). He has been a member of the Annie Minogue Band from the start of the project and has shared the stage opening for David Lee Roth, Dave Navaro, The Black Eyed Peas, Chris Whitley Blues Traveler and many others. adam:
Composer Adam Irizarry, also known as “Adam Michaelson” when in his singer/songwriter persona, grew up in The Bronx, New York City, and now resides in Los Angeles, CA. Adam began playing piano at the age of 2. Incredibly supportive and loving parents nurtured his art from that young age, placing him in music school from the age of 5, all the way through his graduation from famed conservatory Manhattan School of Music. Adam has twice won honorable mention in the Billboard National Songwriting Contest, he’s scored a number of films, he appeared on Broadway in the lead role of "The Piano Man" in the hit rock musical, Movin’ Out, and he released his debut album, Elephants, Walls, and Fences to critical acclaim in 2013. Adam enjoys helping people tell stories with music, and particularly likes scoring to picture. Adam also tours with Windborne Music, performing rock and pop tribute shows with Symphony, Philharmonic, and Pops orchestras throughout the world. Adam’s talent as an accomplished pianist, singer, and rock songwriter, combined with his many years of education in classical and jazz music, informs his work as a composer with regard to melody, harmony, and setting a mood in a variety of styles.