Adam Edwards

Composer Adam Edwards [born September 25th, 1973] fell in love with classic film scores early. With a notable imagination and childhood visits to Walt Disney World, it would be an impromptu concert visit that captured his growing orchestral interests. Adam's mother and grandmother took him to the Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra to see the violinist Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg. These experiences combined with the film Moviola with John Barry solidified Edwards' desire to pursue a scoring career for motion pictures. Before Edwards moved to Los Angeles in 2004, he sent Buddy Baker his original music. Baker, a former USC Professor and Disney film scoring legend, invited Edwards to USC to meet. Buddy confirmed Adam's natural gift for composition and invited Edwards to attend the ASCAP/New York University Norman Buddy Baker Film Scoring workshop. Edwards attended twice and later studied music full-time at Los Angeles City College. Notable alumni include legendary Hollywood film composers Jerry Goldsmith and maestro John Williams. At Los Angeles City College, Edwards' studies included viola, harmony and private piano studies with David Stahl. He studied composition with Dr. Kevin J. Kelly. In 2015, Edwards studied advanced orchestration with Hollywood scoring veteran and session bassist, Norman Ludwin. Edwards has received enormous industry encouragement from conductors Michael Butterman and Michael Christ Powers. Edwards is an Army veteran and ASCAP member.