SCL Online Screening + Q&A: 2022 ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME INDUCTION

Music Director

ADAM BLACKSTONE

MODERATED BY JOEL GALLEN (Director)

Screening Link available upon Registration

YouTube Live Stream Q&A 

Tuesday, August 15, 5:30PM (PT)

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Adam Blackstone's sound has certainly permeated your eardrums through TV, radio, or live concerts. Blackstone is not only a multi-faceted bass player, musician, 3x Emmy nominated and winning Music Director, and Grammy award-winning writer, he is the musical mastermind behind the live shows of many of today’s biggest artists. This year Adam is nominated two times for the Outstanding Music Direction Category for the 2023 Emmys for his work on The Apple Music Super Bowl LVII Halftime Show and the 2022 Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony. He has served as the Musical Director for acts such as Justin Timberlake, Rihanna, Janet Jackson, Alicia Keys, Maroon 5, and recently cultivated the explosive, Emmy-nominated Super Bowl 56 Halftime Show. With each new endeavor, the artists he works with become family and fall in love with Blackstone’s easy demeanor and standard for excellence. Blackstone’s TV legacy continues to expand as Music Director and On-screen personality. His expertise has shaped today’s biggest shows including NBC’s The Voice, the Grammy Awards, numerous BET, VH1, and MTV specials and as the Music Director for the hit Fox show The Masked Singer, NBC’s That’s My Jam and the 94th Annual Academy Awards. 
Blackstone was born in Trenton, New Jersey and it was there that he began to hone his craft under the guise of his father, a jazz musician, who remains one of his greatest musical influences.

It was in a church playing drums at the age of 6 that his father discovered he had rhythm and perfect pitch. Once his family moved to Willingboro, NJ which has never been short on talent, he picked up bass in high school and the rest is history. 
After earning a scholarship to the University of the Arts in Philadelphia, it didn’t take long for Blackstone to become engulfed in the soul music pulse that was flowing through the city at that time. Beginning as a session musician, shortly after his start, he was touring the world. In 2009 Blackstone partnered with his wife to start the company BASSic Black Entertainment, LLC(BBE). BBE is a broad-based music service company that specializes in live music production, connecting musicians and studio production. Under the same moniker, they launched the BBE Record label in 2013. Adam Blackstone’s versatility and musical ability keep him on stages and screens across the world but his faith and family keep him on the ground as he continues to create his own musical legacy.

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Attendees will be emailed a Screening Link upon Registration and a Q&A YouTube Live Stream link on Tuesday, August 15, 10 minutes before Q&A start.

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