Ayad Al Adhamy () is an American

multi-instrumentalist A multi-instrumentalist is a musician who plays two or more musical instruments, often but not exclusively at a professional level of proficiency. Also known as woodwind doubler, doubling, the practice allows greater ensemble flexibility and mor ...

, producer and record label owner based in

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. He is the former

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, and

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player of

Passion Pit Passion Pit is an American indie pop band from Cambridge, Massachusetts. Formed in 2007, frontman and keyboardist Michael Angelakos is the band's primary recording member. As a touring act, the band currently consists of Angelakos (vocals, syn ...

, and shared remix duties with Nate Donmoyer and

Ian Hultquist Ian Hultquist is an American composer and musician. Hultquist is best known for his score for ''The Diabolical'' and for being a founding member of the band Passion Pit. He is also known for his works on movies such as '' Mommy Dead and Dearest' ...

. He currently fronts the Brooklyn garage rock outfit Team Spirit, signed to

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. They released their Self Titled Debut EP on April 4, 2013, and it was received positively. (

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) Coupled with the EP, is an ongoing extreme-animated series of music videos, created by Swedish animation duo HannesJohannes about "...the idea of Damnation and Salvation." In 2010, Ayad Al Adhamy, started

Black Bell Records Black Bell Records is an independent record label based in New York City. The label was started in 2010 and is owned by Ayad Al Adhamy, who is member of the synthpop band, Passion Pit. History The label was started to release the 8-track EP ''A ...

, an

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that released the debut EP of

The Joy Formidable The Joy Formidable is a Welsh people, Welsh alternative rock band, formed in 2007 in Mold, Flintshire, and currently based in London, England. The band consists of Rhiannon "Ritzy" Bryan (lead vocals, guitar) and Rhydian Dafydd (bass guitar, b ...

and singles by Dom, Girlfriends, Pretty & Nice and Reptar. Full Length releases include Secret Music, Stepdad and Guards. Ayad Al Adhamy is an alumnus of the

Berklee College of Music Berklee College of Music () is a Private university, private music college in Boston, Boston, Massachusetts. It is the largest independent college of contemporary music in the world. Known for the study of jazz and modern Music of the United ...

(2009). He is an official endorsed artist of Moog, Dave Smith and

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instruments.

Team Spirit releases

Black Bell Records releases

Producer/engineer/mixer

Remixes as Passion Pit

Remixes as Bo Flex

Remixes as Team Spirit

References

External links

Passion Pit Website

Black Bell Records Website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Adhamy, Ayad 1985 births Living people 21st-century American multi-instrumentalists Berklee College of Music alumni Bahraini emigrants to the United States People from Manama Passion Pit members American people of Bahraini descent