“ADAM MANAGES
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TO UP HIS GAME WITH EACH SUCCESSIVE RELEASE…THERE IS DEFINITELY A TRUE AUTHENTICITY HERE”
– DJ RON S.,
Management: Shakir Entertainment, (201) 357-4493; Official website: www.adambarta.com
Publicity: Robyn Smith, R*Star Publicity (516) 236-0299
Adam Steven Barta (born in Bronx, New York) is more than just another pop voice on the
scene – he is a dynamic performer who creates art with a unique style and with an edge.
After a brief stint as lead singer in the boyband 24Seven, his solo music career launched
in 2005 with his single Dirty Girls. It debuted on Sirius satellite radio’s The Beat and Maxim
Radio and The Armory Project’s remix was heard at top dance clubs around the country
after being featured on Promo Only's Mainstream Club Series CD. In Spring 2006, after
collaborating with Brad Vander Ark from The Verve Pipe, he recorded a new dance single,
I Wanna Hold You, written and produced by DJ Mike Rizzo (WKTU). It was heard in
Abercrombie & Fitch stores throughout the country, as well as on numerous dance radio
stations. It received a breakout at #5 on the Billboard Hot Club Play chart and hit #23 in
March 2007’s DJ Times dance chart. The debut music video then hit the #1 spot on MTV
Logo’s Click List that August and was one of the top 10 videos of 2007 on the network. He
was voted favorite Click List artist of 2007 in an online MTV networks poll, and landed on
afterElton.com’s Hot 100 [celebrity list] for 2008. EsNtion Records (Ryko/Warner Music
Group) took notice and signed Adam for the single Standing in the Rain, with DJ Russ
Harris. A DJ Times reviewer for May called him "one of the strongest male vocalists in
2007". Standing in the Rain hit number 2 on Clear Channel's Pride Radio in July 2008 and
#26 in DJ Times for September 2008. The music video for Standing in the Rain premiered
October 1st on Logo’s new mainstream dance/pop show Pop Lab, hosted by Solange and
Lady Gaga on Logo. He then himself went on to host the March 11th episode of Pop Lab’s Spring Break Edition, following
past week’s host, Beyonce. In 2009 he recorded an R&B pop track, Q&A, with platinum producer Mr. Mig, which debuted
on 97.1 BHT (Wilkes Barre, PA) and 92.3 PRO (Providence, RI) on the Ralphie Aversa Radio Show in March. In
September, his status as a sex symbol was solidified when Standing In The Rain was named the Ultimate Sexiest
Music Video on Logo’s Click List countdown. His latest single, VIP is making its way around Top 40 radio (see below)
and the music video features cameos from Michael Musto, Reina, Nick Brown from the Real World: Hollywood, Nick
Putvinski from Project Runway, and more and was directed by Aaron Cobbett. It premiered April 13th on Logo’s his music
show Pop Lab and hit #1 two days later on the Top Rated videos on MTV’s official website, www.MTVmusic.com. It also
was added to MTV 2 in Canada the week of April 21st , and Vevo.com in May. It premiered on HBO Zone in June on the
show Feedback. In summer 2010 the cast of the Jersey Shore picked Standing in the Rain as one of their “fist pumping
beats”, on New York’s #1 hot music station, Z100. Adam is currently working on a new song Rock My World, with Carlprit
(featured rapping on Cascada’s Evacuate the Dance Floor). VIP was recently licensed by 18 different television shows
including Keeping Up With the Kardashians, MTV Cribs, Tough Love (VH1), and Bad Girls Club.
VIP was added to TouchTunes Jukeboxes everywhere in Fall 2010. Adam is also working with Kathy Sledge (of Sister Sledge) on new
music.
DISCOGRAPHY:
VIP: 2009, EsNtion Records; STANDING IN THE RAIN: 2008, EsNtion Records; I WANNA HOLD YOU: 2006, Aquetra Records; Dirty Girls,
2005, Aquetra Records
TV/VIDEO (AS A MUSIC ARTIST; SEE ACTING RESUME FOR FULL LIST):
VIP Music video: In rotation on Logo (MTV Networks), HBO Zone, VEVO.com, MTV.com, VH1.com, Spike.com,
MTVMusic.com, MTV 2 (Canada), bpm:tv (Canada); Promo Only (May, club video DVD)
Pop Lab (MTVN)–Host (Spring Break edition, 3/09); VIP music video (Broadcast premiere); VIP music video; Standing
in the Rain music video
The Click List (MTVN)–I Wanna Hold You #1 video for 4 weeks, 16 weeks on countdown, top 10 video of 2007;
Standing in the Rain hit #6, and on the countdown for over 8 weeks; #1 on the ULTIMATE SEXIEST MUSIC VIDEO
countdown
NewNowNext Music (MTVN)–I Wanna Hold You video premiere (Logo)
NewNowNext Awards (MTVN) (2008)–Red carpet as himself (MTVLogo.com)
Top 20 Countdown with Louie LaVella (bpm:TV)–Standing in the Rain, premiere and 10 weeks on countdown, peak
at #2
*TOP 40* RADIO STATIONS SPINNING “VIP”: 97.1 BHT (Wilkes Barre, PA); 95.7 BHD (Scranton, PA); 92.3 PRO (Providence, RI); Q105.1
(New London, CT); 94.3 WLVY (Elmira, NY)
Stations adding VIP (as of June 1st, 2010): Fusion Radio, ElectricFM, WPMH (Wilmington, DE); KALA Davenport IA; KBSU Boise ID;
KCSS Turlock CA; KDWG Dillon MT; KEOL La Grande OR; KGAR Lemoore CA; KIDE Hoopa CA; KMSU Mankato MN; KNDS Fargo
ND; KRFP Moscow ID; KSAU Nacogdoches TX; KSJD Mancos CO; KURA Ouray CO; KURE Ames IA; KURT Stephenville TX; KWRS
Spokane WA; KZMU Moab UT; M3 Radio New York NY; WARY Valhalla NY; WBWC Berea OH; WCBE Columbus OH; WCVF
Fredonia NY; WCVM Morrisville NY; WCWP Brookville NY; WDWN Auburn NY; WHSN Bangor ME; WIDB Carbondale IL; WIIT
Chicago IL; WJHU Baltimore MD; WKKL West Barnstable MA; WLCA Godfrey IL; WLTL La Grange IL; WMCO New Concord OH #3
ADD Heavy; WMHB Waterville ME; WMPG Portland ME; WMUH Allentown PA; WMXM Lake Forest IL; WNSU Fort Lauderdale FL;
WPHS Warren MI; WPMD Norwalk CA; WPTS Pittsburgh PA; WRHU Hempstead NY; WRNC Ashland WI; WRSE Elmhurst IL;WSDP
*For a complete list of radio airplay please contact AQUETRA Media. (917) 806-3910//AquetraMedia@aol.com
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“ADAM MANAGES TO UP HIS GAME WITH EACH SUCCESSIVE RELEASE…THERE IS DEFINITELY A TRUE AUTHENTICITY HERE” – DJ RON S.,
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Canton MI; WSIA Staten Island NY; WSPN Saratoga Springs NY; WUMF Farmington ME; WZMB Greenville NC; BearCast Cincinnati;
Bulls Radio Tampa FL; KANM College Station TX; KUIW San Antonio TX
Stations spinning VIP in mixshow or non-regular rotation: 97.1 BHT (Scranton, PA); B96 (Chicago, IL); Kiss 108 FM (Boston, MA);
WNDV (South Bend, IN); KXXM (San Antonio, TX); KZHT (Salt Lake City, UT); WKXD (Cookeville, TN); Sirius Channel 36 The Beat;
PartyRadioUSA.net (Internet); HOT 977.NET (Internet); Energy Twirl; WMPH (Wilmington, DE); Corz Radio; WBZC (Wellesley, MA);
WXKS (Wellesley, MA); WBNQ (Bloomington, IL); WAZY (Bloomington, IL), ihitsradio.com (internet); iparty Radio (Internet)
QUOTABLES:
“WATCH OUT GAGA…GET OFFA [THE] RUNWAY” – Michael Musto, Village Voice, 2010
“[A] NOTABLE NEW YORKER…” – The New York Times, October 2008
“ONE OF THE STRONGEST MALE VOCALISTS IN 2007” – Tom Schyrever, DJ Times Magazine, 2007
*For a complete list of radio airplay please contact AQUETRA Media. (917) 806-3910//AquetraMedia@aol.com
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