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About me:Though he's just 23 years old, Adam Gregory draws on more than a decade's worth of writing and performing experience for his self-titled debut album on Big Machine Records/No Strings Attached/Midas.

Growing up in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, Adam's musical journey began when he wrote his first composition at age 12. Major label talent scouts quickly recognized Adam's budding talent, and signed him to a record deal with Sony Canada when he was just 13 years old. After recording his debut album, Adam launched into life as a road warrior opening shows for the likes of Alan Jackson, Keith Urban and Lonestar. The lessons in performing and engaging a crowd turned out to be just as valuable to him as his math or science studies.

"I was touring pretty heavily through junior high and high school," says Adam. "I'd take my homework on the road, and then stand by the stage every night and sing every word to those artists' songs. It was great to pick up a few pointers from those superstars."

Adam scored several top ten hits on Canada's country charts throughout his teens, gaining a loyal following with the release of three studio albums. Now that he's taking on America, Adam's well aware of what it will take to repeat that success stateside.

"You've got to remember that the fans are the boss," Adam explains, "and I want to leave people wanting more when they go home. The most important thing is that they leave with a smile, and I'm going to make sure that happens. I'm the artist who stays after a show for four or five hours. I don't care how long it takes. The fans pay money to come and see me, so I give it right back to them."

Moving to Nashville just under two years ago, Adam was quickly introduced to industry veteran Lawrence Mathis. Even though Lawrence was planning to leave the music industry, Adam's undeniable talent and work ethic convinced him to change course and sign on as Adam's manager. Through Lawrence, Adam met two people he now considers to be a part of his musical band of brothers, Music Row tunesmiths Lee Brice and Kyle Jacobs. Noted songwriter/producer Keith Follese, who Adam met several years prior to his move to Nashville, is also a part of this songwriting pack.

"It's really cool to have the music surround me all the time living in Nashville, " Adam says. "I feel really comfortable with the people that I've met. I've become friends with these guys, and the songs are born out of that camaraderie."

One of the songs created from Adam's songwriting circle is his first stateside single, "Crazy Days." The tune hits home with Adam, who often finds himself away from those he loves for long stretches.

"It's about a guy that's really busy, like me, who has to go out on the road," Adam explains. "He makes a promise to the girl that he's with that, 'I'm going to come back for you. He makes that promise, and they go out to that place they met -- back to the crazy days when they laid a blanket out on the beach, and first fell in love."

As heard on "Crazy Days," one of Adam's greatest assets as an artist is his distinctive vocal style. As the rest of the album unfolds, Adam covers a wide range of emotions with ease, from the intimate confessions made to a new lover in "Then She Cried" to the call to blow off steam from a hard work week in "Get it While the Gettin's Good."

"I've always had a gravelly, deep voice," says Adam. "Even when I was a little kid, it was high but had a husky tone to it. Through the years, my voice has matured. It's gotten stronger. I feel like I'm coming into my own with the songs I'm singing and the way I'm singing them."

Adam's desire to make music burns bright on this album and he's quick to give credit to the spark that lit that flame on songs such as "What Would Jesus Do" and the transcendent look at the end of life with "When I Get There." In fact, he says it's the fuel for his entire musical career.

"I believe God put me on this earth to sing," Adam admits, "He's blessed me with a gift, and I'm just so honored to share it with people. The important thing is that people understand I'm telling my story on this album. I've had more creative control on this project than ever before. Looking back on these songs, I can say without a doubt, 'This is me'." (08/08)

Member Since:September 5, 2008

Last Login:October 14, 2008

Location:Nashville, TN

Birthday:July 12

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Buffalo and Tulsa: Fri 9/26/2008 10:10AM; September 25th and 26th, 2008
Yesterday the band and I flew from Buffalo, NY to Tulsa, OK on the earliest flight imaginable. We went straight to the venue, where we were getting ready to do two shows for KVOO. It was a pre and post concert show in the parking lot for the Rascal Flatts and Taylor Swift concert. After my pre show was done, Shelly and I walked over to the BOK center and were given backstage passes to watch the show. It was cool because we were able to chat with Taylor and her mom backstage. They were very nice, down to earth people. Taylor put on a very high energy show. We ended up staying a little while into the Rascal Flatts show and then headed back to the parking lot to get ready for the post show. There was not alot of people around before we went on, but once we started playing and got heard, more and more people started to crowd around. After the show, I signed some autographs and headed back to the bus. The bus took us to the hotel and I went up to my room and was lucky to get a few hours of sleep.

Today, I woke up really early and headed to the the Kansas City airport. I am here now and getting ready to board our flight back to Nashville. As soon as we get home, I'm gonna take a shower and get ready for a taping with CMT Canada. We're gonna sing 5 songs for the taping and probably do some brief interview-type stuff. After that, we will have the rest of the day off to get some much needed rest. I hope that ya'll are doing well and I will talk to you again soon. God Bless!

ag
Bust past few days...: Mon 9/22/2008 10:01AM; Hey everyone, it sure has been a busy past few days.

In my last journal, I had mentioned that the band and I were heading on the bus to Jacksonville, FL. We had a show at the Landing, which is located along the northbank of the St. Johns River. It was beautiful! We entertained a crowd of about 7 thousand people. We did a 45-minute set to a very energized crowd. It was really great! I would say the only downfall of the evening was the fact that we got so much rain. Things started to flood over, including our band gear. After the show, we all spent time drying off our guitars and foot pedals. It wasn't exactly a pretty scene.

From there, we all headed back to the hotel and parked the bus in the hotel parking lot. Big Dave, our bus driver, stayed in a room at the hotel while the rest of us stayed on the bus. It made more sense for us to do this because we had a 5:30 a.m. departure the next morning to go from the hotel to the airport. The next morning, we hopped on a Southwest plane to Las Vegas. Yes, the city of lights… We all love going there! I do not gamble… I just really enjoy walking the Las Vegas strip and seeing all the lights and amazing hotels.

Yesterday, the band and I did a show at the Las Vegas Speedway. It was my first time being at a track like that. We played in the center garage part of the track, where they had a stage set up and everything. After the show, we waited for the Limo to come and get us to take us back to the hotel. This wasn't any ordinary kind of limo though, no, it was a 30-sum foot truck limo. The driver said it was like 1 of 20 in the entire world. We all had the rest of the evening off and some of us I'm sure went to gamble and have fun, but I on the other hand was wiped out and decided to go back to the room and chill.

That brings us to today. I just woke up like an hour ago and we have the day off. I think we're gonna go race dune buggies in the desert sand and you never know, maybe even go catch a Vegas show this evening. Other than that, that's what we've been up to the last few days. Take care guys and I'll be in touch. God Bless!
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CCMA's: Mon 9/8/2008 8:01AM; This morning Barry and I left Colorado Springs and are now in Winnipeg, Canada for the CCMA Awards that will be broadcast on Monday.

I had kind of a funny moment this morning on our first flight. Anyone that has flown with me would tell you that I am out sleeping for the entire flight, sometimes even before the plane takes off. lol. So, here I was asleep as we were taking off thinking I was going to get a nice little rest in…but no, I was awakened 18 minutes later as we hit ground. I asked Barry what happened, did we have to turn the plane around or something? He said no, we touched down in Denver. I didn't realize that it was only like an 18-minute flight from Colorado Springs to Denver. I knew it was close, but didn’t realize how close…I guess you learn something new everyday, lol.

Now Barry and I are in Winnipeg, Canada and Mary who works with Ron Kitchener picked us up from the airport when we arrived at 1:30 p.m. She helped us get settled into our hotel downtown. We had a little time to kill, so I had a shower and ironed my clothes. We got picked up at 5:30 p.m. to go to a Universal showcase at Cowboys! There were a bunch of artists performing there and I was given the opportunity to sing a song too. All in all, it was a great evening of mingling and meeting new people! I'm back at the hotel now getting ready for bed, because I have dress rehearsal tomorrow for the award show happening Monday. Goodnight and God Bless!

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