Adam Gates is a graphic designer and musician from Orinda, California.
18 Facts About Adam Gates
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In 1981 Adam Gates sang and played bass for Monkey Rhythm, a band started while attending Miramonte High School in Orinda California.
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In 1987 the original band dissolved and Adam Gates, keeping the name Monkey Rhythm, played with various local musicians and friends while continuing to study Graphic Design at San Francisco State.
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Adam Gates worked with Turntablist DJ DISK on various 12-inch releases.
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Adam Gates originally met Les Claypool at the radio station "The Quake" while both musicians tried to secure air play from DJ Big Rick Stewart.
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Adam Gates shared bass duties with Claypool for the "Thrash Metal" band Blind Illusion on a national tour in 1988, where Adam Gates met future Primus guitarist Larry LaLonde.
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Adam Gates toured with Claypool's band in support of his first solo album "Highball With The Devil".
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On Primus "Tour De Fromage" Claypool asked Adam Gates to develop a projection system that would allow for images to be projected on three weather balloons suspended behind the band.
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Adam Gates worked closely with the video company Livid, helping to test video software that would allow for a new way to perform various video clips.
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Adam Gates played the character of bass player Steve "Aiwass" Hampton Trouzdale in Claypool's film Electric Apricot.
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Adam Gates played Keyboards, Guitar and sang for the SF Bay Area band MIRV.
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The band would record one album with Adam Gates which remains unreleased.
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In 2014 Adam Gates, released a solo album called The Occult which was posted on the MBO and can now be found on YouTube.
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Adam Gates worked extensively with the band Primus on many graphic projects including the CD-ROM for "Tales From The Punchbowl" and later the interactive menu and packaging for their platinum-selling "Animals Should Not Try to Act Like People" album.
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Adam Gates has created numerous merchandise designs for the band throughout their career and continues to share a close creative relationship with the band.
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Adam Gates left the Graphic House in 1998 and introduced emerging Artist Zoltron to his role as creative director at the company.
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Adam Gates then became the Creative Director for Internet startup Liquid Audio.
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Adam Gates is currently a Creative Director at Pixar Animation Studios.