Adem K
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Adem K is an Australia
n independent rock musician and songwriter
. A founding member of the group Turnstyle
and more recently, Kerimofski has released material as a solo artist and fronts a new band called The Community Chest. Kerimofski is credited with helping to revive Casio
and toy keyboard integration in rock music
in the late 1990s and early 2000s in Australia. His first band Turnstyle
achieved mainstream success in 1999 with the single Spray Water On The Stereo, reaching 16 on the ARIA Charts
. Kerimofski was born in Mount Lawley
, Western Australia
and grew up in the north eastern suburbs of Perth
.
guitars, namely the Jazzmaster, Jaguar and more recently a 1965 Duo-Sonic II. In keyboards, Kerimofski has remained loyal to Casio
's MT series, notably the MT65, MT40 and MT45. Synthesizer
s such as the Roland
Juno 60, Korg
MS20, and monophonic Moog
synths.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n independent rock musician and songwriter
Songwriter
A songwriter is an individual who writes both the lyrics and music to a song. Someone who solely writes lyrics may be called a lyricist, and someone who only writes music may be called a composer...
. A founding member of the group Turnstyle
Turnstyle (band)
Turnstyle were an indie band from Perth in Western Australia.-Biography:Turnstyle formed in January 1995 as a four-piece with Adem Kerimofski , Paul Fanning, Colin Reeves and David Elieff....
and more recently, Kerimofski has released material as a solo artist and fronts a new band called The Community Chest. Kerimofski is credited with helping to revive Casio
Casio
is a multinational electronic devices manufacturing company founded in 1946, with its headquarters in Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan. Casio is best known for its electronic products, such as calculators, audio equipment, PDAs, cameras, musical instruments, and watches...
and toy keyboard integration in rock music
Rock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...
in the late 1990s and early 2000s in Australia. His first band Turnstyle
Turnstyle (band)
Turnstyle were an indie band from Perth in Western Australia.-Biography:Turnstyle formed in January 1995 as a four-piece with Adem Kerimofski , Paul Fanning, Colin Reeves and David Elieff....
achieved mainstream success in 1999 with the single Spray Water On The Stereo, reaching 16 on the ARIA Charts
ARIA Charts
The ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling singles and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA commenced compiling its own charts in-house from the week ending 26 June...
. Kerimofski was born in Mount Lawley
Mount Lawley, Western Australia
Mount Lawley is an inner suburb of Perth, Western Australia. Most of the suburb lies within the Local Government Area of the City of Stirling and small portions are in the City of Vincent and City of Bayswater...
, Western Australia
Western Australia
Western Australia is a state of Australia, occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Great Australian Bight and Indian Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east and South Australia to the south-east...
and grew up in the north eastern suburbs of Perth
Perth, Western Australia
Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia and the fourth most populous city in Australia. The Perth metropolitan area has an estimated population of almost 1,700,000....
.
Equipment
Kerimofski uses predominantly FenderFender
Fender Musical Instruments Corporation, commonly referred to as simply Fender, of Scottsdale, Arizona is a manufacturer of stringed instruments and amplifiers, such as solid-body electric guitars, including the Stratocaster and the Telecaster...
guitars, namely the Jazzmaster, Jaguar and more recently a 1965 Duo-Sonic II. In keyboards, Kerimofski has remained loyal to Casio
Casio
is a multinational electronic devices manufacturing company founded in 1946, with its headquarters in Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan. Casio is best known for its electronic products, such as calculators, audio equipment, PDAs, cameras, musical instruments, and watches...
's MT series, notably the MT65, MT40 and MT45. Synthesizer
Synthesizer
A synthesizer is an electronic instrument capable of producing sounds by generating electrical signals of different frequencies. These electrical signals are played through a loudspeaker or set of headphones...
s such as the Roland
Roland
Roland was a Frankish military leader under Charlemagne who became one of the principal figures in the literary cycle known as the Matter of France. Historically, Roland was military governor of the Breton March, with responsibility for defending the frontier of Francia against the Bretons...
Juno 60, Korg
Korg
is a Japanese multinational corporation that manufactures electronic musical instruments, audio processors and guitar pedals, recording equipment, and electronic tuners...
MS20, and monophonic Moog
Moog synthesizer
Moog synthesizer may refer to any number of analog synthesizers designed by Dr. Robert Moog or manufactured by Moog Music, and is commonly used as a generic term for older-generation analog music synthesizers. The Moog company pioneered the commercial manufacture of modular voltage-controlled...
synths.