Ayad Al Adhamy
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Ayad Al Adhamy is a multi-instrumentalist
Multi-instrumentalist
A multi-instrumentalist is a musician who plays a number of different instruments.The Bachelor of Music degree usually requires a second instrument to be learned , but people who double on another instrument are not usually seen as multi-instrumentalists.-Classical music:Music written for Symphony...

, producer
Record producer
A record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...

 and record label owner based in Brooklyn
Brooklyn
Brooklyn is the most populous of New York City's five boroughs, with nearly 2.6 million residents, and the second-largest in area. Since 1896, Brooklyn has had the same boundaries as Kings County, which is now the most populous county in New York State and the second-most densely populated...

 New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...

. He is mostly known as the 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...

, sample
Sample
Sample or samples may refer to:* Sample , a subset of a population* Sample , a digital discrete sample of a continuous analog signal* Sample , a specimen or small quantity of something...

, and percussion player of Passion Pit
Passion Pit
Passion Pit is an American electropop band from Cambridge, Massachusetts. The group, which formed in 2007, consists of Michael Angelakos , Ian Hultquist , Ayad Al Adhamy , Jeff Apruzzese and Nate Donmoyer...

, as well as sharing remix duties with Nate Donmoyer and Ian Hultquist.

In 2010 Ayad Al Adhamy started Black Bell Records
Black Bell Records
Black Bell Records is an independent record label based in New York, New York. The label was started in 2010 by Ayad Al Adhamy, who is member of Boston synth-pop band, Passion Pit ....

, an independent record label
Independent record label
An independent record label is a record label operating without the funding of or outside the organizations of the major record labels. A great number of bands and musical acts begin on independent labels.-Overview:...

  that released the debut EP of The Joy Formidable
The Joy Formidable
The Joy Formidable are a three-piece band formed in 2007 in North Wales and currently located in London, England. The band consists of Ritzy Bryan , Rhydian Dafydd , and Matt Thomas ....

 and singles by Dom
Dom (band)
Dom is an American indie rock band hailing from Worcester, Massachusetts.With fuzzy low-fi distortion and broken Casio keyboard lines, Dom filters a DIY aesthetic through the upbeat, sunny rhythms of pop music. The band was formed in January 2010 by Dom and drummer Bobby after writing the song,...

, Girlfriends, Pretty & Nice and Secret Music.

Ayad Al Adhamy is a Berklee College of Music
Berklee College of Music
Berklee College of Music, located in Boston, Massachusetts, is the largest independent college of contemporary music in the world. Known primarily as a school for jazz, rock and popular music, it also offers college-level courses in a wide range of contemporary and historic styles, including hip...

 Alumni (2009). He is an official endorsed artist of Moog
Moog
Moog is a surname.People bearing the name include:* Andy Moog , former NHL goaltender and current assistant coach of the Dallas Stars* Peter Moog , schizophrenic outsider artist* Philipp Moog , German television actor...

, Dave Smith
Dave Smith
-In sports:*Dave Smith , Scottish football goalkeeper*Dave Smith , Scottish football fullback for clubs including Burnley, managed several clubs in the 1970s/1980s...

 and Korg
Korg
is a Japanese multinational corporation that manufactures electronic musical instruments, audio processors and guitar pedals, recording equipment, and electronic tuners...

 instruments.

Black Bell Records
Black Bell Records
Black Bell Records is an independent record label based in New York, New York. The label was started in 2010 by Ayad Al Adhamy, who is member of Boston synth-pop band, Passion Pit ....

 Releases

Artist Title Format Catalogue ID
The Joy Formidable
The Joy Formidable
The Joy Formidable are a three-piece band formed in 2007 in North Wales and currently located in London, England. The band consists of Ritzy Bryan , Rhydian Dafydd , and Matt Thomas ....

 
A Balloon Called Moaning
A Balloon Called Moaning
- Japan tracklisting:...

 
Digital Download
Music download
A music download is the transferral of music from an Internet-facing computer or website to a user's local computer. This term encompasses both legal downloads and downloads of copyright material without permission or payment...

, CD & 12" Vinyl Record
Gramophone record
A gramophone record, commonly known as a phonograph record , vinyl record , or colloquially, a record, is an analog sound storage medium consisting of a flat disc with an inscribed, modulated spiral groove...

 
BB 001
Dom
Dom (band)
Dom is an American indie rock band hailing from Worcester, Massachusetts.With fuzzy low-fi distortion and broken Casio keyboard lines, Dom filters a DIY aesthetic through the upbeat, sunny rhythms of pop music. The band was formed in January 2010 by Dom and drummer Bobby after writing the song,...

 
Bowl Cut ft. Madeline of Cults
Cults (band)
Cults is an indie pop band from Manhattan, New York. The band first drew to prominence when they posted a three song EP, Cults 7", on their Bandcamp page.-History:...

 
Digital Single & 7" Single  BB 002
Girlfriends EATBP & Cave Kids 7" Single  BB 003
Pretty & Nice  Fantastic Artifact 7" Single  BB 004
Various Artists  Black Bell Records Vol 1. 12" Vinyl Record
Gramophone record
A gramophone record, commonly known as a phonograph record , vinyl record , or colloquially, a record, is an analog sound storage medium consisting of a flat disc with an inscribed, modulated spiral groove...

 
BB 005
Secret Music  Secret Music TBA TBA

Producer/Engineer/Mixer

Artist Song Label Role
Yes Giantess  Tuff n Stuff/ You Were Young  Neon Gold Records
Neon Gold Records
Neon Gold Records is a New York City/London-based boutique record company founded in 2008 by Derek Davies and Lizzy Plapinger . Neon Gold specializes in 7" records, regularly releasing limited runs between 250 to 500 copies...

 
Producer / Engineer / Mixer
Aislyn Aislyn EP Self-Released  Mixer
Secret Music  Secret Music Black Bell Records
Black Bell Records
Black Bell Records is an independent record label based in New York, New York. The label was started in 2010 by Ayad Al Adhamy, who is member of Boston synth-pop band, Passion Pit ....

 
Producer / Mixer
Dom
Dom (band)
Dom is an American indie rock band hailing from Worcester, Massachusetts.With fuzzy low-fi distortion and broken Casio keyboard lines, Dom filters a DIY aesthetic through the upbeat, sunny rhythms of pop music. The band was formed in January 2010 by Dom and drummer Bobby after writing the song,...

 
Bowl Cut ft. Madeline of Cults
Cults (band)
Cults is an indie pop band from Manhattan, New York. The band first drew to prominence when they posted a three song EP, Cults 7", on their Bandcamp page.-History:...

 
Black Bell Records
Black Bell Records
Black Bell Records is an independent record label based in New York, New York. The label was started in 2010 by Ayad Al Adhamy, who is member of Boston synth-pop band, Passion Pit ....

 
Producer / Mixer / Bass
Miniature Tigers
Miniature Tigers
Miniature Tigers is an Indie rock band with elements of indie pop based in Brooklyn, NY. The band is made up of frontman-guitarist Charlie Brand, Rick Schaier on drums and vocals, Algernon Quashie on guitar, keyboard....

 
Boomerang Modern Art Records  Producer / Mixer
We Barbarians
We Barbarians
We Barbarians is a three-piece indie rock band based in Brooklyn, NY, originally from Long Beach, California. The band consists of David Quon, Derek VanHeule, and Nathan Warkentin. Their debut studio album, There’s This There’s That, was released on December 15, 2009...

 
Strange Overtones
Strange Overtones
"Strange Overtones" is a song recorded by David Byrne and Brian Eno, written by the duo with Leo Abrahams. It was released on August 4, 2008 by means of free download as the lead single from Byrne's and Eno's second collaborative studio album Everything That Happens Will Happen Today...

 
Beranimal  Producer / Mixer
Emil & Friends  Lo and Behold  Cantora Records
Cantora Records
Cantora Records is a Brooklyn-based independent record label, most notable for signing the psychedelic pop band MGMT and issuing the band's first commercial release, Time to Pretend.-History:...

 
Additional Production

Remixes as Passion Pit

Original artist/band Song
Marina and the Diamonds  "I Am Not a Robot
I Am Not a Robot
"I Am Not a Robot" is a song by Marina and the Diamonds. It was the lead single from her second extended play, The Crown Jewels EP, released on 22 June 2009. It was also re-released as the third single from her debut studio album, The Family Jewels, on 26 April 2010. The single was added to BBC...

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Phoenix
Phoenix (band)
Phoenix is a Grammy Award winning French indie rock band from Versailles, founded by Thomas Mars, Deck d'Arcy, Christian Mazzalai and Laurent Brancowitz.-Formation and early years:...

 
"1901
1901 (song)
"1901" is a song by French alternative rock band Phoenix and is featured on their fourth studio album, Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix. It was released in February 2009 as the album's lead single, originally as a free download from the band's official website, but was issued as a retail single due to the...

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Chairlift
Chairlift (band)
Chairlift is an American electronic pop Duo.Based in Brooklyn, New York, Chairlift consists of members Caroline Polachek and Patrick Wimberly .-History:...

 
"Bruises
Bruises (song)
"Bruises" is the first single off Brooklyn-based band Chairlift's second album Does You Inspire You. Bruises was featured in a commercial for Apple's 4th generation iPod Nano, and in "Walter's Walk", the second episode of the USA Network series Covert Affairs. A music video for "Bruises" was...

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OK Go
OK Go
OK Go is a rock band originally from Chicago, Illinois, USA, now residing in Los Angeles, California, USA. The band is composed of Damian Kulash , Tim Nordwind , Dan Konopka and Andy Ross , who joined them in 2005, replacing Andy Duncan...

 
"This Too Shall Pass
This Too Shall Pass (song)
"This Too Shall Pass" is an alternative rock song by OK Go from the album Of the Blue Colour of the Sky. The single was released in January 2010. The band took the unorthodox route of creating two official music videos for the song, both of which premiered on YouTube. The first features a live...

"
Paper Route
Paper Route (band)
Paper Route is an American Indie rock band from Nashville, Tennessee formed in 2004. The band's self-titled debut EP was released on August 29, 2006.-History:...

 
"Tiger Teeth"
Tegan and Sara
Tegan and Sara
Tegan and Sara are a Canadian indie band composed of identical twin sisters Tegan Rain Quin and Sara Keirsten Quin . Both Tegan and Sara play guitar and keyboard and write songs.-History:...

 
"Alligator"
The Ting Tings
The Ting Tings
The Ting Tings are an English music duo comprising Jules de Martino and Katie White . They formed in December 2007 while based at Islington Mill Studios in Salford...

 
"Hands
Hands (The Ting Tings song)
"Hands" is the first single by the English band The Ting Tings second studio album Sounds from Nowheresville. The song was written by both Katie White and Jules De Martino and mixed by label-mate Calvin Harris. The song is a fast paced indie pop '80s sound, similar to the duo's previous songs...

"
Max Tundra
Max Tundra
Ben Jacobs, more commonly known by the stage name Max Tundra, is an English multi-instrumental musician, singer and music producer. His work is predominantly electronic music but incorporates non-electronic styles and instruments...

 
"Which Song"
ARMS
ARMS (band)
ARMS is an American indie rock band, formed in New York in 2004. Originally a solo project created by ex-Harlem Shakes' guitarist Todd Goldstein, ARMS has since evolved into a four-piece band, with the inclusion of drummer Tlacael Esparza, bassist Matty Fasano, and keyboardist Dave Harrington...

 
"Heat and Hot Water"
Two Door Cinema Club
Two Door Cinema Club
Two Door Cinema Club are an indie rock band from Bangor and Donaghadee, County Down, Northern Ireland. Formed in 2007, the band is composed of band members: Sam Halliday , Alex Trimble and Kevin Baird...

 
"Undercover Martyn
Undercover Martyn
-7" vinyl:...

"
Beastie Boys
Beastie Boys
Beastie Boys are an American hip hop trio from New York City. The group consists of Mike D who plays the drums, MCA who plays the bass, and Ad-Rock who plays the guitar....

 
"Make Some Noise
Make Some Noise (Beastie Boys song)
"Make Some Noise" is a song by American hip hop group the Beastie Boys, released as the third single from their eighth studio album album, Hot Sauce Committee Part Two . Following two other singles from the album, "Make Some Noise" was released on April 11, 2011, prior to the album's release...

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Cold War Kids
Cold War Kids
Cold War Kids are an American indie rock band from Long Beach, California. Band members are Nathan Willett , Jonnie Russell , Matt Maust , and Matt Aveiro .-History:...

 
"Mine Is Yours
Mine Is Yours
Mine Is Yours is the third album by Cold War Kids. It was released on January 25, 2011.-Track listing:All lyrics written by Nathan Willett; all music composed by Cold War Kids.# "Mine Is Yours" – 4:16# "Louder Than Ever" – 2:44# "Royal Blue" – 3:33...

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Remixes as Bo Flex

Original artist/band Song
Passion Pit
Passion Pit
Passion Pit is an American electropop band from Cambridge, Massachusetts. The group, which formed in 2007, consists of Michael Angelakos , Ian Hultquist , Ayad Al Adhamy , Jeff Apruzzese and Nate Donmoyer...

 
"Sleepyhead
Sleepyhead (song)
"Sleepyhead" is the debut single from American electronic band Passion Pit, featured on their first EP, Chunk of Change. The single was released in 2008...

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Sheraff  "Born in Summer"
Mr Little Jeans  "Angel"
U.S. Royalty
U.S. Royalty
U.S. Royalty is a Washington, D.C. based indie rock band, composed of singer John Thornley, guitarist Paul Thornley, bassist Jacob Michael, and drummer Luke Adams.-Biography:...

 
"Keep It Cool"
Animal Kingdom
Animal Kingdom (band)
Animal Kingdom are an Indie rock band from South London, United Kingdom. The band signed with Warner Records in 2008. The following year they released their debut album, Signs and Wonders....

"Signs and Wonders"

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