Adam Samuel Goldman

Adam Samuel Goldman
Goldman performing with Fol Chen in Seattle, Washington, in 2010.
Background information
Born	January 17, 1971 Syossett, New York, United States
Origin	Highland Park, Los Angeles, California, United States
Genres	rock pop electronic
Occupation(s)	composer record producer singer-songwriter
Instruments	vocals guitar synthesizer
Years active	2001–present
Labels	Asthmatic Kitty
Associated acts	Fol Chen Bedroom Walls Liars
Website	www.asg-projects.com

Adam Samuel Goldman (born 1971, Syossett, NY) is a Los Angeles-based composer, producer, filmmaker, and artist. He is best known for his work as songwriter, producer, and frontman for the electronic band Fol Chen (credited as Samuel Bing) and the indie-pop band Bedroom Walls, and as a touring member of Liars.^[1] As an artist, he has collaborated with Machine Project on projects including the Composer-Free Song Generator that appeared at the Walker Art Center in 2012,^[2] and (with Monome) a "a motion- and orientation-sensitive musical pyramid" toy called The Tetrafol.^[3] As composer, Goldman scored the 2015 documentary film Knock Knock, It's Tig Notaro for Showtime and contributed original music for the 2014 feature film Blackbird, directed by Patrik-Ian Polk. His commercial work includes music composed for Visa, Hyundai, and Canon, and a "faux New Wave song" written for a Hillshire Farms commercial directed by David O. Russell.^[4] In 2012, Goldman and Julian Wass (Fol Chen) collaborated with singer-songwriter Simone White to produce her acclaimed fourth album, Silver Silver (Honest Jon's).^[5] Goldman is a graduate of the California Institute of the Arts.^[6]

Discography

Fol Chen

• The False Alarms (2013)
• Part II: The New December (2010)
• The Holograms (EP)
• In Ruins (EP)
• Part I: John Shade, Your Fortune's Made (2009)

Bedroom Walls

• All Good Dreamers Pass This Way (2006)
• I Saw You Coming Back To Me (2003)

Film scores

• Knock Knock, It's Tig Notaro (2015)
• Tap World (2015)
• Blackbird (2014)
• Beauty CULTure (2012)
• Noah's Arc: Jumping the Broom (2008)
• The Target Shoots First (2000)

References

1. Brown, August (July 7, 2010). "Live review: Fol Chen and Baths at the Echo". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
2. Ehrenreich, Ben. "Interview: Samuel Bing of Fol Chen". Bombmagazine.org. BOMB magazine. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
3. "Creating Music With a Pyramid". wearedesignbureau.com. Design Bureau. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
4. "Adam Samuel Goldman". IMDB.com. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
5. Martins, Chris (September 5, 2012). "Simone White Depicts Doomed Bear-Human Romance in ‘Never Be That Tough’ Clip". SPIN.com. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
6. Fusilli, Jim. "Fol Chen Reveals Its Faces". wsj.com. The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 22 February 2016.