Hobbyist music making - Drummer for Cold Fame

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Female-Fronted Canadian Alt Rock/Pop Rock

ADAM H. HURSTFIELD

PRESIDENT OF XOXO Entertainment Corp. 
Music & Film Producer, Songwriter and Manager.

Adam H. Hurstfield has been a leading presence in the music industry for the past twenty years running. Adam’s career began as a recording artist finding success on labels such as BMG, Polygram and Universal Music.  He then expanded to become a Producer and Music Executive.  Adam H. was an original founder and Executive Vice President of the thriving record label RockSTAR Music Corp. From here, under Adams leadership production and management he successfully launched the careers of many pop and rock stars. Adam H.  is internationally sought after and recently has been busy writing and producing with a variety of Asia’s mega stars. In 2011 Adam H. launched the highly anticipated record label and TV/Film production company XOXO Entertainment Corp.

As a recording artist Adam H. climbed international charts with hits such as 'Shining Star' featuring The Manhattans, 'Feel Good', 'Saturday Night', and 'Every time' featuring George Clinton. With whom he received a nomination for 'Best Urban/R&B Single Of the Year' at the prestigious West Coast Music Awards. Adam H. also won the 'Best Dance Single Of The Year' for 'Push It Up' in 1999.  Upon his arrival to the American market, Adam H. was embraced by critics from coast to coast with major reviews in HITS magazine and Billboard Magazine. Adam H. went on to form and produce the group NewSchool that created the popular singles; 'Back In The Day', 'Misunderstood', 'The Sweetest Christmas', and 'Alright' released via Universal Music.

After escalating into the role of  producer and music executive Adam H. wrote and produced for a plethora of artists such as; Elise Estrada, Ray J., Jahfus, Def Leppard, Ashley Tisdale, Ne-Yo, Aly & AJ Michalka (“Aly & AJ”), Rosette, Faber Drive, Live On Arrival, 2011 Emmy Award Nominee Mark Ballas, Emmalyn Estrada, Bianca, Sharon Leal (star of “Rent” on Broadway, “Dreamgirls”), Marc Nelson (Boyz II Men, AZ Yet), and The 2009 Juno Hall of Fame inductees, Loverboy.  Some of his International works include writing for Megastars such as Elin (Universal-Germany), Sarah Burgess (American Idol-29 Entertainment USA), BoA (Avex-Japan & SM Records-Korea), Miho Fukahara (Sony-Japan), Mihiro (Avex Japan), TVXQ (SM Records-Korea), Girls Generation (SM Records-Korea), Super Junior (SM Records-Korea), & Korea's #1 selling CD/Artist Of The Year, Ly Hyori (M-NET-Korea).

Adam H. has been the recipient of an array of awards during his dedicated time in the music industry. He has been celebrated with awards such as 'Best Pop/Dance Single Of The Year' at The West Coast Music Awards, ‘Favorite Pop Artist/Group' at The 2007 CMW Awards; He won 'Best New Artist or Group" (Rhythmic/Dance/Urban/R&B) at The 2008 Canadian Radio Music Awards, and the recent 'BDS 20,000 Spins Award'.
Adam H. has worked closely with artist Elise Estrada whom he steered to the top of the charts and was nominated for Best R&B Album of the Year at the 2009 Juno Awards and also for two Much Music Video Awards in 2009.  Adam H. works in all genres and in 2011 he was awarded a GOLD Sales Album for the DJ Khaled ft. T-Pain, Ludacris, Rick Ross, and Snoop Dogg single “All I Do Is Win”. He has lead the way with the most hit songs Written and Produced by a Canadian on The National TOP 40 Charts and holds the record for the most nominations three years in a row at The Canadian Radio Music Awards with an impressive nine nominations.  


Adam H.’s accomplishments have not been limited within music.  As part of his growth in the industry, Adam H. has branched actively into film and television. He recently completed the feature film, “Beverly Hills Ninja II” (“Dancing Ninja”) as Co-Producer and Musical Supervisor. The movie is slated for release early 2012 starring Lucas Grabeel (“High School Musical”, “Milk”), David Hasselhoff and Elise Estrada.  He is currently executive producer, creator and co star of “RockStar Academy”. The TV series recently began production in London, England, Vancouver, Canada, and Los Angeles, U.S.A.
Adam also served as Music Producer and songwriter for “HELLCATS” on the CW Network, as well, Adam recently wrote and produced the original music for the soon to release feature film “Lip Service” starring Christian Serratos (“Twilight” film saga.)
 
Adam H. is a visionary staying ahead of the curve by leading trends in today’s music industry. Adam H. co- founded the hit record label RockSTAR Music Corp., which had an imprint label partnership with Universal Music Canada.  With great anticipation Adam has now launched his new record label and TV/Film production company XOXO Entertainment Corp. XOXO Entertainment Corp. has introduced a modernized concept to the music industry. The company is a representation of its founder proving to be innovative and progressive much like Adam H. He proudly supports emerging artists, and is continuously working to “break” new talent. He takes part in numerous initiatives locally and nationally. Through his determination and know-how, Adam H. time and time again produces results.  Between the perpetual string of hit songs, his techniques in marketing and managing new stars,  to producing and scoring TV and Film; one thing is for certain, Adam H. is an advantageous versatile and an unstoppable force in today’s entertainment business.






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