artist:
Sample 208

Sample208 is the alter ego of the multi-hat wearing Los Angeleno, Adam Jay Weissman, beat maker, director, music producer and member of the group, Pollyn. At 13 years old, the hip hop whiz kid traded up his bar mitzah money for his first set of Technique 1200’s and thus embarking on his eclectic musical mission. Pulling influences from Fela Kuti to Goblin to DJ Shadow, Adam has been making bedroom bangers since the age of 16. Doing remixes for the likes of Buffalo Daughter, Gorillaz and Liquid Liquid (“Optimo” remix forthcoming). Armed with a SP1200, fender Rhodes, old analog keyboards and an ancient Pro Tools set up, Adam makes drum heavy electronic music that feels like it’s jumped out of a Noir film. Adam is currently finishing a Sample208 record (guests include: Guilty Simpson, Master Ace, and Sole (anitcon)), as well as long in the works Pollyn full length.

track:
SK8

name:
Adam Jay Weissman

age:
30

location:
Los Angeles (Westside specifically)

describe your sound:
Cinematic Mish Mash

things about
your song on the comp
- I made it when I was working on the music for the World Tour documentary, it became the music for Sk8 Thing’s segment.
- It was the first (and only) time I played live drums on anything.
- It was originally longer, but Blu Jemz made me to cut it to under 3 minutes.
- I edited it on my laptop as I was about to board a plane for Portland.
–My girlfriend is sick of hearing it.

check:
www.myspace.com/sample208