Adam Jensen (musician)
| Adam Jensen | |
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 Jensen on stage at the Outside The Box music festival in City Hall Plaza, Boston, MA in July 2013. | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Adam Joseph Jensen |
| Origin | Boston, MA |
| Genres | Alternative Rock |
| Occupation(s) | musician, songwriter, producer |
| Instruments | vocals, guitar, piano, organ, percussion, harmonica, baritone horn |
| Labels |
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| Associated acts | Mission Hill |
| Notable instruments | |
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Gibson Acoustics Boss/Roland Fender Jazzmaster | |
Adam Jensen is an American rock recording artist, producer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist from Boston, MA. Jensen first built a following with the band Mission Hill after signing a record deal with Toucan Cove/Universal Records in 2009.
Jensen has co-written with Rob Thomas, Walt Aldridge and Eliot Sloan. He also collaborated with Candlebox lead singer, Kevin Martin, co-writing "You'll Never Walk Alone," a tribute to the Boston Marathon victims, and donated all proceeds to the ONE fund.
Jensen co-wrote, co-produced and is featured on the song, "Leave It All Behind," By Dash Berlin, which is included on the "We Are - Part 1" album released by Armada Music.
Solo career
Jensen tours nationally opening for artists such as 3 Doors Down, David Cook, Pat Benatar, Sammy Hagar, Better Than Ezra, Los Lonely Boys, Howie Day, and Tim Reynolds.
Jensen was nominated for "Songwriter of the Year" at the 2013 New England Music Awards[1] which Matt Nathanson won,[2] and was awarded honorable mention at the USA Songwriting Competition for the song “Still Hanging On.”
Jensen has also performed with Foreigner, Chicago and Gin Blossoms.
Mission Hill
In 2009, Jensen signed a management deal with David Corey, program director of CHUM-FM and former program director of KISS 108 in Boston, and Alert Entertainment,[3] and formed the band Mission Hill. Mission Hill consisted of Jensen and Alex Knutsen. From 2009 to 2012, Mission Hill released two full-length albums and three EPs under the Toucan Cove/Universal Records label.
Jensen was named Male Vocalist of the Year (Indie) by the LA Music Awards in 2007.[4] Mission Hill was named #1 Band to Watch in 2010 by Boston Music Spotlight.[5]
In 2010, Mission Hill performed as part of the annual KISS 108 Concert at the Comcast Center and was selected through Ourstage.com's Super Band to play with Bon Jovi and Kid Rock at Gillette Stadium.[6][7]
In 2010, Mission Hill traveled to Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam to perform as the resident band at Hard Rock Cafe for the month of February.
Mission Hill performed alongside national acts such as Bon Jovi, Kid Rock, Train, Third Eye Blind, Candlebox, Donavon Frankenreiter, Live, WAR, Marcy Playground, Parachute, Blessid Union of Souls and Vertical Horizon.
Discography
Mission Hill Discography
Studio Albums
| Year | Album details | Peak | Certifications (sales threshold) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | US Digital |
US Heat |
US Indie |
CAN | UK | ||||
| 2010 | Beautiful Addiction
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| 2012 | Nowhere, Man
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||||||
Extended Plays
| Year | Album details | Peak | Certifications (sales threshold) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | US Digital |
US Heat |
US Indie |
CAN | UK | ||||
| 2009 | Dear My Former Self
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2011 | Lyin' Again
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2012 | Mission Hill
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||||||
Singles
| Year | Title | Chart positions | Album | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [8] |
US Pop 100 [8] |
US Adult 40 [8] |
US Main. 40 [8] | ||||
| 2009 | "Save Me From Me" | — | — | — | — | Mission Hill EP | |
| 2010 | "Crazy" | — | — | — | — | Beautiful Addiction | |
| "Tik Tok" | — | — | — | — | Non-album Singles | ||
| 2011 | "Lyin' Again" | — | — | — | — | Lyin' Again EP | |
| "—" denotes a release that did not chart. | |||||||
References
- ↑ "Nominations revealed for New England Music Awards", Boston Music Spotlight, Boston, 15 February 2013.
- ↑ Brooks, Michael. "The 2nd Annual New England Music Awards and Artist Conference Takes Lowell by Storm" Archived May 9, 2013, at the Wayback Machine., Yahoo! Voices, 22 April 2013.
- ↑ "We Hear: Veronika Loginova, Ben Affleck, David Corey and more...", Boston Herald, Boston, 11 August 2009.
- ↑ Chong, Alexandria. "Profiled Artist: Mission Hill", The Sound Alarm, 5 July 2012.
- ↑ "Ten Local Bands to Watch", Boston Music Spotlight, Boston, 8 January 2010.
- ↑ Behe, Rege "Mission Hill vocalist keeps coming back for the music", Tribune Review, Pittsburgh, 29 June 2011.
- ↑ "Mission Hill Wins Spot Opening for Bon Jovi", Alternative Addiction, 8 August 2010.
- 1 2 3 4 "Augustana - Awards". allmusic. Retrieved January 23, 2013.