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{{Infobox musician | {{Infobox musician | ||
| Name = Adam Orth | | Name = Adam Orth | ||
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| Active = [[1995]]–[[{{CURRENTYEAR}}|present]] | | Active = [[1995]]–[[{{CURRENTYEAR}}|present]] | ||
| Associated acts = [[Homie]], [[Shufflepuck]] | | Associated acts = [[Homie]], [[Shufflepuck]] | ||
| URL = | | URL = https://www.adamorth.com/ | ||
| Notable instruments = | | Notable instruments = | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''Adam Orth''' (born [[September 29]], 1970<ref>Orth, Adam (adam_orth). "We have the same birthday." 29 September 2020, 1:11 AM UTC. https://twitter.com/adam_orth/status/1310809405521231872</ref><ref>Totilo, Stephen. "Adam Orth Just Had One Of The Best Years Of His Life" ''Kotaku'', 7 November 2013. https://kotaku.com/adam-orth-just-had-one-of-the-best-years-of-his-life-1459900151</ref>) is a musician and longtime friend of [[Rivers Cuomo]]. He was a member of the bands [[Shufflepuck]] (also featuring [[Justin Fisher]]), [[Neighborly]], and the short-lived Cuomo-led project [[Homie]]. | |||
==Biography== | |||
Adam Orth is a childhood friend of [[Rivers Cuomo]] from Connecticut. He was the lead singer/songwriter for the band [[Shufflepuck]] (which also featured [[Justin Fisher]]) in the 90s, and played with the band Neighborly in the early 2000s. He has since pursued a career in game design, working for companies such as EA, LucasArts and Sony Santa Monica. | |||
''' | Adam Orth achieved international notoriety in [[2013]] when, while working as a creative director at Microsoft Studios, he tweeted in defense of the Xbox One's "always-on" technology.<ref>Sarkar, Samit. "Microsoft Studios creative director's tweets bring always-on console unease to a head" ''Polygon''. 5 April 2013. https://www.polygon.com/2013/4/5/4186676/always-on-consoles-unease-xbox-adam-orth-microsoft</ref> The backlash led to Orth's departure from the company a few days thereafter.<ref>Crecente, Brian. "Microsoft creative director who sparked always-on controversy no longer with company", ''Polygon''. 10 April 2013. https://www.polygon.com/2013/4/10/4209912/microsoft-creative-director-that-sparked-always-on-controversy-no</ref> Orth went on to create the [[2016]] VR video game ADR1FT. <ref>Totilo, Steven. "Adam Orth Is Turning His Personal Disaster Into A Beautiful Game" ''Kotaku'', 10 February 2014. https://kotaku.com/adam-orth-is-turning-his-personal-disaster-into-a-beaut-1520037629</ref> | ||
==Discography== | |||
===With [[Shufflepuck]]=== | |||
*"[[Where the Hell Is She]]" (single, [[1994]]) — writer, lead vocals, guitar | |||
*''[[Shufflepuck (album)|Shufflepuck]]'' (album, [[1996]]) | |||
*''[[Hear You Me! A Tribute to Mykel and Carli]]'' (compilation, [[1998]]) | |||
===With Neighborly=== | |||
*''[[Grass Is Greener]]'' (2001) — bass, back-up vocals, engineering, piano, guitar<ref>''Grass Is Greener'' on ''Bandcamp''. https://neighborlyla.bandcamp.com/</ref> | |||
===With [[Space Twins]]=== | |||
*"[[No Show]]" (single) — engineer | |||
===With [[Homie]]=== | |||
*"[[American Girls]]" — backing vocals | |||
===With [[Weezer]]/[[Rivers Cuomo]]=== | |||
*"[[Souvenirs, Novelties, Party Tricks]]" (demo) | |||
*"[[Starlight]]" — handclaps<ref>Koch, Karl. ''Karl's Corner'', archived from weezer.com, 27 January 2001. https://www.weezerpedia.com/wiki/Karl's_Corner_-_01/27/2001</ref> | |||
*"[[Tragic Girl]]" — bass | |||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
*[ | *[https://www.adamorth.com/ Official website] | ||
*[http://twitter.com/adam_orth Adam Orth on Twitter] | *[http://twitter.com/adam_orth Adam Orth on Twitter] | ||
==References== | |||
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[[Category:Homie members]] | [[Category:Homie members]] | ||
[[Category:People who have sat in with Weezer]] | [[Category:People who have sat in with Weezer]] | ||
[[Category:Musicians]] | |||