The Cascade Blues Association is pleased to announce that Adam Barr is the recipient of The Christopher Mesi Memorial Scholarship for 1998.
Adam attends
Portland State University and is pursuing a degree in Music and/or Computer Science and is already an accomplished musician at a ripe young age of 18.
Guitar, Bass, Saxophone and Drums are what this scholarship winner lists as part of his diversified musical experience.
Adam states that he was "raised with music". His father was a recording engineer in Portland before he passed away in
1990, leaving his mother to raise him and his two sisters.
Adam started playing the drums in 1988 and took saxophone lessons from Danny Schaffer (of the Crazy 8s fame) for a few years, but has focused on the bass and guitar - which he has played religiously for the past 10 years. He was the guitarist for a local "industrial" band named Suture for the past two years. Since then, he and a fellow ex-Suture bandmate have started their own production company and have been hired by schools and churches to DJ parties and events. As for current endeavors, Adam is currently working on a record project and it seems a record company has already shown some interest in possibly signing him to a contract.
As for the future, Adam says, he'd "love to make music" but if that doesn't work out as planned, he would be happy with a career in the computer industry and as always, "making music on the side".
The CBA encourages anyone pursuing an undergraduate degree at the local community college level to apply. Please keep watching the BluesNotes for announcements.
Love and Blues
Susan Stewart
CBA Scholarship Committee Chair
© 1998 Cascade Blues Association