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{{Short description|English record producer and DJ}}
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{{Infobox musical artist
| name             = Adam F
| image            = Adam-F_at_Listen-9-3-2k6.jpg
| caption          = Adam F performs at Listen at Club Alchemy in [[New Haven, Connecticut]], on 3 September 2006.
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| birth_name       = Adam Fenton
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| birth_date       = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1972|02|08}}
| birth_place      = [[Liverpool]], England
| death_date       = 
| genre            = {{hlist|[[Electronic music|Electronic]]|[[drum and bass]]|[[Hip hop music|hip hop]]|[[big beat]]}}
| occupation       = {{hlist|Record producer|DJ}}
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| label            = {{hlist|Section 5|[[Metalheadz]]|[[V Recordings]]|[[Breakbeat Kaos]]|[[Astralwerks]]|[[EMI]]}}
| website          = 
| past_member_of = [[Metalheadz]]
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'''Adam Fenton''' (born 8 February 1972), also known as '''Adam F''', is an English record producer and DJ who has worked across various genres. He is also the co-founder of the drum and bass label [[Breakbeat Kaos]] along with [[DJ Fresh]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Radio 1 Stories - Breakbeat Kaos: The Story of DJ Fresh & Adam F|url=http://bbc.com/mediacentre/proginfo/2012/32/r1_breakbeat_kaos/|access-date=2021-06-14|website=bbc.com|language=en}}</ref> He found initial success with the 1990s [[drum and bass]] singles "Circles", "Metropolis", and "F-Jam", before releasing his debut studio album ''[[Colours (Adam F album)|Colours]]'' in 1997. In 2001, he transitioned into [[hip hop]] music, producing the album ''[[Kaos: The Anti-Acoustic Warfare]]'', featuring collaborations with [[LL Cool J]], [[Redman (rapper)|Redman]] and [[De La Soul]].<ref name=":0" /> He later released a remix album, ''Drum and Bass Warfare'', and collaborated with DJ Fresh.

==Career==
Adam began his career with the [[Bob James (musician)|Bob James]]-sampling "Circles" in 1995.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://djmag.com/watch/adam-f-circles-making-of-drum-bass-classic|title=Adam F ‘Circles’ - The Making Of A Drum & Bass Classic|work=[[DJ Mag]]|date=2 March 2025}}</ref> Its re-release in 1997 made [[Top 40|Top 20]] in the [[UK Singles Chart]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/33813/adam-f/|title=ADAM F {{!}} full Official Chart History {{!}} Official Charts Company|website=www.officialcharts.com|access-date=2019-02-15}}</ref> This was followed with "Metropolis/Mother Earth" in 1996 on the [[Metalheadz]] record label. His other early successes were the tracks "F-Jam" and "Music In My Mind". In 1998 he won a [[MOBO]] award for his debut 1997 album, [[Colours (Adam F album)|''Colours'']].<ref>{{Citation|title=Adam F {{!}} Wins 'Best Album' {{!}} Acceptance Speech {{!}} 1998| date=16 September 2014 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FSgXJalJAiE|language=en|access-date=2021-06-14}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Palladev|first=George|date=2017-04-22|title=Adam F — Colours. Story behind the best drum 'n' bass album of the 90s|url=https://medium.com/12edit/adam-f-colours-story-behind-album-dc31e64c97e0|access-date=2021-06-14|website=Medium|language=en}}</ref> This was followed by another single "Brand New Funk", released 1998 on [[V Recordings]].

In 2001, he found success in the field of [[hip hop music|hip hop]], primarily with ''[[Kaos: The Anti-Acoustic Warfare]]'', working alongside artists such as [[LL Cool J]], [[Redman (rapper)|Redman]] and [[De La Soul]]. In 2002, Adam created the score for the feature film ''[[Ali G Indahouse]]'' starring [[Sacha Baron Cohen]] for [[Working Title Films]].<ref>{{Citation|title=Ali G Indahouse (2002) - IMDb|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0284837/fullcredits|access-date=2021-06-14}}</ref>

He is founder and co-owner of the UK [[independent record label]] [[Breakbeat Kaos]], which released [[Pendulum (drum and bass band)|Pendulum's]] album ''[[Hold Your Colour]]''; he is also co-owner of the drum and bass website [[Dogs on Acid]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2015-08-21|title=Q&A: ADAM F|url=https://djmag.com/content/qa-adam-f|access-date=2021-06-14|website=DJMag.com}}</ref>

In early 2007 he was cast in his first film role, the crime thriller ''[[The Heavy (film)|The Heavy]]''. In December 2007, Adam also co-starred in [[Cuckoo (2009 film)|''Cuckoo'']], a thriller about sound and lies, co-starring [[Richard E. Grant]] and [[Laura Fraser]], directed by [[Richard Bracewell]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Adam F.|url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1109088/|access-date=2021-06-14|website=IMDb}}</ref>

2009 saw Adam back in the studio, this time with Horx to remix [[The Prodigy]]'s "[[Take Me to the Hospital]]" from their album ''[[Invaders Must Die]]''. Months later, Adam collaborated with Horx again to release "Shut The Lights Off" with [[Redman (rapper)|Redman]]. Adam F and [[DJ Fresh]]'s 2010 collaboration single under the artist name WTF?! was next, built around [[Dead Prez]]'s "Hip Hop". Over the past few years Adam has remixed [[David Guetta]], [[Rihanna]], [[Afrojack]], [[Missy Elliott]], [[Sander van Doorn]] and [[Scrufizzer]].
   
Returning to the studio in recent years, Adam's "In The Air" collaboration with Sonic C was released as a free download and supported by [[Annie Mac]], [[MistaJam]], [[Zinc]], [[A-Trak]] and [[Zeds Dead]]. It set the scene for "When The Rain Is Gone", Adam's first official single release under his own name for some time. The single was released in 2012 on 3Beat.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Wedge|first=Dave|title=When the Rain Is Gone|url=https://newsflash.bigshotmag.com/tag/when-the-rain-is-gone/|access-date=2021-09-24|language=en-US}}{{Dead link|date=August 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

Adam later released his Elements EP on [[Breakbeat Kaos]]. It included the tracks "Elements", "When The Rain Is Gone", "In The Air", "It's Bigger Than Hip Hop UK" and his remixes of [[Afrojack]]'s "Take Over Control" and [[Sander van Doorn]]'s "Nothing Inside".

Adam's most recent output was in the form of "See You Again", a collaboration with [[DJ Fresh]] featuring Michael Warren which was on Fresh's album ''[[Nextlevelism]]''. He has also recently collaborated with British electronic music producer [[Doctor P]] and [[Method Man]], who is also known for [[Method Man & Redman|his collaborations with Redman]], to produce the late-2013 track "The Pit".

==Personal life==
Adam comes from a musical family. He is the son of singer and actor [[Alvin Stardust]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/oi/authority.20110803095350354 |title=Adam F |publisher=Oxford Reference |date=8 February 1972 |access-date=20 May 2014}}</ref> and the nephew of [[Rory Storm]], whose band [[Rory Storm and the Hurricanes]] once included [[Ringo Starr]] before he joined [[the Beatles]].<ref name="LFC">{{cite web|url=https://www.liverpoolfc.com/news/adam-f-liverpool-fc-my-blood-my-uncle-knew-bill-shankly|title=Liverpool FC is in my blood - my uncle knew Bill Shankly|author=Adam F|date=17 November 2024|website=LiverpoolFC.com}}</ref>

He is married to [[Kirsty Hawkshaw]], a member of group [[Opus III (band)|Opus III]].

Storm was friends with [[Bill Shankly]], which played a part in Adam becoming a lifelong [[Liverpool F.C.]] fan.<ref name="LFC"/>

==Discography==
===Studio albums===
* ''[[Colours (Adam F album)|Colours]]'' (1997)
* ''[[Kaos: The Anti-Acoustic Warfare]]'' (2001)

===Remix albums===
* ''Drum and Bass Warfare'' (2002)

===Film scores===
* ''[[Ali G Indahouse]]'' (2002), [[Working Title Films]] and [[Universal Pictures]]

===Singles and EPs===
* "Circles" (1995), Section 5
* "Before Today" (1996), Virgin – Remix of [[Everything But the Girl]]
* "Aromatherapy" (1996), Section 5
* "Metropolis" & "Mother Earth" (1996), Metalheadz
* "Telling Lies" (1997), BMG/Arista –  Mix of [[David Bowie]]
* "F-Jam" (1997), F-Jams – Featuring MC Conrad, [[UK Singles Chart|UK]] No. 122
* "Circles" (1997), F-Jams – UK No. 20
* "Brand New Funk" (1998), [[V Recordings]]
* "Music in My Mind" (1998), F-Jams – UK No. 27
* "Stand Clear" (2001), EMI – Featuring [[M.O.P.]], UK No. 43
* "Where's My..?" (2002), EMI – Featuring [[Lil' Mo]], UK No. 37
* "Metrosound" (2002), Kaos – With [[J Majik]], UK No. 54
* "Stand Clear" (2002), Kaos – Remix featuring M.O.P., UK No. 50
* "[[Smash Sumthin']]" (2002), Kaos – Featuring [[Redman (rapper)|Redman]], UK No. 11
* "Dirty Harry's Revenge" (2002), Kaos – Featuring [[Beenie Man]], UK No. 50
* "Eightball" & "Original Junglesound" (2005), Breakbeat Kaos – UK No. 93
* "Take Me to the Hospital" (2009), [[XL Recordings]] – Remix with Horx of [[The Prodigy]]  
* "Shut the Lights Off!" (2009), Breakbeat Kaos – with Horx featuring Redman
* "When the Rain Is Gone" (2012), 3Beat
* ''Elements'' (2012), Breakbeat Kaos<ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums">{{cite book |first=David |last=Roberts |year=2006 |title=British Hit Singles & Albums |edition=19th |publisher=Guinness World Records Limited |location=London |isbn=1-904994-10-5 |page=191}}</ref>
* "The Pit" (2013), Circus – With [[Doctor P]] featuring [[Method Man]]
* "[[Believer (DJ Fresh and Adam F song)|Believer]]" (2015), Ministry of Sound – With [[DJ Fresh]], UK No. 58
* "Harmony" (2016), Sony Music Entertainment – With Kokiri featuring Rae

===Featured artists===
* "When the Sun Goes Down" <small>(with [[DJ Fresh]])</small> (2005) UK No. 69
* "See You Again" <small>(with DJ Fresh featuring Michael Warren)</small> (2012)

==References==
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==External links==
* {{Discogs artist|Adam F}}
* {{Rolldabeats artist|artist=adam_f|name=Adam F}}

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