BIO

 

Music producer, drummer from Czech Republic, currently active in Prague.

My first steps led from the folk guitar, through hip-hop beatmaking and djing, to the production of original music influenced by jazz/funk/soul and hip-hop, drumming in various projects.

Adam Urban (b. 1994) is czech music producer and drummer.

Born to non-musical family, started playing acoustic guitar at age of 8, fascinated by folk. Few years later he discovered hip-hop production and DJing and started to perform.

He plays drums, bass guitar, keyboards and percussion.

Adam has began producing and performing with local acts such as Žil Moc Band.

Collaboration with MC Matheus resulted in acclaimed CD Před prvním infarktem (2013). Under pseudonyme RENK  Adam produced 2 critically acclaimed instrumental LP's Forrest Drum (2013) and Magnificent Desolation (2014), both released on vinyl under independent label Humble Grooves (Cream Sound/DJ Pufaz).

In 2016, Adam produced 2 tracks for Anděl award-winning album Stromy v Bouři by czech hip-hop pioneers Pio Squad, featuring Kato (Prago Union) and Supa (Moja Reč).

In 2018 was released his latest project Adam Urban & Aficionados - Ab Origine, which combines live played instruments and hip-hop production. Album features many musicians across different genres (Roman Volf, Radimo, Filip Kottek and more) and was performed with a live band Aficionados.

In 2020, Adam teamed up with DJ Magič to record a Tribute to Fela Kuti and Tony Allen. Unique colaboration between drummer and DJ pays homage to legends of Afrobeat.

During 2020 Adam produced album for Matheus called Domeček z karet, which features various musicians (Konstantin Syrovatskyi, Jan Bára, Sofia-Tamara Shmidt). Album is reflecting current social, enviromental and cultural situation.

As a drummer, Adam works regurarly in Prague, backing artists from different countries, worked with Valentina Sandoval (Argentina) or Roksan Mandel (Turkey).

In 2022 toured Czech Republic with the Jasper Huysentruyt trio (Chille). During past year has been working with Martin Levallois and Guillermo Acosta, with Allyssa Dillard in Late Night Affair band and jazz-latin-fusion band Hodinky.

Currently leading his own Adam Urban quartet/trio focusing on jazz and latin. Shared a stage with local jazz artists, such as Daniel Bulatkin and many others, performed in the venues and festivals such as Palác Akropolis, Jazz Dock or Brazil fest.