Adam Baranello

Adam is a NY based Independent artist. He has been making music professionally and distributing it since 2005 under his own label, AJB. In order to support his music financially, he sells T-Shirts which he hand paints original designs on. Every shirt is hand made thus making it one of a kind as well as a branding tool of his company logo which is painted on top of each design if it’s not the design itself. The brand of AJB has spread worldwide reaching fans in 30 countries to date. His sales are predominately in the U.S., but even if only a few people from each country have a copy of his work, he is grateful and humbled by the support. Adam believes in being creative and original, but also has a very strong work ethic and understands the power of consistency. He also understands the power of fans. If you don’t have fans, you are singing to yourself…and maybe a few friends if you’re lucky. In the past, Adam released his debut album more conventionally, promoting a single, doing a video and then dropping the album along with a release party. He was able to ride the wave of success from that CD for 2 years and then started working on his second EP. He posted a blog asking his supporters from his previous CD to donate to his studio time. His entire EP was funded by the fans and as a thank you added each name inside the CD cover. He then released a video for almost every song on the album. This latest project he is releasing each song individually along with a video and putting it up on iTunes for his fans to download. Once the album is complete he is planning on printing a CD since his fans also request a physical copy. As if Adam isn’t busy enough, he also co-owns a dance company, The A&G Dance Company. Here is where his live shows and music videos get created. He also teaches dance workshops to kids in schools and provides fitness classes for people in the community. Adam believes that teaching his craft is a privilege and thinks that any success is derived from providing a service to others. What to expect in 2011 is AJB growing as a company, yet conversely becoming more independent as an artist relying on his own resources. Thank you for being a part of AJB.