Solo Artist
In 2002 Watts contributed as a solo artist to projects such as, Songs For A Purpose Driven Life (based on Rick Warren's best selling book The Purpose Driven Life), and The Left Behind 2 Soundtrack. 2003 Watts signed to BEC Recordings and released his critically acclaimed first album The Noise Inside. He was named one of Christianity Today's Best New Artists in 2004. In 2005 Watts amicably left BEC Recordings to pursue an indie career. In 2006 Watts independently released his album "Sleeping Fire". Christianity Today gave it a rare 5 star review and named it one of the Best Albums of 2007.
After the breakup of his alt/rock project, FALLBORN in early 2010, Watts went to work on his third solo effort entitled "Murder Yesterday". The album released worldwide digitally, on September 21, 2010.
"Murder Yesterday" marks a return to Watts' singer-songwriter roots. While in the past Watts' used piano only intermittently, this album's material relies heavily on the instrument, as well as a more spacious, organic production style. The extensive collaboration with the Los Angeles based strings group, The Section Quartet (Foo Fighters, Snow Patrol, Ryan Adams) served to further distinguish "Murder Yesterday" from previous works.
Watt's toured through New York, Chicago, L.A. and Seattle as part of best-selling author Cornelia Funke's "Get Reckless Tour". Watts performed the song "Reckless" which was inspired by Funke's book of the same name.
2012, NEW ALBUM: "OUT FROM THE ASHES":
Watts is currently planning the release of his next solo album entitle "OUT FROM THE ASHES". In a blog post from FACEBOOK on June 5, 2012, he described the album's sound stating, I didn't set out to make an album. I just suddenly realized I had 7 or 8 songs that felt like they fit together. The songs and production feels more direct and maybe more raw in some ways than stuff I've done in past. Maybe it was out of necessity. I had been working on these artist development projects, a bunch of Disney stuff, and also making the Cherri Bomb album, and in between I would do one of my songs, just to get it out. Then I'd go back to work on those other projects. So what would happen is I'd completely forget I had written and recorded anything! Total amnesia. Then I'd see a title on my hard drive and go "huh? What's that?!". I've realized how much of artistic life has been hidden. It's the nature of the business side maybe... or maybe it's the nature of me: I create much more than I have time to "put out". And I edit the output. Maybe I over think it. I fight against an introverted nature: I like to simultaneously put myself out there and fly under the radar. It makes no sense! But, also, I'm always moving forward and sharing means looking back to some degree.. but I end up regretting not doing it... So many songs haven't been heard. I'm always battling against the urge to jump on the sort of modern-day expression-drama-word-vomit-put-it-all-out-there thing... I battle it, then I realize how pent up and blocked I feel when I don't share. When I'm not able to connect through all this stuff I'm making/expressing. So I guess I'm in a place where I'm not gonna hold back anymore. I want to knock down every preconceived notion about what it is for me to be an artist. What it means to do that in a free way. Forget genre. Forget compartmentalizing it. I just want to create and connect. that's what I love. That's what I wake up every day and spend all day doing: creating and trying to connect. BAM! And I've never been so grateful or more filled with energy. And it's not just with my music, I'm bringing everything together and sharing it. Photography, film, apparel design, prose, whatever... anything and everything that's an artistic expression is going to be up on my website. I'm really excited about it. Really. And I have no expectations. Well, at least as few as I can muster:) I feel totally rejuvenated. It's been really freeing. Some of the hardest times of my life and some of the best, all at the same time. I'm dying. And so is everyone else. Time to start living that way... I know that's a Tim Mcgraw song. But still, it's true. there isn't a lot of time... and time is currency. So I wanna try to spend it more wisely. On people I love and on creations that mean something. Hopefully I'll see you snooping around my new website checking out the new stuff. It's coming this month at www.adamwatts.com".
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