{"id":2796,"date":"2021-06-24T20:38:05","date_gmt":"2021-06-24T20:38:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mountainrunjam.com\/staging\/?p=2796"},"modified":"2021-07-03T14:31:28","modified_gmt":"2021-07-03T14:31:28","slug":"adam-degraff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mountainrunjam.com\/staging\/adam-degraff\/","title":{"rendered":"Adam DeGraff"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; fullwidth=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.7&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221;][et_pb_fullwidth_post_title meta=&#8221;off&#8221; featured_placement=&#8221;background&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.7&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; title_text_align=&#8221;center&#8221; title_text_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; title_font_size=&#8221;52px&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;146px||152px|||&#8221;][\/et_pb_fullwidth_post_title][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.22&#8243;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_2,1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_code _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.7&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221;]<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/NJLyhQ3WKrk\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>[\/et_pb_code][et_pb_button button_url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.farmtoforkmeatriot.org&#8221; url_new_window=&#8221;on&#8221; button_text=&#8221;Learn More About Adam DeGraff&#8221; button_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.7&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_button=&#8221;on&#8221; button_text_color=&#8221;#6B82A5&#8243; button_font=&#8221;Source Sans Pro|900||on|||||&#8221;][\/et_pb_button][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.7&#8243; text_font=&#8221;Source Sans Pro||||||||&#8221; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>Adam DeGraff is an American violinist, composer, producer, educator, and\u00a0farmer. He spent the first part of his career as a first-chair, professional orchestral musician.\u00a0Since then, Adam has been experimenting with rock violin, live looping, alternative music education, and traditional permaculture farming practices.<\/p>\n<p>Adam graduated from\u00a0Northwestern\u00a0University\u00a0where he studied with famed Portuguese\u00a0concert\u00a0violinist, Gerardo Ribeiro. He then continued with graduate work at Rice University\u00a0where he studied with the world&#8217;s most beloved concertmaster, Raphael Fliegel.<\/p>\n<p>Today, millions of <a contents=\"YouTube\" data-link-label=\"\" data-link-type=\"url\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/adamdegraff\">YouTube<\/a>\u00a0and <a contents=\"Facebook\" data-link-label=\"\" data-link-type=\"url\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/adamrockviolin\">Facebook<\/a> views,\u00a0powered by millions of people lazing around on\u00a0their computers, has\u00a0catapulted Adam and his projects into the realm of Fortune-500 corporate\u00a0entertainment,\u00a0NFL halftime shows,\u00a0concerts for\u00a0U.S. Presidents, senators, and governors, and live shows at\u00a0many of the coolest\u00a0concert venues on the planet.\u00a0Adam is perhaps best known as one of the most intricate live looping violinists in the world. Exactly what does that mean? It means that every sound the\u00a0audience hears is created\u00a0live on stage: instantly\u00a0recorded, layered, and looped back in real time without pre-recorded tracks. For Adam, it\u2019s all about living and playing in the NOW!<\/p>\n<p>Currently, Adam is touring his solo project, <a contents=\"&quot;Rock Violin Neat&quot;\" data-link-label=\"Rock Violin Neat\" data-link-type=\"page\" href=\"https:\/\/adamviolin.com\/rock-violin-neat\">&#8220;Rock Violin Neat&#8221;<\/a> worldwide.\u00a0He also presents educational <a contents=\"workshops\" data-link-label=\"Workshops\" data-link-type=\"page\" href=\"https:\/\/adamviolin.com\/workshops\">workshops<\/a>,\u00a0owns and operates <a contents=\"The Lee Street Listening Room\" data-link-label=\"Lee Street Listening Room\" data-link-type=\"page\" href=\"https:\/\/adamviolin.com\/lee-street-listening-room\">The Lee Street Listening Room<\/a><strong>, <\/strong>provides premium corporate entertainment through his company <a contents=\"Heavyweight Music, LLC\" data-link-label=\"Heavyweight Music, LLC\" data-link-type=\"page\" href=\"https:\/\/adamviolin.com\/heavyweight-music-llc\">Heavyweight Music, LLC<\/a><strong>,\u00a0<\/strong><a contents=\"teaches\" data-link-label=\"Education\" data-link-type=\"page\" href=\"https:\/\/adamviolin.com\/education\">teaches<\/a>\u00a0in person and\u00a0via Skype, and\u00a0lives and\u00a0<a contents=\"farms\" data-link-label=\"The Farm\" data-link-type=\"page\" href=\"https:\/\/adamviolin.com\/the-farm\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">farms<\/a> with his family\u00a0in what is officially &#8220;America&#8217;s <i><b>Coolest<\/b><\/i> Small Town,&#8221;\u00a0<a contents=\"Lewisburg, WV\" data-link-label=\"\" data-link-type=\"url\" href=\"http:\/\/lewisburg-wv.com\/\">Lewisburg, WV<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; 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