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{{Short description|American musician}}
'''Adam Gardner''' is the lead guitarist for the rock band [[Guster]]. He is from [[New Jersey]] and in high school he played for a band called Royal Flush. He and his wife started Reverb, an eco-friendly companion to summer rock tours.
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| caption = Gardner in 2007
| birth_name = Adam Seth Gardner
| alias = Adam LeeVee
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1973|05|31|mf=yes}}
| birth_place = [[New Jersey]], U.S.
| origin = [[Morristown, New Jersey]], U.S.
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| instrument = [[Vocals]], [[guitar]], [[Bass guitar|bass]], [[Electronic keyboard|keyboard]], [[banjo]], [[trumpet]]
| genre = [[Alternative rock]]
| occupation = Musician
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'''Adam Seth Gardner''' (born May 31, 1973) is an American guitarist and vocalist of the rock band [[Guster]]<ref>{{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p201354/biography|pure_url=yes}}|title=Biography: Guster|last=Clauson|first=Arabella |author2=Wilson, MacKenzie |publisher=[[Allmusic]]|accessdate=April 8, 2010}}</ref> and a member of the [[Tufts University]] [[Beelzebubs]].
Adam is now a part of a holiday-creation called [['The LeeVees.']] It is a Jewish band which has already released a CD called 'Hanukkah Rocks.'


== Biography ==
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Gardner grew up outside [[Morristown, New Jersey]], and played for a band called Royal Flush while a student at the [[Pingry School]], from which he graduated in 1991.<ref>Staff. [https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/mycentraljersey/access/1818364941.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Dec+11%2C+2003&author=&pub=Courier+-+News&desc=MUSIC+BEST+BETS&pqatl=google "MUSIC BEST BETS"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121105134028/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/mycentraljersey/access/1818364941.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Dec+11,+2003&author=&pub=Courier+-+News&desc=MUSIC+BEST+BETS&pqatl=google |date=November 5, 2012 }}, ''[[Courier News (New Jersey)]]'', December 11, 2003. Accessed February 11, 2011. "Like Emmich and Wayne-raised Fountains of Wayne, Guster also has a connection to Jersey. Vocalist-guitarist Adam Gardner is a 1991 Pingry grad."</ref> He also attended [[Harding Township School]] in [[New Vernon, New Jersey]]. Gardner, working with Dave Schneider, created a side-project in 2005 called [[The LeeVees]]. Its album, ''[[Hanukkah Rocks]]'', consists of humorous original songs about the Jewish holiday. After living in Brooklyn near the other members of Guster for a time, Gardner relocated to Maine.<ref>Greenhaus, Mike https://relix.com/articles/detail/guster_the_pains_of_being_pop_at_heart/ Relix</ref>


Gardner broadcasts a weekly radio show in [[Portland, Maine]] where he discusses everything from music to environmental issues.{{Citation needed|reason=Reliable source needed for the whole sentence|date=June 2017}}
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=== Environmental activism ===
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Adam and his wife Lauren started [[Reverb (non-profit)|Reverb]], an eco-friendly companion to summer rock tours. Gardner was interviewed about Reverb for the July 2006 issue of ''The Green Room''.

== Awards and recognition ==
Gardner was recognized as [[Time 100|Time100]] Climate person of the year in 2023.<ref>{{Cite magazine |date=November 16, 2023 |title=TIME100 Climate 2023: Adam Gardner |url=https://time.com/collection/time100-climate/6332912/adam-gardner/ |access-date= |magazine=Time |language=en}}</ref>

== References ==
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Adam Gardner
Gardner in 2007
Gardner in 2007
Background information
Birth nameAdam Seth Gardner
Also known asAdam LeeVee
Born (1973-05-31) May 31, 1973 (age 51)
New Jersey, U.S.
OriginMorristown, New Jersey, U.S.
GenresAlternative rock
OccupationMusician
Instrument(s)Vocals, guitar, bass, keyboard, banjo, trumpet
Member ofGuster

Adam Seth Gardner (born May 31, 1973) is an American guitarist and vocalist of the rock band Guster[1] and a member of the Tufts University Beelzebubs.

Biography

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Gardner grew up outside Morristown, New Jersey, and played for a band called Royal Flush while a student at the Pingry School, from which he graduated in 1991.[2] He also attended Harding Township School in New Vernon, New Jersey. Gardner, working with Dave Schneider, created a side-project in 2005 called The LeeVees. Its album, Hanukkah Rocks, consists of humorous original songs about the Jewish holiday. After living in Brooklyn near the other members of Guster for a time, Gardner relocated to Maine.[3]

Gardner broadcasts a weekly radio show in Portland, Maine where he discusses everything from music to environmental issues.[citation needed]

Environmental activism

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Main article: Reverb (non-profit)

Adam and his wife Lauren started Reverb, an eco-friendly companion to summer rock tours. Gardner was interviewed about Reverb for the July 2006 issue of The Green Room.

Awards and recognition

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Gardner was recognized as Time100 Climate person of the year in 2023.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Clauson, Arabella; Wilson, MacKenzie. "Biography: Guster". Allmusic. Retrieved April 8, 2010.
  2. ^ Staff. "MUSIC BEST BETS" Archived November 5, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, Courier News (New Jersey), December 11, 2003. Accessed February 11, 2011. "Like Emmich and Wayne-raised Fountains of Wayne, Guster also has a connection to Jersey. Vocalist-guitarist Adam Gardner is a 1991 Pingry grad."
  3. ^ Greenhaus, Mike https://relix.com/articles/detail/guster_the_pains_of_being_pop_at_heart/ Relix
  4. ^ "TIME100 Climate 2023: Adam Gardner". Time. November 16, 2023.


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