Ishpeming singer has released an CD.
By Jerry Hume
Wednesday, September 23, 2009 at 5:25 p.m.
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MARQUETTE COUNTY -- Adam Whittington is not your typical Ishpeming 17 year old. He's been singing since he was in a highchair and now he wants to make it big in the pop music industry.
"Basically in these last couple of years I really got into music,” said Adam. “I picked up guitar, piano, and just started playing and found out it was my passion. It’s what I want to do with my life and now I really want to pursue it."
So far he's doing pretty well. Last spring he released his first CD of all original songs. Some have even made it on to local radio station, Q107.
These days he's been working with another local teen singer, Emily Dawn. He's made a music video and is now performing at local venues.
Although it's challenging, he says it's his music that keeps him going.
"Probably the passion, just that you can produce your own stuff and you can write lyrics down and share with people what you're feeling inside, about your day,” Adam said.
And now Adam is sending his CD to big recording labels, like Disney. The messages in his songs fit pretty well with the ‘mouse house.’
"You don't have to go into drinking and drugs and smoking and stuff like that to have fun in this world,” Adam said. “You can have fun without that and listen to music and hang out with friends and be with God, that kind of stuff."
To catch Adam in action, he'll be performing with Emily Dawn at the Marquette Commons this Saturday night at 7 p.m.
