Adam Endres
Adam Endres (born November 2, 1979) is an American artist, performer, musician and filmmaker. He is one of the co-founding members of Wham City.[1][2], a Baltimore based art collective and event space that hosted a variety of notable musical performances, comedy shows, book readings and other events[1][2][3] He was a chief co-organizer of Whartscape [4] an annual experimental music and arts festival in Baltimore, a subversive alternative to the city's Artscape festival[5][6]
Life and Education
Adam Endres was born and raised in Albany, NY. He earned a BFA in Film from SUNY Purchase Film Conservatory. Endres wrote, directed, produced, starred and composed the musical score for his senior film, "Medicine" (2004), a surreal musical comedy portraying the journey of a young man who sings and dances his way through the institutionalization and recovery of mental illness.
In 2004, Endres moved to The Copycat building in Baltimore, MD, to join fellow Wham City co-founders and Purchase alumni Dina Kelberman, Josh Kelberman, Abra Aducci, Dan Deacon, Connor Kizer, and Pete O'Connell .[7] In 2014, Endres moved to NYC to pursue a career in TV, film and entertainment. In 2020, he moved to Los Angeles, CA where he currently resides.
Wham City & Baltimore
A Musical Revue of Beauty & The Beast
In January 2005, Endres directed, co-starred and produced in the first Wham City production. Beauty and the Beast, a DIY musical was staged in the group’s shared living space of The Copycat building[2]. The idea stemmed from a Disney's Beauty & The Beast cassette tape purchased by Endres at a local thrift store that prompted an exuberant group singalong in the car.[2] While only 25 or so people attended the first show, the second run unexpectedly drew massive crowds and garnered media attention. At the time, members of the collective tried to quell fears that would compromise their tenant agreement.[2] Wham City members now reflect upon this as a pivotal point in the collective's meteoric rise to prominence[8]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Wham City". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 2021-09-16.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Kaufmann, Zach. "Art Is My Gift and It's Never Enough". Splice Today. Retrieved 2021-09-16.
- ↑ "Wham City: Where Are They Now? [Pictures]". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2021-09-16.
- ↑ "Whartscape 2008". Rhizome. Retrieved 2021-09-16.
- ↑ Sun, Sam Sessa, The Baltimore. "Whartscape's last hurrah". baltimoresun.com. Retrieved 2021-09-16.
- ↑ "Whartscape Music Festival". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2021-09-16.
- ↑ Kaufmann, Zach. "Art Is My Gift and It's Never Enough". Splice Today. Retrieved 2021-09-16.
- ↑ "Baltimore Fishbowl | Dan Deacon on How Baltimore Became a Bright Star in the Indie Music Galaxy -". Baltimore Fishbowl. 2011-09-16. Retrieved 2021-09-16.
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