Justin Adam


Justin James Adam is a Canadian photographer, musician and former professional baseball player in the Kansas City Royals organization.

Career

Baseball

Adam was drafted in the 7th round of the 1992 Major League Baseball draft by the Kansas City Royals. From 1992 to 1994, he played with the Gulf Coast League Royals. In 1995, he played for the Spokane Indians. In 1996, Adam played his final year of professional baseball with the Lansing Lugnuts.

The arts

Adam shifted careers to the arts. In the early 1990s, he began making music under the name of Moon McMullen. In the 1990s he studied film at University of Windsor and the Vancouver Film School.
In 2001, Adam began work on his first film The Man with a DV Cam along with Mike Hawley. The film was entered into the 2002 Slamdance Film Festival. Adam and Hawley were the only Canadians in the short-film competition as well as one of two Canadian films at the festival, the other being Lee Demarbre's Jesus Christ Vampire Hunter. In the late 2000s, Adam began taking photographs for magazines, journals and models including Kate Bock. In 2014 Adam founded Miniature Massive with the aim to "create solutions and designs to make a more positive impact".

Awards

  • 2013: Winner, Community Agency Website
  • 2013: Winner, Design Category
  • 2014: Winner, Design Category
  • 2013: Winner, Design Category
  • 2013: Winner, Community Agency Craft Illustrations

    Geary Lane

Adam, along with his partner Jason Pollard, spearheaded the branding, creative direction, curation of content, and programming during Geary Lane music venue's inaugural year. The venue garnered significant press attention for its efforts.

Toquefest Film and Music Festival

Toquefest Film and Music Festival was an outdoor originally created as an alternative to the Vancouver International Film Festival. Adam developed the festival from scratch, garnering attention from the media and securing a partnership and sponsorship from the National Film Board. The NFB provided exclusive content for the festival each year.

Birdband

Birdband was a music side project undertaken by Adam in the noise and punk scene in Vancouver. Performing as a solo act, Adam improvised with a single unaffected electric guitar and a loop pedal. During performances, he would occasionally wear masks to experiment with identity. One notable performance took place at the Western Front, and the event was recorded and is archived.