Offering “a tone so pure it is almost a sine-wave” (The Wire), Adam Lion is a percussionist dedicated to performing experimental music. Interests that guide his work include improvisation, perception, acoustics, repetition, surprise and coincidence. Based in Los Angeles his work has been featured in The New York Times, Pitchfork Media, Artforum Magazine, and Bandcamp Daily . 

Notable projects include his release with Sarah Hennies and Ashlee Booth “The Reinvention of Romance” (Astral Spirits), a residency with New York University composer collective “nevermind the noise”, and his solo vibraphone album “Gilgul” (cmntx). He has collaborated closely with a diverse spectrum of contemporary artists including Harold Budd, Brian Wietz of Animal Collective, bang on a can, Laura Steenberge, Tim Feeney, and Nief Norf. 

Numerous organizations have funded his work including New Music USA, the Foundation for Contemporary Arts, the North Carolina Arts Commission. Additionally he has been in residence at the Avalach Farm Music Institute, Oracle Egg, and Lamplight AVL. Lion has been a featured performer with many organizations including the Big Ears Festival, University of Chicago, Vanderbilt University, the Boston Conservatory at Berklee, Duke University, the High Zero Foundation, MASS MoCA, and the Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center. 

Academic engagements include an M.M. from the University of Tennessee- Knoxville, a B.A. in Music from Southern Oregon University, and MFA candidacy at the California Institute of the Arts (ongoing). He can be heard on the New Village Tapes, cmntx, Astral Spirits, and innova labels.