Adrian Bourgeois believes in you. He believes that you exist somewhere out there in the same way that I exist somewhere in here and he even believes that you are reading this artist biography right now which is why he is writing it. Adrian Bourgeois is an old fashion sort of artist in that the songs he writes are inspired by moss covered monuments, soldiers with umbrellas, merry-go-rounds that come to life, and reading other peoples minds. He believes that music itself as a sound and an essence cannot change the world but music that is written about love and magic, water and fiction, war and childhood, can indeed change the world, as well as the ocean that moves the world and the tiny drops of water that create the ocean. This is why he believes in you. You are the ocean. Adrian Bourgeois believes in creating drops of water because even the ocean gets thirsty sometimes.
Bourgeois has been making waves on the California scene since early 2003 with instantly memorable songs that have the unique ability to appeal to both the smallest child and the most high brow art critic and everything in between all at once. He has received a Sammie (Sacramento Area Music Awards) nomination for best pop act in 2006 and won the 2007 critics choice Sammie award for best songwriter. In May of last year, Bourgeois picked up the grand prize for music in the national OurStage contest which led to features in CMJ Magazine and Relix Magazine. Bourgeois’ self-titled debut album, released on the east-coast label C-Side Records, has been called “absolutely brilliant” by Sacramento News and Review music columnist Jackson Griffith. John Meyer of Boston, MA’s WERS, one of the top indie music stations in the country, writes, “There's as much C.S. Lewis as there is Simon and Garfunkel in this Californian's airy, dreamy folk-laced sound....He's a wide-eyed six-year-old boy trapped inside an twenty-something pop-genius's body.” Following in the footsteps of musical predecessors such as Paul McCartney, Todd Rundgren, and Ben Folds, Bourgeois played and sang most of the parts on the album himself, with a little help from some notable friends such as 77's and Lost Dogs front man and lead guitarist Mike Roe, Agent Ribbons chanteuse Natalie Gordon, and Sammie award winning folk artist Justin Farren. Bourgeois also co-produced and arranged the album along with David Houston (Jackie Greene, Public Nuisance), Ralph Stover (Chris Webster), and Brent Bourgeois (Bourgeois Tagg, and Adrian's dad). “Simply put [Bourgeois’ songs]…are among the finest post-Beatles pop tunes I’ve ever heard,” raved Griffith. “One day, in the not-too-distant future, Adrian Bourgeois will be an influential force in pop music…"
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