Adam Bailie builds worlds out of words. Before the guitar playing, the songwriting, and even before his signature voice; Adam started his musical journey as a drummer.
His story actually began right here in Newmarket. Long before he was tracking 100's of-songs, he was a local kid with a guitar and a plan. After attending college for music production and co-writing a CHR top 40 hit song, he did what any self-respecting musician does: he headed West to Vancouver to see if the air really tasted like sea salt, cedar, and IPA (spoiler: it does).
The next decade and a half was a blur of Pacific mist, California adventures, and hauling gear. He paid his dues on legendary stages like the Commodore Ballroom, played for the Winter Olympics athletes (who were much faster than him), and played everywhere from Salmon Arm Roots and Blues to the Stanley Park 150th. He learned two things on the coast: how to write and license a song to Vancouver Tourism for an international marketing campaign and how to sell a Martin D-28 during a pandemic.
Eventually, the magnetic pull of Toronto traffic brought him back home. Now settled back in the heart of Newmarket, Adam is staged at his "Beachhead," plotting a musical takeover fueled by the love of the local community. He’s traded the mountain views for the hustle of Toronto culture, working on Away With Words—a project that’s half music, half illustration, and 100% more complicated than just using a laptop and artificial intelligence.
Twenty years of live experience has taught Adam that while you can take the musician out of Newmarket, you can’t take the Newmarket out of the musician. He’s still a storyteller at heart, still obsessed with nature, and still convinced that everything sounds better when it’s performed and recorded on gear older than he is.