Press Quotes
"If a can of Rockstar could play guitar, it's name would be Adam Koopmans!"
- Jennifer Batten (Jeff Beck, Michael Jackson)
"Look out for Adam Koopmans because he's coming on strong!"
- Jon Finn (Boston Pops, John Petrucci, Dweezil Zappa)
"Combining elements of fusion with progressive rock and metal, Adam really delivers. While I'm not much of a prog or fusion guy myself, one thing I'm certainly well versed in is scary guitar work and Adam's got an abundance of that. Killer job."
- Joe Stump (Reign of Terror, Holy Hell)
"Adam playing is super smooth and very tasteful. We both come from some of the same influences, so I can totally relate to his world. A guitar player to watch for in the future!"
- Glen Drover (Megadeth, King Diamond, Testament)
Guitar
- Honours graduate, multiple scholarships for guitar playing and academics, Berklee College of Music, Boston, MA
- Teachers include Greg Howe (Michael Jackson, Justin Timberlake), Jon Finn (Boston Pops Orchestra, Dweezil Zappa), Joe Stump (Holy Hell), Dave Fiuczynski (Meshell NdegeOcello, Stewart Copeland), Glen Drover (Megadeth), Mick Goodrick (John Scofield, Pat Metheny), Wayne Krantz (Steely Dan)
- Recorded or performed with Shawn Drover (Megadeth), Glen Drover (Megadeth, Testament, King Diamond), Alex Holzwarth (Rhapsody of Fire), Jim Gilmour (Saga), Chris Sutherland (Kim Mitchell, Saga, Toronto Mamma Mia), Jon Finn (Boston Pops), Levon Ichkhanian (Toronto Lord of the Rings guitarist), Louis Cato (Stevie Wonder, Marcus Miller), Keigo Hoashi (Tekken 6, Nier composer), Anthony Carone (Ill Scarlett), Denis Chang (Stochelo Rosenberg, Andreas Oberg), Justin Faragher (Dave Martone, Daniel Adair), Jacob Hertzog and others.
- Endorsements w/Suhr guitars, Godin guitars, Drumagog, MI Audio, REAMP
- Transcriber/engraver for guitarist Jennifer Batten solo works (Michael Jackson, Jeff Beck)
- Collaboration with Canadian musician Tad Winklarz (Chalk Circle)
- Numerous gigs in Toronto, Canada with in original and cover bands in many styles
- Multiple studio recordings and live gigs (theater, festivals, restaurants) as a 'hired player'
Scoring
- Work for Toronto film music companies Vapor Music and Nightingale Music
- Commissioned to write demos for Telus, Kitkat, Lurpak, and Alberta Government TV spots and Depatures documentary series
- Compositions for a number of indie and student media productions
Other
- Taught hundreds of students over 10 years including tutor at Berklee College of Music. Students include those who have graduated, attended, or gone on to study at Berklee College of Music, Mohawk College, Humber College, York University, Metalworks Institute and others
- Recording aired by Kim Mitchell (Max Webster) on Toronto's Q107
- On sub list for Toronto's We Will Rock You musical
- RCM Gr 8 Piano and contemporary keyboard training
- Contemporary vocal training and counseling from Berklee teachers and graduates
