We had the good fortune of connecting with Adam Winn and we’ve shared our conversation below.

Hi Adam, what is the most important factor behind your success?
Making a living being a musician is quite an arduous journey, if I didn’t love it I don’t think I’d keep going, so I’d say being in love with what I do is the most important factor behind my success.

Can you open up a bit about your work and career? We’re big fans and we’d love for our community to learn more about your work.
I’m in a band called SWIMM with 3 of my best buds & make music under the name Winn Winn with my wife. My buddy Chris and I also throw an LA based music & arts festival called Love You Down, which has obviously been on hold until the day people can safely gather once again. I’m excited for all the new music & videos we have coming out this year, and even more excited to play live music again, hopefully later this year?? There has been plenty of ups and down on this journey, and I’m sure plenty more to come, but luckily I have extremely talented and loving friends that are always there to encourage and inspire me along the way. As for lessons, I’d say keep an open mind but always try to be true to yourself, do what you love, don’t worry about pleasing anyone else.

If you had a friend visiting you, what are some of the local spots you’d want to take them around to?
If I was taking someone around I’d start the day spending some time outside at either The Huntington Library, Echo Park Lake, Big Dume or hiking the hill at Debs Park which has a sweet little surprise at the top. We’d get some lunch at Homestate or Salathai then maybe check out The Broad and/or MOCA, catch a show at The Teragram or The Echo then grab a night cap at Hermosillo or ETA.

The Shoutout series is all about recognizing that our success and where we are in life is at least somewhat thanks to the efforts, support, mentorship, love and encouragement of others. So is there someone that you want to dedicate your shoutout to?
Sydney Schafer (wife) & Chris Hess (life partner)

Website: www.swimmmusic.com/

Instagram: @SWIMM_music

Twitter: twitter.com/SWIMMmusic

Facebook: Facebook.com/SWIMMmusic

Youtube: YouTube.com/SWIMMmusic

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