American musician

Adam Schlesinger

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Adam Lyons Schlesinger (October 31, 1967 – April 1, 2020) was an American songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and record producer. He was a founding member of the bands Fountains of Wayne, Ivy, and Tinted Windows, and was a key songwriting contributor and producer for Brooklyn-based synth-pop duo Fever High. He also wrote songs for television and film, for which he won three Emmy Awards, a Grammy Award, and the ASCAP Pop Music Award, and was nominated for Academy, Tony, and Golden Globe Awards.

On April 1, 2020, he died from complications of COVID-19. He was 52 years old.