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<p>Adam Shenk was barely old enough to weigh in on his career options when destiny determined his calling. After his parents observed their three-year-old singing original songs into a tape recorder, they found ways to encourage his gift.</p><p>When he was 11, he earned a slot at Princeton, N.J.&rsquo;s prestigious American Boychoir School. Not a bad initiation for a teen-ager born in Indiana and growing up in Virginia&rsquo;s Shenandoah Valley.</p><p>His education continued at Michigan&rsquo;s Interlochen Center for the Arts, then the Boston Conservatory and Berklee College of Music, where he earned a Bachelor&rsquo;s in Songwriting. In 2007, Shenk scored an audition for the semi-finals of MTV&rsquo;s popular &ldquo;Making the Band 4,&rdquo; in New York, performing for host P. Diddy.</p><p>That same year, he served as songwriter, producer and singer for his first EP, the seven-song&nbsp; &ldquo;If Ya Like This.&rdquo; In 2010, with roots firmly established in New York, his second album, &ldquo;Suitcases,&rdquo; focuses on transition and change. Produced by Ayhan Sahin with music and lyrics by Shenk, the 14-track disc meshes pop and contemporary R&amp;B with old-school soul and shades of jazz. Imagine classic Simply Red infused with the youth and verve of Chris Brown.</p><p>In addition to performances at New York&rsquo;s Rockwood Music Hall, Cutting Room, The Bitter End and Bowery Poetry Club, Shenk has headlined a series of live gigs at Pianos.</p><p>Please visit me at <a href="http://www.adamshenk.com/">www.adamshenk.com</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><strong>Contact information:</strong></p><p>Janet Castiel</p><p>Redwood Entertainment, Inc.</p><p>212-543-9998</p><p><a href="mailto:Janet.Castiel@redwoodentertainment.com">Janet.Castiel@redwoodentertainment.com</a></p><p><a href="http://www.redwoodentertainment.com/">www.redwoodentertainment.com</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p>