Adam Schlesinger

Adam Lyons Schlesinger (October 31, 1967 – April 1, 2020) was an American singer-songwriter, record producer, bassist, guitarist, keyboardist, and drummer. He was a founding member of the bands Fountains of Wayne, Ivy, and Tinted Windows with James Iha, 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.

He was the co-owner of Scratchie Records, a record label formed by James Iha and D'arcy Wretzky in 1995. He also co-owned Stratosphere Sound recording studio with Iha and Ivy's Andy Chase, where Tinted Windows was recorded.

Death
On April 1, 2020, Schlesinger died of COVID-19-related complications at a hospital in Poughkeepsie, New York, amid a coronavirus pandemic in New York; he was 52. He had been hospitalized and placed on a ventilator for over a week prior to his death.

Relevant studio appearances

 * 1996: Fulflej – Wack Ass Tuba Riff
 * 2009: Tinted Windows – Tinted Windows