Adam Schwarz formerly known as Schwarz before releasing singles under the alias So Drove is a touring, performer, musician, producer, and DJ currently based in Los Angeles after spending years in the underground Baltimore music scene. [1]
Schwarz is a native of St. Louis where he started singing songs in elementary school. [2] By his middle school years, he produced his first full-length CD. [2] He moved to Baltimore, Maryland where he started producing high-energy club and Baltimore club-inspired music. [2] He has produced music for rapper Lil B. Schwarz and 333 Boyz produced the a beat used in Lil B.'s mixtape Hoop Life. [2] Schwarz worked with musicians such as TT The Artist, [3] [4] and 3lon. [5] Schwarz has remixed Matmos [6] and created a mix for Tiny Mix Tapes . [7] In 2014, Schwarz released a Ferguson unrest inspired Baltimore club style song titled "Hands Up Don't Shoot." [2] [8] [9] [10] The summer of 2014, Abdul Ali and Schwarz produced a collaborative EP, "Already" which was released October that same year. [8] In Baltimore, the pair started the Motivational Tour for the EP with New Jersey DJ Kilbourne. [8] The tour consisted of 22 shows in different cities across the U.S. including Boston. [8]
Schwartz Schwarz released his debut EP, Everyday Is A Winding Road, in 2016. It features guest appearances from Kreayshawn and Blaqstarr. [11] [12]
In 2017, Schwarz began producing music under the new alias So Drove. He released the single "Get Ya Shine On" in collaboration with Cupcakke, Kreayshawn, and TT The Artist. [13] A music video directed by James Thomas Marsh and features all three artists and So Drove on guitar. [14]