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Adam scores Dreamworks/Nickelodeon's Monster vs. Aliens

Adam is scoring the new series Monsters vs Aliens, based on the Dreamworks feature film. The series premieres April 6, 2013 on Nickelodeon with a special sneak peak Saturday, March 23, 2013 at 9:30pm.

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Adam Nominated for "Best Music" Annie award

This morning the International Animated Film Society/ASIFA-Hollywood announced nominations for the 40th Annual Annie Awards. Adam received a nomination for Best Music in an Animated Television/Broadcast Production for his work on Penguins of Madagascar. This is Adam's second Annie nomination.

 

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Adam Berry wins Emmy Award for Outstanding Original Song
Adam wins Emmy Award for Outstanding Original Song

Tonight the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences awarded Adam Berry and lyricist Brandon Sawyer a Daytime Emmy Award for their original song, "Happy Little Land of Hoboken." The song appeared in the Penguins of Madagascar episode, "The Hoboken Surprise," and is an ensemble piece with a solo performed by Megan Hilty.

 

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Adam Nominated for Four Emmy Awards

Today the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences announced the nominees for the 39th annual Daytime Emmy Awards. Adam has been nominated for four awards for his work on The Penguins of Madagascar, including one for OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN MUSIC DIRECTION AND COMPOSITION and two for OUTSTANDING ORIGINAL SONG. Overall the show received eight nominations.

 

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Adam nominated for Annie Award

The International Animated Film Society, ASIFA-Hollywood, announced nominations today for its 39th Annual Annie Awards recognizing the year’s best in the field of animation. Adam recieved a nomination in the category "Best Music in a Television Production" for his work on Penguins of Madagascar. Overall the show received five nominations, including Best Animated Program.

 

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Penguins musical w/ Neil Patrick Harris
Penguins of Madagascar musical w/ Neil Patrick Harris

Neil Patrick Harris returns as the Penguins' sinister nemesis, Dr. Blowhole, in the new Penguins of Madagascar special, "Blowhole Strikes Back," premiering Friday, Sept. 9, at 8:00 p.m. (ET/PT).  The hour-long special includes 6 original songs (lyrics by Mark McCorckle and Bob Schooley, music by Adam Berry) and features Harris performing four of them. 

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Adam Berry wins Emmy Award
Adam wins Emmy Award

Last night the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences awarded Adam a Daytime Emmy Award for OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN MUSIC DIRECTION AND COMPOSITION for his original music for The Penguins of Madagascar. The program won a total of six Emmy Awards.

 

May 2011

Adam receives BMI Award

This month BMI held its annual Film/TV Awards at The Beverly Wilshire hotel. Adam received a BMI award for his work on The Penguins of Madagascar.

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Adam Berry nominated for Emmy Award
Adam nominated for Emmy Award

Adam has once again been nominated for a Daytime Emmy award for OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN MUSIC DIRECTION AND COMPOSITION for his original work on The Penguins of Madagascar. This is his third Emmy nomination.

 

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Penguins of Madagascar wins BAFTA
Penguins Wins BAFTA

Last night the British Academy of Film and Television Arts awarded The Penguins of Madagascar a BAFTA award in the International category. This is the second year in a row that the show has been honored. Judges said of the program, "Exemplary in its technical aspects, storytelling, pacing, dialogue, musical score...A beautifully animated, brilliantly written show."

 

 

 

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Penguins of Madagascar wins daytime Emmy Award
Penguins of Madagascar wins Emmy Award

Last night the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences awarded the producers of The Penguins of Madagascar a Daytime Emmy Award for OUTSTANDING SPECIAL CLASS ANIMATED PROGRAM. The program was also nominated for outstanding direction, writing and music.

 

 

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Adam featured in BMI's MusicWorld

Read Jonathan Marx's interview with Adam on scoring The Penguins of Madagascar, The Sarah Silverman Program and South Park.

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Adam nominated for an Emmy Award
Adam has been nominated for a a Daytime Emmy award for OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN MUSIC DIRECTION AND COMPOSITION for his original work on The Penguins of Madagascar. This is his second Emmy nomination, he was first nominated in 2005 for his work on & Kim Possible.


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Soundtrack to The Sarah Silverman Program released
The soundtrack to The Sarah Silverman Program, "From Our Rears" to "Your Ears", is available for the first time. The album contains 99 tracks that include both underscore and songs from all three seasons and features several songs that Adam co-wrote with Sarah, including "Wooden Mittens", and "Glad I Hurt My Hand." Available for purchase on www.amazon.com.


March 2010
Adam appears on The Sarah Silverman Program in "Songs in the Key of Yuck."
Look for the keyboardist in the background.

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February 2010
Penguins of Madagascar wins Golden Reel Award
The MPSE (Motion Picture Sound Editors) awarded the sound editors of The Penguins of Madagascar a Golden Reel Award for best Sound Editing: sound effects, foley, music, dialogue and ADR.


November 2009
Adam co-writes "Back to Back" with Sarah Silverman and Demetri Martin



February 2010
The third season of The Sarah Silverman Program premieres on Comedy Central


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The Great Schlep wins Black Pencil Award
Sarah Silverman's brilliant political entreaty, featuring music by Adam Berry, wins the Black Pencil Award from D&AD, a British organization that promotes the very best of design around the world.

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June 2009
Song from Penguins of Madagascar is featured on episode of Medium

Season 5, Episode 18 of NBC's Medium features a song from Penguins of Madagascar that was co-written by Adam. The song "Me and My JJ" originally appeared in the Penguins episode, "Paternal Eggstinct".


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Bret Michaels sings on Penguins of Madagascar
Bret Michaels, former lead singer of the band Poison lends his rock vocals to the song, "Wheels of Thunder" co-written by Adam Berry. The song will appear in the episode "Little Zoo Coupe".


March 2009
Premiere of the Penguins of Madagascar on Nickelodeon with over 6 million viewers


September 2008

Adam writes music for The Great Schlep




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