Adam Davenport

In a November 2018 article, Chill Magazine wrote: "Multi-hyphenated artist Adam Davenport is bringing black visibility into some of the most whitewashed worlds, including opera and EDM."

Davenport made his debut in electronic dance music with &quot;My Return Address is You,&quot; (featuring <a href="spotify:artist:4tegcamA1SBFFJ2MXXvXvp" data-name="Shanica Knowles">Shanica Knowles</a>) which made him the first African-American artist/producer to eponymously chart on Billboard for Electronic Dance Music after the song dominated the Billboard Dance Club Chart for 10 weeks. The record, also remixed by Grammy-nominated <a href="spotify:artist:1jpQ5Xepnpx5YAqKQITP4A" data-name="StoneBridge">StoneBridge</a>, peaked at #23 where it surpassed tracks from the likes of <a href="spotify:artist:2qxJFvFYMEDqd7ui6kSAcq" data-name="Zedd">Zedd</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:4Q6nIcaBED8qUel8bBx6Cr" data-name="Jax Jones">Jax Jones</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:6S2OmqARrzebs0tKUEyXyp" data-name="Demi Lovato">Demi Lovato</a> and <a href="spotify:artist:0C8ZW7ezQVs4URX5aX7Kqx" data-name="Selena Gomez">Selena Gomez</a>. Davenport graduated from Yale University and lives in New York. He frequently collaborates with Jonathan Shulman of <a href="spotify:artist:2mVUdPq7evlUNzq2rYys8S" data-name="Proper Villains">Proper Villains</a> and is a member of the Recording Academy. As an actor, he has performed on such internationally-renowned stages as Theatre Row, Carnegie Hall and The Metropolitan Opera (Aida, Tosca).