Adam Dutkiewicz

Adam Dutkiewicz
Adam Dutkiewicz at Norway Rock Festival 2010
Background information
Birth name	Adam Jonathan Dutkiewicz
Also known as	Adam D
Born	(1977-04-04) April 4, 1977 (age 35)
Genres	Metalcore, thrash metal, heavy metal, mathcore
Occupations	Musician, record producer
Instruments	Guitar, bass, drums, piano, vocals
Years active	1992–present
Labels	Roadrunner Records, Ferret Music
Associated acts	Killswitch Engage, Aftershock, Burn Your Wishes, Times of Grace, Shadows Fall, All That Remains
Website	www.killswitchengage.com
Notable instruments
Parker DragonFly DF842AD Adam Dutkiewicz Signature Model, PRS Custom 22 (green/blue)

Adam Jonathan Dutkiewicz (born April 4, 1977^[1]) is an American musician, recording engineer and music producer, best known as a guitarist and backup vocalist from Massachusetts metalcore band Killswitch Engage.

Biography

Dutkiewicz, who is of Polish descent, grew up in Westhampton, Massachusetts. Dutkiewicz attended Hampshire Regional High School. Dutkiewicz also later attended the Berklee College of Music in Boston, studying production, audio engineering, and bass guitar.^[2][3] While at college, he began playing in the band Aftershock with friend Joel Stroetzel. Stroetzel would later join Dutkiewicz, Mike D'Antonio, and Jesse Leach in forming Killswitch Engage. Dutkiewicz was the drummer of Killswitch Engage, until the release of its second album, Alive or Just Breathing,^[4] when he moved to guitars, and Tom Gomes became the band's drummer.

Dutkiewicz tracked guitars for A Song for Chi on June 24, 2009, in San Sebastian, Spain.

He has assumed the role of producer on all of Killswitch Engage's records,^[4] except on their second self-titled album Killswitch Engage, which was released June 30, 2009. For this album he took on the job of co-producer alongside Brendan O'Brien (known for his work with AC/DC, The Offspring, Pearl Jam, Rage Against the Machine, Incubus, Mastodon, and Stone Temple Pilots). Adam has also produced for the bands As I Lay Dying, Underøath, The Devil Wears Prada,^[5] The Acacia Strain,^[6] Unearth,^[7] All That Remains,^[8] From Autumn to Ashes,^[4] Johnny Truant,^[9] Parkway Drive,^[10] The Agony Scene,^[4] Every Time I Die^[4] and others. He has been compared to Ross Robinson, producer of many nu metal albums, because of his influence on modern metal and shaping the sound of melodic metalcore. He is also an engineer for Zing Recording Studios, which has produced for numerous artists, including several from Tooth & Nail Records and its heavy metal sub-label Solid State Records.^[3]

Equipment

Guitars

Dutkiewicz has been a long time player of Caparison Guitars mostly using the Caparison PLM-3, a discontinued model, with EMG pickups (EMG 85 in the bridge, and two EMG SA single coils in the middle and neck positions) and DR Tite-Fit .012-.052 strings. He is quoted as saying that he likes the guitars because they have a very "strat-like neck."

In 2008 shows, he used a black Parker Fly with an EMG 81/EMG 85 set for pickups. Atop this, he used a custom Caparison, modeled after the Dellinger model. He previously used Parker guitars for their light weight so as to avoid worsening his back problems, but he has recently been seen using PRS Guitars a Custom 22 usually with Killswitch Engage and Times of Grace.

When he officially took up second guitar duties after the release of Alive or Just Breathing, he could be seen using a Fender Stratocaster, possibly modded with a stacked bridge humbucker.

Amplification and effects

UPDATE for 2012: He has signed with Laney and is now using the new Laney Ironheart series of amplifiers.

Throughout his career, Dutkiewicz has used a range of different amplifiers including Hughes and Kettner TriAmp MK II, Vox AC30's, Peavey 5150's and Mesa/Boogie Triple-Rectifiers and Roadsters, with Mesa/Boogie and Hughes and Kettner 4x12 Cabinets, loaded with Celestion Vintage 30s.

For recording "Killswitch Engage" (2009), he used a Diezel VH4. He also used a Splawn Nitro, an Orange Tiny Terror, and many other amps for the distorted overdubs.

Dutkiewicz is currently using Splawn Nitro with KT88 tubes with Mesa/Boogie traditional straight cabinets, his Maxon OD-808, Audio Technica 5200 Wireless System, and a Boss NS-2 Noise Suppressor. His former rig was featured in the Guitar World, Vulgar Display of Power column [1].

For effect pedals, he has been known to use Maxon AD-9 Pro Delay and Maxon OD-808 Overdrive units, and he and fellow guitarist Stroetzel have also both been credited with helping develop the Maxon OD-9 Pro+ Overdrive pedal. He runs the delay pedal in the loop of his amplifiers, while he runs an overdrive pedal in the loop of a Boss NS-2 Noise Suppressor.

The rig for his side project appears to consist of a Framus Cobra and possibly a similar effect pedal setup to his Killswitch Engage rig.

Stage show

Adam D is an energetic stage personality during Killswitch Engage's live shows. One of the most active band members, he is well known for his trademark of wearing eccentric or odd clothing (such as a cape and Short Shorts in the World Ablaze DVD, the pirate hat he wore during a performance on The Jimmy Kimmel Show, or even a Katy Perry T-shirt). Due to this stage presence, he is commonly referred to as the "Jim Carrey of guitar players."

Production discography

Dutkiewicz has done production on many different bands' albums within the hard rock/metalcore genre.

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• Shadows Fall - Somber Eyes to the Sky (1997)
• Aftershock - Through the Looking Glass (2000)
• Killswitch Engage - Killswitch Engage (2000)
• Unearth - The Stings of Conscience (2001)
• Arma Angelus - Where Sleeplessness Is Rest from Nightmares (2001)
• Every Time I Die - Last Night in Town (2001)
• From Autumn to Ashes - Too Bad You're Beautiful (2001)
• All That Remains - Behind Silence and Solitude (2002)
• Killswitch Engage - Alive or Just Breathing (2002)
• The Acacia Strain - ...And Life Is Very Long (2002)
• Norma Jean - Bless the Martyr and Kiss the Child (2002)
• Unearth - Endless (2002)
• Cannae - Horror (2003)
• The Agony Scene - The Agony Scene (2003)
• All That Remains - This Darkened Heart (2004)
• Killswitch Engage - The End of Heartache (2004)
• The Acacia Strain - 3750 (2004)
• Unearth - The Oncoming Storm (2004)
• He Is Legend - I Am Hollywood (2004)
• Johnny Truant - In the Library of Horrific Events (2005)
• August Burns Red - Thrill Seeker (2005)
• Parkway Drive - Killing with a Smile (2005}
• The Acacia Strain - The Dead Walk (2006)
• Underoath - Define the Great Line (2006)
• All That Remains - The Fall of Ideals (2006)
• Killswitch Engage - As Daylight Dies (2006)
• Burn Your Wishes - Burn Your Wishes split w/ The Awards (2006)
• Caliban - The Awakening (2007)
• As I Lay Dying - An Ocean Between Us (2007)
• Parkway Drive - Horizons (2007)
• MyChildren MyBride - Unbreakable (2008)
• Austrian Death Machine - Total Brutal (2008)
• Overcast - Reborn to Kill Again (2008)
• Underoath - Lost in the Sound of Separation (2008)
• Unearth - The March (2008)
• Killswitch Engage - Killswitch Engage (2009)
• Caliban - Say Hello to Tragedy (2009)
• As I Lay Dying - The Powerless Rise (2010)
• All That Remains - For We Are Many (2010)
• The Devil Wears Prada - Dead Throne (2011)
• Times of Grace - The Hymn of a Broken Man (2011)
• Unearth - Darkness in the Light (2011)
• As I Lay Dying - Decas (2011)
• Killswitch Engage - TBA (2012)
• Shadows Fall - Fire From the Sky (2012)^[11]
• Years of Treason - "TBA" (2012)
• All That Remains- "TBA" (2012)

References

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External links

• Adam Dutkiewicz talks about his production philosophies
• Adam Dutkiewicz's guitar rig
• Burn Your Wishes-side project