1985-
Instruments
Bands
Local
- Rhythmatic Cartridge
- The Pants- Guitar (01-03)
- The Toy Robots- Guitar, Vocals
- The V-Necks
- Adam And The Nightmare- Guitar, Vocals
- Underflow
Post-Local
Biography
The height of Adam Waito's moderate Thunder Bay rock 'n' roll infamy was when he was about sixteen and it wasn't out of the ordinary for The Toy Robots to play multiple shows in a week. It was all downhill from there. He also played lead guitar in Thunder Bay punk band The Pants.
Waito was born in Manitouwadge, Ontario and raised in Thunder Bay, Ontario but moved to Montreal in the early 2000s where he would go on to play with Telefauna, Miracle Fortress, and Adam & the Amethysts. He co-founded Telefauna in 2004, an indie-pop band whose influences included Devo, Justin Timberlake and Os Mutantes. Telefauna played the Pop Montreal festival three times, and opened for artists including Cocorosie, Annie and Holy Fuck. After releasing Their 1st EP in 2005 and the Under the Underground Water/Bamboo Shoot single in 2007, Telefauna went on hiatus.
Waito's solo project, Adam and the Amethysts was launched with the release of Amethyst Amulet in 2008. The album is an ode to Thunder Bay, referencing 60s pop, Neil Young as well as contemporary indie rock. First released by Pome Records, the album was championed by the National Post, Toronto Star and NOW Magazine.
In 2008, the band played the Pop Montreal festival and Sackville, New Brunswick's Sappy Fest. Adam and the Amethysts also marked Waito's transition from keyboards to electric guitar.
Waito joined Miracle Fortress after the release of their first CD, Five Roses.