Adam Goren (b. January 14, 1975) is a musician, better known as the sole member of the synth punk band Atom and His Package. January 14 is the 14th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday. ... A musician is a person who plays or composes music Musicians can be classified by their role in creating or performing music: A singer (or vocalist) uses his or her voice as an instrument. ... The term synthesiser is also used to mean frequency synthesiser, an electronic system found in communications. ... Punk rock is an anti-establishment music movement beginning around 1976 (although precursors can be found several years earlier), exemplified and popularised by The Ramones, the Sex Pistols, The Clash and The Damned. ...

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Goren was born in the Bronx on January 14, 1975, but grew up in the town of Oreland, Pennsylvania. He played in several local bands as a youth. Then, in 1991, Goren joined the punk band Fracture. He played with them until 1995, when the band broke up. At the time, he was in the last year of earning his B.A. in neuroscience at Wesleyan University. While still in school, one of Goren's friends introduced him to music sequencers, and he began writing music with one in his spare time. Goren would also go on to earn a Master's degree in education from the University of Pennsylvania, and to become certified to teach high school chemistry and biology. The Bronx is one of the five boroughs of United States. ... January 14 is the 14th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday. ... Oreland is a census-designated place (CDP) in Springfield Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, just outside of the Chestnut Hill area of Philadelphia, with a ZIP code of 19075. ... 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Punk rock is an anti-establishment music movement beginning around 1976 (although precursors can be found several years earlier), exemplified and popularised by The Ramones, the Sex Pistols, The Clash and The Damned. ... 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A Bachelor of Arts (B.A. or A.B.) is an undergraduate academic degree awarded for a course or program in the arts and/or sciences. ... Drawing of the cells in the chicken cerebellum by S. Ramón y Cajal Neuroscience is a field that is devoted to the scientific study of the nervous system. ... Wesleyan University, founded in 1831, is a private liberal arts university in Middletown, Connecticut. ... In the field of electronic music, a sequencer was originally any device that recorded and played back a sequence of control information for an electronic musical instrument. ... A masters degree is an academic degree usually awarded for completion of a postgraduate (or graduate) course of one to three years in duration. ... This article is about the private Ivy League university in Philadelphia. ... This article or section includes a list of works cited or a list of external links, but its sources remain unclear because it lacks in-text citations. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...

When Goren left Wesleyan, some of his friends were in a band called Franklin, and they were planning to go on tour throughout the East Coast. They asked him to open up a few of their shows, and he agreed. This marked the rise of Goren's identity as Atom and His Package, consisting of himself, a B.C. Rich guitar, and his QY700 music sequencer (not the QY70 as some have reported), also known as "the Package." Regional definitions vary from source to source. ... B.C. Rich is a manufacturer of guitars and bass guitars, known for their unusual and somewhat threatening body shapes, (similar to that of Slayers Kerry King) popular among exponents of extreme metal. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...

In 1997 he released his first album, the aptly named The First CD, on Bloodlink Records. He released several more albums and EPs, and has performed on several compilations. At one point, Goren gathered a small band to do actual punk covers of his songs, and he released an EP of a live performance with this band, calling it "Atom and His Rockage." He completed tours in several countries, including the United States, Canada, Japan, Belgium, England, and Australia. 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: God Save the King/Queen Capital London (de facto) Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Unification    - by Athelstan AD 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq mi  Population    - 2006 est. ...

In April 2003, Goren found out that his wife was expecting a child. At about the same time, he also was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. These led him to the decision to finally stop touring as Atom and His Package. Goren performed his final show under that name on August 29, 2003 in Philadelphia. After that show, he released his last album, Hair: Debatable, which included a bonus DVD of that final show. 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the disease that features high blood sugar. ... August 29 is the 241st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (242nd in leap years), with 124 days remaining. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Nickname: City of Brotherly Love, Philly, the Cradle of Liberty, the City That Loves You Back, the Quaker City, The Birthplace of America Motto: Philadelphia maneto - Let brotherly love continue Location in Pennsylvania Coordinates: Country United States State Pennsylvania County Philadelphia Founded October 27, 1682 Incorporated October 25, 1701 Government...

Goren currently plays with the band Armalite. He also teaches at the William Penn Charter School, located in Philadelphia (East Falls), PA. He teaches Chemistry and Physics, and, along with Robert Gordon, is the Faculty Advisor to the school Comedy Sportz team. The William Penn Charter School The William Penn Charter School, located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was established in 1689 by William Penn as a day school and is the oldest Quaker school in the world. ...

Atom and His Package discography

• The First CD (1997)
• Behold, I Shall Do A New Thing EP (1998)
• Gun Court EP (1998) SINGLES
• Atom And His Rockage EP (1998)
• Making Love (1999)
• A Society of People Named Elihu (1999)
• Shopping Spree EP (2001) [with Har Mar Superstar ]
• Redefining Music (2001)
• Hamburgers EP (2002)
• Attention! Blah Blah Blah (2003)
• Hair: Debatable (2004)

• Mountain Goats tribute EP (??) limited to 500

Making Love was re-issued in 2005. Adam Goren continues to work with the punk band Armalite, although he maintains a website under the name of Atom. (Lord Its Hard to be Happy When Youre Not) Using the Metric System - 2:50 Nutrition - 2:12 Hats Off to Halford - 1:40 Pumping Iron for Enya - 2:45 Bloody Lip - 0:18 Its a Mad Mad Mad Mad Mad Mad Mad Mad Lib - 1:59... Har Mar Superstar Har Mar Superstar (real name: Sean Tillmann) is an American singer born in Owatonna, Minnesota. ... Undercover Funny - 2:09 Trump - 2:22 Shopping Spree - 3:12 Seed Song - 1:48 Anarchy MeansI Litter - 2:40 Mission 1: Avoid Job Working With Assholes - 3:18 For Franklin - 3:06 Going to Georgia - 2:01 Cross Country Atom and His Package Tour Via Bicycle - 1:52 Atari... ArmaLite, originally the ArmaLite Division of the Fairchild Engine and Airplane Corporation, is one of the most influential corporations in the history of 20th century small arms. ...

Compilations

• Operation: Punk Rock Freedom (2003 Hopeless/Subcity Records)
  • "Mustache TV" (from "Attention! Blah Blah Blah")

• "Flogging a Dead Cow: A Tribute to the Dead Milkmen" (2001 Superpickle)
  • "Nutrition"

2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Trivia

• He is a playable character in the popular flash game series, Emogame. His Special Attack is 'The Metric System', which causes rulers to fall from the sky, in a reference to his song '(Lord It's Hard To Be Happy When You're Not) Using The Metric System.

References

• Carpenter, Josh. "Atom and His Package: Under Fire!". Retrieved May 18, 2005.
• Rapa, Patrick. "Atom's Last Blast". Retrieved May 18, 2005.

External links

• Atom and His Package Official Site
• Atom and His Package Fanlisting
• Atom and His Package Myspace Site