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Adam Met
American musician, activist and academic From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Adam Brett Met (né Metzger, born August 27, 1990)[1] is an American musician, academic, and climate activist.[2][3] He is known as the bassist and a background vocalist of the indie-pop band AJR.[4][5] Met is an adjunct professor at Columbia University.[6]
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Early life and education
Met was born on August 27, 1990, in New York City.[7] He attended Columbia University, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts in Business and Philosophy in 2012.[8][9] He later obtained a Master's degree from New York University.[10][11] In 2021, he completed his Ph.D. in International Human Rights Law from the University of Birmingham.[12][13]
Music career
In 2005, Met co-founded the indie pop band AJR with his brothers Jack and Ryan while living in Chelsea, Manhattan.[14][15][16][17] The trio began performing live in 2006 by busking in Central Park and Washington Square Park in New York City.[14][18][19] The group released songs such as I'm Ready, Weak, and Bang!.[20][21][22] AJR has released albums such as The Click (2017) and OK Orchestra (2021).[23][24] Their 2018 song Burn the House Down became associated with the March for Our Lives movement.[25]
In 2017, Met and his brothers released the charity single It's On Us, supporting the "It's On Us" campaign created by Barack Obama and the White House Council on Women and Girls to raise awareness about sexual assault on college campuses.[21][26] On January 17, 2021, AJR performed at the Biden-Harris pre-inauguration We the People virtual concert alongside other artists.[27]
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Climate activism and policy
In 2018, Met founded Planet Reimagined, a non-profit focused on renewable energy policies, sustainable music touring, and youth climate advocacy.[28][29][30] During the development of the Inflation Reduction Act, Met worked with policymakers on reaching bipartisan clean energy policies.[31][32][33][34][35]
Met participated in the Social Good Summit in 2019, where he spoke about sustainability in the entertainment industry.[36] He also collaborated with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) on sustainability projects.[37][38]
In 2023, Met became an adjunct professor at Columbia University, where he teaches courses on sustainability and climate policy.[39] He has written articles on climate campaigning and human rights for outlets such as TIME and Rolling Stone.[40]
Met was included in the TIME100 "Climate list" and received the "Earth Award" at the TIME100 Next Gala for his environmental work in 2024.[41][42] He was also recognized as a Changemaker by The New York Times in 2024 for his work in climate advocacy.[29]
Personal life
Met is Jewish, describing himself as "culturally Jewish".[43] His parents divorced while he was a child.[44] His father was Gary Metzger, an architect who died in July 2023.[45]
Met and his brothers grew up in Bayside, Queens, until moving to Chelsea, Manhattan, in 2001.[46]
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