Adam Freeman is currently the Director of Bands at Hackettstown High School in northwest New Jersey. Before making the switch to the high school he spent 13 years as the middle school director. Adam graduated with honors from William Paterson University with a concentration in Euphonium performance and education certification. During his time there he was a member of the Wind Ensemble, Legion of Lows Tuba/Euphonium Quartet and was featured as a soloist with the High Mountain Symphony Orchestra. Mr. Freeman just recently completed his Masters in Wind Conducting from Messiah University. He has studied conducting with Dr. James Colonna and Dr. J. Craig Davis. He has also worked with Dr. Travis Weller, Dr. Jason Noble and Dr. John Lynch. He is currently pursuing his Doctorate of Musical Arts in Music Education from Boston University. 

Mr. Freeman credits a huge portion of his musical training to the marching arts. He began marching in the Hawthorne Caballeros from 2000-2003 concluding with a DCA championship in 2003. He then went on to march The Cadets from 2004-2005 winning a DCI world championship in his final marching year. He spent some time on the staff of the Cadets, the Reading Buccaneers and the Jersey Surf winning a total of 4 DCA and 1 DCI World Championships . Most recently he was the Music Coordinator for the Hawthorne Caballeros.

Adam is a music and visual designer for many bands in New Jersey, Florida, Arizona, Maryland, Pennsylvania and New York. He was also the brass arranger for the 2014 Sun Devils Class A drum corps and 2015 Solaris Drum and Bugle Corps. Recently, Adam has been presenting independent and NJMEA clinics on the marching arts. In the past, he has conducted the NJAB Jr. Area Band, NJAB Percussion Ensemble, NJSMA Region 1 Intermediate Band and NEPA Arts Festival Honors Band. He is a former member of the Hanover Wind Symphony community band. In 2023, he was awarded the 50 Directors Who Make a Difference by School Band and Orchestra Magazine. He was the NJ Governor’s Educator of the Year for Hackettstown in 2014 and 2022. In his 20 years at Hackettstown, both the high school and middle school bands have consistently received high marks and gained notoriety in the area for their performances, in addition to being named one of NAMM’s Best Communities for Music Education. 

Mr. Freeman currently resides in New Jersey with his amazing wife, Alyssa and two incredible sons, Miles and Nolan.