Describing himself as a “poet, rapper and general miscreant,” Adam Kammerling is certainly an exciting and entertaining member of the contemporary spoken word scene. Hailing from Brighton, where he, “cut his teeth on the open-mic cyphers and rap battles on the local hip-hop scene”, he has travelled around the UK and abroad leaving a trail of expertly interwoven words in his wake.

Winner of the Brighton Hammer and Tongue Slam Champion 2010, the Hackney Slam Champion 2011 and the UK Slam Champion 2012, he has performed at Glastonbury, Latitude and Big Chill festivals, done theatre shows in Soho and Bristol Old Vic, as well as numerous collaborative projects with bands and charities, such as the Cambodian break dancing NGO Tiny Toones, promoting rap and spoken word as healthy forms of self-expression.

We talked to him after his performance at Hammer and Tongue Hackney about the projects he’s working on at the moment and what’s next in the pipeline. “The main thing is writing,” he says. “You get caught up in everything else and just don’t have the time to write. April is going to be a writing month – so expect new material.”

Adam is currently touring, running workshops and working with a band – but he’s keeping schtum about that. Instead, he recommends we “keep our ears peeled” for updates.

Check out more of Adam’s work at his website.

Henry Fry

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