Adam Kulakow

Adam Kulakow has played with singers, songwriters, and ensembles all over Southern California, alongside a career as a film & TV writer, producer, and director. He performs as a duo with fiddler Katie Glassman and teaches performance and mindset tools through her Fiddle School, as well as guitar and mandolin accompaniment, jamming skills, and repertoire at camps and special events. Adam is the mandolin winner of the 2024 Topanga Banjo Fiddle Contest. In 2023, he wrote or co-wrote songs while playing mandolin, guitar, banjo, and ukulele for the album Alive Tonight by the acoustic Americana band the Wholesome. Whether it’s leading a hootenanny, playing backup in a fiddle contest, or teaching a tune, Adam is all about lifting people on their musical journeys, having fun while leveling up.