A REAL THING is the brainchild of drummer,producer,multiinstrumentalist/ singer songwriter-Adrian Harpham. A REAL THING's music is a blend of melodic, artful, colorful but heavy, dynamic rock. Lyrically drawing from life experiences,dreams and philosophy. Influences ranging from the Beatles to the Pretenders to Led Zeppelin to Bowie to Prince. Now, stepping out with A REAL THING. Recorded in LA and New York with the help of producers Julian Coryell, Fran Banish and Chris Parks. A REAL THING's sound is a rock sound possessing a wide pallette of colors sonically and harmonically not typical of today's modern rock.