Adam Litovitz
Born(1982-08-16)August 16, 1982
North York, Toronto, Canada
DiedJune 17, 2019(2019-06-17) (aged 36)
Toronto, Canada
Partner(s)Sook-Yin Lee (2007–2019)

Adam Litovitz (August 16, 1982 – June 16, 2019) was a Canadian musician and composer.[1] He was most noted for his work on the films Year of the Carnivore, for which he received a Genie Award nomination for Best Original Score at the 31st Genie Awards,[2] and Octavio Is Dead!, for which he was nominated for Best Original Song at the 7th Canadian Screen Awards.[3]

A frequent creative partner of Sook-Yin Lee,[4] with whom he was in a 12-year romantic relationship,[4] the duo also recorded and performed as the band Jooj, which released its debut album in 2015,[5] and a posthumous album entitled jooj two in 2021 on Mint Records[6]

Litovitz, who suffered from depression, was last seen on June 15, 2019, and reportedly committed suicide the next day.[7] According to Toronto Police, his body was found on June 18, 2019.[8]

References

  1. ↑ "Sook Yin-Lee and Adam Litovitz are JOOJ, Jury, and Executioner". Noisey, June 8, 2015.
  2. ↑ "31st Genie Awards: Barney's Version, Incendies lead nominees". The Georgia Straight, February 2, 2011.
  3. ↑ "Twenty-seven SOCAN members earn Canadian Screen Awards 2019 noms". Words & Music, February 8, 2019.
  4. 1 2 "Sook-Yin Lee: Candid with the Camera — Except for One Thing". Toronto Star, 11 June 2010.
  5. ↑ "Sook-Yin Lee’s sorority of naked women". Daily Xtra, May 8, 2015.
  6. ↑ Ken Chu, Leslie. "Sook-Yin Lee and Adam Litovitz Radiate Warmth and Healing on 'jooj two'". Exclaim.ca. Retrieved April 6, 2021.
  7. ↑ "Friends remember 'enormously talented' Toronto musician Adam Litovitz". Globe and Mail. Canadian Press. June 20, 2019. Retrieved June 20, 2019.
  8. ↑ "Jooj member Adam Litovitz dead at 36". Now, June 19, 2019.


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