Adam Watts (born Adam Matthew Watts on December 8, 1975) is an American, rock and pop, Artist, singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, producer and engineer. His songwriting and productions are featured on over 30 million records sold worldwide in the mainstream and contemporary Christian music industries.

In 2000 he contributed drums to bassist Melvin Davis's jazz/fusion solo album Tomorrow's Yesterday and percussion to Pax217's album TwoSeventeen. In 2001 Adam and his sister Jenn Watts wrote the theme song for the movie Pootie Tang. This kick-started his career as a full time songwriter and producer. This year also saw the birth of his production company Red Decibel Productions with Andy Dodd. Watts and Dodd produced Christian pop/rock artist Jeremy Camp's 6 song indie E.P. which led to Jeremy's signing with BEC Recordings. Watts and Dodd produced and recorded the majority of Jeremy Camp's first two albums Stay and Carried Me in a three month span in Watt's childhood home in Mission Viejo, CA in late 2001. Stay and Carried Me were both eventually RIAA Certified Gold. Watts and Dodd continued working with Camp throughout his career on his albums Restored, Beyond Measure and Live Unplugged. Watts and Dodd also produced various other contemporary Christian albums for 'Jadon Lavik' and 'The OC Supertones and Maranatha Music.

In 2003, Watts and Dodd were connected to pop artist Jesse McCartney through the independent A&R company TAXI. They wrote the songs Take Your Sweet TIme and Beautiful Soul for McCartney which led to his signing with Disney's Hollywood Records. Beautiful Soul became the title track and first single on Jesse's first Hollywood Records release. It went on to become a worldwide smash hit reaching number 5 on the Billboard Pop 100 Charts, number 15 on the Billboard Hot 100, number 5 on Pop 100 Airplay and number 23 on the Adult Contemporary Charts. The "Beautiful Soul" video spent the maximum amount of time (50 days) on MTV's Total Request Live top 10 videos show. The album Beautiful Soul went Platinum in 2004. The song appeared on various compilations and soundtracks including the That's So Raven Soundtrack, A Cinderella Story Soundtrack and Kids Bop 7.

Watts signed a publishing deal with Walt Disney Music Publishing in 2004 and went on the write and produce (with Andy Dodd) on Aly and AJ's album Into The Rush, High School Musical 1 and 2, Hannah Montana seasons 1 and 2, Jump In Soundtrack, Go Figure Soundtrack, Everlife's Walt Disney Records self titled release and Ingram Hill among others.

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