Adam Litovitz

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]

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)

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. "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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