Claim: Adam Waito is an artist and a member of an indie-rock band before launching his side-project, Adam and the Amethysts in June 2008.
Evidence: He co-founded Telefauna in 2004, an indie-pop band whose that played the Pop Montreal festival three times. Waito's side project, Adam and the Amethysts was launched with the release of Amethyst Amulet 10 June 2008 on Pome Records.