Dylan Gardner

Dylan Gardner
Background information
Genres Pop
Occupation(s) Singer-Songwriter
Labels Warner Bros. Records
Website dylangardnermusic.com
Notable instruments
Vocals, Drums, Guitar, Piano[1]

Dylan Gardner is an American singer-songwriter currently signed with Warner Bros. Records. He has released two albums, Morning Stories (EP in 2012) and Adventures in Real Time (full-length album 2014). He has also toured nationally, opening for Emily Kinney during her 2015 summer tour. He also performed at SXSW in 2015.

Early life

Gardner was born in Aurora, Illinois and raised in Plainfield.[2] He comes from a musical family with his father being the bassist of the 1980s pop group The Kind, as well as owning Naperville Music, a music store in Illinois that sells and rents instruments.[3] His brother Mark Gardner is a drummer who played on Gardner's album Adventures in Real Time. Gardner began by playing the drums, eventually picking up piano and then guitar.[4] He attributes his guitar playing to Jimmy Page and his love for the piano to Ben Folds. Gardner moved to Arizona with his parents in 2010.[5]

Career

After moving to Arizona, Gardner built a recording studio in his bedroom, using his closet as a vocal booth. He purchased a Baldwin piano at a Goodwill store and used equipment such as a laptop, MIDI keyboard, and drum machine to record his music.[3]

Prior to the release of his first full-length album, Gardner paid tribute to The Beatles on the anniversary of their breakup (April 10, 1970).[6] In April 2014 he recorded 15 second clips of Side 2 of Abbey Road and released the clips on Instagram, Twitter, and YouTube.[6] The tribute reached over 6.7 million viewers and was dubbed #DylanBrokeUpTheBeatles.[6][7]

Gardner released his debut album in 2014 at the age of 17. Titled Adventures in Real Time, the album was compiled from over 100 songs that were written and recorded by Gardner.[6] The album was co-produced by John Dragonetti, mixed by Michael Brauer, and recorded by Gardner in his bedroom.[6] The album was recorded during the summer of 2013 with the final cut worked by Dragonetti for additional input and instrumentation.[6] He released the lead-off track from the album on Spotify in 2014. Titled Let's Get Started, the song reached more than 2.7 million plays.[8]

Gardner also opened for Emily Kinney during her 2015 summer tour, playing 31 concerts in cities throughout the United States.[9] He also performed at SXSW in 2015.[10]

Discography

Albums

Title Details
Adventures in Real Time

EPs

Title Details
Morning Stories
  • Released: 2012
  • Label: Independent
  • Format: Digital download, CD[12]

References

  1. ↑ Franco, Franklin (9 March 2015). "Rising star: Dylan Gardner". The Crimson Chronicle. Retrieved 14 September 2015.
  2. ↑ Galek, Veronica (9 February 2015). "Musician Dylan Gardner Comes to the Valley". Viper Times. Retrieved 14 September 2015.
  3. 1 2 "Young artist added to Uptown show". Napa Valley Register. 4 February 2015. Retrieved 14 September 2015.
  4. ↑ Bles, Ashley. "Fresh, Eager Blood: Dylan Gardner". The Reader. Retrieved 14 September 2015.
  5. ↑ Coots, Danielle (10 January 2015). "Dylan Gardner releases debut album with Warner Bros. Records". AXS. Retrieved 14 September 2015.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "17-year-old inexhaustible tunesmith DYLAN GARDNER to release debut album May 13". Hell Hound Music. 18 April 2014. Retrieved 14 September 2015.
  7. ↑ Giles, Jeff (10 April 2014). "Side Two of The Beatles' Abbey Road Covered by 17-Year-Old Dylan Gardner". Ultimate Classic Rock. Retrieved 14 September 2015.
  8. ↑ Hess, Sarah (28 January 2015). "School's Out For Dylan Gardner". Best New Bands. Retrieved 14 September 2015.
  9. ↑ Kuchik, Natalie (8 April 2015). "Dylan Gardner to open for The Walking Dead's Emily Kinney on her US tour". AXS. Retrieved 14 September 2015.
  10. ↑ Jacobsen, Lauren (15 March 2015). "SXSW artist showcase: Dylan Gardner". Austin Sun Times. Retrieved 14 September 2015.
  11. ↑ DiMartino, Dave (10 April 2015). "Dylan Gardner’s ‘Real Time’ Is Still Unfolding". Yahoo! Music. Retrieved 14 September 2015.
  12. ↑ "Dylan Gardner - Morning Stories EP". Discogs. Retrieved 14 September 2015.

External links

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