GARDNER COLE
Producer/Songwriter/Musician

A musician since the age of three, and a professional songwriter since the age of 15, Gardner Cole has been creating pop masterpieces throughout his incredible career, including Madonna’s #1 hit "Open Your Heart" and 3 hits for Jody Watley: "Everything", "Most of All" and "Best Of Me". All told, over 125 of his songs have been recorded worldwide on albums that have sold over 35 million copies.

Cole was signed as a staff songwriter for Warner-Chappell Music in Los Angeles for 14 years, and has written for the likes of Tina Turner, Amy Grant, Al Jarreau, Michael Mcdonald, El Debarge and Tom Jones. He has also contributed songs to such films as "Grand Canyon", "The Fugitive", and "French Kiss.” He has also provided the score to numerous feature films.
A master at a number of musical instruments, Cole performed with the hit group A-Ha as keyboardist (including performing the #1 song "Take On Me" on the 1987 Grammy Awards Show,) and performed with the hit group ABC as drummer. Gardner also released two critically acclaimed pop albums as a vocalist for Warner Brothers Records. With his six BillBoard charting singles, BillBoard Magazine named Gardner the #2 songwriter in 1988.

Cole maintains an extensive collection of musical instruments from around the world, and is also a passionate music lover. His rare, vinyl record collection numbers over 10,000 LP's.

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