Gannin Arnold

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Gannin Arnold
Born
Gannin Duane Arnold

(1971-10-07) October 7, 1971 (age 54)
Los Angeles, California
Occupation(s) music producer, [1] composer, [1] songwriter, [1] [1]
InstrumentMulti-instrumentalist [1]
Years active1994–present
LabelsRed Decibel

Gannin Duane Arnold is an American musician, producer, songwriter, and composer known for his work in both Christian and secular music. A multi-instrumentalist and session musician, he was the lead guitarist for Taylor Hawkins and the Coattail Riders and The Jimmy Chamberlin Complex. Arnold has received two GMA Dove Awards for his production work with American Idol alum Colton Dixon. From 2007 to 2017, Arnold toured with Joe Walsh and co-wrote Walsh’s single “Analog Man.” He has also collaborated extensively with Simon Fuller, creator of American Idol, contributing songwriting and production to several of Fuller’s projects, including the global pop group Now United. In recent years, Arnold has worked within the K-pop industry, writing and producing for artists such as Kiss of Life, SHINee, Vanner, and Twice, earning a platinum record for his contribution to Twice’s album &Twice. Beginning in the early 2000s, Arnold produced and composed underscore for Disney, contributing to their karaoke and read-along series for films including Frozen (2013), Frozen II (2019), Encanto (2021), Wreck-It Ralph (2012), The Princess and the Frog (2009), Moana (2016), Moana 2 (upcoming), and Beauty and the Beast (1991). He has also written and produced songs for Disney Channel series such as Austin & Ally and Liv and Maddie. Arnold co-wrote the theme song for The Jeff Probst Show, which aired on NBC from September 2012 to September 2013. In 2014, Arnold released a DVD of original music through Drum Channel, featuring performances by Taylor Hawkins, Jimmy Chamberlin, Simon Phillips, Terry Bozzio, and Gary Novak, with Billy Mohler and Tim Landers on bass.

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Early life

Arnold was born Gannin Duane Arnold, [2] on October 7, 1971, in Los Angeles, California. [3]

Music career

His music production and songwriting career commenced around 1994, [1] where he has won GMA Dove Awards, for Rock/Contemporary Album of the Year in 2013, for A Messenger by Colton Dixon, with his fellow producers, Adam Watts and Andy Dodd of Red Decibel Music Group, [4] and at the 2015 GMA Dove Awards for Rock/Contemporary Album of the Year, with regards to his production work on Anchor from Colton Dixon. [5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Gannin Arnold : Credits". AllMusic . Retrieved October 20, 2015.
  2. ↑ American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers. "Accepted Bat Cycle, Work ID No. 884697032 ISWC No. T9091257759". American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers. Archived from the original on March 6, 2013. Retrieved October 21, 2015. Work ID No. 884697032 ISWC No. T9091257759
  3. ↑ California Birth Index. "Gannin D Arnold, Born 10/07/1971 in California". California Birth Index. Retrieved October 21, 2015.
  4. ↑ GMA Dove Award. "Search: Gannin Arnold". Gospel Music Association. Retrieved October 18, 2015.
  5. ↑ "2015 Winners". GMA Dove Award . Retrieved October 22, 2015.
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