Gannin Arnold
Gannin Arnold | |
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| Birth name | Gannin Duane Arnold |
| Born | October 7, 1971 Los Angeles, California |
| Occupation(s) | music producer, composer, songwriter, |
| Instrument | Multi-instrumentalist |
| Years active | 1994–present |
Gannin Duane Arnold is an American musician who is a producer, songwriter, and composer of Christian and secular music. Arnold is a multi-instrumental session musician as well as the lead guitarist of the bands Taylor Hawkins and the Coattail Riders and The Jimmy Chamberlin Complex. He has received two GMA Dove Awards for his production work. Gannin also toured with Joe Walsh from 2007 to 2017 and co-wrote his most recent single, "Analog Man." He's also had a long standing working relationship with Simon Fuller, creator of "American Idol", writing and producing songs for many of his various projects including "Now United." He's also had recent success in the K-Pop world working with "Kiss Of Life, Shinee, Vanner and Twice" the latter earning him a platinum record for "&Twice."
In the early 2000's Gannin began working on projects for Disney. He's produced and written underscore for their Karaoke and read along series which has featured "Frozen 1 and 2, Encanto, Wreck It Ralph, The Princess and The Frog, Moana, Moana 2, Beauty and The Beast" among many others. He's also written and produced songs for their hit TV shows "Austin and Ally" and "Liv and Maddie."
Gannin co-wrote the theme song for The Jeff Probst Show, which aired on NBC from September 2012 to September 2013.
In 2014 Gannin released a DVD of his original music through the "Drum Channel", featuring Taylor Hawkins, Jimmy Chamberlin, Simon Phillips, Terry Bozzio, and Gary Novak, along with Billy Mohler on Guitar/Bass and Tim Landers on Bass.