Loren Gold
Loren Gold | |
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Palo Alto, California |
| Genres | Rock, Pop, Blues, Soul, |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, Keyboardist, Songwriter |
| Website | www |
Loren Gold is a Los Angeles-based keyboard player, composer and songwriter. Raised in Palo Alto, California, he has toured extensively since 2000 with various recording artists. Gold has been the touring keyboardist and vocalist for Roger Daltrey since 2009, and in 2012 began touring with The Who.
2000 - 2008
Gold toured in fall 2003 as the keyboard player for Hilary Duff, and continued as her musical director until 2007.[1] In winter 2007, Gold co-wrote with the Canadian songwriter James Renald the first single for the American Idol winner Taylor Hicks, entitled "The Runaround".[2] Television and national performances of "The Runaround" took place starting in December 2006. Gold became the musical director and keyboard player for Taylor, touring extensively in 2007.[2] In 2008, Gold toured with Mandy Moore in support of her album, Wild Hope, in Australia and the Philippines with Kelly Clarkson.[3] In summer 2008, Gold performed with the Italian singer Nico, and toured North America with Chicago and The Doobie Brothers.[2] In winter 2008/2009, he continued playing keyboards with the NBC production America's Got Talent and ABC's Dancing with the Stars.[2]
2008 - 2013
In 2008-2009, Loren became Musical Director and consultant for several pop artists, including Demi Lovato, Jordan Pruitt, Jordin Sparks and Selena Gomez.[2] During spring 2008, Gold began performing with Don Felder of The Eagles fame, shortly followed as keyboardist / vocalist for Kenny Loggins.[2] An original Gold/Renald composition, entitled "Pretend", was used in the 2009 Walden Media film Bandslam (soundtrack available on Hollywood Records).[2]
Gold toured in 2009 as keyboard player and vocalist for Roger Daltrey's Use It or Lose It Tour.[4] Daltrey's band, No Plan B (band), also opened for Eric Clapton on several dates during 2010. At the October 12th 2009 show in Seattle, Pearl Jam singer Eddie Vedder joined the band on stage for performances of Pearl Jam's Better Man, and The Who's The Real Me and Bargain.[2]
In December 2010, Loren was asked to be Musical Director for the Phil Kennemore Y&T benefit concert in Santa Clara, CA. Gold performed with several guests, including Geoff Tate of Queensryche, Don Dokken of Dokken, and Vinny Appice of Dio (band) and Black Sabbath.
In 2011, there were performances of The Who's Tommy and the hits of The Who; which included a performance for the Teenage Cancer Trust at Royal Albert Hall with Pete Townshend.[2] On March 28, 2012, the band was joined on stage by Steve Winwood, Ronnie Wood, Paul Weller, Kelly Jones and Michael Miley for another Royal Albert Hall performance for the Teenage Cancer Trust.[2] A world tour of Tommy continued throughout 2011-2012 with North America, Europe, and Japan.[2]
In July 2012, The Who announced Loren Gold as Keyboardist / Backing Vocalist on their 2012-2013 35-date Quadrophenia and More tour, where they played their album Quadrophenia in its entirety.[5] The tour continued in the summer of 2013 with performances throughout Europe, concluding with a performance at Wembley Arena in London.[6] In between the two legs of the tour, Loren performed at 12-12-12: The Concert for Sandy Relief - a benefit concert that took place on December 12, 2012, at Madison Square Garden in New York City. In addition to The Who, performers included Paul McCartney, The Rolling Stones, Billy Joel, Bruce Springsteen, and Roger Waters. It was the most widely distributed live musical event in history, accessible to nearly two billion people worldwide on television, radio and the Internet.
Artists
Gold has recorded and/or worked with The Who, Roger Daltrey, Pete Townshend, Kenny Loggins, Natalie Maines, Steve Winwood, Don Felder, Melissa Etheridge, Rita Wilson, Hilary Duff, Taylor Hicks, Mandy Moore, America's Got Talent, Dancing with the Stars, Demi Lovato, Selena Gomez, Eric McCormack, Jordan Pruitt, Chicago, The Doobie Brothers, Joss Stone, Dave Stewart, Stefano Langone, Toni Braxton, Vanessa Hudgens, Nick Lachey, Mark Ballas, Jordin Sparks, Aly and Aj, Skye Sweetnam, Jamie Lynn Spears, Gladys Knight, Katharine McPhee, Kellie Pickler, Deborah Gibson, Laura Bryna, Dom Irrera, Michael Chiklis, Dan Aykroyd, Andrew Gold, Y&T, Kara DioGuardi, E.G. Daily, Joanna Pacitti, Jurnee Smollett, Chace Crawford, Miranda Cosgrove, AnnaSophia Robb, Andrew Dice Clay and others.[2]
Awards
American Idol Season Five (Gold Record Award)
Taylor Hicks (Gold Record Award)
Demi Lovato (Gold Record Award)
Selena Gomez (Gold and Platinum Awards)
Hilary Duff (Multi-Platinum Awards)
Television appearances
The Tonight Show, Oprah Winfrey, The Late Show, MTV, The Ellen DeGeneres Show, The Today Show, Good Morning America, CBS Early Show, Martha Stewart, Dr Phil, Carson Daly, American Music Awards, Billboard Awards, The Talk.
DVD and film
The Imitation Game, Bandslam, The Girl Can Rock, Melrose Place, Beverly Hills, 90210, Learning to Fly, HBO, Showtime, Cinemax, The Movie Channel, Nickelodeon
Works
Gold also composes music which falls into the Instrumental genre.[7] Selected works include:
- Cascade
- Falling
- The Magic Mirror
- All Around Me
- Jake's Dream
- Snow
- A Song for Nancy
- Midnight Blue
- The Morning After
- Snow Revisited
- Searching
- Until Tomorrow
References
- ^ "Hiliary Duff".
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Loren Gold".
- ^ "Mandy Moore".
- ^ "Roger Daltrey Plots North American Tour".
- ^ "THE WHO ANNOUNCE NORTH AMERICAN TOUR PERFORMING "QUADROPHENIA" PLUS WHO CLASSICS". Thewho.com. 18 July 2012. Retrieved 18 July 2012.
- ^ "Press Release".
- ^ Loren Gold: All Around Me, Allmusic, retrieved 11 July 2013
