Please join us for 2 very special evenings with the Today Show Superstar Winner Dan Gardner.  He has performed around the country and is now making his debut appearance at the 14^th Street Playhouse in Atlanta, GA.  Dan will be performing songs from his debut album, “More Than Life” as well as a few of his favorite cover tunes.  This truly is going to be 2 incredible nights of soothing vocals with acoustical accompaniment.

Dan Gardner

Wowed the ears and captured the hearts of millions when the NBC Today Show viewers voted him “Today’s Superstar” in the highly rated television program’s music icon talent search created by American Idol Executive Producers and the NBC Today Show.  Dan Gardner was chosen over 4600 contestants and six finalists as the television viewer’s favorite.  He appeared on the Today Show 11 times with over 66 million viewer impressions.

Gardner wrote and produced on his amazing album, “More than Life”, and the first single climbed quickly to the #12 position on the Adult Contemporary top 40 radio chart.  ”

Dan Gardner has continued his trek of special appearances with a special performance for the televised lighting of the Christmas Tree at New York’s Rockefeller Plaza; He was featured on the cover of JEZEBEL magazine; Gardner appeared on the Christopher Close-up television show which is shown on 99 cable stations and in 166 countries; several performances for the New York Mets; appearing as a special guest on the nationally syndicated radio show, “Your Weekend with Jim Brickman” and ABC radio; appearing on behalf of Wal*Mart and Coca-Cola as the musical guest at Wal*Mart Grand Openings and community events around the nation.  Gardner performed for 22 million on television for the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Observance; he helped 150,000 people bring in the New Year as he sang at the Peach Drop in Atlanta; he made a special appearance and performed at the Kentucky Derby Mint Jubilee Coalition to Cure Cancer Benefit; He performed for the Gala Legacy Ball for Big Brothers Big Sisters program; Gardner performed and was a presenter for the South Eastern Emmy Awards; He has been a guest speaker for several events around the country including Camp Fire USA Absolutely Incredible Kids Day, Teacher of the Year Awards, and other events; He has made numerous appearances nationwide in cities and towns promoting his debut album on radio and television shows.

Dan Gardner makes his listeners care. In More Than Life, there's love lived and lost, and Gardner maps out that journey, from a relationship's first bloom in "Crazy Kind of Love" and the gift of special connections in "All My Life," to the doomed trysts of "My Heart is Breaking" and "Nine Lives."

With More Than Life, Gardner's voice is a ribbon of color that ties together the album's songs and wraps each one in its own emotional package. Sometimes silk, sometimes suede, his vocal textures give the material a truly palpable quality. "Singing allows me to play the part of the storyteller, which is always interesting to me," says Gardner, who waxes prolific in the blues-drenched narrative, "My Heart is Breaking."

Irresistible pop for grown-ups, More Than Life is completely get-able. Gardner is a consummate entertainer – vocalist, songwriter, performer and producer. All of these qualities are wholly evident, as he brings together elements of pop, blues, jazz and rock for a well-varied collection of ballads, high energy, mid-tempo tunes, to form a soulful and groove-driven style that's unmistakably his own.

"Crazy Kind of Love," for example, shows off Gardner's flair for hip, funky, old school-meets-new-school, while "Lost Without Your Love" is a ballad of pure emotion, as Gardner conveys that all-too-familiar scenario of letting go of a good thing, and then regretting the decision later. "Show Me Your Love" is all mid-tempo optimism in which he talks about ending a really bad relationship, meeting someone new, and still trusting that love can be a positive experience with the right person.

The CD is a diverse collection of relationship songs chronicling the phases of life transitions and personal discoveries.  It will be available for purchase the nights of the show.  Cash only please.