Trent Gardner Explained

Trent Gardner
Birth Date:	1961
Origin:	United States
Genre:	Progressive rock, progressive metal
Past Member Of:	Magellan, James La Brie, Leonardo the Absolute Man, Mullmuzzler, Explorers Club, Time Bandits, Steve Walsh
Instrument:	Keyboards, trombone, singing
Occupation:	Songwriter, record producer, manager
Years Active:	1985–2016
Label:	Magna Carta, InsideOut

Trent Gardner (1961–2016) was an American progressive rock musician and producer. He died on June 11, 2016.^[1]

Magellan (band) Discography

Music Video

• Icons - Music Video (2015)

Singles

• Icons (2015)
• 25 Or 6 To 4 (2014)
• Cynic's Anthem (2013)
• The Better Suite (2013)
• Good to Go? (2012)
• Keep It (2012)
• Hello, Goodbye (2012)
• Dust in the Wind (feat. Rob Lopez) (2012)

LP

• Innocent God (2007)
• Symphony for a Misanthrope (2005)
• Impossible Figures (2003)
• Hundred Year Flood (2002)
• Test of Wills (1997)
• Impending Ascension (1993)
• Hour of Restoration (1991)

Trent's projects

• Magellan (band)
• Explorers Club

Age of Impact (1997)

• Explorer's Club

Raising the Mammoth (2002)

• Encores, Legends & Paradox (A tribute to ELP - 1999)
• Steve Walsh : Glossolalia (2000)
• (2001) : concept album about the life of Leonardo da Vinci
• Jack Foster III : The Evolution of JazzRaptor (2003)
• Jack Foster III : Raptorgnosis (2005)
• Jack Foster III : Tame Until Hungry (2007)
• Jack Foster III : Jazzraptor's Secret (2008)

Guest Members

• John Petrucci (Dream Theater) - Guitar ("Age of Impact")
• James LaBrie (Dream Theater) - Vocals ("Age of Impact")
• Steve Howe (Yes) - Guitar ("Explorers Club (band)")
• Joey Franco (Twisted Sister, Van Helsing's Curse)- Drums and Orchestral percussion ("Hundred Year Flood")
• Jason Gianni - Drums (on "Impossible Figures")
• Tony Levin (John Lennon, King Crimson, Peter Gabriel) - Bass ("Hundred Year Flood")
• Ian Anderson (Jethro Tull (band)) - Flute ("Hundred Year Flood")
• George Bellas - Guitar ("Hundred Year Flood")
• Robert Berry (Alliance (band), 3 (1980s band)) - Guitar and Bass ("Hundred Year Flood")
• Brad Kaiser - Drums ("Test Of Wills")
• Hal Stringfellow Imbrie - Bass, Backing Vocals ("Hour of Restoration", "Impending Ascension")
• Doane Perry (Jethro Tull (band))- Drums ("Impending Ascension")
• Terry Bozzio (Frank Zappa) - Drums ("Age of Impact")

Appearances

• Robert Lamm - Co-founder of Chicago (band) "Living Proof" (2012)
  • Songs: "Out Of The Blue" & "Living Proof" (Composition/Keyboards).
• James LaBrie "Mullmuzzler: Keep It To Yourself":
  • Songs: "Beelzebubba" (Trent Gardner - Keyboards/Trombone/Programming, Wayne Gardner - Horn Transcription)
  • "As A Man Thinks" (Trent Gardner - Spoken Words).
• James LaBrie "Mullmuzzler: 2":
  • Song: "Afterlife".
• James Murphy "Feeding the Machine":
  • Song:"Through Your Eyes (Distant Mirrors)" (Trent Gardner - Vocals).
• "December People - Sounds Like Christmas"
  • Song: "What Child Is This", "Happy X-mas/War Is Over".
• "America Our Home"
  • Song: "What Child Is This", "Happy X-mas/War Is Over".
• "The Moon Revisited" (Pink Floyd Tribute Album):
  • Song: "Money".
• "Tales From Yesterday" (Yes Tribute Album)
  • Song: "Don't kill the whale".
• "Supper's Ready" (Genesis Tribute Album)
  • Song: "Mama".
• "To Cry You A Song" (Jethro Tull Tribute Album)
  • Songs: "A Tull Tale", "Aqualung".
• "Working Man" (Rush Tribute Album)
  • Song: "Freewill".
• "Tribute to the Titans"
  • Songs: "Money", "Eclipse".

References

Official Discography

External links

• Official Magellan Facebook
• Official Magellan Web Site
• Encyclopaedia Metallum page
• Co-wrote songs with Chicago (band) frontman Robert Lamm on his album, Living Proof (2012)
• Music Street Journal Album Reviews

Notes and References

1. Web site: Trent Gardner. Magellan Band. 9 April 2013. dead. https://archive.today/20130629180720/http://www.magellansongs.com/bio.html. 29 June 2013.