Floyd Gadd

Floyd Gadd is a Canadian musician involved in the Christian music genre. He was born in Canada in the early 1960s. Gadd earned two Bachelor degrees, a degree in Church Music from Canadian Bible College in Regina, Saskatchewan (1984), and an Honors degree in Vocal Performance from Wilfrid Laurier University in Waterloo, Ontario (1997).1. http://www.mts.net/~fgadd/] [http://www.mts.net/~fgadd/Resume.htm#EDUCATION Floyd Gadd ] ] Gadd lived in Canada until March 2006, when he accepted a job as a worship director at a church in Morton, Illinois in the United States.1. http://www.mts.net/~fgadd/] http://www.gracemorton.org/pastoralstaff.html (Floyd has been removed since his resignation)]

Floyd resigned just a year later in March 2007.1. http://www.mts.net/~fgadd/] He returned to Canada in June 2007 to teach singing part time at the Eckhardt Gramatté Conservatory of Music 6. http://www.brandonu.ca/e-gre/] and to operate a piano tuning and repair business. 7. http://www.72piano.com/]

Musical career

In addition to vocal performance, Gadd has played bass guitar intermittently since the mid-1970s. Floyd is an avid tenor vocalist. Prior to his time in the U.S., Gadd performed as a featured soloist with several choral groups throughout Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Ontario.1. http://www.mts.net/~fgadd/] [http://www.mts.net/~fgadd/Resume.htm Floyd Gadd ] ]

Recordings

In 2004, Gadd recorded his first CD as a soloist, with Kara Dixon on the piano. The CD was recorded and engineered by Joe Fingerote. His CDs are available from various online music download sites. Gadd has also picked a selection of songs that were recorded in 2001. These songs are kept on his website, and are mainly for audition purposes. This list of songs contains about 12 full-length tracks featuring Gadd as a soloist. [http://www.mts.net/~fgadd/Audition.htm Floyd Gadd Audition Selections ] ]

References

External links

* [http://musicstore.songtouch.com/NewIndex.aspx SoungTouch, Christian music and entertainment (Floyd's works are available here)]
* [http://floydgadd.com/ Floyd's personal web page]