Gordon Pogoda

Gordon Pogoda
Gordon Pogoda
Background information
Birth name	Gordon Scott Pogoda
Genres	Pop, Rock, Adult Contemporary, R&B, Country
Occupations	Songwriter
Instruments	Piano
Website	Gordon Pogoda Official Website

Gordon Pogoda is an American composer, lyricist, and producer based in Los Angeles. In the past five years, he has signed publishing deals with EMI Music, Universal Music and Warner Chappell Music.

Biography

Pogoda earned a B.S. in chemical engineering from the University of Massachusetts-Amherst. After working for a few years at an engineering firm, he decided to leave his engineering career behind and pursue his lifelong dream of songwriting, which he began at age 15 (he began playing piano at age 13.)

Pogoda has had songs featured in several media. In film, he had two songs featured in the Academy Award winning picture Little Miss Sunshine, one in the film Josie and the Pussycats, one in the Disney film Get a Clue starring Lindsey Lohan and several others. In television, Pogoda's songs have been featured in Hannah Montana (where his song "If Cupid Had a Heart" has been featured three times), Sex and the City, CSI: Miami, ER, Will and Grace, King of the Hill, Samantha Who and Medium. Due to all his success in television and film, two albums of all Gordon Pogoda songs were released digitally. One is titled "Gordon Pogoda Songs From Film & TV", a 13-song various-artist set including "If Cupid Had a Heart" (featured in 17 TV shows and films such as Hannah Montana and Little Miss Sunshine). The other album (his first album release) is titled "If Cupid Had a Heart" and features all songs performed by guest vocalist Julie Griffin.

Pogoda wrote two songs recorded by European Pop Idol winner Patrick Jurdić, and had the number two song of the year in Russia for pop/rock artist Sergey Lazarev, and a top 5 hit for Tereza Kerndlová in the Czech Republic, which was selected to represent the Czech Republic in the 2008 Eurovision Song Contest. His song "I Wish I Could Pretend" came in 2nd place to represent Ireland in the 2009 Eurovision Song Contest. He had a platinum record with the Australian group Scandal'us, three platinum and gold records with the Greek group Hi-5, and a platinum record for Finnish girl band Tiktak. In the United States, Pogoda wrote a top 10 hit on the U.S. Contemporary Christian singles chart for sister group Aurora, and a single for Natalie Grant. Pogoda has also had songs used for Disney films, CDs, TV shows & DVDs.

Gordon has collaborated with Grammy-Award winners Melissa Manchester, Dan Hill, and Jeff Silbar and has written songs with (or that were recorded by) top writers/artists/producers including Taylor Dayne, Albert Hammond, Richard Kerr (songwriter), Denise Rich, Brian Potter, Jim Peterik (of Survivor (band)), John Bettis, Allan Rich, Michael Jay, Jason Blume, Cutfather & Joe, Dennis Morgan (songwriter), Wayne Hector, and Marti Fredriksen.

Songs in Noteworthy Films and Television Shows

Song	Film/Television Show
"If Cupid Had a Heart"	Little Miss Sunshine, an Academy-Award winning film
"If Cupid Had a Heart"	"Hannah Montana", used three times in the episodes I Want You To Want Me ... To Go To Florida and We're So Sorry, Uncle Earl
"Dancing in the Driver's Seat"	Little Miss Sunshine, an Academy-Award winning film
"Girl Attack"	Sex and the City
"I.C.U. (And My Heart Just Stops)"	CSI: Miami
"Lions and Tigers and Me"	Will and Grace
"Girl Attack"	ER
"I.C.U. (And My Heart Just Stops)"	Josie and the Pussycats, a top 10 film
"Lions and Tigers and Me"	Medium
"Tell It To the Rain"	Everwood
"If Cupid Had a Heart"	King of the Hill
"I.C.U. (And My Heart Just Stops)"	Kim Possible
"If Ever There Was"	Suite Life of Zack and Cody
"Tell It to the Rain"	The Twilight Zone (2002 TV series)
"If Cupid Had a Heart"	Chris Isaak Show
"If Cupid Had a Heart"	The Facts of Life Reunion

Songs on Noteworthy Albums

Song	Artist
"Just Because You Walk Away"	Sergey Lazarev, the #2 song of the year in Russia, 2006
"Have Some Fun"	Tereza Kerndlová, 2008 Eurovision Song Contest (top 5 hit)
"Don't Ever Love a Romeo/Ympyraa"	Tiktak, platinum-selling album, Universal Records
"I'm Not Gonna Cry (The Na Na Na Song)"	Scandal'us, Australian Popstars group, platinum-selling album
"Open Up the Door"	Hi-5, Greek Popstars group, platinum-selling album, Warner Brother Records
"Could It Be The Moon"	Hi-5, Greek Popstars group, platinum-selling album, Warner Brothers Records
"Get Real"	Patrick Jurdić, winner of Hrvatski Idol, Europe
"The Party"	Patrick Jurdić, winner of Hrvatski Idol, Europe
"Home For Christmas"	The Beu Sisters, featured on the CD Radio Disney Jingle Jams, (2005 version), Disney Records
"I Take the Road"	Greg Johnson, featured on Greatest Hits, EMI Records
"If the World Lost All Its Love"	Natalie Grant, Dove-award winning Christian artist, Curb Records
"A World With You"	Aurora (Christian band), a top 10 hit on the U.S. Contemporary Christian chart
"Just Because You Walk Away"	Mikael Kontinnen, Universal Records
"Going Going Gone"	Gioia Bruno, lead singer of Exposé (group), Koch Records
"Love Me 'Til Tomorrow"	Julie Budd

References

• Official Gordon Pogoda website, Gordon Pogoda website
• Gordon Pogoda MySpace page, Official Myspace

External links

• Official Gordon Pogoda website
• Gordon Pogoda Interview for SongLink International
• Gordon Pogoda Interview for Pitch Music Center
• Gordon Pogoda Interview for Eurovision Song Contest Today
• Gordon Pogoda Interview for MyHitOnline
• Official Myspace

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