Music
The best kept secret in music
Press
This band has no press
Discography
Studio Albums
Yourself or Someone Like You-Matchbox 20
Mad Season-Matchbox 20
More Than You Think You Are-Matchbox 20
Compilation Albums
Exile on Mainstreet-Matchbox 20
Singles
Long Day · Push · 3 A.M. · Real World · Back 2 Good · Girl Like That · Bent · If You're Gone · Mad Season · Angry · Last Beautiful Girl · Disease · Unwell · Bright Lights · Downfall · All I Need
Photos
Bio
Born in New York, Gaynors success has always been fueled by his passion for the entertainment business. He attended high school in South Florida, after which he spent a year at North Texas State Universitys prestigious music program. Showing his diversity, Gaynor landed a job producing Sports content for Sports News Network in the early 90s. Then he went back to his passion for music and started working for the world renowned Criteria Recording Studio in Miami which provided access to major music industry notables like R.E.M., Mariah Carey, Lenny Kravitz, Julio Iglesias and Collective Soul to name a few.
While at Criteria, Gaynor managed to immediately put his talents to work writing several Jingles for such brands as Gulfstream Racetrack and the Miami Heat. It was during that time that Adam landed his dream job when Collective Souls Grammy Award winning producer, Matt Serletic, ultimately would provide Gaynor his big break.
Serletic asked if Adam would be interested in auditioning for a new band he was working with out of Orlando, Florida. They were retooling to showcase for some major labels. That turned out to be the beginning of Matchbox 20. Gaynor became the rhythm guitarist and background vocalist for the soon-to-sky-rocket band. They were signed by music veteran Jason Floms Lava Records and eventually landed on the Infamous Atlantic Records label.
According to Billboard Magazine, for almost 10 years, Matchbox20 was the most played band on radio. From 1995 to 2004, Matchbox 20 sold in excess of 25 million records, and played thousands of shows to millions of fans around the globe. The band also received three Grammy nominations, two American Music Nods, Earned a Peoples Choice award, and won Rolling Stone Magazines Band of Year in 1998.
Gaynor has spoken on a NARAS Education panel and recently co-hosted Inside the Music Business Strategies for Success, an all-music genre seminar and showcase in Ft. Lauderdale. This gave him an opportunity to advise, motivate, privately critique and inspire the next generation of musicians and aspiring music business professionals.
He continues to be a part of the many charitable organizations with whom he affiliated with during his Matchbox 20 years including: the Make-A-Wish Foundation, Special Olympics, Rock Against Cancer and the Matchbox 20 Foundation which he co-founded.
Since his departure from the band in 2004, Gaynor recently moved to Southern California to begin the next chapter of his creative life. While also producing various musical artists, Adam is working on his other love, animation, and is developing some network shows and childrens books in the same field while continuing to enjoy his passion for hosting television and special events.
Adam Gaynor
AFTRA
Agent: Abrams Artists Agency
9200 Sunset Blvd, 11th Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90069
310-859-0625 office
Manager: Marseille & Co Management
818-627-5341 office
fmarseille@yahoo.com
Height: 62
Weight: 185
Hair:Brown
Eyes: Hazel
TELEVISION
A Night in the Life of Matchbox Twenty
Willie Nelson & Friends: Live & Kickin
The 31st Annual Music Awards
Good Rockin Tonight
Sturgis
All Access: Front Row, Backstage Live!
VH1 Storytellers
The 26th Annual American Music Awards
News/Talk Show Interviews (list available upon request)
OTHER SKILLS
Teleprompter, Guitar, Vocalist, Producing, Writing, Program Development, Animation
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