16 Facts About Toby Gad

1.

Toby Gad's Danish father is a clarinet player and a pilot.

2.

Toby Gad was expected to study banjo and join the Jazz Kids, but he took to playing the piano instead.

3.

Together with Farian, Toby Gad produced Nemorin's first album The Creole Dance on BMG.

4.

In 1994, Toby Gad signed on with manager Klaus Frers and produced Nemorin's second album for EMI Europe.

5.

In 1998, Toby Gad was hired by Spanish producer Rafael Perez to work on Enrique Iglesias' third album.

6.

That same year, Toby Gad signed a deal with Joost Van Os, former head of Polygram.

7.

Toby Gad produced and co-wrote songs on the album of the Australian twins The Veronicas, who scored the biggest US newcomer record deal of the year on Warner Bros.

8.

Meleni and Toby Gad co-wrote the song "Drop It On Me" on Ricky Martin's 2005 album Life.

9.

In 2006, Toby Gad opened a second studio with five interns, expanding his production company Strawberrybee Music and his publishing company, Toby Gad Songs.

10.

Toby Gad produced the entire Blue Note Records album of Elizabeth Withers, who starred in the Broadway musical The Color Purple, and contributed a song on Fergie's platinum-selling album The Dutchess.

11.

Toby Gad has been featured in Mix Magazine, the Recording Mag, Pro Sound and more.

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In summer 2009, Toby Gad relocated his recording studio to Los Angeles.

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In Los Angeles, Toby Gad continued collaborating with stars such as American Idol finalists Kris Allen, Allison Iraheta and Jessica Sanchez.

14.

In 2014, Toby Gad co-wrote 11 songs with Madonna for her album Rebel Heart, producing four of the songs.

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In 2015, Toby Gad executive produced and co-wrote much of Leona Lewis' fifth studio album, I Am.

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Toby Gad produced and co-wrote the international charity single "Love Song to the Earth" which featured a long list of popular artists, including Paul McCartney, Fergie, Jon Bon Jovi, Sheryl Crow, Sean Paul, Nicole Scherzinger, and more.