Bruce Gaitsch

Very active on the west coast music scene

Bruce Gaitsch was born in Chicago in 1953. He started playing guitar at the age of eight years old, and played in bands around Chicago from age 12 on. His career as a studio musician started in Chicago in 1975. After 3000+ sessions, he moved to LA in 1984 to write more and play less. Now he lives in Nashville and continues writing and recording music.

Bruce Gaitsch´s first solo record came out on Toshiba EMI records in Japan. Richard Marx, Timothy B. Schmit, Bill Champlin and Marc Jordan sing songs for me as guest artists on the CD.

Some of Bruce's songs have been recorded by artist like Madonna, Richard Marx, Timothy B. Schmit, Peter Cetera, Chicago, Kansas, The Fixx, Restless Heart, Poco, Marc Jordan, Jay Graydon, Bill Champlin, Phillip Bailey, Tom Scott, Agnetha Faltskog, Jennifer Rush, Lara Fabian, Hanne Boel and many more.

As a guitarplayer he has also been very active and has played guitar for the following artists: Madonna, Michael Jackson, Richard Marx, Kermit the Frog, Don Henley, Jimmy Buffet, Bob Seger, Peter Cetera, Roger Waters, Luther Vandross, Stephanie Mills, Chaka Khan, Amy Sky, Agnetha Faltskog, Glenn Frey, Jody Wakley, Lionel Ritchie, Julian Lennon, Giant Steps, Dionne Farris, Sheena Easton, Julio Iglesias, Barbara Streisand, Olivia Newton-John, Chicago, Timothy B. Schmit, Celine Dion, Marc Jordan, Nicolas Peyrac, Bill Champlin, Restless Heart, Tom Jones an many more.

Beside his solocareer and all the work with different artists Bruce Gaitsh has been working together with the singer Tommy Funderburk in the group King of Hearts.

About King Of Hearts
"A group doing American music...songs that you can sing and play on an acoustic guitar." Says Bruce Gaitsch, producer, engineer, multi-instrumentalist and writer on the intent and inspiration of a remarkable band named "King of Hearts".

"We shared the same desire, the same commitment to honest music that reflects our personal histories." Lead singer Tommy Funderburk's contention is bourne out on the duo's brilliant debut album. "It worked right away, we instantly realized we were after the same kind of sound... The music was anchored in something very heartfelt... very real." says Bruce who produced the album. That same sincerity, and immediacy, ignites each track of "King of Hearts". The disc lays claim to an enduring tradition of genuine songwriting, even as it stakes a claim for real music in the nineties.

The collective experience that has gone into the creative make-up of "King of Hearts" is wide ranging, and impressive. "We first got together to see if we could spark something." recounts Tommy. "It was right around the time that Roy Orbison died. The first song we wrote was King of Hearts, a song about what he meant to both of us. We knew from that moment we had something." That something has continued to take shape through numerous writing and recording sessions. The result is a disc that might be described as an experiment in musical integrity. The experiment is a spectacular success.

Read more about Bruce Gaitsch at his official website.

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