Gordon Pogoda
Los Angeles
L.A. songwriter/producer Gordon Pogoda has had worldwide success in all aspects of the music business. In film, Pogoda's credits include two songs featured in the Academy Award winning motion picture "Little Miss Sunshine" (both songs featured in the pageant scene), the top 5 film "Josie and the Pussycats", "Longshot" featuring Britney Spears & Justin Timberlake, as well as a Disney film and several others. In television, Gordon's songs have been featured in over 120 shows such as "Hannah Montana" (the song "If Cupid Had a Heart" performed by Selena Gomez), "Sex and the City", "American Idol", "The Voice", "CSI", "Medium", "ER", "Will and Grace", "Twilight Zone", "King Of The Hill", "Everwood" and the Disney shows "Kim Possible" and "Suite Life of Zack & Cody".
On CD, Gordon's songs can be found on major labels like Universal, Warner Brothers and EMI, and he's had many platinum and gold records around the world -- Gordon has had the 2nd biggest hit of the year in the biggest country in the world - Russia (it's one of Russia's 20 biggest hits of the 2000's), as well as songs recorded for the European version of "American Idol". He's also had platinum records with the Australian "Popstars" group Scandal'us, the Greek "Popstars" group Hi-5, Finnish female hard rock band Tiktak, and he's had a song in a major European event often called "the Olympics For Songwriters" - Eurovision, representing the Czech Republic (where it was a top 5 hit) and heard and seen by over 400 million people across Europe and Australia. It's very rare for an American composer to have a song represented in this prestigious event. Gordon's songs have also been featured in many Disney releases -- films, TV shows, CDs and DVDs, and he has had a top 10 hit on the U.S. Christian singles chart with sister group Aurora and another by Award Winning artist Natalie Grant. In the past five years, he's signed publishing deals with EMI Music, Universal Music and Warner Chappell Music.
Gordon Pogoda has written songs with some of the most respected writers, producers and artists in the business including Cutfather (producer for CHRISTINA AGUILERA, MARY J. BLIGE, JORDIN SPARKS, BRANDY, THE WANTED), Peter Wallevik (ONE DIRECTION), Kasia Livingston (FLO RIDA, BRITNEY SPEARS, WHITNEY HOUSTON, THE WANTED), Wayne Hector (NICKI MINAJ, CARRIE UNDERWOOD, THE WANTED, PUSSYCAT DOLLS), Shanell Red (CHRIS BROWN, DESTINY'S CHILD), Tommy Gee (ONE DIRECTION), Marti Frederiksen (DAUGHTRY, STEVEN TYLER, RASCAL FLATTS, CARRIE UNDERWOOD), Steve "Babyboy" Brown (CHRISTINA AGUILERA), Jeremy Monroe & Georgette Franklin (JENNIFER LOPEZ), Marco Marinangeli (MILEY CYRUS, JOSH GROBAN), Allan Rich (WHITNEY HOUSTON, ‘N SYNC), Michael Jay (EMINEM, CELINE DION), Dan Hill (BRITNEY SPEARS, CELINE DION), Jason Blume (BRITNEY SPEARS, BACKSTREET BOYS), Ken Hirsch (MARY J. BLIGE, CELINE DION), Albert Hammond (WHITNEY HOUSTON, CELINE DION, DUFFY), Andrew Lane (“HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL” & “HANNAH MONTANA” soundtracks), Vince Degiorgio (‘N SYNC), Denise Rich (CELINE DION, JENNIFER LOPEZ), John Bettis (MADONNA, CELINE DION, WHITNEY HOUSTON), Dennis Morgan (FAITH HILL), Jeff Silbar (Grammy winning writer of “WIND BENEATH MY WINGS”), and many others.
Dream Management says, "Gordon's songs provide universal, everlasting melodies and concepts that captivate and appeal to the pop audience. His songs have catchy melodies and lyrics that are fresh and unique, with a modern-day feel. We believe Gordon Pogoda will be the next big writer for the new decade with timeless melodies that people of all ages love and relate to."