Although living in Raleigh most of his professional life, Gardner learned the art of audio and video production in Boston, Los Angeles, Atlanta and Ohio. While studying music at Berklee College of Music in Boston, MA in 1983, Gardner relocated to Hollywood, CA , where he studied and graduated from the Musicians Institute of Technology. While residing in the L.A. area for six years, Gardner landed roles in front of the camera in many productions including “Fast Times at Ridgemont High,” Budweiser, Mt. Dew, and other commercials. With this work he acquired entrance into the Screen Actors Guild. Also while in L.A., Gardner worked at KTLA sound studios on sets for many productions, including Let’s Make A Deal, Jeopardy, and others.
After returning home to North Carolina and graduating from UNC-Greensboro, Gardner launched, managed, and owned the prestigious Osceola Recording Studios in Raleigh. Osceola is still one of the premier studios in North Carolina, recording nationally-acclaimed artists including Blues Traveler, Lynard Skynard, Clay Aiken, Velvet Revolver, and The Connells. (See www.osceolastudios.com.) Gardner was one of the first engineers to work with Clay Aiken in his early career here in Raleigh.
As a songwriter and musician, Gardner and band mates opened up for acts such as Greg Allman and the Georgia Satellites. He recorded and produced two CD’s of co-written songs. As a music producer and audio engineer, Gardner has produced dozens of full-length CD recordings and hundreds of local artists to his credit. Gardner is also a graduate of The Recording Workshop School of Audio and Music Production in Ohio.
After selling Osceola, his passion for video, photography, audio, and related technology inspired him to launch Barton Creek Productions as an event production company. Gardner and his Barton Creek staff captured more than 50 events a year including corporate events, high-end weddings, family biographies, athletic events and art performances, sports videos, hunting videos, church ministry, and corporate training sessions.
Today, Gardner and the Barton Creek Creative staff continue to serve the Carolina’s and other states with high-end media products, HD Video productions, photography, websites and more. With an inspiration to serve small to medium sized businesses for all media needs, we are committed to the customer, their values and the quality of their products, as well as their need for results! Call us today to speak with Gardner and have the rest of the team start helping you with your marketing plans and video production!