Eva Gardner has made her own way in the music world and has played alongside some of the best in the music world including Cher, Gwen Stefani, and Moby to name a few, and has currently been with PINK for over a decade.
Though she is the daughter of British rock royalty bassist Kim Gardner, Eva was never encouraged to pursue a career in music.
Eva is also working on her own musical projects, which include a recent solo album, working with Julian Lennon.
In 1993, legendary engineer/producer Andy Johns (Led Zeppelin, The Rolling Stones, Rod Stewart, Eric Clapton) brings a Pignose amplifier and bass guitar to the Hollywood Hills home of British rock bassist, Kim Gardner. Kim, who was in The Creation and The Birds with Ron Wood, is surprised when Johns hands the bass guitar to his 14-year-old daughter, Eva. Johns then goes to turn up the volume on The Kinks\u2019 classic \u201cYou Really Got Me\u201d and proclaims, \u201cNow this is a solid bass line!\u201d Eva never looked back.\xa0
Eva began performing with live bands in her hometown of Los Angeles at the age of 14. Deciding to further her musical studies, she attended the Los Angeles County High School for the Arts. Eva continued her studies at UCLA, graduating with honors (Cum Laude), and earning a degree in Ethnomusicology.
Gardner's professional career began when she toured and recorded as the original bassist in The Mars Volta in 2001/2002. Since then, Eva has performed and toured with numerous artists worldwide, including P!nk, Gwen Stefani, Cher, Tegan & Sara, Moby, and Veruca Salt.\xa0
In 2014, Eva became the first female artist to have a signature bass with Fender. It has been released for public purchase and is available worldwide.
Eva will be touring with P!nk later this year.\xa0
Eva talks to Dino about her musical journey, playing with P!NK, what the music scene was like growing up, being the daughter of a music legend, songwriting, and more.