Gabe Dixon (born December 7, 1977) is an American musician. Dixon began his career in the Nashville-based country band, Six Shooter. Between 1998 and 2010, he was the lead singer of The Gabe Dixon Band. Since the band's break-up, Dixon has worked as a solo artist. He has released two studio albums, '' One Spark'' (2011) and '' Turns to Gold'' (2016), and one live album Live In Boston (2017). He is also the founder of the label Rolling Ball Records. As of 2019, Dixon has been on tour with the

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. This tour was intended to continue in 2020 but it has been postponed until 2021 due to COVID-19. Dixon has since released three singles across 2020: "Smoke Clears", "Bend The Curve" and "New Year Just With You", with a new album due in 2021.

Career

Beginnings and The Gabe Dixon Band

Gabe Dixon started early studying piano influenced by Billy Joel and Elton John. While studying at

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, in 1998, he formed the four-piece band The Gabe Dixon Band alongside drummer Jano Rix, bassist Winston Harrison and alto saxophonist Chandler Webber. He worked with producer/engineer

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to independently release their debut album, ''More Than It Would Seem''. Upon graduation from the University of Miami, the band relocated to New York City and were signed to Reprise by

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. Dixon played keyboards and sang backing vocals on

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's 2001 album, '' Driving Rain''. Dixon also performed live with McCartney at

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, a September 11 fundraiser. McCartney offered Dixon the opportunity to join his world tour, but Dixon declined citing his plans for a new album. Dixon played keyboards and kalimba with

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on their Live: Sittin' In Again at the Santa Barbara Bowl concert which was recorded and released on CD and DVD in 2005. The band released their major label debut, '' On a Rolling Ball'' in 2002. Three years later, they released the ''Live at World Cafe'' EP, which featured the song "All Will Be Well" which was featured in promos for the NBC show ''

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''. Following the Live at World Cafe EP, the band signed with Fantasy Records and released ''The Gabe Dixon Band'' in August 2008. The band toured the United States in 2008. "Find My Way" was the opening track to the film '' The Proposal'' in 2009. The band discontinued in 2010 with Gabe Dixon deciding to go solo.

Solo career

Dixon released his first solo album, '' One Spark'', on August 23, 2011 on

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. The album is produced by Marshall Altman and features a duet with

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entitled "Even the Rain." Madi Diaz and James Walsh also lend their voices to the songs "Burn for You" and "I Can See You Shine," respectively. He also founded his own record label, Rolling Ball Records. On April 8, 2016, Dixon released his second solo album, ''Turns to Gold'', on his own label, Rolling Ball Records. The album is produced by Paul Moak and features a duet with

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entitled "The Way To Love Me." In the past, Gabe would play primarily grand piano. However, on "Turns to Gold," he performed all but one song on an upright piano. This choice conveyed a different energy. He and the musicians, including Jano Rix on drums ( The Gabe Dixon Band,

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on bass ( Lyle Lovett), and Kris Donegan on guitar (

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), cut everything to analog tape with no click track. The album also features vocal performances by Jason Eskridge,

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and Boots Ottestad. Mastering was done by Brad Blackwood at Euphonics Mastering.

Appearances and popular culture

Gabe's song, "Find My Way," was the opening track to the film '' The Proposal,'' starring Sandra Bullock and

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. "All Will Be Well" was featured in the fourth season of the television show '' Parks and Recreation''. And "Till You're Gone" was used in

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store displays. Gabe has performed twice on '' Jimmy Kimmel Live!'', as well as ''

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''. Throughout his career, many other notable artists have taken note of and supported Gabe's talent. He's held side gigs as the keyboardist and vocalist for

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and

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Discography

;Solo albums *2011: '' One Spark'' (produced by Marshall Altman, released on

*2016: '' Turns to Gold'' (produced by Paul Moak, released by Rolling Ball Records) *2017: ''Live in Boston'' (released by BirnCORE) ;As part of The Gabe Dixon Band *1999: ''More Than It Would Seem'' *2002: '' On a Rolling Ball'' *2005: ''Live at World Cafe'' *2008: ''The Gabe Dixon Band''

References

External links

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