Garry Leonard
Acting
Biography
Gerry Leonard is a Dublin-born guitar player, songwriter, producer and musical director, now based in New York. He has worked with many great artists over the years, such as David Bowie, Laurie Anderson, Roger Waters, Duncan Sheik, Suzanne Vega and Rufus Wainwright. Gerry was guitar player and musical director for David Bowie from 2003 to 2010 including the Reality world tour 2003-2004. He played on Bowie’s albums Heathen, Reality and also co-wrote two tracks on Bowie’s penultimate album, The Next Day. Gerry is currently touring with Suzanne Vega as her guitar player, musical director and producer.
Known For
On 8th September 2003, David Bowie made history at Riverside Studios in Hammersmith, London, with the biggest ever live and interactive music satellite event the world had seen to that point. The special one-off live concert – where Bowie and his band performed the brand new "Reality" album in full – was beamed simultaneously to fans in 86 cinemas in 26 countries, from Hong Kong to Helsinki.
David Bowie: Live at Riverside Studios '03
British Singer David Bowie performs at Point Theatre, Dublin, Ireland, in November, 2003, during the A Reality Tour.