Gerry Leonard

Gerry Leonard (* in Dublin) is an Irish studio guitarist.

Leonard worked in a Dublin recording studio ( where, inter alia, a demo tape of Sinead O'Connor sixteen he recorded ), and then spent five years studying classical guitar. In 1989 he went to Copenhagen, where he founded the band with hinterland keyboardist and bassist Donal Coghlan. The band recorded an album ( Kissing the Roof of Heaven) and toured Ireland, the UK, Germany and Switzerland.

Leonard went to New York City, where he among other things recorded with David Bowie, Duncan Sheik, Suzanne Vega, Laurie Anderson, Jonatha Brooke, Cyndi Lauper, Donna Lewis, Sophie B. Hawkins and Chris Botti.

From 1996 to 1998 he worked on his first solo project Spooky Ghost. He also appeared in a trio with Jay Bellerose and Paul Bryan. In 2002 he released his second album, The Light Machine. In 2006 he worked on albums with the Irish singer-songwriter Susan McKeown and Pamela Sue Mann.