Ciara Gardner

*Registration opens Monday, February 9th at 11:00 a.m. CT.* Ciara Gardner is the A&R Coordinator at Disney Music Publishing, Nashville where she manages the catalogs of their writer roster, pitches catalog, performs A&R and office administration functions and supports Patrick Clifford, Vice President, Music Publishing and A&R. Originally from upstate New York, Ciara attended Belmont University in Nashville and began working for Disney in 2009. Out of Disney Music Publishing, Nashville have come chart toppers “Mine Would Be You” (Blake Shelton), “I Drive Your Truck” (Lee Brice), “Drink On It” (Blake Shelton), “Let Me Down Easy” (Billy Currington), ”You Look Good In My Shirt” (Keith Urban), and “The Climb” (Miley Cyrus). Alongside veteran publisher and A&R executive Patrick Clifford, Ciara currently works with Nashville-based songwriters Melissa Peirce, Jess Cates, Casey Wood, and Andy Dodd. She is looking for uptempo, ballads and hits.