Quinton Gardner

Quinton Gardner is a bass-baritone, recording artist, producer, multi-instrumentalist and heavy metal vocalist working out of Portland, OR.

Gardner has performed in a multitude of Portland clubs and music venues since arriving in 2007: His recording projects include Lightbreaker, Only Zuul and Full Metal Jackson, the latter two of which have shared the stage with the likes of Deicide, Cattle Decapitation, Origin and Behold Xoth. At the same time he has sung with Renegade Opera, the Resonance Ensemble choir, and has served as a chorister for Portland Opera since the ‘21 - ‘22 season.

In the early part of 2022 he performed in the world premiere of Damien Geter’s “An African American Requiem” with locally based choral group, Resonance Ensemble, as well as the subsequent performance at the Kennedy Center in Washington DC. Since then Gardner has continued to work with Resonance, including on their programs for “Earth’s Protection” and the “Listen” album release concert. As a chorister for Portland Opera, he appeared in his first fully staged production of “Carmen” towards the end of 2022, and again for “Rusalka” at the beginning of 2023. He will be rejoining Portland Opera for their 2024, May 11th showcase of Puccini in Concert.

Last summer Gardner took on the role of the antagonist, the Reverend Billy Noble in Renegade Opera’s production of Ruby Fulton and Baynard Woods’ “Adam’s Run”, for his first foray into contemporary opera, and his first principle role to date. He was also delighted to lend his bass-baritone to death metal space-opera super-group, Lightbreaker’s debut album “The Annihilation of the Annealids”, with a follow up record currently in production.

Gardner will be performing in his first principal role for Portland Opera in the upcoming ‘24 - ‘25 season, when he will play Dick Hallorann in “The Shining”.

Quinton Gardner studied voice under his father, bass-baritone Jake Gardner. He maintains a small, local, private voice teaching practice.