Eva Gardner

Eva Gardner
Eva Gardner with her signature Fender Precision bass
Background information
Birth name	Eva Catherine Gardner
Born	(1979-02-17) February 17, 1979 (age 37)
Origin	United States
Genres	Progressive rock, experimental rock
Occupation(s)	Bassist
Instruments	Bass guitar
Associated acts	Gwen Stefani, Pink, Cher, The Mars Volta, Veruca Salt, Tegan and Sara

Eva Catherine Gardner (born February 17, 1979) is an electric bassist from Los Angeles, California. She is a graduate of the Los Angeles County High School for the Arts, where she studied under trumpet player Bobby Rodriguez. She holds a degree in ethnomusicology from UCLA (Cum Laude). Eva Gardner is the daughter of The Creation bassist Kim Gardner, and cites her father as her primary influence.

Eva was the original bassist for The Mars Volta (2001). Her work appears on their first EP Tremulant and although she did not perform on the recording of Deloused in the Comatorium, she did write some of the basslines. She left due to complications of her father dying while The Mars Volta was on tour.

In 2003 she toured the UK with Tim Burgess (singer for The Charlatans) and also toured the US with El Vez.

During January 2005 Eva was touring bassist for Veruca Salt during a tour of Australia. She is also the bassist for Los Angeles-based band Lyra, which is currently on hiatus.

Eva Gardner joined Pink’s band in 2007. She completed touring Europe and South Africa in September 2007 and did promotion for the release of Funhouse in 2008. In 2009 Eva was touring bassist for Pink’s record-breaking Funhouse Tour (Europe, Australia, UK, United States). She continued touring with Pink in 2010 for the Funhouse Summer Carnival Tour in Europe, the final tour of the Funhouse album era.