{{short description|Swedish musician}} {{Multiple issues| {{BLP sources|date=July 2015}} {{More footnotes needed|date=March 2020}}}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Tommy Denander | image = Tommy Denander 2025.jpg | caption = Denander in 2025 | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1968|03|10|df=yes}} | birth_place = Stockholm, Sweden | genre = | occupation = Musician, songwriter | instrument = Guitar, keyboards | years_active = | label = Frontiers Records | current_member_of = }}
'''Tommy Denander''' (born March 10, 1968, in Stockholm, Sweden) is a Swedish guitarist, songwriter and record producer. He is mostly known for his role in the AOR project Radioactive, signed to Frontiers Records.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2015/03/interview-tommy-denander/ |title=Interview: TOMMY DENANDER - Get Ready to ROCK! News | Reviews | InterviewsGet Ready to ROCK! News | Reviews | Interviews | Radio |website=Getreadytorock.me.uk |date=2015-03-31 |access-date=2020-03-28}}</ref>
The 2022 Radioactive album, ''X.X.X'' featured guests including Robin McAuley, Robbie LaBlanc, Jerome Mazza, Clif Magness, Mutt Lange and Andreas Carlsson.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-03-13 |title=TOMMY DENANDER's RADIOACTIVE Release Music Video For 'Written In The Scars' Featuring CHRISTIAN INGEBRIGTSEN |url=https://www.sonicperspectives.com/news/radioactive-release-music-video-for-written-in-the-scars/ |access-date=2023-01-14 |website=Sonic Perspectives |language=en-US}}</ref>
Denander has worked with artists including Michael Jackson,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t81UAXN6u08 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211220/t81UAXN6u08 |archive-date=2021-12-20 |url-status=live|title=Jerry Greenberg talks about Tommy Denander playing with Michael Jackson|access-date=17 July 2021|publisher=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Paul Stanley, Alice Cooper<ref name="auto2">{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NlEcM53kj_I |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211220/NlEcM53kj_I |archive-date=2021-12-20 |url-status=live|title=Alice Cooper "Paranormal" Official Lyric video|access-date=17 July 2021|publisher=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}</ref> (including original members Neal Smith, Dennis Dunaway, Michael Bruce, plus Steve Hunter and Dick Wagner), Deep Purple, Anastacia, Ricky Martin, Hollywood Vampires,<ref name="auto1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zhknhvqmZR4 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211220/zhknhvqmZR4 |archive-date=2021-12-20 |url-status=live|title=Welcome to Bushwackers|access-date=17 July 2021|publisher=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Rob Thomas, Jeff Beck,<ref name="auto1"/> Peter Cetera,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=un6CbUw2MFA |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211220/un6CbUw2MFA |archive-date=2021-12-20 |url-status=live|title=Love|access-date=17 July 2021|publisher=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Richard Marx, Rob Zombie, Vince Gill, Ke$ha, Steve Perry, Ace Frehley, Peter Frampton, Tokio Hotel and many more. Producers include Robert "Mutt" Lange, David Foster, Max Martin, Eddie Kramer, Bob Ezrin, Desmond Child, Humberto Gatica, Bob Clearmountain, Denniz Pop, and Chris Lord-Alge.
He is the founder of Legends Of Rock, a project that featured rock singers including Bobby Kimball, Jimi Jamison, Joe Lynn Turner, Tony Martin, Graham Bonnet, Mickey Thomas, Fergie Frederiksen, Steve Augeri, and Eric Martin.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20160304185811/http://www.guitarplayer.com/artists/1013/joe-lynn-turner-tommy-denander-and-legends] </ref>
His signature VGS guitar features both the Evertune bridge and True Temperament frets.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.vgs-guitars.com/denander.html?&L=1|title=Tommy Denander: VGS Guitars|date=October 2, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111002215448/http://www.vgs-guitars.com/denander.html?&L=1|access-date=2021-03-20|archive-date=2011-10-02}}</ref>
Together with Bob Ezrin he co-produced and co-wrote Alice Cooper's album, ''Paranormal'',<ref name="auto2"/> that was released on July 28, 2017. Denander played most of the guitars on the album. Denander also worked on Alice Cooper's ''Detroit Stories'' as co-writer, co-producer and musician.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wHAARgau4eg |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211220/wHAARgau4eg |archive-date=2021-12-20 |url-status=live|title=Wonderful World|access-date=17 July 2021|publisher=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/pro/alice-cooper-detroit-stories-top-album-sales-chart/?fbclid=IwAR3S78IQOPkm4lt4HzHjEGL63IkVNuiu0GBao8AzhhE7XIlwWG9TFF2Urtk|title=Alice Cooper's 'Detroit Stories' Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard's Top Album Sales Chart|date=9 March 2021|website=Billboard.com|access-date=17 July 2021}}</ref>
He co-wrote and played on the song "Welcome To Bushwackers",<ref name="auto1"/> that featured Jeff Beck on lead guitar, plus Denander played on the song "Mr Spider" on the Hollywood Vampires album, ''Rise'' (2019).
==References== <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kissarmysweden.net/tommy-denander-om-karriaren-kiss-och-paul-stanleys-soloalbum|title=Tommy Denander om karriären, Kiss och Paul Stanleys soloalbum | KISS ARMY SWEDEN |DESTROYER | DESTROYER ALIVE|first=Marko|last=Crew|website=Kissarmysweden.net|access-date=2020-03-28}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://gitarrzombien.blogspot.com/2014/04/intervju-med-gitarristen-tommy-denander.html|title=Intervju med gitarristen Tommy Denander|website=Gitarrzombien.blogspot.com|access-date=2020-03-28}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.evertune.com/shop/index.php|title=EverTune Shop • Index|website=Evertune.com|access-date=2020-03-28}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.impera.org/interview-with-tommy-denander/|title=Interview with Tommy Denander|website=Impera.org|access-date=2020-03-28}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.emgpickups.com/artist/index/view/id/603|title=EMG Pickups / Artist View / Electric Guitar Pickups, Bass Guitar Pickups, Acoustic Guitar Pickups|website=Emgpickups.com|access-date=2020-03-28}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cduniverse.com/search/xx/music/artist/tommy+denander/a/albums.htm&frm=www.cduniverse.com|title=Discography at CD Universe|website=Cduniverse.com|access-date=2020-03-28}}</ref> <ref>{{cite web|url=https://heavyharmonies.com/cgi-bin/glamcd.cgi?BandNum=4087&CDName=Live+To+Win|title=Paul Stanley - Live To Win CD. Heavy Harmonies Discography|website=Heavyharmonies.com|access-date=2020-03-28}}</ref> {{Reflist}}
==External links== *[http://www.facebook.com/tommydenanderofficial Facebook link]
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