Kennard Garrett
Kennard Garrett, Co-Founder of PACE Recordings, Professor at Morehouse College, Director of the Ray Charles Performing Arts Center
Kennard Garrett is an award-winning, Emmy Award-nominated, multi-genre record producer, composer, and arranger. He has produced and received musician/arranger credits on numerous chart-topping songs for various artists, including the Pussycat Dolls, Jesse McCartney, Korean pop star BoA, multi-platinum R&B singer Case, megahit rapper J. Cole, GRAMMY® Award-winning artist Drake, and Afrobeats/R&B singer Rotimi.
Garrett co-wrote and produced “Don’t Make Me Wait,” the lead single on the collaborative album 44/876 by international superstars Sting and Shaggy, which won the GRAMMY® Award for Best Reggae Album in 2019. The album spent 19 weeks at #1 on the US Billboard Reggae Charts.
In February 2023, Garrett co-founded PACE Recordings alongside multi-platinum, award-winning producer Justin “Henny” Henderson. The music startup leverages the duo’s combined 40 years of music industry experience to develop emerging talent while embracing cutting-edge technology—bringing a fresh balance to the evolving music landscape.
Garrett serves as a National Trustee for the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (The Recording Academy), where he previously acted as a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Ambassador for the Atlanta Chapter. He is an active member of both the Producers & Engineers Wing and the Songwriters & Composers Wing.
A graduate of Morehouse College (Applied Physics) and Georgia Tech (Mechanical Engineering), Garrett gives back to his alma mater as an adjunct professor at Morehouse College and serves as the Director of the Ray Charles Performing Arts Center.
With a passion for bridging music, education, and technology, Kennard Garrett continues to shape the future of sound across industries and generations.