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| Name = Sarah Gardiner |
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| Background = non_vocal_instrumentalist |
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| Birth_name = Sarah-Jane Gardiner |
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| Born = {{Birth date and age|1989|11|7|df=yes}} |
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| Origin = {{flagicon|Australia}} [[Gold Coast]], [[Australia]] |
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| Instrument = [[Keyboard instrument|Keyboard]] |
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| Genre = [[Indie rock]] |
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| Occupation = [[Musician]] |
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| Years_active = 2005–2008 |
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| Label = [[Virgin Records|Virgin]]/[[EMI]], [[Brille Records]] |
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| Notable_instruments = [[Roland Juno-G]] |
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'''Sarah-Jane Gardiner''' (born [[7 November]] [[1989]]) is a former member of the Australian [[indie rock|indie rock band]] [[Operator Please]]. She is the band's [[Keyboard instrument|keyboard]] player, and along with [[Amandah Wilkinson]] one of the band's two [[songwriter]]s. She is distinguishable as the shortest<ref name="ES">{{cite news| url=http://til.and.co.uk:89/music/gig-23362159-details/Operator+Please/gigReview.do| title=Operator Are Too Cool For School| publisher=Evening Standard| date=[[2007-04-24]]| accessdate=2007-08-27}}</ref> of the five members of the band, which include [[Amandah Wilkinson]], [[Taylor Henderson]], [[Ashley McConnell (musician)|Ashley McConnell]] and [[Tim Commandeur]]. Gardiner has written songs for Operator Please such as “One Yellow Button", and the B-side from the first single (‘[[Just a Song About Ping Pong]]’), “In Motion”. She has also co-written “Emo Erotica” and “Two for my seconds”. She is often noted for her stage charisma.<ref name="InTheMix">{{cite news| url=http://www.inthemix.com.au/events/reviews/33566/Splendour_in_the_Grass_Belongil_Fields_Byron_Bay_450807| title=Splendour in the Grass @ Belongil Fields, Byron Bay (4-5/08/07)| publisher=InTheMix.com.au| date=[[2007-08-12]]| accessdate=2007-08-27}}</ref><ref name="DIY">{{cite news| url=http://www.thisisfakediy.co.uk/articles/6574/Arctic-Monkeys-Festival-Hall-Melbourne.html| title=Arctic Monkeys, Festival Hall, Melbourne| publisher=This Is Fake DIY| date=[[2007-08-07]]| accessdate=2007-08-27}}</ref> |
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==Early life and forming the band== |
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Gardiner was classically trained on piano by her Grandmother from the age of six. She started playing modern pop music at the age of fifteen which coincided with Wilkinson forming a band to enter their high school's [[Battle of the Bands]] competition. This band was the foundation for Operator Please.<ref name="FullyNoted">{{cite news| url=http://www.fullynoted.com/interviews.htm#operator| title=Fully Noted Interviews| publisher=Fully Noted Interviews| accessdate=2007-08-27}}</ref> |
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==References== |
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{{Reflist}} |
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{{Template:Operator_Please}} |
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Gardiner, Sarah}} |
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[[Category:1989 births]] |
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[[Category:Living people]] |
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[[Category:Operator Please members]] |
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[[Category:Australian rock musicians]] |
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[[Category:Australian songwriters]] |
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[[Category:Australian keyboardists]] |
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