ie ▁Main es , ▁and ▁American ▁Id ol ▁winner ▁Taylor ▁H icks . ▁ ▁Gold ▁has ▁been ▁Musical ▁Director ▁for ▁pop ▁stars ▁Sel ena ▁G ome z , ▁Dem i ▁Lov ato , ▁and ▁Hil ary ▁D uff , ▁and ▁he ▁continues ▁to ▁build ▁and ▁develop ▁bands ▁for ▁other ▁artists . ▁ ▁Gold ▁has ▁published ▁two ▁instruction al ▁books ▁through ▁his ▁collaboration ▁with ▁Alfred ▁Music , ▁and ▁his ▁original ▁compos itions ▁have ▁been ▁featured ▁on ▁H BO ▁and ▁Show time . ▁ ▁T ours ▁/ ▁Music ▁Director ▁Gold ▁tou red ▁in ▁fall ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁as ▁the ▁keyboard ▁player ▁for ▁Hil ary ▁D uff , ▁and ▁continued ▁as ▁her ▁musical ▁director ▁until ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁In ▁winter ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁Gold ▁co - w rote ▁with ▁the ▁Canadian ▁song writer ▁James ▁Ren ald ▁the ▁first ▁single ▁for ▁the ▁American ▁Id ol ▁winner ▁Taylor ▁H icks , ▁entitled ▁" The ▁Run around ". ▁Television ▁and ▁national ▁performances ▁of ▁" The ▁Run around " ▁took ▁place ▁starting ▁in ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁Gold ▁became ▁the ▁musical ▁director ▁and ▁keyboard ▁player ▁for ▁Taylor , ▁tour ing ▁extens ively ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁Gold ▁tou red ▁with ▁M andy ▁Moore ▁in ▁support ▁of ▁her ▁album , ▁Wild ▁Hope ▁in ▁Australia ▁and ▁the ▁Philippines . ▁ ▁In ▁winter ▁ 2 0 0 8 / 2 0 0 9 , ▁he ▁continued ▁playing ▁key boards ▁with ▁the ▁N