Gavin Mikhail (born March 26, 1973) is an American composer, pianist and singer-songwriter from Nashville, Tennessee. The winner of the 2007 "Lay It Down and Mix It Up in the UK" fan-vote contest, he has released more than 30 albums and singles independently. Mikhail also composed the piano soundtrack to Ruta Sepetys' New York Times bestseller Between Shades of Gray which was released in 2011.