Bill Gibson (music producer)

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Bill Gibson (born September 8, 1955) is an American music producer, and an accomplished musician and teacher. He is the author of books and videos about audio recording and live sound.

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History

Gibson started playing drums and guitar when he was nine years old. He performed in various bands, including The Dukes, Dick and the Dutchmasters, The Sons of Liberty, Strawberry Jam, Midnight Magic, Collage, Rival, Kevin Katz, and Larry Collins. He attended Green River College, Western Washington University, and The Evergreen State College and received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Evergreen in Composition and Arranging. From 1978–1981 he was an instructor at Green River College in Auburn, Washington.[ citation needed ]

Gibson is president of Northwest Music and Recording. [1]

In addition to being an instructor for Berklee Online [2] and acting technical director or performer for various groups, Gibson:

Musical productions include albums for Tony Moore, Keith Anderson and Larry Collins.[ citation needed ]

Bibliography

Book and video titles by Bill Gibson include:

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References

  1. "Bill Gibson". LinkedIn. Retrieved 2012-01-07.
  2. "Live Sound: Mixing and Recording - live sound equipment". Berkleemusic.com. Retrieved 2012-01-07.
  3. "The Quincy Jones Legacy Series: Q on Producing, Book - Hal Leonard Online". Halleonard.com. Retrieved 2012-01-07.
  4. "Pacific Northwest Chapter". GRAMMY365. 2011-05-20. Archived from the original on 2012-01-02. Retrieved 2012-01-07.