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Steve Gibb | |
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_(cropped).jpg) Gibb in 2017 | |
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| Birth name | Stephen Thadeus Crompton Gibb |
| Born | (1973-12-01)1 December 1973 (age 51) London, England |
| Genres | |
| Occupation | Guitarist |
| Years active | 1988–present |
| Member of | Saigon Kick |
| Formerly of |
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Stephen Thadeus Crompton Gibb (born 1 December 1973) is a British-American guitarist. He has been a member of numeroushard rock andmetal bands including58,Black Label Society,Crowbar,Kingdom of Sorrow, The Underbellys, SkilletHead, andSaigon Kick. He is the son ofBarry Gibb and is currently playing guitar as part of his father's band.
Gibb was born in London, England, and raised inMiami, Florida, the first-born son ofBarry Gibb and Linda Gibb. At the age of three, he began playing piano, but when he was about thirteen he decided he would like to play guitar. After attending aVan Halen gig, he was inspired to work harder at the instrument.
On 14 October 1988, Gibb and nine other students at The Lear School in Miami performed their first concert. The students performed at lunchtimes and for special events at the school.
That same year Gibb and friends formed their own band, which was indecisively christened NNY for No Name Yet. Later they would settle on the name ZEX, and in February of that year they landed a gig at Woody's, a Miami club owned bythe Rolling Stones' guitaristRonnie Wood. Later in the year Gibb would work as a guitar technician on theBee GeesOne For All tour.
In 1991, after being his father's guitar technician for two years, Gibb enrolled in a music school in Miami where he got his degree. He began writing songs, the first of which was a solo effort, "Whiskey Jam". Other songs penned during this time were "Shadow of Your Dreams" with Emerson Forth and Deniz Kose. "Hole in My Soul" was also co-written with Kose. The song "Ren and Stevie" was co-written with Middle Ear Studio engineer, Scott Glasel and his girlfriend, Amanda Green. This song was a take-off on the Nickelodeon cartoon seriesRen and Stimpy.
In 1992, Gibb and others including Forth, formed a metal band, SkilletHead, which performed the club circuit in and around Miami. That year Gibb also made occasional appearances as a guitarist backing the Bee Gees. In February 1997, Gibb joined The Underbellys. This five piece band included Billy Velvet (lead vocals), Joel Dasilva (guitarist), Sean 'Evil' Gerovitz (bass), Randy Blitz (drums) and Gibb on guitar. The band played venues including theViper Room in Los Angeles and Don Hills in Greenwich Village. The Underbellys, including Gibb, recorded forColumbia Records withPat DiNizio ofThe Smithereens as their record producer. This did not result in a recording contract, and the band split up. In November 1997, Gibb performed live with his father and uncles for their 'One Night Only' concert in Las Vegas. He also toured with the Smithereens between 1997 and 98.
Gibb joinedNikki Sixx, Bucket Baker andDave Darling in58.[1] The concept Sixx had in mind when he formed 58 was of a non-touring, internet promoted entity, that would feature on his new record label, Americoma Records. The name of the band stemmed from the year 1958, in which both Sixx and Darling were born. Their sound, as exemplified on the band's only album released in early 2000, was a self-described mixture of "glam, hip hop, rock, pop, funk and a car crash". Gibb co-wrote "Who We Are", which featured onDiet for a New America.
The same year, Gibb appeared in the music video forBlack Label Society's "Counterfeit God" from their 2000 releaseStronger than Death. The band did not have a permanent bassist at the time (for the videoMark Wahlberg was stand-in) Gibb joinedZakk Wylde'sBlack Label Society as bass player in the spring 2000.Alcohol Fueled Brewtality, Black Label Society's live album was recorded in October 2000 and released on 16 January 2001. Gibb's backing vocals can be heard on tracks like "Stronger Than Death". TheOzzfest 2001: The Second Millennium album included the track "Superterrorizer" recorded at Alpine Valley Music Theatre, East Troy, Wisconsin on 9 June. Shortly after this, just weeks into the American Ozzfest schedule, Gibb left the band for personal reasons.
In early 2004,Kirk Windstein (founder ofCrowbar) planned a rebirth for Crowbar and rebuilt the band with Gibb as guitarist,Pat Bruders on bass andTommy Buckley on drums. Their European tour of 2004 was a success, the highlight of which was their performance at theWith Full Force Festival inLeipzig, Germany. This became the core of the 2007 released DVDCrowbar: Live With Full Force Gibb, assisting John-Martin Vogel, produced a mix of live footage, backstage capers and interview pieces.[2] The band has consistently toured Europe, the United Kingdom and the United States. The band's 2005 album,Lifesblood for the Downtrodden, was mastered at Middle Ear Studios (owned by Gibb's father).
In 2005, Windstein teamed up withJamey Jasta ofHatebreed to form a new side venture calledKingdom of Sorrow. The band'sself-titled debut album was released on 19 February 2008 byRelapse Records. It debuted at No. 131 on the US Billboard charts and sold 6,000 records in its first week of release. The album was recorded at Planet Z with producer Zeuss, known for his work withShadows Fall and many others. Gibb performed some solos and leads on a few tracks[3] on this album and also went on the initial promotional tour I late February early March 2008.[4] In 2007, Gibb played on his father's single "Drown On the River".
Gibb left Crowbar in 2009, citing family and business commitments in Miami.[5]
When his father Barry Gibb put together a show band to take around the world on his first solo tour, called theMythology Tour, Steve joined as guitar lead as he had for numerous annual Love & Hope Balls (see below).
The first leg of the tour took in Australia and New Zealand in February 2013.[6] Gibb performed as a solo the bluegrass track written by Maurice Gibb "On Time", and took second vocals on theBee Gees hit "I've Gotta Get a Message to You". The second leg went to England and Northern Ireland in September 2013.[7] The track "Fight (No Matter How Long)" was added as Gibb's second solo. The track had been written in 1986 as part of the Bunbury Tails.[8] The third leg was six US dates in May 2014.[9] As part of the promotion, Gibb performed with his father onThe Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, 21 May 2014.[10]In 2015, Gibb toured North America as the guitarist for the band Jasta fronted byJamey Jasta.
Gibb joined the line-up ofSaigon Kick at theBroward County, Florida centenary celebrations, the free street festival in Fort Lauderdale on 3 October 2015.[11]
The Outkast Talent Agency in Miami was asked to find numerousextras for theMichael Bay filmBad Boys II, released in 2003. Gibb appeared briefly in the opening scenes as a klansman.[12]
The track "Stormy" performed by 58 was used inThe Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde Rock n' Roll Musical in 2003. It was nominated for Best Film Score at Europe's Fennec Awards.
In September 2006, Gibb, his father, and brother Ashley wrote "Drown on the River", which is included in the 2007Burt Reynolds filmDeal.
TheOliver Schmitz filmShepherds and Butchers (2016) featured the track "Angels" during the closing credits that was co-written by Gibb with his father and brother Ashley[13]
For many years, Gibb's parents have been international chairpersons of the Love and Hope Committee for the Diabetes Research Institute Foundation based in Miami, Florida. Annually, a black tie gala is held to raise funds for research and frequently Barry Gibb performs. In 2009,[14] 2012[15] and 2014,[16] Gibb accompanied his father. In 2009, he performed his own composition "Living in the Rain", dedicating this debut performance of the song to his wife Gloria.
At the 34th Love and Hope Ball, held at the Westin Diplomat Resort & Spa in 2008, Gibb, his siblings and their spouses were inducted as the first Young Society Honourees.[17]
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