It is unusual to come across an artist that has traveled the globe extensively and yet still has their feet as firmly planted on the ground as San Francisco based singer songwriter, Mike Gibbons. Growing up, Gibbons home was as transient as his music as he moved from Thailand to Kenya, to Egypt and Belgium, as well as New Jersey, Minnesota and Ohio in the United States. These wide and eclectic cultural influences play a large part in Gibbons new album Loose Ends which takes the listener through a myriad of Gibbons' experiences and exhibits a global musical sensibility that is way beyond his years. Gibbons was an anomaly in his family as he was the only musician in the Gibbons traveling show. ...show more

It is unusual to come across an artist that has traveled the globe extensively and yet still has their feet as firmly planted on the ground as San Francisco based singer songwriter, Mike Gibbons. Growing up, Gibbons home was as transient as his music as he moved from Thailand to Kenya, to Egypt and Belgium, as well as New Jersey, Minnesota and Ohio in the United States. These wide and eclectic cultural influences play a large part in Gibbons new album Loose Ends which takes the listener through a myriad of Gibbons' experiences and exhibits a global musical sensibility that is way beyond his years. Gibbons was an anomaly in his family as he was the only musician in the Gibbons traveling show.

While the brothers were studying for their bar exams, Gibbons was painstakingly dissecting and rewriting the songs from a Michael Jackson tape that his father had given him. The well-fated meeting of Jackson's Thriller album with Gibbons already developing knack for creative writing propelled Gibbons steadily in a different direction than his siblings: "While I was really interested in other cultures as a child, music in general wasn't a very big part of my upbringing. I grew up in a family where there were no musicians, even in my extended family. As a result, it was assumed that since I was a Gibbons' I probably wasn't a musician." Not the case.

Gibbons first release in 2005, Jetlag Chronicles was very well received and as a result has garnered Gibbons a faithful and sturdy following. Landing in the US for college, Gibbons' freshman proved to be a pivotal year for Gibbons when he began combining his instrument of the pencil, with his new instrument - the guitar. This lead to Gibbons making a name for himself in the college scene, playing at local venues and cafes as he soon gathered a following that was sad to see him hit the road, once again, after graduation. This time, Gibbons touched down in India, Laos, Thailand, Singapore, and Indonesia. ...show less