Austin Gibbs (born December 17, 1986) is an American musician.
Gibbs was born in
Houston, Texas
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, on December 17, 1986, and spent much of his childhood in
Southern California
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.
After a move to
Mesa, Arizona
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, in 2001, he formed Austin Gibbs and the States.
The group released a self-recorded demo in 2007. In the spring of 2008, Austin Gibbs and the States won a battle of the bands to perform on the main stage at the Circle K Tempe Music Festival. The group went on to perform at
Bamboozle Left.
In January 2009, he recorded a self-titled EP with
Bob Hoag at Flying Blanket Studios in Mesa.
The EP was released in April 2009. A second EP, ''1986'', was released in September 2010. In May 2011, he released a full-length album, ''Charlie''.
Discography
* ''Austin Gibbs and the States'' (demo, 2007)
* ''Austin Gibbs'' (EP, 2009)
and through 101 Distribution on May 5, 2009.
* ''1986'' (EP, 2010)
* ''Charlie'' (LP, 2011)
* ''Fall 2011 (Live)'' (EP, 2012)
References
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Songwriters from Arizona
Living people
Musicians from Mesa, Arizona
1986 births
Rock musicians from Arizona