Gary Kibler has
a long history of composing and producing his unique brand of music.
His evocative scores have been featured in film, television and
a number of game titles for Sony Pictures and others. A self-taught
musician, Gary grew up in a musical household with a piano at its
center and parents who exposed him to a wide variety of music, from
classical to show-tunes. Much of his early life was spent playing
bass and lead guitar for a series of popular rock bands in and around
the Los Angeles/Orange County area where he grew up. In 1976 Gary
acquired his first synthesizer, a Univox Mini-Korg. Though primitive
by today's standards, the new instrument served as a catalyst for
his already established interests in multi-track
recording using early reel-to-reel tape units such
as the Teac 3340. By the time personal computers entered the scene
in the mid-eighties as serious music tools, Gary had already begun
what was to become a lifelong exploration of the intersection between
music and technology that continues to this day.
In 2006 Sony
Pictures Entertainment commissioned Gary to create a unique music
and audio design for the first PC game based on their blockbuster
book and film franchise "The Da Vinci Code". Assisting
in the final production was Bruce Maddocks, who had master-engineered
a string of award-winning film soundtracks ("Pirates
of the Caribbean", "The Last Samurai" and "Batman
Begins") for Hans Zimmer, Harry
Gregson-Williams, and many others. Gary's music for The Da Vinci
Code went on to become one of the top 20 most downloaded game or
film-related tracks of 2006. His song "Winds of Change"
was featured on Britain's top-rated television program "Top
Gear", a show with a long-standing reputation for showcasing
the best of new and established music.
In 2007 Gary
again sparked another popular music-themed meme by introducing "The
Yellow Album". A creative excercise in stripping electronic
music production down to its essence, the album broke new ground
in demonstrating that an enjoyably listenable, creatively-layered,
near-studio-quality album could be produced using nothing more than
a $200 palm-sized touchpad synthesizer called the Kaossilator. A
great deal was made over the fact that no external processing or
overdubs were used; what people heard was simply a single live take
of a Korg Kaossilator in the hands of a creative artist who appreciated
its musical potential. News of the album spread quickly on the major
music and culture blogs, resulting in "The Yellow Album"
receiving over 250,000 downloads to date. Korg has since publicly
acknowledged Gary's contribution to their overall sales with "The
Yellow Album" now being currently available on iTunes, Amazon
and other major online retailers.
Gary has worked for
Sony Pictures in their Games Studio based in Culver City and later
for Sony Online Entertainment in San Diego. He currently lives in
England where he works for the BBC while continuing to compose for
new game and film projects.

"With
its combination of hard suspense and cool mystique, "The Da Vinci
Code" puts a unique set of demands on a soundtrack composer. Gary
Kibler proves himself up to the challenge with his cerebral score,
which alternates between airy synth sketches and urgent orchestral
suites." -CNET
MUSIC EDITOR'S REVIEW
"We
first heard about the buzz surrounding the Yellow Album while we
were showing off the KAOSSILATOR at NAMM. Gary definitely took the
device to a much higher creative level than we ever expected with
this album concept." -JAMES SAJEVA - Product Manager for
DJ, Dance and Computer Products - KORG USA
"Gary
Kibler and his "Yellow Album" have made a huge impression
on the internet music market already." -NOIZONE.COM (Music
Blog)