Bill Gibson

Who is Bill Gibson?

Bill Gibson is an American music producer.

He is president of Northwest Music and Recording and has spent the last 30+ years writing, recording, producing, and teaching music. He is the author of books and videos about audio recording and live sound; his writings contain simple straight-forward explanations of audio concepts and applications. Gibson 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. He approaches technical considerations from a musical vantage point, which tends to make his explanations of sound and audio concepts easy-to-understand for musicians.

Along with his performing and sound operating experience around the country, performing everything from jazz to pop in large and small venues, and as an accomplished musician, Bill also has a vast catalog of albums that he has produced and/or engineered in studios between Seattle, Los Angeles, and Nashville.

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.