Austin Gibbs (born 1986) is an American musician. Gibbs was born in

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, on December 17, 1986, and spent much of his childhood in

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. After a move to

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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

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. In January 2009, he recorded a self-titled EP with

Bob Hoag Bob Hoag is an American record producer, songwriter and musician based in Mesa, Arizona. In 2005, he was recruited to be the pianist and keyboardist for American rock band The Ataris. Career Hoag wrote songs for his group, The Go Reflex, as well a ...

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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