Brian Hibbert

Born in Toronto,1952 I have been into music since the age of six.Our first rock band 'The Changing Times" began when I was twelve when we were playing dances at our local school.Our repertoire consisted mainly of The Beatles,Rolling Stones,Steppenwolf and The Animals.After a couple of years some band members changed,but we continued playing and adding to our song list.I began as a drummer and singer in those early bands.One day I decided to pick up my brothers old Gibson Melody maker and never looked back.The guitar had now become the love of my life.I purchased a very inexpensive Degas acoustic guitar and began teaching myself the guitar by listening to old Bob Dyaln and early Neil Young tunes.After many years of extensive practice and sore fingers I developed a songlist that allowed me to begin performing at a couple of folk clubs in the Toronto area.After much hard work and many succesful auditions I was able to book myself in many clubs and universities throughout the greater Toronto area and keep myself musically active and self-supporting for fifteen years.I also taught guitar to aspiring students at Powell music studio in Don Mills.It was also during this time that I began to write my own songs.Having been influenced by many artists such as Cat Stevens,Jim Croce,James Taylor,Bruce Cockburn,Joni Mitchell and Bob Dylan,my own sound began to take shape.In 1994 I built my own home recording studio in my basement,and I have been writing and recording ever since.