Gibson has celebrated the first-ever class of Gibson Generation Group graduates with a virtual performance ceremony, which noticed a string of up-and-coming Gibson-supported guitar stars in motion.
The 18-member cohort joined the inaugural Gibson Generation Group (G3) in 2019, and have been supported by the enduring guitar model over a two-year interval. Now, they’re the primary group to graduate from the G3 program, and have celebrated in fashion with a handful of electrifying performances.
G3’s class of 2021 consists of gamers from all corners of the globe, together with India, Japan and China, in addition to a handful of European gamers from England, Spain, France, Norway and the Netherlands.
Stated Jenny Marsh, head of the G3 world platform, “This inaugural G3 class was actually very important in shaping what the Gibson Generation Group will change into for future members, and now we have a strong basis to construct upon.
“The G3 artists at the moment are an element of the Gibson household, we sit up for watching them develop and we’ll proceed to champion their success.”
The 58-minute occasion included some dazzling electrical guitar and acoustic guitar performances, with highlights together with Reece Malone’s blues-y, trap-beat-infused No Extra, Isa Zwart’s gorgeously haunting acoustic monitor Lege Straten and 12-year-old Jayden Tatasciore’s rip-roaring Les Paul-based riot, Rewind.
Esani Dey, Gaetan Ponzio, Miyuna, Kris Niepert, Asher Belsky, Phoenix Knight and Irene Esteban Teijeira are additionally on the roster, and lined up alongside Jack Goodacre, Diego Flores, Ben Goldsmith, Noah Eckstein and Marina Paz Otero.
Otto Jr. Lagarhus, Sonny French and Carter Wilkinson full the catalog of Gibson’s finest and brightest up-and-coming six-string stars.
Within the ceremony’s opening speech, Gibson’s President and CEO James Curleigh added, “You’re an element of historical past. For 127 years, Gibson has been inspiring, contributing and supporting sound by means of our guitars and thru our artists.
“Gibson is synonymous with the share of sound, and also you now are a contributor, a participant, an innovator and a participant in Gibson’s quest within the share of sound. I wish to say congratulations to all of you.
“Not solely have we been doing this for 127 years, we get to assist arrange the following 127 years of Gibson, and also you’re an element of it.”
To browse your entire checklist of G3 artists and discover out extra about them, head over to Gibson’s devoted Gibson Generation Group web page.