Bibi McGill
| Bibi McGill | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Belinda McGill |
| Born | Colorado |
| Genres | R&B, pop |
| Occupation(s) | Musician |
| Instruments | Guitar |
| Years active | 2000–present |
| Associated acts | Beyonce, Pink, Paulina Rubio |
Belinda McGill is an American guitarist, best known as the lead guitarist and musical director of Beyonce's backing band, the Suga Mamas, as well as for her work with Pink, Paulina Rubio and Chilean rock group La Ley.
Career
Bibi McGill grew up in Denver and began taking guitar lessons at age 12, when she was nicknamed Bibi as a tribute to blues musician B. B. King.[1] She graduated from the University of Colorado with a degree in music arranging, moved to Los Angeles and began playing gigs and modeling, appearing in commercials for Heineken, Motorola and Nike.[2] In 2001, she was hired by Pink for her tour and appeared with her on Saturday Night Live, Total Request Live, the Billboard Music Awards, The Tonight Show and Top of the Pops. After touring with Pink, she joined Paulina Rubio's band on her tour with Enrique Iglesias.
After several years out of the music industry, McGill joined Beyonce's 10-person, all-female band the Suga Mamas in 2006 as lead guitarist, later becoming musical director.[3] With Beyonce's band she has gone on tour around the world and played at the Glastonbury Festival in 2013, at the White House for Michelle Obama, and at the Super Bowl halftime show in 2013, performing a "pyrotechnic guitar solo."[3]
McGill currently lives in Portland, where she also works as a yoga teacher and has a line of kale chips.[2]
References
- ↑ Hottle, Molly (2011-01-28). "Guitarist to pop music artist Beyonce shares love of yoga with Northeast Portland high school students". oregonlive.com. Retrieved 2015-03-08.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Peck, Patrice (2013-02-11). "Bibi McGill: Woman on Fire". ebony.com. Retrieved 2015-03-18.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Gunn, Jeff (2015-01-13). "A Conversation With… Bibi McGill". canadianmusician.com. Retrieved 2015-03-08.