Kim Chin-Gibbons is a Cambodian born, American raised artist based in Western Massachusetts, Worcester & Boston.
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Kim Chin-Gibbons is a Cambodian born, American raised artist based in Western Massachusetts, Worcester & Boston. 〰️
Sunset Mission is a seven-piece prog band from Boston, MA.
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Sunset Mission is a seven-piece prog band from Boston, MA. 〰️
CitySpace Interview from Fall 2023!
Full Playthrough of Kaleidoscopic Key by Sunset Mission! The most challenging song to play by its musicians.
Downtown Sounds Interview, 2022.
Video by Tracey Eller, from Sunset Mission’s City Space Residency as a Pay It Forward Recipient.
Last year Kim was a finalist in the She Shreds Media One Riff A Day or "#1RAD", and continues to develop an album from the riffs of the 30 day challenge.
Kim has also been in the local groups ZoKi, Parlicium, and has been playing in the area in multiple other bands since she was 14.
She first picked up a guitar at age 10 and has been singing since age 4.
Photos by Tonya Lemos & Julian Parker-Burns
She was a Marketing Specialist at Double Edge Theatre, Worked at Downtown Sounds Workers Co-op, was an Intern at Laudable Productions and the Institute for the Musical Arts, and is now Core Staff at North Star: Self-Directed Learning for Teens & an Apprentice at Healy Guitars. Kim is an alum of North Star, and the Institute for the Musical Arts’ summer programs as well.
After attending Marlboro College and the pandemic-merged Marlboro Institute at Emerson College, she left school to pursue music with the progressive rock band Sunset Mission, where she plays guitar, sings and spearheads business operations. The band has grown into an 8-piece lineup and plans to tour across the country and beyond.
The band is a group where music is always being made and remade over the course of months, and sometimes years to be released and played live. This kind of dedication has morphed into the values of Kim's practices and new work on the way.
Work Samples
Vocals & Slide Guitar
Eternal Flight is a 16-minute long, pandemic-born project. It took about a year to record and was written mostly by Colin Stevens and Dana Goodwin over Zoom, brought to life in the studio, and then learned to perform in the Sunset Mission Live Lineup.
Vocals & Guitar
ZoKi’s debut album. Upon its release, the three of us gigged for a couple years in the Western MA area. It’s a project of the past I hold close to my heart. Recorded, mixed and mastered by Frederic Rigollaud of Frecordings.
Vocals
This is a Sunset Mission song crafted from Nick Tessier’s poem about a resilient willow tree. It is one of the first singles destined to go onto SM’s new album, and my vocals were recorded during my first couple of weeks at Marlboro College when I “met the band”. I also play guitar in the Live Lineup.
Spotify
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Spotify 〰️
Clips
Photos from the Shop 2021-Present
Making a 7-string guitar and baritone pickguard completely from scratch with my friend Elias Konturas.
The 7-string project is being continued in collaboration with Healy Guitars for my apprenticeship.
Photography 2016-2021
A brief encapsulation of my work featuring: performances, community work, headshots, nature, abstract/experimental/light painting & still life
Photos courtesy of Double Edge Theatre, Laudable Productions, New City Brewery, North Star: Self-Directed Learning for Teens, Marlboro College, Williams College, and independent artists and events in the New England area.
Experience Overview:
Current focus: Artistry, Logistics and Business Management at Sunset Mission and Solo Projects
1 year Marketing Specialist at Double Edge Theatre with a 3 year Photography Internship
Marketing/Sales/Guitar Maintenance at Downtown Sounds Workers Co-op
Social Media/Sales at Mill River Music
3 year Intern at Laudable Productions
10+ year Student & Intern at the Institute for the Musical Arts
Apprentice at Healy Guitars
Core Staff at North Star: Self-Directed Learning for Teens
Looking to do something together?
I can offer the following as of 2023:
Vocal tracking! I’d love to sing on your project. It is my most practiced instrument, and I can produce precise takes at a level that doesn’t need to be tuned or processed. Message me if you have any questions about my gear or experience! (Samples & Gear coming soon)
Guitar/Equipment Demos (for trade or for a flexible, pay what you can rate)
Marketing & social media consultation (photo usage, branding, digital storytelling and more. I can help you get a site going that looks like this!)
Photoshoots (flexible pay-what-you-can rates)
Gear: Canon 5Dmkii w/ 24-70 f/2.8 lens
Contact
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Contact 〰️
Email: gibbonsklcg@gmail.com