Bibi’s music is upbeat, driving and rich in hooks and melodies. Her influences range from 60s and 70s pop, to harder edged indie rock, to American roots traditions.
Bibi is one of the top selling artists for Pump Audio, a major music licensing company for independent artists. See her TV and commercial placements for details.
She has two independently released albums, “Firepop” and “Second Kiss.”
Being a long time fan of guitarist Richard Lloyd of Television, she contacted him to produce her first album, “Firepop.” (1997) He did indeed, and his explosive guitar playing is featured throughout. Music from this amazing collaboration continues to reach new audiences and certain songs continue to be in high demand for licensing to TV.
Her second studio album, “Second Kiss” (2004) was produced by John Agnello (Sonic Youth, Son Volt, Dinosaur Jr., Dar Williams, Breeders, Bob Dylan). This elegant and whimsical collection of pop/rock features Bibi on all guitar parts and Andy Burton (Ian Hunter Band) on keyboard, organ, mellotron and piano. They’re supported by a muscular Who–influenced rhythm section: Peter Stuart on bass and Ira Elliot (Nada Surf) on drums.
In 2011, Bibi released 8 songs produced by Steve Bill, an accomplished arranger, musical director and guitarist in the world of pop music and television. This collection represents a completely different side of her work: Bibi’s voice and the classic appeal of her pop melodies are given top priority.
Outside of music, Bibi is the producer of NextWorldTV.com, a website she started in 2011 that hosts compelling videos on sustainable solutions for our planet. Going deeper than simply “green”, it challenges our consumer lifestyle at its core now that the system is crumbling faster than ever. How we spend our time, our money, what systems we support and do not, food choices and food politics – these issues are all turning a major corner right now. NextworldTV.com spotlights the most constructive and inspiring initiatives taking us in this direction. She has over 7,000 subscribers following her daily posts.
Speaking of extra curricular work - Bibi is also a professional stilt walker! She can be found towering above all kinds of high profile and quite surreal environments, such as The Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. She has opened for Cirque Du Soleil, sung and played guitar with bands performing on stilts, and entertained at hundreds of festivals, parades, corporate events, civic affairs, promotional events and private parties.
“It’s MORE rock and roll than rock and roll” she says of this absurd day job. “I have to take the glitter, the heavy make up, crazy clothes and wigs OFF to go play music at night after a stilt job” she muses.
Bibi
was born in Manhattan, but spent her teenage years in Orebro, Sweden, where
she started on bass in a punk band. Upon returning to New York at age 19,
she picked up the electric guitar. She has been playing in bands and as
a solo artist ever since. As a side woman, she played guitar for Richard
Lloyd of Television for 5 years, and currently plays keyboards in The Pretty
Babies, an all female Blondie tribute band.She is the daughter of the legendary national radio talk show host Barry Farber, and the sister of investigative journalist Celia Farber, known for her award winning work exposing myths surrounding AIDS.
While studying audio engineering in college, a most interesting internship presented itself: she worked for 6 weeks at RPM Studio in New York, when the Rolling Stones were recording Dirty Work! See the story here.
When she graduated college, she did what any person with a degree in The Arts does: she got a waitressing job. Wanting to at least have great music during her shifts, she worked at the Knickerbocker Bar and Grill, where Harry Connick Jr. played 2 nights a week as a pianist—before he even started singing, at age 20. Her recollections and SPIN interview with young Harry here.
It was during this time she immersed herself in American roots music and fell in love with New Orleans. Fast forward: 5 weeks after Katrina, she was there gutting a church with other volunteers. She wrote about the experience here.
Bibi was recently invited to perform one of her songs, “Billion Things”, by one of her favorite filmmakers, Gregory Greene, director of The End Of Suburbia at a sustainability event in New York City. The roster also featured James Kunstler, author of The Long Emergency, which the song is based on.
It is a lyric about all the things we are going to have to make ourselves when abundant oil and thereby cheap manufacturing is over.
Not exactly a conventional subject for pop music, but Billion Things is emerging as the most heralded song of the new collection, because it is captivating, thought provoking, unique - and full of hooks!
Bibi is currently living in the Hudson Valley, NY but is eagerly trying to make her way back home to NYC where she plans to play constantly with various bands and even start one of her own!
Education: BS Music Technology at NYU.
Two semesters Harmony & Analysis at The Julliard School.
Volunteer work: Bibi has played regularly for the last 10 years in hospitals through the organization Musicians on Call.
Awards: Bibi won the Dusty Springfield Look Alike contest at The Losers Lounge tribute to the singer, and walked away with the 3-CD box set including many rarities from Dusty’s career.
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