Paul
Gibens 
Paul has been a professional musician/arranger
for 45 years.
He was born in New Zealand and studied architecture at
the Auckland University.
After graduating he worked for 5 years in the Fiji Islands.
However the music bug bit hard and in his spare time Paul
taught himself alto sax, clarinet & flute also worked
on the Berklee Correspondence Course in arranging - all
while relaxing under a coconut palm!
On
returning to Auckland, NZ in 1965 he started a hectic
lifestyle of architect by day and musician/arranger by
night.
For the next 20 years Paul was a principal arranger for
TVNZ light entertainment shows using all types of bands
from pop-rock through symphonic orchestras.
At the same he was regularly commissioned by Radio NZ
to compose and arrange jazz programs for combos, big bands
and light orchestras.
Since
arriving in Brisbane, Australia in 1988 Paul has kept
very busy with arranging commissions for television, Queensland
Philharmonic, Tom Burlinson’s Sinatra tribute show,
Carols At The Cove (Sanctuary Cove Christmas shows) and
many more.
Many of his charts are used by the great Australian music
icon conductor/pianist Maestro Tommy Tycho.
Paul
has written an extensive library of big band vocal charts
which are much in demand throughout Australia. Paul also
leads his own 10 piece jazz band Decahedron.
