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Bibi McGill
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Occupation(s)Musician
Instrument(s)Guitar
Years active2000–present

Bibi McGill (born Belinda McGill)[1] is an American guitarist, yogi, producer and DJ best known as the lead guitarist and musical director of Beyoncé's backing band, the Suga Mamas, as well as for her work with P!nk, Paulina Rubio and Chilean rock group La Ley.

Early life and career

McGill grew up in Denver, Colorado. She began playing guitar after her father witnessed her pretending to play guitar with a pool stick. He enrolled her in private lessons at age 12. In an interview with the Denver Post, McGill's mom recalled her playing guitar in the style of blues musician B. B. King.[2][3] Her parents gave her the nickname of BB when she was born. When she started playing guitar, everyone kept calling her BB Queen but she didn't like the name so she changed the spelling to Bibi McGill.[1] She played for the jazz band in school, her own punk band and the Denver Citywide Marching Band. She graduated from the University of Colorado with a degree in music scoring and arranging. When she saw that there were limited opportunities in the music scene in Denver, McGill moved to Los Angeles and began playing gigs in small clubs such as the Whiskey and The Viper Room.[4] In the late 1980s, McGill was a part of a Christian metal band called Ezra. In 1988, they released a demo titled The Choice. The band was very well known in the Denver area. Before getting the gig with Pink, she auditioned for Courtney Love and was waiting for Mick Jagger to return to the United States because he was looking for a female guitarist. She recalls in an interview with Ebony Magazine getting a call from Pink's team to perform with her on Saturday Night Live based on her notoriety from her performances in clubs around Los Angeles.[5] She has also done modeling on the side and appeared in commercials for Heineken, Motorola and Nike.[6]

Pink, Paulina Rubio, and La Ley (2001–2005)

In 2001, she was hired by

Los Premios MTV Latinoamerica previously known as the MTV Video Music Awards Latinoamerica where she performed a cover of the KISS song, "I Was Made For Loving You" with Rubio. From 2003-2005, McGill toured with the Chilean Rock group La Ley. She performed the songs Hombre and Aqui at the Vina del Mar International Song Festival in 2005.[8]

Beyoncé and Suga Mamas (2006–2014)

After getting tired of the physical demands of touring, she decided to give it up and commit to living a peaceful life. In 2006, pop recording artist

Madonna's Super Bowl XLVI halftime show which was watched by 112.5 million viewers, Bruno Mars' Super Bowl XLVIII halftime show with 115.3 million viewers and Katy Perry's Super Bowl XLIX halftime show with 118.5 million viewers. McGill received a lot of positive attention from both social media and music critics for the solo.[9][16][17][18][19][20][5] McGill reprised her pyrotechnic solo on Beyoncé's Mrs. Carter Show World Tour that same year.[21]

Style, influences and instruments

McGill is known for her aggressive, funky and soulful rock style of guitar playing that has been often compared to

Fender, and ESP guitars. She also uses Line 6 mod amps live and Quilter Amps and analog pedals in the studio.[13] In 2017, McGill began a sponsorship by D'Angelico guitars.[23]

Bibi Kale Chips

In 2011, McGill was inspired to start her own line of organic, gluten free, vegan Kale Chips when growing her own food in her garden. She had a hard time finding kale chips in her area and decided to make her own but the recipes that she came by were not interesting to her. Her recipe included cashews, red peppers, and spices. Her method of preparing the chips included dehydration to keep the nutritional value and ingredients. She shared them with her friends and Beyoncé bandmates and they loved it. She booked a commercial kitchen and started selling them in local Portland stores and online. McGill is the CEO of Bibi Food Enterprises .[24]

Yoga, wellness, music and business ventures (2015–present)

After McGill's last tour with Beyoncé, the On The Run Tour in 2014, McGill's contract with her ended and she decided to officially end her gig with Beyoncé to focus on other things that she is passionate about. One of those passions is teaching yoga. McGill discovered yoga in 1996. In an interview with Curlynikki, McGill stated that she was always drawn to a holistic lifestyle since she was young. She always had an interest in living in a more natural way and eat healthier than how she ate growing up. After taking her first yoga class, McGill knew that it was something that she wanted to incorporate into her lifestyle. She became certified to teach yoga in 2004 in Koh Samui, Thailand with Paul Dallaghan, an Ashtangi from Ireland, and studied meditation, Sanskrit, history and philosophy.[22] In between touring with Beyoncé, McGill has been teaching yoga at Root Whole Body in Portland, Oregon since moving there in 2007 when she wanted a more peaceful environment.[25] McGill loved the outdoor beauty, laid-back people and consciousness of the city and that is what encouraged her to move there.[26] McGill also performs as a DJ and teaches both yoga and performs DJ sets at various festivals such as the Wanderlust Festival and Arise Festival in Loveland, Colorado.[27][28] Along with Yoga and DJing, McGill has also hosted tea ceremonies. McGill's interest in nature and plants has drawn her to tea. She was inspired to host her own tea ceremonies after attending them in Portland. She was drawn to the medicinal properties of tea and the fact that it can heal different aspects of your biological and physical body, digestion and energy. She has also been playing with different Kirtan artists such as Simirit Kaur, Gurunam Singh Shantala who are local Portland artists.[29][30] McGill is also a producer. She has produced Gurunam Singh's 2015 single "Gobinday" and a "Believe" a song featuring the students of Open School North in Portland during her artist residency.[31] McGill can also be heard on composer Carol Duboc's 2016 album "Open The Curtains" featuring other well known female musicians such as Sheila E., Patrice Rushen, Mindi Abair, Rhonda Smith and Jennifer Batten and Venzella Joy's "Orange Moon EP" who was a fellow Beyoncé bandmate.[32][33]

Impact

McGill has become one of the most notable and popular female guitarists of all time and in 2017, Guitar Player Magazine has named her one of the 50 most sensational female guitarists of all time.[34] In 2015, she made the cover of "She Shreds", a magazine that celebrates female guitarists.[35]

References

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  5. ^ a b c "Bibi McGill: Woman on Fire – EBONY". www.ebony.com. 11 February 2013. Retrieved 2017-05-07.
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  8. ^ "La Ley Setlist at Viña del Mar Festival 2005". setlist.fm. Retrieved 2017-05-07.
  9. ^ a b Gunn, Jeff (2015-01-13). "A Conversation With… Bibi McGill". canadianmusician.com. Archived from the original on 2015-04-02. Retrieved 2015-03-08.
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  22. ^ a b "Natural Hair Celebrity Interview- Bibi McGill | CurlyNikki | Natural Hair Care". www.curlynikki.com. 4 February 2013. Retrieved 2017-05-07.
  23. ^ "Artists | D'Angelico Guitars". dangelicoguitars.com. Retrieved 2017-05-07.
  24. ^ Wallace, Kelsey. "Musician Bibi McGill's Kale Chips Take Her From Super Bowl To Salad Bowl". www.opb.org. Retrieved 2017-05-07.
  25. ^ "Hero status: Bibi McGill". REBEL GURL. 2016-09-10. Archived from the original on 2016-10-20. Retrieved 2017-05-08.
  26. ^ "Q&A with Beyonce's Guitarist and Yogi Musician Bibi McGill". Yoga Journal. Retrieved 2017-05-07.
  27. ^ "ARISE Music Festival: Bibi McGill". arisemusicfestival2016a.sched.com. Retrieved 2017-05-07.
  28. ^ "Wanderlust Festival". Squaw Alpine. 2015-02-16. Retrieved 2017-05-07.
  29. ^ "KIRTAN WITH SHANTALA AND BIBI MCGILL". The Movement Center. 7 February 2016. Retrieved 2017-05-07.
  30. ^ "CD Release & Benefit Kirtan with Shantala + Bibi McGill". www.brownpapertickets.com. Retrieved 2017-05-07.
  31. ^ "Open AiR: Bibi McGill, End of Residency Celebration - 08/04/2016". Evensi. Retrieved 2017-05-07.[permanent dead link]
  32. ^ "Carol Duboc | Open the Curtains". carolduboc.com. Retrieved 2017-05-07.
  33. ^ BuffaLowe (2015-06-24). "Venzella Joy – Orange Moon: The Unwritten Phase EP [ALBUM]". Be Fearless. Be Flagrant. Retrieved 2017-05-07.
  34. ^ GuitarPlayer.com, Electric & Acoustic Guitar Gear, Lessons, News, Blogs, Video, Tabs & Chords -. "50 Sensational Female Guitarists". Archived from the original on 2017-05-07. Retrieved 2017-05-07.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  35. ^ "She Shreds Magazine Proposes SXSW Panel on Women in Music | Broadly". Broadly. Retrieved 2017-05-07.

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