Ibiza, Cafe Del Mar / Chill, Funk, Afro beat / mellow house
Songwriter/ producer/DJ Gary Butcher has contributed to many Café del Mar albums over the last 6 years, either under his own name, that of Luminous or collaborating with Danish dance producers, Miro.
His musical history career started as a session guitarist for many artists including Robert Palmer.
He went on to write and produce for Jimmy Summerville, Sonique, Definition of Sound, the Banderas and Miro.
February 14th 2008 was the launch date of the debut album by Gary B Step into the Sunshine.
Released by the Café del Mar label, famous for their chillout compilations, Gary B is one of the few solo artists signed exclusively to the company.
The album went straight to number one in iTunes electronic chart Spain.
In 2008 Gary has been DJing around Europe and also performing Step into the sunshine at the Sopot TV festival in Poland. That had over 8 million viewers watching. He has also been working on his second album for Café del Mar.
Gary lives and works from his studio in Ibiza and has his own unique take on the chill out genre, producing a soulful blend of well crafted songs using his own vocals or those of long time musical collaborator, Julie Harrington.
Gary B is also an international DJ, playing a soulful mix of Chill, funk, Afro beat, and mellow house.
http://www.myspace.com/luminousmusic
