Bio
Phil Gates

Phil Gates was born in Chicago Ill., and was raised mostly in Long Island, New York. While in the U.S. Air Force, Phil was selected as the guitarist and technical director for the "Tops in Blue" World Tour, which performed in the halftime show at the NFL Superbowl XIX.
As front of house engineer at the Caravan of Dreams Performing Arts Centre in Fort Worth, Texas, Phil worked with some of Jazz's greatest performers to include: Dizzie Gilespie, Wynton & Branford Marsalis, Kevin Eubanks, Eartha Kitt, Dianne Reeves, Bobby "Blue" Bland, and many others. All the while gigging around the D/FW area.
Phil has either consulted, or built recording systems for Harry Connick Jr., Artie Butler, Jesse Diamond (w/ Neil Diamond), Kimberly Brewer (w/ Stevie Wonder), John McClain (A&M), Boys 2 Men, Tommy Lee, Buckcherry, Nick Smith(w/ Stanley Clarke), Karen Briggs(w/ Yanni), Yanni, and consulted for many others in the Los Angeles area.
At the same time Phil can been seen with “The Phil Gates Blues Band” every Friday night on Hornblower Crusies Friday Night Blues Dinner Cruise. In the studio, Phil has been busy playing guitar on such projects as the Philip Bailey CD "Life & Love", five new CD's with artists Kellie Blaise, Billy Shields, Preston Glass, L.A. Stlyz and Seabron, a track with Maurice White's artist Keni Jackson, and a project for Time Life coming out in 2009. Phil has also produced a song of his with Karen Briggs, also Phil Co-Produced an award winning Blues record "The Blues According to Zacariah" with Zac Harmon and has also Produced a record for Julia Jordan. Not to mention he has three CD’s of his own music. And a loop CDw/ M-Audio. Click the Music link to hear them.
Phil has two full endorsements with Ernie Ball/MusicMan Guitars, and Ultimate Support music stands respectively. In his spare time, he is a published writer with Mel Bay Publications with "Recording the Guitar" - a new book now available from Mel Bay.