Reeves Gabrels Biography
Reeves Gabrels is an American guitarist, songwriter, record producer, and guitarist of British band The Cure since 2012. He is also known for having worked with David Bowie from 1987 to 1999 and was a member of the band Tin Machine.
Reeves Gabrels Age
Gabrels is 63 years old as of 2019, he was born on June 4, 1956, Staten Island, New York, United States. He celebrates his birthday on 4th June every year.
Reeves Gabrels Wife
Gabrels is married to Susan Van Wie Kastan. The couple tied the knot in 2018 in Saratoga Springs, New York. The wedding was attended by close friends and family. They live in Troy, New York where her family has roots and they are near the Catskills where he attended high school. Susan Gabrels serves as a business manager for her husband and his band Reeves Gabrels and His Imaginary Friends. Both spouses were previously married and divorced. Reeves Gabrels had married Sara Terry, an accomplished American journalist, in 1985.
Reeves Gabrels Net Worth
Gabrels has been in the music industry for a very long time now and has been able to accumulate a massive fortune. However, his actual earnings and total net worth is not known. The details are underreview for better updates.
Reeves Gabrels Guitar
Gabrels has used different guitars at varied phases in his musical career, selecting instruments to suit the music. He has favored Steinberger guitars, the Parker Fly, and Fernandes Guitars, but also plays Gibson Guitars such as the Les Paul and the Flying V, as well as Fender’s Stratocaster.
He has often chosen less well-known makers, explaining in interviews that he prefers a guitar without a set history and with which he is free to create sounds of his own imagination. During The Cure’s summer tour in 2012, Robert Smith gave Gabrels his Fender Bass VI, used to play songs such as Primary, In Between Days, Push, Plainsong, Untitled, Jupiter Crash, Before Three and On. In response to questions about his guitars, Gabrels wrote several Notes posted to his Facebook Musician page describing the guitars played with The Cure and explaining how he uses them to suit the music of the songs for which he chooses them.
Reeves Gabrels Measurements and Facts
Here are some interesting facts you don’t want to miss about Reeves Gabrels
- Full Name: Reeves Gabrels
- Age/ How Old?: 63 years (2019)
- Date of Birth: June 4, 1956
- Place of Birth: Staten Island, New York, United States:
- Birthday: 4th June
- Nationality: American
- Father’s Name: Not available
- Mother’s Name: Not available
- Siblings: Not available
- Married?: Married to Susan Van Wie Kastan
- Children/ Kids: Not available
- Height/ How tall?: Not available
- Weight: Not available
- Profession: Guitarist, Songwriter, Record Producer
- Known For: The Cure Band
- Net worth: Not available
Reeves Gabrels Tours
Reeves and his The Cure band tours have been suspended until further notice due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic scares. We shall update you when they announce afresh on their coming tours.
Reeves Gabrels and David Bowie
David Bowie and Reeves Gabrels met in 1987 during a Bowie tour for which Sara Terry, Gabrels’ then-wife, worked as a publicist. The first project on which Gabrels worked with Bowie was a re-imagining and rearrangement of the song Look Back in Anger and its live performance combining dance, music, and projection as part of a benefit for London’s Institute of Contemporary Arts in 1988.
The resulting score was seven minutes long, whereas the song originally ran 3 minutes as written by David Bowie & Brian Eno and recorded on Lodger. Bowie sang, played and danced with members of the avant-garde troupe La La La Human Steps; Gabrels and two other musicians played onstage throughout. We went into the studio to rearrange it, said Bowie in a filmed interview; I like the hard-edged wall of guitar sound that we put into it.
Gabrels subsequently joined forces with Bowie and the Sales brothers in the rock band Tin Machine. Gabrels carried on working with Bowie, becoming an essential part of Bowie’s nineties sound, most notably on Outside, Earthling, and Hours, the latter two of which he co-produced. Dead Man Walking, a Bowie and Gabrels song from Earthling, was nominated for a Grammy award. Gabrels and Bowie also created the soundtrack to the computer game Omikron: The Nomad Soul in 1999 for the game’s French publisher. Gabrels ended his professional association with Bowie in late 1999. His last stage appearance with Bowie was a performance recorded in New York City for VH1 Storytellers.
Reeves Gabrels Cure Band
Gabrels has been a guitarist with The Cure Band since 2012. Robert Smith of The Cure and Reeves Gabrels first met during rehearsals for David Bowie’s 50th Birthday Concert held on January 9, 1997, at Madison Square Garden in New York. David Bowie had invited Smith to sing as one of a select group of guest performers at this event, for which Gabrels served as musical director.
A friendship ensued, leading to further collaborations within the year. Gabrels and Smith co-wrote a song, Yesterday’s Gone” and recorded it, with Smith guesting on vocals, for the Reeves Gabrels album Ulysses. Gabrels recorded lead guitar as a guest on The Cure’s single Wrong Number and he also appeared onstage with The Cure for several songs on selected nights of a fall U.S. tour in 1997. Further, Gabrels, Smith, and The Cure’s drummer Jason Cooper wrote and recorded “Sign From God” for Orgazmo, a film directed by Trey Parker.
Frequently Asked Questions About Reeves Gabrels
Who is Reeves Gabrels?
Gabrels a famous guitarist who gained broad recognition for working with the Cure band.
How old is Reeves Gabrels?
Gabrels is an American national born on June 4, 1956, Staten Island, New York, United States
Is Reeves Gabrels married?
Gabrels is married to Susan Van Wie Kastan. The couple tied the knot in 2018 in Saratoga Springs, New York. The wedding was attended by close friends and family. They live in Troy, New York where her family has roots and they are near the Catskills where he attended high school.
How much is Reeves Gabrels worth?
Gabrels has not yet revealed his net worth. We will update this section when we get and verify information about the wealth and properties under his name.
Where does Reeves Gabrels live?
He is a resident of Troy, New York, USA, we shall upload pictures of her house as soon as we have them.
Is Reeves Gabrels dead or alive?
Gabrels is alive and in good health. There have been no reports of him being sick or having any health-related issues.