Connecting Creatives

“No composer with his salt has anything else to do on a Monday morning at 9 a.m., so that’s why the Composer’s Breakfast Club meets weekly at that time at Dreamland,” Malibu composer Richard Gibbs, CBC’s founder, said.

Gibbs, once an Oingo Bongo keyboardist, is an award-winning composer with more than 70 scoring credits ranging from Dr. Doolittle and The Simpsons to Battlestar Galactica

“The CBC started organically after I periodically had lunch with Dave Kitay and Frankie Blue, and they invited friends,” he said. “At CBC, all are welcome, including composers, architects, actors, directors of various types, engineers, creatives, realtors, and those in insurance.”

At CBC, there are no name tags, and the club is not meant to be a money-making venture, Gibbs said, adding, “I think money pollutes everything.” CBS is about camaraderie and learning.

“Ninety percent of our speakers are people with great life stories who have done something interesting or are about to do something interesting,” Gibbs said. “I am fascinated with the guy who broke the speed record for non-motorized, unmanned flight - to me, it’s about the drive to do that. The human who would come up with that fascinates me - that applies to all forms of creativity.”

MALIBU MAGAZINE loves Richard Gibbs for his curiosity and drive to bring creatives together.

JOHN GARCIA