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MJ Hibbett, November 2004.

Mark John ("MJ") Hibbett (born 19 June 1970) is an English guitarist singer-songwriter, often compared to Billy Bragg.[1][2]

With his band The Validators, Hibbett came to widespread online notice in 2000 with Hey Hey 16K, an ode to the ZX Spectrum and other home microcomputers of the 1980s. The song gained larger acclaim when an animated music video for the track, created by cult web animator Rob Manuel, was released in 2004.[3] Hibbett later collaborated with Manuel, who directed the music video for his song The Gay Train.[4]

In 2004, Hibbett gained national exposure in the United Kingdom, on the Steve Lamacq show on BBC 6 Music, by regularly performing The Fair Play Trophy (again), a song whose lyrics were updated for each rendition to reflect the then-ongoing events of the European Football Championship.

Hibbett's songs have mostly been released on his own record label, Artists Against Success. He is an advocate of the ukulele, which he has used for solo performances.[5]

Hibbett lives and works in London, where he is employed as a database administrator. He holds a degree from Leicester Polytechnic (now De Montfort University) and attended Deacon's School.

External links

References

  1. ^ Web Watch, Dave Green, The Guardian, 21 August 2003.
  2. ^ The Fuzztival: Oh, what a night!, Alex Hodgson, BBC South Yorkshire, 15 November 2003.
  3. ^ Hey Hey 16K song, video and history.
  4. ^ The Gay Train video at Youtube.
  5. ^ MJ Hibbett YouTube channel, with ukulele performances of songs including A Million Ukeleles.


Mark John ("MJ") Hibbett (born 19 June 1970) is an English guitarist singer-songwriter, often compared to Billy Bragg[1][2] and Richard Digance

With his band The Validators, Hibbett came to widespread online notice in 2000 with Hey Hey 16K, an ode to the ZX Spectrum and other home microcomputers of the 1980s. The song gained larger acclaim when an animated music video for the track, created by cult web animator Rob Manuel, was released in 2004.[3] Hibbett later collaborated with Manuel, who directed the music video for his song The Gay Train.[4]

In 2004, Hibbett gained national exposure in the United Kingdom, on the Steve Lamacq show on BBC 6 Music, by regularly performing The Fair Play Trophy (again), a song whose lyrics were updated for each rendition to reflect the then-ongoing events of the UEFA European Football Championship.

Hibbett's songs have mostly been released on his own record label, Artists Against Success. He is an advocate of the ukulele, which he has used for solo performances.[5]

Hibbett lives and works in London, where he is employed as a database administrator. He holds a degree from Leicester Polytechnic (now De Montfort University) and attended Deacon's School.

External links

References

  1. ^ Web Watch, Dave Green, The Guardian, 21 August 2003.
  2. ^ The Fuzztival: Oh, what a night!, Alex Hodgson, BBC South Yorkshire, 15 November 2003.
  3. ^ Hey Hey 16K song, video and history.
  4. ^ The Gay Train video at Youtube.
  5. ^ MJ Hibbett YouTube channel, with ukulele performances of songs including A Million Ukeleles.
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