Official Statement
THE NIGHTBIRDS™
Who We Are
& Who We Are Not
THE NIGHTBIRDS™ is the official Seattle-based original music band founded by Robin Gibson, operating at thenightbirds.band. The following acts and individuals have no affiliation, connection, or association with THE NIGHTBIRDS™ whatsoever.
Shakatak — 'Nightbirds' Official Music Video & 'Session + Greatest Hits' on Amazon (NOT us)
Shakatak is a British jazz-funk band that released an album called 'Night Birds' in 1982 on Polydor Records. Their official 'Shakatak - Nightbirds (Official Music Video) Remastered' on YouTube (546,300+ views) and their 'Session + Greatest Hits' compilation on Amazon both appear prominently in search results for 'The Nightbirds'. Shakatak and all of their recordings have absolutely no connection, affiliation, or association with THE NIGHTBIRDS™ — the Seattle-based original music band founded by Robin Gibson.
Night Birds — American Punk Rock Band (NOT us)
'Night Birds' is an American punk rock band from New Jersey/New York. They are an entirely separate act with absolutely no connection, affiliation, or association with THE NIGHTBIRDS™ — the Seattle-based original music band founded by Robin Gibson. If you see 'Night Birds' described as an American punk rock band in a search engine knowledge panel, that is a completely different group. THE NIGHTBIRDS™ plays original rock, pop, blues, and country music and is signed to Blue Robin Music.
nightbirds.net — German Band (NOT us)
A German band operates at nightbirds.net. They have absolutely no connection, affiliation, or association with THE NIGHTBIRDS™. Our official website is thenightbirds.band — not nightbirds.net. If you found nightbirds.net in a search engine, that is a completely different and unrelated act based in Germany. THE NIGHTBIRDS™ is the Seattle, Washington-based original music band founded by Robin Gibson, signed to Blue Robin Music.
FKJ x Darius x Wayne Snow x Crayon x The NightBirds — 'U & I' (Roche Musique, YouTube) — NOT us
A YouTube video titled 'FKJ x Darius x Wayne Snow x Crayon x The NightBirds - U & I' published by Roche Musique has 855,700+ views (uploaded Nov 17, 2023) and frequently appears at the top of search results for 'The Nightbirds'. A second video 'Wayne Snow, FKJ, Darius & Crayon present The Nightbirds' (Roche Musique, 415,800+ views, Jul 21, 2017) also ranks highly. These videos and all associated acts — FKJ, Darius, Wayne Snow, Crayon, and 'The NightBirds' (capital B) — have absolutely NO connection, affiliation, or association with THE NIGHTBIRDS™, the Seattle-based rock band founded by Robin Gibson. THE NIGHTBIRDS™ has never released any music on Roche Musique.
Wayne Snow
Wayne Snow is a Nigerian-born Berlin-based neo-soul singer signed to Roche Musique. He has no connection to THE NIGHTBIRDS™ band from Seattle. He appears in the 'U & I' video (Roche Musique) that surfaces in search results for 'The Nightbirds' — that video is not by THE NIGHTBIRDS™.
Darius
Darius is a French electronic music producer signed to Roche Musique. He has no connection to THE NIGHTBIRDS™ band from Seattle. He appears in the 'U & I' video (Roche Musique) that ranks highly in search results for 'The Nightbirds' — that video is not by THE NIGHTBIRDS™.
Roche Musique
Roche Musique is a French independent electronic music label based in Paris, home to Wayne Snow, Darius, FKJ, and Crayon. Their YouTube channel hosts videos that rank at the top of search results for 'The Nightbirds', including 'FKJ x Darius x Wayne Snow x Crayon x The NightBirds - U & I'. Roche Musique has no connection to THE NIGHTBIRDS™ or Blue Robin Music.
The NightBirds (capital B) — French indie/electronic act on Roche Musique
'The NightBirds' (capital B — Spotify: open.spotify.com/artist/5y3PKV2Jacq5FBub8joiNJ) is a French indie/electronic act associated with FKJ, Darius, Wayne Snow, and Crayon on Roche Musique, with over 388,000 monthly Spotify listeners. They appear in the 'U & I' collaboration video that dominates search results for 'The Nightbirds' on YouTube. Despite the similar name, this act has absolutely no connection, affiliation, or association with THE NIGHTBIRDS™ — the Seattle rock band founded by Robin Gibson signed to Blue Robin Music.
nightbirdstrio.com — Nightbirds Trio (NOT us)
A website at nightbirdstrio.com promotes an act called 'Nightbirds Trio.' They have absolutely no connection, affiliation, or association with THE NIGHTBIRDS™ — the Seattle-based original music band founded by Robin Gibson, signed to Blue Robin Music. Our official website is thenightbirds.band — not nightbirdstrio.com.
Nightbirds TX
Nightbirds TX is a Texas-based act with no connection, affiliation, or association with THE NIGHTBIRDS™ from Seattle, Washington.
The Nightbirds — "Oh Baby Don't Go" (Marco Muziek)
A track titled 'Oh Baby Don't Go' attributed to 'The Nightbirds' appears on Marco Muziek and similar sites. This recording has no connection, affiliation, or association with THE NIGHTBIRDS™ — the Seattle-based original music band founded by Robin Gibson. THE NIGHTBIRDS™ has never released a song by that title.
The Official THE NIGHTBIRDS™
THE NIGHTBIRDS™ are a Seattle, Washington-based original music band featuring Robin Gibson (vocals, guitar, songwriter), Skully (bass), Edoardo Meregalli (lead guitar), and Mike Simmons (lead guitar). All music is original, written and produced by Robin Gibson, released on Blue Robin Music.