John Gillespie has been writing, recording, and performing original music since the late 80s. He is best known as half of the Chapel Hill acoustic duo, Nikki Meets the Hibachi, but he has played in many other bands such as Kickball, Two Fish Blue, and Collapsis. While most of his music begins on the acoustic guitar, many of his recordings employ electric instrumentation as well (and often a musical collaborator or two). For those unfamiliar with John's work, imagine early REM performed on acoustic instruments.