Mike Gerber, born in 1953, is a London-based journalist, and now also a partner in the Vinyl Vanguard record shop.

Gerber left school at 16 and worked in dead-end jobs before taking a history with Spanish degree in his thirties, and then a post-graduate trainee journalist course.

His career in journalism, as writer and editor, began in the late 1980s. As well as covering a wide range of industries, his features have appeared in the Guardian, the Observer, Financial Times, New Statesman, Lloyds List, Jewish Socialist and on various TV station Channel 4 websites.

Gerber's music journalism includes features in: We Jazz, Cadence, fRoots, Songlines​​​​​​, Long Live Vinyl, and IAJRC Journal and other publications. He also presented a regular show on UK Jazz Radio. 

https://www.mikegerberjournalist.co.uk