Brian was born in Charlotte North Carolina. He studied visual arts for 11 years and was also a skateboarder. While attending North West School of the Arts as a visual artist he was invited to take dance class by one of the dance teachers. He went onto the Charlotte City Ballet School for classical training under Claudia Folts. Later he was accepted into the North Carolina School of the Arts college program where he continued his training in Contemporary, Ballet and Composition.
Upon graduation Gibbs moved to San Francisco to freelance and choreograph. His works have been performed onstage by world-class performers, projected during fashion shows and featured in a three-page spread in the summer issue of Movmnt Magazine, with the editorial by recently retired San Francisco Ballet principle Muriel Maffre. Within a years time his association The Artist Group (TAGsf) has accumulated over 30 dance films, shot by videographer Matthew Taylor.
Garen grew up in Arlington, Virginia. He attended the North Carolina School of the Arts, where he met collaborator and friend Brian Gibbs. After an invitation by Helgi Tomasson to join the San Francisco Ballet in 2003, Garen moved to San Francisco and joined San Francisco Ballet. He was promoted to Soloist in 2008. During his time in San Francisco, he co-founded TAGsf with Brian Gibbs to create an outlet through multimedia. Together with filmmaker Mathew Taylor, the group has produced numerous experimental films and projects. Garen is also a LEAP student at St. Mary's College.