2008
Melbourne Musos 400th Episode goes to air (February)
2007
33 Melbourne Muso Shows, episodes 366-399
Books
Drumset Workbook Series (a set of four accompanying workbooks to the Drumset Manuals)
ANZCA Modern Bass Technical Workbook
CQ's Guitar Book Preliminary/Grade One
CQ's Guitar Book Grades Two and Three
ANZCA Ensemble Syllabus
A Syllabus designed for Rock and Jazz Ensembles (to be trialed in 2008)
Elected to the ANZCA Board of Directors
"ANZCA Performer Diploma Book"
The final instalment of a twelve year project ... the ANZCA Drumset Examination Syllabus and accompanying nine books.
45 Melbourne Muso Shows, episodes 321-365
Visited Portugal, Spain and London, researched the music of Flamenco and the art of Dali, Turner and Picasso.
The ANZCA Drumset Examination Syllabus now being used throughout South-East Asia
ANZCA Modern Bass Syllabus (revised and prepared for 2007 release).
Received Australian and New Zealand Cultural Arts "Fellowship Diploma" (f.dip.a) for Composition, their highest award for the Creation of the Drumset Examination Syllabus and Books; a ten year+ project.
Returned to writing for Orchestra after many years ....
CD063 - Symphony No.1 in C
Download a .mp3 version of the
4th Movement of Symphony One (14.19M)
CD064 - "The Inner Child" - a ballet in three movements
CD065 - "Orchestral Oddities" - a series of works for various instruments, includes "String Quartet No. One"
2005
Melbourne Musos 10th year on Channel 31
45 Melbourne Muso Shows, episodes 276-320
The Right to Play
... a discussion paper dealing with controversial Council procedures towards "noise complaints" in regards to music students practicing.
(Please note: This paper and the further discussions with the Mayor and staff of the City of Hobsons Bay, Victoria, culminated in the Council changing its policy; in short, the paper worked.)
Drumbooks ....
"Hands of Steel"
"The Organic Polyrhythm & DVD".
"The Numbers Game"
"A Game of Cards"
"Drumset Duets - Volume One"
"Drumset Duets - Volume Two"
"Twenty Polyrhythms"
The Percussive Arts Society gives my ANZCA Drumset Examination Syllabus and Books a glowing report.
The Percussive Arts Society Review
2004
45 Melbourne Muso Shows, episodes 231-275
Angles around the Drums - Volume One
Melbourne Musos nominated for "Special Achievement Award" at the 2004 National Community Television Awards
Short Films "Claustrophobia" and "The Bells"
Short film "Three Vignettes" .... Hooked, The Bridge and In and Out
ANZCA Drumset Manual Grade Eight
CD - 049 - Chris Quinlan - Drum music 2004 - Drumset Journal
ANZCA Drumset Manual Grade Seven
DVD - Four Short Films
featuring Tree Girl, When words fail, Return to the Scene & Moider @ Seething Beach.
"Tree Girl" nominated for best short film in the "Urban and Outback" category of the 2003 Melbourne Fringe Short Film Festival
"Four Short Films" screened at the National Gallery, Canberra.
DVD - The Karl Karma Trilogy
45 Melbourne Muso Shows, episodes 186-230 (including the 200th)
Guitarist for stage production "Annie"
ANZCA Drumset Manual Grade Six
25 Melbourne Muso Shows, episodes 161-185
CD - 048 - Chris Quinlan - Drum music 2002 - i played today
Guitarist and Contractor for stage production "Little Shop of Horrors"
The PANDORA archive of the State Library of Victoria lists The Chris Quinlan Website as a website "of national significance".
Writer/Interviewer for DRUMMER Magazine
10 Melbourne Muso Shows, episodes 151-160
CD - 047 - Chris Quinlan - Drum Music 2001 - Post Industrial
Percussionist for stage production "The Wiz"
Melbourne Musos wins inaugural MCTV award for
"Most popular educational program on Australian Community TV"
ANZCA Drumset Manual Grade Five
28 Melbourne Muso Shows, episodes 123-150
CD - 046 - Chris Quinlan - Drum Music 2000 (25min) What doesn't kill you ...?
Percussionist for stage production "Godspell"
ANZCA Drumset Manual Grade Four
Billy Cobham endorses ANZCA drumset syllabus
24 Melbourne Muso Shows, episodes 099-122 (including the 100th)
... change show format to dedicated drumtip show .... ratings soar ... go figure ....
CD - 045 - Chris Quinlan - Drum Music 1999- why is a river never straight?
CD - 044 - Chris Quinlan - Drum Music 1999 - insert pompous title here
The Zappa Instrumentaale play their last gig in Sydney
CD - 043 - The Zappa Instrumentaale - The Final Fling - Live in Sydney
CD - 042 - Chris Quinlan - Drum Music 1998/99 - Percussive Therapy
Percussionist for stage production "Seven Brides for Seven Brothers"
Toured Europe (Paris, Netherlands and Germany) filming and sitting in with Zappa Bands, "Tinsel Town Rebellion Band" and "Dancin Foolz'"
Solo spot at the Ultimate Drummers Day Expo
13 Melbourne Muso Shows, episodes 0713-0812
CD - 040/041 - Chris Quinlan - Drum Music 1998 - Stream 1&2
CD - 039 - Monica Doyle and Chris Quinlan - Lust Monday - (spoken word and drums)
CD - 037/038 - Chris Quinlan - Drum Music 1998 - Post Paris 1&2
Percussionist for stage production "Kismet"
Drumset Manual Grade Two
Drumset Manual Grade Three
25 Melbourne Muso Shows, episodes 0601-0712
Trilok Gurtu, Steve Vai, Billy Sheehan, Tribal Tech, Virgil Donati, David Jones among those featured on "Melbourne Musos" as guest artists.
CD - 036 - Jackson Thornburn Quinlan - Picture Pending
(original trio "primus meets ornette coleman")
CD - 035 - A Trio of Collaborations - 1996 - '97 - (an eclectic mix)
CD - 034 - Chris Quinlan - Drum Music 1997 - Ugly Tree
Gain equipment endorsements from
DW Drums, Paiste Cymbals, Vic Firth Drumsticks and Evans Drumheads.
Appeared at Sydney's Drum City "Drum Camp" as featured artist
Introduce musical private detective Karl Karma to Mixdown Monthly as well as musos advice column Poppa Chris, Listen to this!
Percussionist for stage production "Annie get your gun"
The ANZCA Drumset Examination Syllabus and the
ANZCA Drumset Manual Preliminary/Grade One released.
50 Melbourne Muso Shows, episodes 0203-0513
Terry Bozzio, Allan Zavod, Ensemble Modern, Dom Famularo and Fairport Convention among those featured on "Melbourne Musos" as guest artists
The Zappa Instrumentaale begins two year residency at "The Club"
... is featured on Optus Vision (cable) and ABC "Access all Areas"
CD - 032/033 - The Zappa Instrumentaale - Zappaclause Two - parts 1 & 2
CD - 030/031 - The Zappa Instrumentaale - Live at the Club Parts 1 & 2
Solo drum spot at the 1996 Ultimate Drummers Day Expo
Endorsed by Sonor Drums
Dom Famularo endorses the ANZCA drumset syllabus
Begin writing Drums Up column for Mixdown Monthly
Percussionist for stage production "The Flower Drum Song"
Build new house and studio in Seabrook, Victoria
Melbourne Musos TV Show first airs on Channel 31
10 Melbourne Muso Shows, episodes 0101-0202
The Zappa Instrumentaale forms from the debris of The Band from Utopia
Allan Zavod, Richard Piper and Kate Kendall feature as guest artists with The Zappa Instrumentaale.
Become National Examiner for Australian and New Zealand Cultural Arts Board (ANZCA)
Commissioned to write ANZCA Drumset Syllabus and companion books, (a ten year project begins)
CD - 029 - Chris Quinlan - Drum Music 1995 - Recurring Themes
CD - 028 - The Zappa Instrumentaale - Hard ones to play!
CD - 027 - Chris Quinlan - Dial a Drum Lesson
... a short-lived venture giving drum lessons over the phone ..... hmmmm bang my drum, you savage rascal!!! xoxoxox
CD - 026 - faArKuUs - fAnFAre fOr tHe cOmMoN diCKhEaD!!
(emerson lake and palmer meets zappa in a cheap hotel!)
Feature on Garry Havrillay's "Camouflage" album
Percussionist with musical production "Quasimodo"
Join The Band from Utopia; a Zappa Tribute band.
CD - 024/025 - The (aussie) Band from Utopia plays Zappa - parts 1 & 2
CD - 023 - Chris Quinlan - The Caliban - originals
Beltane breaks up
Gigs with "Take Five" Jazz Quintet
Louisa John leaves Megwyn, Band renamed "Beltane"
With 85 bands competing, Beltane wins "Clash of the Titans" Battle of the Bands Competition
CD - 022 - Beltane - Kiss of the snake
CD - 021 - Beltane - Banshee
Joined Megwyn, another original band I liked playing with featuring Louisa John
CD - 020 - Megwyn
Opened new music studio in West Footscray
Taught and played Drums, Guitar and Piano
CD - 019 - City of Essendon Band
Commissioned to write music soundrack for SBS-TV project "Can of Worms"
Joined "The City of Essendon Brass Band" as percussion section leader; tours and concerts
CD - 018 - Keyboard Music
CD - 017 - Soundtrack Music
CD - 015 - Guitar One
CD - 016 - Guitar Two
CD - 014 - Piano Music
CD - 013 - Solo Piano
CD - 012 - Can of Worms - SBS-TV soundtrack
Freelance Musician and Teacher
Featured in one hour special on 3-PBS FM's "Melbourne Composer Series"
CD - 011 - Chris Quinlan - Piano Sonata
continue piano studies with Linda Koovaris
CD - 009 - Double Standards - Is this commercial potential?
CD - 010 - Double Standards - Decadance
Misericord, an avante garde jazz trio
CD - 007 - Misericord
CD - 008 - Misericord - the sequel
Double Standards formed with Garry Havrillay; sounded like Frank Zappa meeting the Dead Kennedies.
Spiders of Destiny is a studio band of collaborations.
CD - 005 - The Spiders of Destiny - Volume One
CD - 006 - The Spiders of Destiny - Volume Two
CD - 004 - The Spiders of Destiny - Cruddy Punk Tunes
Build first studio and record incessantly ....
CD - 002/003- Retrospectives I & II - 1980-85
(a mix of classical, avant-garde, hard rock .... I had to put my bits and pieces somewhere!)
Music co-ordinator of the 1981 and 1982 Saltwater River Festivals
Begin Orchestration Studies with Peter Pearce
CD - 001- Trio Arcane - Live @ 3-PBS Radio Theatre
Avante Garde Jazz Trio which Jazz Critic Adrian Jackson called ..... "the most outstanding young jazz band in Melbourne"
Member of Composer Ron Nagorcka's new music ensemble, based at Footscray Community Arts Centre
Part-time roady for visiting jazz musicians, ECM star and Miles Davis' bassist Dave Holland being the "he's my hero!" moment to remember ....
Begin teaching drums at Troy Music Footscray.
Major Influences: Frank Zappa, Jack DeJohnette, Cecil Taylor, Anthony Braxton, Miles Davis, Stravinsky, Bartok, King Crimson, Free Jazz and 20th Century Classical Music.
Summer Jazz Course at Victorian College of the Arts; max out first credit card on jazz records and become a dedicated starving jazz musician.
Gigs with .... Bob Sedergreen, Margaret Morrison, Garry Costello, John Toth, Doug Devries, Jex Saarelacht, Ken Schroeder, Mark Fitzgibbon etc ...
Become involved with the Footscray Community Arts Centre; begin teaching drums and co-ordinating concerts and music nights.
Join cover band "Archer", play the Broadford Bikie Festival, get out of there alive only because some of the bikies remember me from the pub.
Assistant manager of an Essendon Record Shop, which exists solely on sales of "Grease" and "Saturday Night Fever" albums; meet Jazz singer Margaret Morrison.
Move out of home ...
In the mid 60's; Dad opened up the beer garden for the Prickly Bush Folk Club and started that Hotel's once grand history of being the central Irish Music Venue in Melbourne; he also brokered a deal with various Bike Clubs and through his strength of character; succeeded in making the Dan O'Connell Beer Garden a "neutral zone" for "The Bikies" (The Huns, Coffin Cheaters, Donald Ducks etc .. )
This is where I grew up and made my pocket money washing glasses, changing ash trays et al .. you name, I did it
This is also where my passion for music and art kicked in, listening to folk music four, maybe five times a week, some of the best musicians in the country were regulars there; Dad also had a good friend who ran the Art gallery on the opposite corner, so there were many art shows in that beer garden which was originally the storehouse for the grog; my playground! (me and my little mates would make castles and fight imaginary battles with spitballs in that beer garden, until the folkies took it over!
Dad retired from the pub game in 1976; he still has the record for the longest serving publican in that pub; sixteen years ... others have come and gone and tried to change history, but it was my dear old dad that turned "The Dan" from a rough mongrels pub in 1963 to the once proud mecca for all things Irish. (Including pasionate feelings about the then "troubles" in beloved Ireland)
It wasn't all fun and games; It got a bit edgy at times; saw many a drunken fight over a lost pool game (and more).
Mum and Dad had one of the bitterest divorces possible in a day when it wasn't so clear cut; you had to go to court and slug it out.
Looking back, and figuring it out, this is also why I am so passionate about kids welfare and education.
.... that's enough rabbiting on :)