- A true L.A. native, Chris
Colquhoun has always been drawn to music and performance.
He plays piano and electronic keyboards, drums and hand
percussion, and acoustic guitar. He began singing
professionally when he joined the California Boy's Choir
at age 11. He was involved in shows all over California,
including numerous opera performances at the Dorothy
Chandler Pavilion conducted by Zubin
Mehta.
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- His love of music, rhythm and
movement has also lead him to involvement in various folk
and Morris dance troupes, ballroom dancing, belly dance
performance and improvisational theatre.
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- Chris joined Soul Dogs in 1999,
drawn by the band's eclectic sound and upbeat message. He
greatly enjoys collaborating with this talented group of
musicians to create, hone and perform music that moves
people body and soul.
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- When not on stage with Soul Dogs,
Chris creates mechanical special effects, props and
costumes for film, television and stage at Applied
Effects in Culver City, CA(http://www.appliedfx.com). He
also enjoys working behind the scenes in other ways,
organizing and MCing large-scale parties and
entertainment events, in which he likes to find the
bands/performers, design the lighting and mix the sound
(http:/www.borderzone.com).
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- With all of his spare time you can
find him working with computers and web design,
snowboarding, SCUBA diving, rock climbing, eating sushi
and enjoying sci-fi and fantasy books and
films.
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