Chris McCusker
{{Short description|Australian songwriter, musician and sound designer}}
{{COI|date=February 2011}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2014}}
Chris McCusker (born 13 August 1958 in North Lidcombe, Sydney) is an Australian songwriter, musician and sound designer who has worked with many bands over the last 35 years. He has produced albums for many artists and worked for many years in a recording studio in Bathurst, New South Wales called the Cave.{{cite web |url=http://www.countrymusichalloffame.com.au/HandsOfFame/Coad_Peter.htm |title=Peter Coad |publisher=Countrymusichalloffame.com.au |accessdate=2011-08-01 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110706103033/http://www.countrymusichalloffame.com.au/HandsOfFame/Coad_Peter.htm |archivedate=6 July 2011 |df=dmy-all }}{{cite web|url=http://web.me.com/jasonroweth/Site/Coming_In_from_the_Old.html |title=Coming in from the Old |publisher=Web.me.com |date= |accessdate=2011-08-01}}
Early years
Chris McCusker started performing live with bands as a bassist from 1973. His first band performing some of his, and his older brothers [John McCusker (1956–2006)] songs, from 1974 was a band called Cade.
He played in the band The upSwing, from 1986 to 1992 releasing a self titled album "The upSwing" {{cite web |author=Apple Music|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/the-upswing/456056012|title=The uPswing|access-date=2022-06-24}} and an EP called Third eye.{{cite web |author=Apple Music|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/third-eye-live-ep/1207008564|title=Third eye|access-date=2022-06-24}}
Current projects
Chris McCusker is currently working with Higgs Boson and the Strange Charm on their new album "World in denial".{{cite web |url=http://somethingsgobang.com/StrangeCharm |title=We are living in very exciting times. |publisher=somethingsgobang.com |date= |accessdate=2011-08-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110306173616/http://somethingsgobang.com/StrangeCharm/ |archive-date=6 March 2011 |url-status=dead }}
He is currently working as a mastering engineer at arthouseMastering{{Cite web |url=http://arthousemastering.com/ |title=Art House Mastering home page |access-date=31 July 2011 |archive-date=10 February 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110210141150/http://arthousemastering.com/ |url-status=dead }} and plays bass with Shaking Hands,{{cite web|author=Mal's Team Gherkin |url=http://soundslive.blogspot.com/2011/05/matt-williamson.html |title=Sounds Live on 2MCE-FM: Matt Williamson "Shaking Hands Trio" |publisher=Soundslive.blogspot.com |date=26 May 2011 |accessdate=2011-08-01}}{{cite web |url=http://inlandseaofsound.wordpress.com/artists/ |title=ARTISTS " Inland Sea of Sound Festival |publisher=Inlandseaofsound.wordpress.com |date=16 April 2011 |accessdate=2011-08-01 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120328092858/http://inlandseaofsound.wordpress.com/artists/ |archivedate=28 March 2012 |df=dmy-all }}{{cite web|author=Bob |url=http://stripedsunlight.blogspot.com/2011/01/matt-williamson-shaking-hands.html |title=That Striped Sunlight Sound: Matt Williamson – Shaking Hands |publisher=Stripedsunlight.blogspot.com |date=28 January 2011 |accessdate=2011-08-01}} Copperwing Trio,{{cite web |author=YouTube|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=thPilyJzVkA|title=Copperwing Trio| website=YouTube |access-date=2022-11-02}}{{Cite web |url=http://aaronhopper.com.au/ |title=Aaron Hopper Home Page|access-date=10 September 2015 |archive-date=12 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160112100244/http://aaronhopper.com.au/ |url-status=dead }} Emotional Park Vandals {{cite web | url=https://music.apple.com/ng/album/t-shirt/1441021520|title=t-shirt Emotional park vandals|publisher=Apple music |date = |access-date=2022-08-22}} and is the last surviving member of the Abercrombie House Jazz Men.
{{cite web|url=http://www.abercrombiehouse.com.au/|title=Abercrombie House Jazz Band| date= 10 September 2015}}Abercrombie House{{Circular reference|date=October 2015}}
Discography
- Young Blood II (1990 – compilation album – RooArt upSwing
- The upSwing (1991) upSwing {{cite web |author=Apple Music|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/the-upswing/456056012|title=The uPswing|access-date=2022-06-24}}
- Third Eye (1993) upSwing {{cite web |author=Apple Music|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/third-eye-live-ep/1207008564|title=Third eye|access-date=2022-06-24}}
- Cockys Joy Live (1997) Cockies Joy
- Glory Box (1998) Glory Box
- Quantum Connections (2016) Higgs Boson and the Strange Charm {{cite web |author=Apple Music|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/quantum-connections/1148274082|title=Quantum connections|access-date=2022-06-24}}
- World in denial (2022) Higgs Boson and the Strange Charm {{cite web |author=Apple Music|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/world-in-denial/1621551595|title=World in denial|access-date=2022-06-24}}
Albums mastered
- Requested (1988) Peter Coad.
- It's Alright (2010) Spike Flynn.{{cite web|author=SpikeFlynn.com |url=http://www.spikeflynn.com/?q=node/3 |title=Lyrics |publisher=SpikeFlynn.com |date= |accessdate=2011-08-01}}
- When Small Talk Leads To Arguments (2011) Will Tremain.
- Higgs Boson and the Strange Charm (2011) Higgs Boson and the Strange Charm{{cite web |url=http://somethingsgobang.com/StrangeCharm/strange_charms_unique_sound |title=The Higgs Boson and the Strange Charm's Sound |publisher=somethingsgobang.com |date= |accessdate=2011-08-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120328092748/http://somethingsgobang.com/StrangeCharm/strange_charms_unique_sound |archive-date=28 March 2012 |url-status=dead }}
- Quantum Connections (2016) Higgs Boson and the Strange Charm
- World in denial (2022) Higgs Boson and the Strange Charm
Filmography
- The Complex 2020 (Short) (sound design)
- Angelfish 2016 (Short) (sound design)
- Swingers 2015 (Short) (sound design)
- Last Bites 2014 (Short) (sound design)
- The Hand That Feeds 2013 (Short) (sound design)
- Reception 2011 (Short) (sound design)
- Bored Games 2010 (Short) (sound design){{cite web|author=imdb.com |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4179938/ |title=Filmography |publisher=imdb.com |date= |accessdate=2019-01-18}}
References
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