Kevin Quain

Kevin Quain is a cabaret artist, singer-songwriter playwright, composer and producer of audio recordings,[1] who operates out of the Cameron House in Toronto, Canada.[2]

Kevin Quain

Kevin Quain
GenresCabaret, jazz, rock n' roll
Occupation(s)Singer-songwriter, musician, playwright, actor
InstrumentsVocals, accordion, banjo, piano, guitar, bass, musical saw
Years active1997–present
LabelsIndependent
Associated actsThe Mad Bastards
Websitekevinquain.com

Since 1995 he has performed long-running weekly residencies at various Toronto venues including The Cameron House, The Rex Hotel, and Graffiti's.[3] He has produced recordings for other artists, in his small studio above Cameron House. He has worked with Michelle Rumball,[4] Max Metrault, Frank & Max Evans, Sue & Dwight, and Carnival Diablo.

Quain edited The Elvis Reader: Texts and Sources on the King of Rock 'N' Roll.[5]

He is a self-taught musician, singer/songwriter,[6] and award-winning playwright.[7] He has written music for film, TV,[8] and the stage, and has performed with scores of artists including The Mahones, Carnival Diablo, and Mary Margaret O'Hara. He describes his unique music genre with The Mad Bastards as "garage jazz cabaret noir".[9]

Discography

Theatre

His own Tequila Vampire Matinee, an irreverent re-telling of the opera Pagliacci, opened in Toronto at Theatre Passe Muraille in November 2003 with Ted Dykstra directing.[10] The show received six Dora Mavor Moore Award nominations in the General Theatre category.[11] Kevin received the award for Outstanding New Musical.[12]

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References
  1. "Kevin Quain: Biography". www.kevinquain.com. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
  2. Davey, Steven (9 November 2006). "Cameron celebrates 25". NOW Magazine. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
  3. Macfarlane, David (4 December 2013). "It's a pity when people don't stop to hear the music: David Macfarlane". The Toronto Star. ISSN 0319-0781. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
  4. "MICHELLE RUMBALL..and sometimes the BEAUTY SALOON - Photos". www.michellerumball.com. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
  5. Quain, Kevin, ed. (1 January 1992). The Elvis Reader: Texts and Sources on the King of Rock 'N' Roll (First ed.). St Martins Pr. ISBN 9780312069667.
  6. "Playwright threw it all over to sing in small, painful pond". Retrieved 1 March 2018.
  7. "Recipients - TAPA". TAPA. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
  8. "Kevin Quain". IMDb. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
  9. Mills, Carys (22 December 2012). "Mad Bastards' 17-year run at Cameron House coming to end". The Toronto Star. ISSN 0319-0781. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
  10. "Tequila Vampire Matinee: The Musical". www.tequilavampire.com. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
  11. "Nominees". tapa.ca. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
  12. "Recipients - TAPA". TAPA. Retrieved 1 March 2018.


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