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CREATIVE WORK

Creative Publications
1) Dušan Kranjc (2Cellos) Commission
2) The State of Things ALBUM
3) The State of Things TOUR
4) Rita
5) Cass NFT
6) Virtual Choir

Competitions
1) International Songwriting Competition
2) 7 Virtual Jazz Competition
3) Jarek Smietana International Jazz Guitar Competition

Endorsements & User Generated Content
1) Elixir Strings
2) DV Mark Amps
3) Enya Music

Grant Funding
1) List of Grants Awarded Since 2018

1) DUSAN COMMISSION

In the summer of 2023, I was commissioned by Dušan Kranjc (drummer from 2Cellos) to write a series of original songs & arrangements for his debut album. The album was recorded at Studio G (Brooklyn) on August 8th with James Francies (piano), Moto Fukushima (bass), myself (guitar), and Dusan (drums). You can watch/listen below to one of the 6 songs from the album, a performance of my original song “Ethereal”. 

 

1) DUSAN
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2) The State of Things ALBUM

2) "THE STATE OF THINGS" ALBUM

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“The State of Things” is my most recent CD release of original music, on record label Outside in Music. It was recorded on December 10th, 2019, at Big Orange Sheep Studios, in Brooklyn. The album was Mixed, Mastering and Video Edits of all 8 tracks were completed, and can be viewed on this Youtube Playlist. If you prefer to stay on this webpage, 3 selections are embedded below.   

 

The initial release date was scheduled for November 2020, along with a CD release tour. Because of COVID-19, both were delayed until 2022. The album received lots of press, radio airplay and more, summarized below.

  • Select press quotes:

  • "Angus is one of Australia's brightest stars on the International Jazz Scene" - ABC Jazz (Australia)  

  • “One of my favourite albums to date so far! A selection of beautiful original compositions, outside of the box arrangements of jazz standards and a stellar band” - Ruth Fisher (Jazz FM, UK)  

  • “A talented group releasing peppy music with lift and loft” - Anthony Dean-Harris (Downbeat Magazine, USA).  

  • “A force on the scene in New York. The crisp clarity of his playing on The State of Things, along with the cohesion of the group he has assembled, speaks volumes.” - Nate Chinen (WBGO, 88.3 FM)  

  • “An artful blend of drive and restraint” - Kevin LeGendre (Jazzwise Magazine)

 

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Video 1) "Enigma"- Composed by Quentin Angus

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Video 2) "The State of Things"- Composed by Quentin Angus

Video 3) "What a Wonderful World"- Composed by Bob Thiele/George Weiss, Arranged by Quentin Angus

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3) TOUR

3) "THE STATE OF THINGS" TOUR

In the Fall of 2022 (October 21st-27th), I conducted an album release tour of “The State of Things” in Australia and New Zealand. This included two workshops at universities (University of Auckland and the Jazz Music Institute), and a sold-out performance at the 2022 Melbourne International Jazz Festival. A list of performances/workshops and press has been provided on the following page, followed by examples of tour press.

 

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Tour Live Dates

Tour Press

 

4) "RITA" COMMISSION- Te Papap Museum

4) Rita
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Rita was released on April 20th, 2022. It is an original composition, around 30 minutes in length, and a through-composed piece of music, commissioned by the Australia Council of the Arts and performed by members of the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra. It is dedicated to New Zealand visual artist Rita Angus (my great aunt), and is an auditory response to a large selection of works from her entire career. The project included a collaboration with Prof. Carlo Diego (from the Media Arts Department) who animated some of the art works. The video was posted to the Te Papa Museum’s website, along with a short write up. If you prefer to stay on this website, the video/recording can be viewed below. 

 

5) "CASS" A Glorious NFT

5) CASS
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I wrote a solo guitar arrangement to be featured as an auditory addition to Rita Angus’ famous work Cass, which was minted and turned into an NFT (Non Fungible Token). 11 copies were made, and editions 2-10 went on sale on March 10th, 2022, and sold out in 3 seconds. The first edition went on sale at an auction the week after (March 17th) and sold for $19,000 NZD. Links to social media posts, websites and the full piece of music have been included below.

 

6) Virtual Choir

6) VIRTUAL CHOIR "TOGETHER NOW"

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Led by Dr. Eugenia Yau, my contribution to the CUNY Virtual Choir Project included composing an original song called "Together Now". I also organized the recording studio, hired the rhythm section recording artists, and was involved with video editing of more than 400+ submissions from 12 different countries. 3D renderings of the compositions were created and released on BMCC social media platforms on October 14th, 2020.

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A link to my composition "Together Now" has been provided below:

 

1) INTERNATIONAL SONGWRITING COMPETITION

1) ISC
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I was a semi-finalist in the 2023 International Songwriting Competition for my composition “Ethereal”. In 2022 I was also a semi-finalist, for my original song “Enigma”. The ISC receives over 15,000 entries yearly, and semi-finalists in 2022 made up only 13% of submissions.

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2) 7 VIRTUAL JAZZ INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION

2) 7 Virtual Jazz
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I have been a finalist in the 2023 edition of the 7 Virtual Jazz Club International Composition Competition, for my song “Enigma”. In 2021 I was also a finalist in the competition for my composition “Broken Bones”.

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3) Jarek Smietana International Competition

3) JAREK SMIETANA INTERNATIONAL JAZZ GUITAR COMPETITION //

KRAKOW, POLAND 2019

In June 2019 I was selected as one of 14 finalists for the 2019 Jarek Smietana International Competition. I performed in Krakow, Poland on June 25th for the finals.

 

Competitions like this are highly competitive and receive applications from all over the world. I was representing the USA and my home country of Australia, while other finalists hailed from the USA, Poland, The Netherlands, Germany, Switzerland, France and Canada. An extract from the festival magazine, along with a link to my performance has been provided below.

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1) ELIXIR STRINGS ENDORSMENT

1) Elixir Strings

In February 2023 I became an official endorsing artist for Elixir Strings. Kim Leasure from Elixir’s Marketing & Communications department recruited me and they have been featuring instructional videos across their social media pages with more than 400K+ fans across all platforms. Since then, I have created many UGC videos for their brand, including the following performance, riff of the day, and lesson videos delivered in 2023. A link to two of the videos they posted to their YouTube have been included below.

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2) DV AMPS ENDORSEMENT

2) DV Mark Endorsement

In April 2024 Professor Angus became an official endorsing artist for DV Mark Amps (https://www.dvmark.it/). Professor Angus is listed on their website as an artist and will be creating user generated content (UGC) as part of their partnership. DV Mark will also provide Amps and tour support for future album release tours in Europe. Other artists on the DV Mark roster include multiple Grammy-award winning artists such as Kurt Rosenwinkle, Bireli Lagrene & Grammy-nominated artist Cory Wong. 

Artist page: https://www.dvmark.it/artist/quentin-angus/ 

First UGC post: https://www.instagram.com/quentinangus/reel/C8FBxRTusLh/

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3) ENYA MUSIC UGC

Enya Music USA contracted me for UGC (User Generated Content) to promote their NEXG 2 Smart Audio Guitar, and NEXG-2N. You can view the videos submitted to @enyamusicusa by clicking here (NEXG-2),

and here (NEXG-2N).

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3) Enya Music UGC

1) LIST OF GRANT FUNDING (TOTAL of $82,985.75)

1) Grants
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2022-2023

  • $12,000: PSC-CUNY Track C Grant, Cycle No. 54, ENHC 54-41 (2023-2024)
    Music With a Story: A Paradigm Shift in the Compositional Process
    This grant is currently being used to fund a new album that explores composing
    music from personal experiences and emotion, rather than theory, polyrhythms, and
    other intellectual pursuits.

 

2021-2022

  • $2,364.75: (45 hours of NTA) CUE-Funded for Deans David Barnett & Janice Zummo
    CPL (Credit for Prior Learning) Project
    This project included summer preparation of an information booklet for departmental presentation in Fall 2022, advocating for more courses to be offered with “Credit for Life Experience”.

  • $6,000: PSC-CUNY Track B Grant, Cycle No. 53, Trad B 53-150 (2022-2023)
    A Synergy of Music & Art: Original Composition for Moving Images
    This aided the composition & moving images used in this original composition

 

2020-2021

  • $10,000: Open Pedagogy Grant
    Creation of two Course Hubs (Jazz and Popular Music Theory, Jazz and Popular Music Aural Skills) and six Course Shells (Jazz/Pop Theory I & II, Jazz/Pop Aural I & II, Music Business, and Digital Music).
    As the lead and PI, I oversaw the larger project, and completed the following websites: Theory Course Hub and Music Business Course Hub.

  • $6,000: PSC-CUNY Track B Grant, Cycle No. 52 (2021-2022):
    “Socially Distanced Performance Art: A New Model for Music Making During COVID-19” 2021-2022
    This aided various virtual recordings such as this collaboration with 21 jazz guitarists. And this https://www.instagram.com/p/CEjZlcqHzss/

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2019-2020

  • $15,000: Australia Council of the Arts, Contemporary Music Touring Grant:
    “Quentin Angus Quartet: 2020 CD Release Tour (Major Cities, Festivals and Regional Locations)”
    7% of applicants successful
    This tour was postponed to until 2022 because of COVID, and included sold out performances at the 2022 Melbourne International Jazz Festival (see pg 11).

  • $13,171: Australia Council of the Arts, Arts Projects for Individuals and Groups:
    “A Collaboration of Quentin Angus and Rita Angus (03/12/1908 – 01/25/1970): Royal Academy Exhibition”
    16% of applicants successful
    This was also postponed until 2022 because of COVID, and was combined with the Track B Grant above, to complete this project.

  • $450: PSC-CUNY Conference Presenters Award: Awarded funds to present at 2020 Jazz Education Network Conference

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2018-2019

  • $12,000: PSC-CUNY Track C Enhanced Grant, Cycle No. 50 (2020-2021):
    “Quentin Angus Quintet: The State of Things, CD Recording”
    33% of applicants successful
    This aided in the creation of this recording on the Outside in Music record label.
    $5,000: BMCC Faculty Development Grant: “The Encyclopedia for Arpeggio Mastery on Guitar” for company Jazz Lesson Videos
    This aided in the creation of this publication.

© 2024 by QUENTIN ANGUS

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