FAQ for Sleepydog Music
Q: What is Sleepydog Music anyways ??
A: Good Question. Sleepydog music represents every aspect of Chris Quigley's creative musical output, from his songwriting to his performances as a solo artist, and as a member of such bands as The Good Leads, and Fuzzy Stone.
Q: How Long have you been doing this ?
A: I Started playing guitar in 1983, and I think as soon as I knew two chords I started writing...it was total crap for quite a while, but  I like to think that I eventually I got the hang of it. I never took any lessons, I found that the best way to learn was to get out there and play with as many musicians as you can and I was lucky enough to find a few people who were very talented (and very patient).
Q: What was the first band you were in ??
 
A: The first band I was ever in was called Spectrum. My friends Brandon Trenz, Steve Gild, Jeff Provenzano, Chris Klein and I all started playing at the same time. Brandon is still out there playing in the groups Stiff Competition, and  The Callbacks (as well as The Good Leads project with me) Our brilliant idea in Spectrum was to have each member represent a color and their instrument (and clothing) would correspond. My color was red, so I had the red guitar, red sneakers and red Parachute pants, it wasn't pretty.
Q: What Style of music do you play ?
 
A: Solo, I play a blend of Rock , Folk, Funk Pop and even a little country. With the band all I'm really trying to do is play good Rock and Roll.
Q: Who are your influences ?

A: Boy, that would be a long list, but here are a few...REO Speedwagon, Prince, Lyle Lovett, The Trashcan Sinatras, Ryan Adams, Whiskeytown, Dogs Eye View, Counting Crows, Kenny Burrell, Ednaswap, Eddi Reader, Cheap Trick, Local H, The Guess Who and The Beatles to name a few.
Q: Are you worried that your good looks keep you from being taken seriously as an artist ?

A: No.  Not at all.
Q: What's the deal with the Logo ?

A: That's what happens when you try to design a logo while under the influence. The moral of the story here, kids, is don't drink and draw.
E-Mail your questions to:
sleepydogmusic@comcast.net
Q: How do I get Chris Quigley to play at my fine establishment or gathering ?
 
A: Booking is handled through sleepydogmusic@comcast.net
Please include a telephone number with any inquiries and I will contact you personally.

Q: What's the deal with The Rat ?
 
A:  The story of The Rat can be found HERE
Q: What kind of equipment do you use ?
 
A: In the newly christened Sleepydog Studios i use the following: For guitars I play a Purple  Fender Stratocaster, A Yamaha Weddington Special,  a Green Yamaha APX-4A Acoustic-Electric (6 string) , a Takamine EF485C (12-String) , and a red Yamaha Bass, a black Fender Jazz Bass, a Washburn WD20 acoustic/electric, a white Epiphone Flying V, a black Yamaha SG700s, a red Gibson SG Classic, a Cordoba nylon string acoustic-electric, a natural finish Fender Telecaster, an old Epi acoustic and a red Hamer Slammer Explorer copy.
 
For amps I use a  Fender Hot Rod Deluxe, a Fender M-80 Combo and a Fender Bassman Combo (Bantam conversion), and an SWR Strawberry Blonde Acoustic amp.
 
For Effects, my live setup is a Boss GT-3 pedal. In the studio I supplement that with a Korg G3, an old Yamaha FX500 and a Digitech Studio100 (for vocals).
 
My PA is a Carvin PA1200 12 Channel Stereo Powered Head and some big ass speakers to go with it ...

The drums on my recordings are mostly MiDi, but I recently added a Tama drum set to maximize the noise.
 
My recording gear is a Presonus 2626 io interface, running into a MAC with GarageBand, an M-Audio MiDi controller and a Blue Bluefly vocal microphone.
 
And that's how I get my sounds, for better or for worse. The rest of it comes from inside of me !!
 
Q: Are these questions really frequently asked ? Or are they just something you've pulled out of your ass ?
 
A:The answer to your questions (in order): No, and yes.
 
   Thanks for reading anyways