28 Facts About Christopher Maloney

Christopher Patrick Maloney is an American singer-songwriter, bass guitarist and music educator.

Christopher Maloney is widely known for his work with instrumental hard rock band Cosmosquad, his stints in Hardline and with Dweezil Zappa, as an independent solo artist, an instructor at the Musicians Institute, the co-owner of Absolute Music Studios and the co-creator of the online music education site Practice Warriors.

Christopher Maloney was born in Syracuse, New York on March 22,1969.

Christopher Maloney attended Oswego State University from 1987 until 1991 graduating with a double major in Music and Broadcasting.

Christopher Maloney relocated to Los Angeles in 1993 to attend the Musicians Institute.

Christopher Maloney studied with many notable musicians, including Jeff Berlin, Steve Bailey, Scott Henderson, Joe Diorio and visiting artists Victor Wooten, Gary Willis and many others.

Christopher Maloney graduated with Vocational Honors in 1994 as the bass program's Outstanding Student of the Year.

Christopher Maloney spent much of the mid to late 1990s working as a freelance bass player in Los Angeles.

Christopher Maloney spent much of 1997 recording dozens of songs for a Dweezil solo album.

Christopher Maloney concluded the 90's by doing recording and performing with Jon Stevens, Donnie Vie, and jazz keyboardist Lao Tizer.

Christopher Maloney's recording and performing career continued to rise in the 2000s.

Christopher Maloney performed or recorded with Hardline, featuring Journey guitarist Neal Schon, Gilli Moon, Chieli Minucci, UFO singer Phil Mogg, Lao Tizer, New Kids on the Block singer Joey McIntyre, Jack Avalon, and Cosmosquad among others.

In 2000, Christopher Maloney decided to begin to make a solo album that would not feature his bass playing, but his voice and song writing skills.

Christopher Maloney did so mostly by performing solo acoustic shows in coffeehouses throughout Southern California.

In 2004, Christopher Maloney continued to promote Control while writing songs for a new album, entitled The Terrors of Intimacy.

The album was released in March 2005 on Sunset Records, and Christopher Maloney promoted it by doing a solo acoustic tour of the southwest US and full band shows in Southern California.

Christopher Maloney's writing of his third CD, tentatively titled Lost And Found, has been interrupted by his work with De Wolfe Music, tours and recording with Cosmosquad, producing the television pilot Backstage Pass, running a music school in south Florida and starting his online music education site Practice Warriors.

Christopher Maloney has traveled internationally to promote the school through concerts and clinics.

Christopher Maloney interviewed his friend Glenn Hughes as part of an interview-style television pilot called Backstage Pass in 2007.

Christopher Maloney has toured as a clinician for many of his endorsing companies, including Fender and Linc Luthier basses.

Christopher Maloney created the Interactive Band Workshop in 2004, which was an interactive educational experience he conducted at music stores throughout south Florida.

Christopher Maloney has written an instructional book for Hal Leonard Publishing entitled Progressive Rock Bass, which was released in January 2010.

In September 2008, Christopher Maloney wanted to expand his knowledge of music and education, and he enrolled full-time at the Musicians Institute.

Christopher Maloney spent nine months studying his fellow instructors' teaching methods in voice, keyboards, drums and guitar.

In doing so, Christopher Maloney has the unique distinction in being the only person in MI history to be a full-time student and full-time instructor simultaneously.

Christopher Maloney had a long affiliation with Linc Luthier Basses, being one of the more high profile bassists to play the unique, high-end instruments.

In 2000, Christopher Maloney started working with SWR amplifiers after playing through the company's 6x10 Goliath Senior cabinet at the LA jazz club The Baked Potato.

In 2008, Christopher Maloney started his affiliation with Fender Musical Instruments by conducting clinics around the US with Cosmosquad, playing at Fender University and performing two years in a row at the annual Bass Bash.