Michael Dahlquist was an American musician, film editor, and computer programmer best known for being the drummer of the Seattle-based Indie rock band Silkworm.
14 Facts About Michael Dahlquist
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Michael Dahlquist's childhood was filled with creative endeavors: writing, juggling, puppetry, and tree-climbing, with a little skateboarding thrown in for good measure.
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Michael Dahlquist graduated from Inglemoor High School in Bothell in 1984, and then attended The Evergreen State College in Olympia, Washington.
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Michael Dahlquist engaged in all manner of performance-oriented endeavors, from stage design to participation in and study of Fluxus-style art events of the sort pioneered by John Cage and Joseph Beuys.
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In January 1990, Michael Dahlquist began a personal and semi-professional relationship that would shape much of his adult life.
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Michael Dahlquist met the members of Silkworm, three young men recently transplanted from Montana, who were looking to replace their drum machine.
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Michael Dahlquist immediately doubled the size of his kit to four drums.
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Michael Dahlquist was a member of the Crust Brothers, playing on their 1998 album Marquee Mark.
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Michael Dahlquist snowboarded, learned to be a swing dancer, and found time to play with a local gamelan ensemble.
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In late 1996, Silkworm began curtailing their tour schedule, and Michael Dahlquist talked his way into a job as office grunt at local software company LizardTech.
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In October 2001, Michael Dahlquist moved from Seattle to Chicago, Illinois.
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Michael Dahlquist's bandmates had already made this move, individually, but the band had continued to prosper as a long-distance concern.
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Michael Dahlquist bought a 2,500-square-foot condominium on Chicago's South Side.
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Michael Dahlquist taught himself film editing from scratch, building a ramshackle Avid system out of home PCs.