joe quillinAn accomplished performer composer and musician who pushes his musical expertise to the limit, Joe has a passion for musical experimentation and
draws his influences from a diverse range of
artists including Joe Walsh, Furniture and Ween.Joe had already built a reputation for playing solo or with his band around London in the late Eighties when in 1992 he first toured Europe with the Mick Clarke band (guitarist with Killing Floor) playing support to many major bands including Canned Heat. Having spent a year writing and playing in Australia with Australian Crawl and the Black Sorrows, Joe returned to London where in 1995 he was winner of the Golden Plectrum Musician of the Year award. In 1996 his first e.p. 'ask me
for
the truth' brought him bookings at festivals such as Gaunts House, Big
Green Gathering and Bracknell. Over the next four years he went on to
include Camberwell, Edinburgh Fringe & Glastonbury.
After two solo albums ('i love what i don't like' and 'rusty bike, shiny wheels') and a band album from power trio 'unit 7' ('what else have you got?'), Joe resettled in Hull where he played solo gigs at many venues, such as the Adelphi and Tigers' Lair, before forming the subtley renamed 'unit number 7'. Having tried out their new material at venues including the Queens, Polar Bear and The Lamp, un7 look forward to recording an album that will reflect a whole new way of playing Joe's material.
“lyrically adventurous and musically imaginative” - Timeout
see http://www.lodsos.co.uk/unit7 for more info on unit 7
and http://www.lodsos.co.uk/un7 for information on unit number 7
joequillin@hotmail.com
music files - 'the day after enlightenment' - from ep 'ask me for the truth' (1996)
'road to tomorrow' - from album 'i love what i don't like' (2001)
'fools paradise' -from album 'rusty bike, shiny wheels' (2003)
'nice that you should ask' - home demo (2007)