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'''Mr. Quintron''' (David Robert Rolston), aka '''Quintron''' is a concert and nightclub [[organist]] who lives in [[New Orleans]] Louisiana's [[9th ward]]. Quintron invented his own [[musical instrument|instrument]], the [[Drum Buddy]], a mechanically-rotating, five-oscillator, light-activated [[drum machine]]. |
'''Mr. Quintron''' (David Robert Rolston), aka '''Quintron''' is a concert and nightclub [[organist]] who lives in [[New Orleans]] Louisiana's [[9th ward]]. Quintron invented his own [[musical instrument|instrument]], the [[Drum Buddy]], a mechanically-rotating, five-oscillator, light-activated [[drum machine]]. |
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Revision as of 10:19, 22 April 2007
Mr. Quintron (David Robert Rolston), aka Quintron is a concert and nightclub organist who lives in New Orleans Louisiana's 9th ward. Quintron invented his own instrument, the Drum Buddy, a mechanically-rotating, five-oscillator, light-activated drum machine.
He normally plays the organ, situated atop the front end of a car. The car's license plate reads "MR-Q".
Quintron is also known for his eccentric behavior, once attending a press interview in a wheelchair and claiming he fell off of a roller coaster.
He performs with his wife, musician and puppeteer, Miss Panacea Pussycat, co-founder of the 9th ward's now defunct Pussycat Caverns.
Born in Germany, he attended high school in St. Louis before moving to Chicago at the age of seventeen, where he created the club Milk of Burgundy. His website claims he left Chicago due to "troubles with law". During his time spent in Chicago, before he was known as a solo entertainer, he spent time performing in the legendary Chicago experimental outfit MATH (which also featured Jodie Mechanic and Michael Colligan) and for a brief period perfomed in the no wave troupe Monitor Radio. (alongside Jeff Day and Emily O'hara, relpaced by Gabe Andruzzi, who now plays in The Rapture.)
His current club, the Spellcaster Lodge, was severely damaged by Hurricane Katrina, but has now re-opened in September 2006 with a big party. Ironically, one of his songs (9th Ward Breakdown) predicted the human cost of the disaster with uncanny accuracy, especially considering it was written seven years earlier.
Discography
Albums
- 1994 Internal Feedback 001-011Bulb Records Out of Print
- 1996 The Amazing Spellcaster (Live from the Pussycat Caverns) Bulb Records Out of Print
- 1996 The First Two Records Bulb Records Out of Print
- 1997 Play 9 Songs with Quintron and the Oblivians (Record with the Oblivians) Crypt Records
- 1998 Satan Is Dead Bulb Records Out of Print
- 1999 These Hands of Mine Skin Graft Records
- 2000 Unmasked Organ Light-Year of Infinity Man Bulb Records/Rhinestone Records Out of Print
- 2001 Drum Buddy Demo LP Vol. 1 Skin Graft Records/Rhinestone Records Out of Print
- 2003 Are You Ready For An Organ Solo? Three One G Records
- 2004 The Frog Tape Skin Graft Records
- 2005 Swamp Tech/Electric Swamp Tigerbeat6 Records
Singles/EPs
- 2000 Science In the Shape of Birds (Split with XBXRX, Bobby Conn, and Zeek Sheck)
- 2001 Mardi Gras! (Split with XBXRX) GSL Records
- 2002 Split with Sick Lipstick featuring XBXRX
- 2003 We've Got Each Other (12 EP) Horseglue Records
- 2007 Jamskate EP
Mr. Quintron's first 2 records on Bulb were initially released on vinyl, in very small quantities, and are now very hard to find. They were re-issued in the Bulb Gold Re-issue series on CD and vinyl, but are now all out of print. "The First Two Records" is somewhat of an oddity, because although tracks from the first two records are present, compilation tracks and guitar solos are more prevalent. Also, a set tracklisting is not actually known. When asked about the the tracklisting, Quintron said " yea...that is a Bulb records budget re-issue. I submitted different stuff for the re-issue but the just listed the first two lps track listing. I doubt they even listened to it before release. sorry to say that I don't even know the track listing so it will remain a mystery.......Q"