Music.

Symbiosis: In production & coming soon!

This album is shaping up to be an epic sonic journey through music that reflects Chris’s love of Rock music, Jazz Harmony, Improvisation & Grooves. A ‘Symbiosis’ of Rock & Jazz if you will. The album showcases Chris’s composition skills & the next level of development of his playing style onward from his 2017 release ‘The Velvet Worm’. Symbiosis features some of Melbourne’s most renowned & accomplished players including Gerry Pantazis - drums, Craig Newman - bass, Kit Riley - bass & Phil Turcio - keys. Stay tuned!

The Velvet Worm would probably be best described as a contemporary Jazz Album. There are influences from Jazz, Bebop, Blues, Latin, Blue Grass finished off with an odd time Jazz Rock Epic 'The Girl From Murrumbeena', based on the changes from the Bossa Nova classic 'The Girl From Ipanema'

Released March 21, 2017
Musicians: Guitars Chris Bieniek, Keyboard Brenton Foster (tracks 1 & 3), Keyboard Phil Turcio (tracks 4 & 8), Tenor Saxophone Carlo Barbaro (tracks 2, 5 & 6), Double Bass Marty Holoubek (tracks (1-7), Electric Bass Ash Smith (track 4), Electric Bass Kit Riley (tracks 8), Drums Kieran Rafferty (tracks 1, 2, 4, and 5), Drums Chris Broomhead (tracks 3, 6, and 7), Drums Gerry Pantazis (track 8)
Edited and mixed by Chris Bieniek and Kit Riley.
Mastered by Chris Bieniek and Kit Riley.

EQ’s music has been shaped and influenced by such jazz-fusion luminaries as Wayne Krantz, Oz Noy, Allan Holdsworth, Chick Corea, Tribal Tech, Weather Report and The Yellowjackets, as well as artists such as Robert Glasper, Robben Ford and John Mayer amongst others, and seeks to meld the music of these artists together into their own organic style.

“…EQ has achieved acclaim during its eight-year history…” – John McBeath ~ The Australian

Chris Broomhead ~ Drum, Percussion and Synth
Chris Bieniek ~ Guitar and Synth Programming
Kit Riley ~ Bass, Ukulele and Synth Programming
Daniel Gassin ~ Piano and Keys
Produced by EQ

“[A] very impressive debut release from this powerhouse fusion trio” – Vorticity Music

Chris Broomhead ~ Drums and Percussion
Chris Bieniek ~ Guitar
Kit Riley ~ Bass
Danny Healy ~ Saxophone
Recorded in Melbourne, Australia
December 2005 – July 2006
Mixed by Chris Broomhead and Kit Riley
Mastered by Aaron Laguda
Produced by EQ January 2009 – December 2011