# Kevin Quain

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{{Infobox musical artist
| name            = Kevin Quain
| image           = Kevin Quain.jpg
| caption         =
| image_size      =
| origin          =
| instrument      = Vocals, [accordion](/source/accordion), [banjo](/source/banjo), piano, guitar, bass, [musical saw](/source/musical_saw)
| genre           = [Cabaret](/source/Cabaret), [jazz](/source/jazz), [rock n' roll](/source/rock_n'_roll)
| occupation      = Singer-songwriter, musician, playwright, actor
| years_active    = 1997–present
| label           = Independent
| website         = {{URL|kevinquain.com}}
}}

'''Kevin Quain''' is a cabaret artist, singer-songwriter playwright, composer and producer of audio recordings,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.kevinquain.com/biokq.htm|title=Kevin Quain: Biography|website=www.kevinquain.com|access-date=2018-03-01}}</ref> who operates out of the [Cameron House](/source/The_Cameron_House) in Toronto, Canada.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://nowtoronto.com/music/cameron-celebrates-25/|title=Cameron celebrates 25|last=Davey|first=Steven|date=2006-11-09|work=NOW Magazine|access-date=2018-03-01|language=en-us}}</ref>

Since 1995 he has performed long-running weekly residencies at various Toronto venues including The Cameron House, The Rex Hotel, and Graffiti's.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/2013/12/04/its_a_pity_when_people_dont_stop_to_hear_the_music_david_macfarlane.html|title=It's a pity when people don't stop to hear the music: David Macfarlane|last=Macfarlane|first=David|date=2013-12-04|work=The Toronto Star|access-date=2018-03-01|language=en-CA|issn=0319-0781}}</ref> He has produced recordings for other artists, in his small studio above Cameron House. He has worked with Michelle Rumball,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.michellerumball.com/photos|title=MICHELLE RUMBALL..and sometimes the BEAUTY SALOON - Photos|website=www.michellerumball.com|access-date=2018-03-01}}</ref> Max Metrault, Frank & Max Evans, Sue & Dwight, and Carnival Diablo.{{citation needed|date=December 2022}}

Quain edited ''The Elvis Reader: Texts and Sources on the King of Rock 'N' Roll''.{{citation needed|date=December 2022}}

He is a self-taught musician, singer/songwriter,<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/playwright-threw-it-all-over-to-sing-in-small-painful-pond/article773900/|title=Playwright threw it all over to sing in small, painful pond|access-date=2018-03-01}}</ref> and playwright.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://tapa.ca/dora-awards/past-awards/recipients/|title=Recipients - TAPA|work=TAPA|access-date=2018-03-01|language=en-US|archive-date=26 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210126214107/https://tapa.ca/dora-awards/past-awards/recipients/|url-status=dead}}</ref> He has written music for film, TV, and the stage, and has performed with scores of artists including [The Mahones](/source/The_Mahones), [Carnival Diablo](/source/Carnival_Diablo), and [Mary Margaret O'Hara](/source/Mary_Margaret_O'Hara). He describes his unique music genre with The Mad Bastards as "garage jazz cabaret noir".<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/2012/12/22/mad_bastards_17year_run_at_cameron_house_coming_to_end.html|title=Mad Bastards' 17-year run at Cameron House coming to end|last=Mills|first=Carys|date=2012-12-22|work=The Toronto Star|access-date=2018-03-01|language=en-CA|issn=0319-0781}}</ref>

Quain created ''Tequila Vampire Matinee'', a retelling of the opera ''[Pagliacci](/source/Pagliacci)'', which opened in Toronto at [Theatre Passe Muraille](/source/Theatre_Passe_Muraille) in November 2003 with [Ted Dykstra](/source/Ted_Dykstra) directing.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Tequila Vampire Matinee: The Musical|url=http://www.tequilavampire.com/tvm.htm|access-date=2018-03-01|website=www.tequilavampire.com}}{{Dead link|date=January 2026 |bot=InternetArchiveBot }}</ref> The show received six [Dora Mavor Moore Award](/source/Dora_Mavor_Moore_Award) nominations in the General Theatre category.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Nominees|url=https://tapa.ca/dora-awards/past-awards/nominees/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210514103139/https://tapa.ca/dora-awards/past-awards/nominees/|archive-date=14 May 2021|access-date=2018-02-28|website=tapa.ca|url-status=dead}}</ref> Kevin received the award for Outstanding New Musical.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Recipients - TAPA|language=en-US|work=TAPA|url=https://tapa.ca/dora-awards/past-awards/recipients/|access-date=2018-03-01|archive-date=26 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210126214107/https://tapa.ca/dora-awards/past-awards/recipients/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Discography==
*''Hangover Honeymoon'' (1999)
*''Tequila Vampire Matinee'' (2000)
*''Dog Show vol 1'' (2006)
*''Winter in Babylon'' (2008)
*''Rain on the Midway'' (2011)
*''Dream Weaver'' (2017)
*''About November'' (2018)

==References==
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Category:Year of birth missing (living people)
Category:Canadian film score composers

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