PROFESSIONAL SAMPLES
Creative Publications
1) In Good Company
2) Dušan Kranjc (2Cellos) Commission
3) The State of Things ALBUM
4) The State of Things TOUR
5) Rita
6) Cass NFT
Endorsements & User Generated Content
1) Elixir Strings
2) DV Mark Amps
3) Enya Music
1) SAMPLES of "In Good Company"
In 2025, my latest album will be "In Good Company". Singles will be released every month (starting in October), and the album fully released by April 2026. Below are samples of original songs from the album, which were all written to specifically feature different guitarists from around the world. The 3 examples are written to feature Richard Pena, Molly Miller, & Josh Meader. Unmute the desired video to hear them!
"Pena"
"Miller"
"Meader"
2) DUSAN COMMISSION
In the summer of 2023, I was commissioned by Dušan Kranjc (drummer from 2Cellos) to write a series of original songs & arrangements for his debut album. The album was recorded at Studio G (Brooklyn) on August 8th with James Francies (piano), Moto Fukushima (bass), myself (guitar), and Dusan (drums). You can watch/listen below to one of the 6 songs from the album, a performance of my original song “Ethereal”. The album was released by SONY Japan on July 30th 2024, and has been added to curated playlists on DSP platforms such as the Spotify play list X-Over.
3) "THE STATE OF THINGS" ALBUM
“The State of Things” is my most recent CD release of original music, on record label Outside in Music. It was recorded on December 10th, 2019, at Big Orange Sheep Studios, in Brooklyn. The album was Mixed, Mastering and Video Edits of all 8 tracks were completed, and can be viewed on this Youtube Playlist. If you prefer to stay on this webpage, 3 selections are embedded below.
The initial release date was scheduled for November 2020, along with a CD release tour. Because of COVID-19, both were delayed until 2022. The album received lots of press, radio airplay and more, summarized below.
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Select press quotes:
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"Angus is one of Australia's brightest stars on the International Jazz Scene" - ABC Jazz (Australia)
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“One of my favourite albums to date so far! A selection of beautiful original compositions, outside of the box arrangements of jazz standards and a stellar band” - Ruth Fisher (Jazz FM, UK)
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“A talented group releasing peppy music with lift and loft” - Anthony Dean-Harris (Downbeat Magazine, USA).
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“A force on the scene in New York. The crisp clarity of his playing on The State of Things, along with the cohesion of the group he has assembled, speaks volumes.” - Nate Chinen (WBGO, 88.3 FM)
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“An artful blend of drive and restraint” - Kevin LeGendre (Jazzwise Magazine)
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ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) Jazz Feature album
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Apple Music Curated Playlist Adds:
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'Enigma' added to Jazz Scene: Australia and New Zealand Playlist
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'Pure imagination' added to Jazz Scene: Australia and New Zealand Playlist
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Tidal Music Curated Playlist Add (‘Enigma’ to Modern Contemporary Playlist)
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WBGO 88.3 FM Premiered Music Video of Single “Broken Bones” on February 28th, 2022
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Podcast Interviews:
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Jazz FM's Bandcamp Fridays Picks - April 2022. Ruth Fisher picks “The State of Things”
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“The State of Things” made the top 50 in the Jazz Week Charts in April 2022 and was played on 160+ radio stations around the United States
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2 Page spread & interview in Jazzism Magazine (The Netherlands), April 2022
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Mark Ruffin added 4 songs from my latest album "The State of Things" to the Sirtius/XM RealJazz channel (Broken Bones, The State of Things, Enigma, & Somewhere Over the Rainbow)
Video 1) "Enigma"- Original Composition
Video 2) "The State of Things"- Original Composition
Video 3) "What a Wonderful World"- Composed by Bob Thiele/George Weiss, Arranged by Quentin Angus
4) "THE STATE OF THINGS" TOUR
In the Fall of 2022 (October 21st-27th), I conducted an album release tour of “The State of Things” in Australia and New Zealand. This included two workshops at universities (University of Auckland and the Jazz Music Institute), and a sold-out performance at the 2022 Melbourne International Jazz Festival. A list of performances/workshops and press has been provided on the following page, followed by examples of tour press.
Tour Live Dates
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10/27/2022 The University of Auckland Workshop: "Music Business: How to Survive in the Industry"12pm-2pm
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10/24/2022 The Wheatsheaf Hotel (SA)
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10/21/2022 "Music Business: How to Survive in the Industry" 1pm-3pm
Tour Press
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Art Sound Radio Interview (October 18th, 3pm)
5) "RITA" COMMISSION- Te Papap Museum
Rita was released on April 20th, 2022. It is an original composition, around 30 minutes in length, and a through-composed piece of music, commissioned by the Australia Council of the Arts and performed by members of the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra. It is dedicated to New Zealand visual artist Rita Angus (my great aunt), and is an auditory response to a large selection of works from her entire career. The project included a collaboration with Prof. Carlo Diego (from the Media Arts Department) who animated some of the art works. The video was posted to the Te Papa Museum’s website, along with a short write up. If you prefer to stay on this website, the video/recording can be viewed below.
6) "CASS" A Glorious NFT
I wrote a solo guitar arrangement to be featured as an auditory addition to Rita Angus’ famous work Cass, which was minted and turned into an NFT (Non Fungible Token). 11 copies were made, and editions 2-10 went on sale on March 10th, 2022, and sold out in 3 seconds. The first edition went on sale at an auction the week after (March 17th) and sold for $19,000 NZD. Links to social media posts, websites and the full piece of music have been included below.
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Short Clip used for Glorious Advertising (below):
1) ELIXIR STRINGS ENDORSMENT
In February 2023 I became an official endorsing artist for Elixir Strings. Kim Leasure from Elixir’s Marketing & Communications department recruited me and they have been featuring instructional videos across their social media pages with more than 400K+ fans across all platforms. Since then, I have created many UGC videos for their brand, including the following performance, riff of the day, and lesson videos delivered in 2023. A link to two of the videos they posted to their YouTube have been included below.
2) DV AMPS ENDORSEMENT
In April 2024 I became an official endorsing artist for DV Mark Amps (https://www.dvmark.it/). Professor Angus is listed on their website as an artist and will be creating user generated content (UGC) as part of their partnership. DV Mark will also provide Amps and tour support for future album release tours in Europe. Other artists on the DV Mark roster include multiple Grammy-award winning artists such as Kurt Rosenwinkle, Bireli Lagrene & Grammy-nominated artist Cory Wong.
Artist page: https://www.dvmark.it/artist/quentin-angus/
First UGC post: https://www.instagram.com/quentinangus/reel/C8FBxRTusLh/
3) ENYA MUSIC UGC
Enya Music USA contracted me for UGC (User Generated Content) to promote their NEXG 2 Smart Audio Guitar, and NEXG-2N. You can view the videos submitted to @enyamusicusa by clicking here (NEXG-2),
and here (NEXG-2N).
