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Shawn Marquis is a self-taught musician born and raised near the Canadian border in a small town in NH. His mother comes from a family of 13 children, all of which are involved in music in one way or another and provided direct inspiration in Shawn's own creative pursuits. He relocated to Boston in 1993 and over the years has performed as a drummer with a number of bands, including: ThirteenEven, Sabot, January, The Push Stars, Phil Broikos, Chauncey, Bleu, G-Love & Special Sauce, The Dorian Scott Syndrome, Walkie-Talkie, and The Church of Flying Dreams. He also writes and records music under the name "afriendinouterspace."

With Chauncey, he toured through a good part of the eastern United States, with highlight performances taking place at the Michigan State Theater, Irving Plaza in NYC, and the Fleet Boston Pavilion. The group toured with acts such as Guster and Midnight Oil, and shared bills with rock legends like Aerosmith and Cheap Trick. At the turn of the millennium, he participated in two Guitar Craft courses presented by his long-time musical hero, Robert Fripp, and also recorded an album with engineering whiz, Steve Albini (Nirvana, Page & Plant, PJ Harvey) at the helm. He is currently writing his second solo record, performing with The Church of Flying Dreams, and is engaged in a number of other creative projects.

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