From the stage to the studio
The same editing craft, on the clock
The Final Cut Pro and After Effects chops that cut these gig videos built a 28-year motion design career — product animation, broadcast TVCs and studio spots.
Full motion portfolioChris Nagy — Sunshine Coast, Queensland
Music — 40+ years on stage
Every band from a Canberra backyard in the 1970s to the last gigs before COVID — the photos, the set list, and the footage that survives. Each clip was shot at a real gig and edited by me in Apple Final Cut Pro or Adobe After Effects. Nothing loads from YouTube until you press play.
- 16bands
- 14videos
- 167songs played
- 40+years on stage
Music · 1977 – 2020
The long run
Lead guitarist in Pop/Rock cover & original bands for over 40 years (1977–2020). Bands supported over the years include: The Choirboys, Dragon, Jimmy Barnes, Swanee, Mondo Rock, Billy Thorpe, Hunters & Collectors, The Ted Mulry Gang, Jo Jo Zep and The Falcons, Hush, The Kevin Borich Express & many, many more… Honestly, I have been blessed to have worked alongside so many talented musicians in the bands I have played in over the years.
Edited in: Apple Final Cut Pro & Adobe After Effects — every band video below was cut by Chris himself.
Chronology
Every band, newest to first
16 bands, from a Canberra backyard in the 1970s to the last gigs before COVID. 8 photos so far, and footage for 4 of the bands.
Krazy Kat
The last band before COVID ended live gigging — a party covers band with twin lead vocalists, working the clubs from Cronulla to Warilla and live at the Towradgi Beach Hotel.
Watch the videosBondi Icebergs Club, 26 Sep 2016 — with Andrea Vox and Dave Faulkner New Year's Eve, 2016 Monkey Grunt
Pub covers with a sense of humour — every member had a stage name. Live at the Blaxland Tavern and The Pye & Sauce.
Watch the videosOz Rock Experience
Australian rock covers — the 70s, 80s and 90s, released as three volumes.
Watch the videosMad Cow
A hard-working club-circuit band — Club Central Hurstville, Cronulla, Burwood RSL, St Marys Leagues, Mounties — through to the last round-up in May 2016.
Party Express
Club gigs around Cronulla and Engadine.
Ironbark
The first band after the move to Sydney, fronted by Rob Mitchell. The earliest surviving footage in the archive — Angels and Paul Kelly covers from the Soundcheck Rehearsal Studios.
Watch the videosWitness
8th Day
Aussie Pirates
Mistaken Identity
Band promo Excalibur
Strait Lines
Lynx
First Impressions
Amazarak
The second band — college O-Weeks, nightclubs and long rehearsals in a hall.
O-Week, Canberra College, 1981 Band practice, early 1980s The Jam Factory, early 1980s Penthouse Nightclub, early 1980s NSN
The first band, formed in Chris's early teens — his brother Paul on bass, Chris on guitar and vocals, and their friend Anthony on drums. NSN stood for the three members' surnames.
Chris Nagy — guitar & vocals · Paul Nagy — bass
The first band, 1970s
Music · 2017 – 2020
Krazy Kat
The band that's “PARTY” purrrfect — and the last one before COVID · all 3 videos
A party covers band with twin lead vocalists, captured live and loud at the Towradgi Beach Hotel — teasers for Jump and Heart of Glass, plus the full promo medley from set one.
Krazy Kat was the last band I played in before COVID brought live gigging to a halt in 2020 — the end of a run that started in 1977.
Tony Crisafulli — lead vocals · Rachael Woodlands — lead vocals · Chris Nagy — guitar & vocals · Nick Iconomou — keyboards & vocals · Peter Hamilton — bass · Greg Morris — drums & vocals
Music · 2017
Oz Rock Experience
Australian rock songs — the 70s, 80s and 90s · all 3 videos
Australian rock covers, released as three volumes.
Rob Mitchell — lead vocals · Chris Nagy — lead guitar · Nick Iconomou — keyboards · Scott Murray — bass · Mark Fitzgerald — drums
Music · 2017
Monkey Grunt
Live at the Blaxland Tavern and The Pye & Sauce · all 5 videos
Pub covers with a sense of humour — every Grunt had a stage name. Highlights include an 18-song gig edited down to a four-minute medley, and a Slash-style cover of Triple M's Doctor Dan theme played for Relay for Life 2017.
Andy “Fluffy Grunt” Abrahamson — lead throat · Chris “Chrisso Grunt” Nagy — guitar & backing throat · Graeme “Gray Grunt” Young — guitar · Phil “Lucky Grunt” Small — bass & backing throat · Wayne “Griffo/Fruity Grunt” Griffiths — drums & backing throat
Music · 2011 – 2015
Ironbark
Sydney rock band, fronted by Rob Mitchell · all 3 videos
The earliest clips in the archive — an Angels cover, a Paul Kelly cover recorded at the Soundcheck Rehearsal Studios, and the 2015 clip for Rob Mitchell and The Ironbark Band.
Repertoire
167 songs on the set list
What I've played at gigs over the last fifteen years — 1950s to 2010s, with a deep Australian streak. Search it or filter by decade.
All 167 songs
- A Man After Midnight (Gimme Gimme)ABBA
- After the RainThe Angels
- Alone With YouSunnyboys
- Am I Ever Gonna See Your FaceThe Angels
- American WomanThe Guess Who
- April Sun in CubaDragon
- Are You Old EnoughDragon
- Back in the USSRThe Beatles
- Bad Boy For LoveRose Tattoo
- Bad Case of Loving YouRobert Palmer
- Bad to the BoneGeorge Thorogood and the Destroyers
- Beds Are BurningMidnight Oil
- BetterScreaming Jets
- Black NightDeep Purple
- Black or WhiteMichael Jackson
- Blister in the SunViolent Femmes
- Born to Be WildSteppenwolf
- Boys in TownDivinyls
- Boys Light UpAustralian Crawl
- Brown Eyed GirlVan Morrison
- Burning LoveElvis Presley
- But You Don't CareMi-Sex
- Call MeBlondie
- Can You Feel ItThe Jacksons
- Can't Get You Out of My HeadKylie Minogue
- CelebrationKool & The Gang / Dragon
- CocaineJ.J. Cale / Eric Clapton
- Come TogetherThe Beatles
- CominÕ HomeThe Radiators
- Cool WorldMondo Rock
- Counting the BeatThe Swingers
- Crocodile RockElton John
- Dancing in the DarkBruce Springsteen
- Devil Gate DriveSuzi Quatro
- Disco InfernoThe Trammps
- Do You See What I SeeHunters & Collectors
- Don't ChangeINXS
- Don't Tear It DownSpy vs. Spy
- Dumb ThingsPaul Kelly
- Eagle RockDaddy Cool
- Echo BeachMartha and the Muffins
- EvieStevie Wright
- Flame TreesCold Chisel
- FootlooseKenny Loggins
- Fortunate SonCreedence Clearwater Revival
- FunkytownPseudo Echo
- Get Down TonightKC and the Sunshine Band
- Give It UpKC and the Sunshine Band
- Gold On The CeilingThe Black Keys
- Good TimesINXS and Jimmy Barnes
- Greased LightningGrease Cast / John Travolta
- Great Southern LandIcehouse
- Hard to HandleOtis Redding / The Black Crowes
- Have You Ever Seen the RainCreedence Clearwater Revival
- Heart In DangerSouthern Sons
- Heart of GlassBlondie
- High VoltageAC/DC
- Highway to HellAC/DC
- Holy GrailHunters & Collectors
- Honky Tonk WomanThe Rolling Stones
- HorsesRickie Lee Jones / Daryl Braithwaite
- Hot Chilli WomanNoiseworks
- Hot StuffDonna Summer
- I Don't Need LoveJimmy Barnes
- I Remember WhenScreaming Jets
- I Saw Her Standing ThereThe Beatles
- I Want That ManDeborah Harry
- I Will SurviveGloria Gaynor
- I'll Make You HappyThe Easybeats
- I'm a BelieverThe Monkees
- I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)The Proclaimers
- In The SummertimeThirsty Merc
- Instant KarmaJohn Lennon / Midnight Oil
- It's a Long Way to the TopAC/DC
- JailbreakAC/DC
- Jessie's GirlRick Springfield
- JumpVan Halen
- Just Can't Get EnoughDepeche Mode
- Just Like Romeo and JulietThe Reflections / Mental As Anything
- Just What I NeededThe Cars
- Khe SanhCold Chisel
- Kids in AmericaKim Wilde
- Knock on WoodEddie Floyd / Amii Stewart
- La BambaRitchie Valens / Los Lobos
- Lady MarmaladeLabelle
- Le FreakChic
- Let's Get LoudJennifer Lopez
- Let's Stick TogetherWilbert Harrison / Bryan Ferry
- Like a Rolling StoneBob Dylan
- Like Wow... WipeoutHoodoo Gurus
- Living on a PrayerBon Jovi
- Lonely BoyThe Black Keys
- Long Train RunningThe Doobie Brothers
- Love Her MadlyThe Doors
- Love Is in the AirJohn Paul Young
- Love ShackThe B-52's
- Mamma MiaABBA
- Man! I Feel Like a WomanShania Twain
- MarseillesThe Angels
- Material GirlMadonna
- Moves Like JaggerMaroon 5
- Moving On UpM People
- Mr NaturalMental As Anything
- Mustang SallyWilson Pickett (The Commitments)
- My BabyCold Chisel
- My SharonaThe Knack
- MystifyINXS
- Never Tear Us ApartINXS
- New SensationINXS
- Nips Are Getting BiggerMental As Anything
- No SecretsThe Angels
- Nutbush City LimitsTina Turner
- Oh What a NightFrankie Valli & The Four Seasons
- On My MindPowderfinger
- Onion SkinBoom Crash Opera
- Our Lips Are SealedThe Go-Go's
- Out Of Mind, Out Of SightModels
- ParanoidBlack Sabbath
- Play That Funky MusicWild Cherry
- Please Don't Stop the MusicRihanna
- Pretty VegasINXS
- Prisoner Of SocietyThe Living End
- RainDragon
- Real Wild ChildJohnny O'Keefe / Iggy Pop
- Rebel RebelDavid Bowie
- RecklessAustralian Crawl
- Riders on the StormThe Doors
- Rising SunCold Chisel
- River Deep - Mountain HighIke & Tina Turner
- Roadhouse BluesThe Doors
- Rollover DJJet
- Run to ParadiseThe Choirboys
- Shadow BoxerAngels / The Angels
- Shake Your Tail FeatherRay Charles / Blues Brothers
- Solid RockGoanna
- Sunshine of Your LoveCream
- Sweet Home AlabamaLynyrd Skynyrd
- Take A Long LineThe Angels
- Take Me BackNoiseworks
- The Heat Is OnGlenn Frey
- The JackAC/DC
- Things Don't SeemAustralian Crawl
- Time WarpRocky Horror Cast
- TNTAC/DC
- To Her DoorPaul Kelly
- Too Many TimesMental As Anything
- Turning JapaneseThe Vapors
- TushZZ Top
- ValerieAmy Winehouse
- VenusShocking Blue / Bananarama
- Wake Me UpWham!
- Walking By MyselfJimmy Rogers / Gary Moore
- Walking on SunshineKatrina and the Waves
- WaterlooABBA
- Way Out WestThe Dingoes / James Reyne & James Blundell
- We Can Get TogetherIcehouse
- We Will Rock YouQueen
- What I Like About YouThe Romantics
- What You NeedINXS
- What's My SceneHoodoo Gurus
- Whip ItDevo
- White WeddingBilly Idol
- Who Listens to the RadioThe Sports
- Whole Lotta LoveLed Zeppelin
- XanaduOlivia Newton-John
- You Really Got MeThe Kinks / Van Halen
- You're Gonna Get HurtJenny Morris
Today
The stage continues
Today: the stage continues as Butterfly BomBarbie — a transmedia band project, and the current creative work alongside the apps.