and many others. The Maloneys closed the studio in March 2022 to focus on their online music education site Practice Warriors. Charity Work Maloney is the Vice President of the charity Peace, Love & Music, Inc., a 501(c)(3) organization founded by his wife, Kristina. In addition to offering scholarships for private music lessons, the charity provides educational clinics and instruments to public school music programs, after-school programs, summer camps and other organization that work with those underserved in their community. Practice Warriors In 2022, Christopher and Kristina Maloney launched their music education site Practice Warriors. The site includes a Masterclass on How To Practice Music, hundreds of video lessons covering essential musical skills, interviews with top session players (who have worked with everyone from Thelonious Monk to Katy Perry), interactive Q&A sessions and a membership forum. Musical equipment Basses/Guitars Maloney had a long affiliation with Linc Luthier Basses, being one of the more high profile bassists to play the unique, high-end instruments. In 2000, Maloney started working with SWR amplifiers after playing through the company's 6x10 Goliath Senior cabinet at the LA jazz club The Baked Potato. In 2007, he started endorsing a variety of Carvin products, including the B5 Bass, mixing board, PA systems and power conditioners. In 2008, Maloney started his affiliation with Fender Musical Instruments by conducting clinics around the US with Cosmosquad, playing at Fender University and performing two years in a row at the annual Bass Bash. In 2009, Maloney switched to D'Addario Strings. For his solo acoustic shows, Maloney has exclusively used his Martin JC16-GTE acoustic guitar. Fender – Deluxe V Carvin – B5 Linc Luthier – 4 and 5 string fretted and fretless bass Yamaha Electric Guitar Martin Acoustic Guitar – JC16-GTE Effects Digitech – Whammy Pedal Digitech – Digital Delay Boss – RC-20 Loop Station Tech 21 – Sansamp Bass Driver Amplifiers SWR Goliath SR 6x10 SWR 350 watt head SWR 2x10 extension cabinet Fender – Deluxe Reverb Discography Solo work Control – 2002 The Terrors of Intimacy – 2005 Indie Rock Chart (with Evan Beigel) – 2008 with Jeff Kollman/Cosmosquad Bleeding The Soul – 2004 Guitar Screams Live – 2006 Acid Test – 2007 Lights...Camera...SQUAD!! (Live DVD) – 2008 Selected discography with other artists Jacob Armen – Drum Fever – 1994 Jacob Armen – Breakthrough – 1998 Jack Avalon – Headnoise – 1999 Gilli Moon – Temperamental Angel – 2000 Dweezil