Christian John Brien is a drummer , percussionist and drum clinician . From 1992 he was a member of Australian rock , funk and disco band , Swoop and appears on all three of their studio albums , '' Thriller '' ( October 1993 ) , '' Woxo Principle '' ( November 1995 ) , and '' Be What You Is '' ( January 1999 ) . Their most popular single , " Apple Eyes " , was released in 1995 , which reached No . 9 on the ARIA Singles Chart . At the ARIA Music Awards of 1994 Swoop were nominated for ' Best New Talent ' for '' Thriller '' ; at the 1996 awards they were nominated for ' Song of the Year ' and ' Best Video ' for " Apple Eyes " , and for ' Best Pop Release ' for '' Woxo Principle '' . Late in 1999 Swoop disbanded , Brien became a session musician and drum clinician , and has released solo material . He has released a number of instructional DVDs including '' Independence '' ( 2002 ) and '' Independence , Part 2 '' ( 2004 ) . In November 2006 he relocated to Hong Kong , where he issued his instructional book , '' The Chris Brien Drumming System ( Level One ) '' , in late 2010
1996 awards
ARIA Music Awards of 1996
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