Erik Quisling

Career

After graduating from UCLA in 1993 with a degree in economics, Erik Quisling wrote and illustrated his first book, The Angry Clam, published by Grand Central Publishing (formerly Warner Books), an imprint of Hachette Book Group in 1998. Quisling then produced the documentary Welcome to the Rainbow, a portrait of legendary rock and roll nightclubs in Los Angeles: the Whisky A Go-Go, the Roxy Theatre, and the Rainbow Bar & Grill. Featuring rock legends Ozzy Osbourne, Robbie Krieger, Lemmy Kilmister, and more, the film premiered in Los Angeles in January 2000.

With his Welcome to the Rainbow producing partner and fellow writer Austin Williams (Crimson Orgy,The Platinum Loop), Quisling co-authored Straight Whisky: A Living History of Sex, Drugs, and Rock ‘n’ Roll on the Sunset Strip, a book expanding on the content of the film. Straight Whisky was published in 2003 by Bonus Books. It is now reprinted by Taylor Trade Publishing.

Quisling is also the author of Fables from the Mud and Effortless, published in 2011. He edited The Clairvoyant Practitioner: A Simple Guide to Developing Your Clairvoyant Abilities by Tori Quisling, published in 2013 by Upaya House.

As a musician, Quisling composed and recorded, The Immortal Poets, a collection of songs using the poems of world-renowned poets, originally released under label. Quisling is also part of the duo of Thin Black Line with Jeremy Penick, a California country rock band. Thin Black Line released their eponymous debut album in October 2013. The album features hick-hop rebel country band Moonshine Bandits on the track "All the Crazy People".

Erik Quisling is an entrepreneur, owning and operating several business ventures, and is widely known as The Barcode Guru. In 1999, he launched Buyabarcode.com, a reseller of UPC barcodes. He also operates Upaya House, an independent publisher of fiction and non-fiction books and music.