From 1992 he was a member of the 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).
Late in 1999 Swoop disbanded, and Brien became a session musician and drum clinician and released solo material.
In November 2006 he relocated to Hong Kong, where in 2010 he issued his instructional book, The Chris Brien Drumming System (Level One).
[1][2][3] In 1992 he joined a rock, funk and disco band, Swoop, which had formed as a duo, the previous year, with Roland P. Kapferer on lead vocals and Joshua Beagley on guitar and keyboards.
[3] In October 2005 he issued his instructional book, Progressive Rhythms, which included access to his on-line video lessons.