John Moore (musician)

John Moore is a British musician, perhaps best known for his work as the drummer in The Jesus and Mary Chain and as a member of Black Box Recorder with Luke Haines.

Biography

John Moore joined the Jesus and Mary Chain in 1986, succeeding Bobby Gillespie on drum duties. When he left the Jesus and Mary Chain in 1988, he formed John Moore & The Expressway,cite book |last=Strong |first=Martin C. |title=The Great Alternative & Indie Discography |year= 1999 |publisher=Canongate |isbn=0-86241-913-1 ] releasing two albums. [http://www.john-moore.net/biography/ John Moore – Biography ] ] He later formed a new band called Revolution 9.who released several singles, and one album You Might As Well Live.

Moore is also renowned for his saw playing; he has played saw on both Art Brut albums, namely the 2007 single 'Direct Hit' [Art Brut, "It's a Bit Complicated" album liner notes] .

In 1997 John Moore formed Black Box Recorder with Luke Haines, and Sarah Nixey. The band released three studio albums England Made Me, The Facts Of Life, and Passionoia, as well as a compilation The Worst Of Black Box Recorder. The single The Facts Of Life reached number 20 in the UK chart and the band appeared on Top Of The Pops. Moore was married to Black Box Recorder vocalist Sarah Nixey from 2001 until 2006, with whom he has one child. Moore has recently contributed articles to British newspaper The Guardian [ [http://music.guardian.co.uk/pop/story/0,,2105475,00.html A second coming | Pop | Guardian Unlimited Music ] ] , and also releases his own music through his Myspace page. [ [http://www.myspace.com/johnmoore23 MySpace.com - John Moore - UK - Chansons populaires mélodramatiques / Post-punk / Rock - www.myspace.com/johnmoore23 ] ]

In 2005, he released an album, "Half Awake" on his own "The Germ Organization" label.

In 2008, he released a download only collection of 39 songs, titled "Floral Tributes" which is available on iTunes.

References

External links

* [http://www.john-moore.net/ Official website]