Stanton Moore

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Stanton Moore

Stanton Moore with Garage A Benevento at Tipitina's May 2, 2007
photo by Sam Friedman
Background information
Born (1972-07-09)July 9, 1972 (age 41)
Origin New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Genres Alternative rock, jazz funk, blues, heavy metal, funk rock
Instruments Drums
Years active 1990s–present
Labels Telarc, Verve, Blue Thumb, Fog Cit
Associated acts Galactic, Stanton Moore Trio, Corrosion Of Conformity, Midnite Disturbers, Garage A Trois, Street Sweeper Social Club, DJ Shadow
Website www.stantonmoore.com

Stanton Moore is a rock drummer raised in Metairie, Louisiana. Most widely known as a founding member of Galactic, Moore has also pursued a solo recording career (beginning with his 1998 debut All Kooked Out!) and recorded with bands as diverse as jazz-funk keyboardist Robert Walter and heavy metal act Corrosion of Conformity. He also travels internationally to teach New Orleans drumming, writes a regular column for drumming magazines, and releases instructional books and videos.

As of 2008 some of Moore's recent projects include the Stanton Moore Trio, Garage A Trois and the Midnite Disturbers. Moore performs with his Stanton Moore Trio including a variety of local and visiting musicians in New Orleans. As a trio he has toured nationally with keyboardist Robert Walter and guitarist Will Bernard. Additionally, Walter and Bernard are the credited musicians on Moore's two most recent solo albums.[1] Moore continues to perform with his co-founded Garage A Trois with Skerik, Mike Dillon and Marco Benevento.[2] Moore organized the all-star brass band Midnite Disturbers with drummer Kevin O'Day. The Midnite Disturbers are Trombone Shorty and Jamelle Williams on trumpets, Big Sam and Mark Mullins on trombones, Ben Ellman and Skerik on saxophones, Jeffery Hills on sousaphone and Kevin O’Day and Moore on drums.

Other ongoing collaborations include bands such as Dragon Smoke and MG5. Dragon Smoke features Eric Lindell, Robert Mercurio, Ivan Neville and Stanton Moore. MG5 (formerly Frequinox) features Robert Walter, Robert Mercurio, Will Bernard, Donald Harrison, Jeff Coffin and Stanton Moore.

Since Hurricane Katrina Moore has helped start and participates in the Tipitina's Foundation workshop for students, providing young people an opportunity to learn, play and perform with professional musicians.[3]

Recently, Moore has collaborated with Tom Morello of Rage Against the Machine and Boots Riley of the Coup on a new project under the name Street Sweeper Social Club, which released an album on June 16, 2009.[4]

Moore released Emphasis! (On Parenthesis) on Telarc April 2008 as Stanton Moore Trio. The trio consists of longtime associates Robert Walter and Will Bernard.

At the 2009 Winter NAMM Show in Anaheim, California Stanton Moore introduced a signature model snare drum under his own brand, The Stanton Moore Drum company of New Orleans. The drum is 4.5" x 14" made of titanium. Stanton worked closely with drum designer Ronn Dunnett (Dunnett Classic Drums) to create a drum that embodied the sound of a classic vintage snare drum that Stanton had once owned.[5]

Moore is also co-owner[6] of the Crescent Cymbals brand and has his own signature cymbal series.[7]

In the July 2001 issue of Modern Drummer Stanton Moore won the reader polls in both the Educational Book and Educational DVD categories for his Groove Alchemy educational series.

Selected discography

With Galactic

With Garage A Trois

With others

References

  1. ↑ liner notes
  2. ↑ An Interview with Stanton Moore Sheri Mckee, NOLAFugees.com, Vol. 1 No. 17, September 2006, Retrieved October 23, 2007
  3. ↑ More, More Moore Alex Rawls, OffBeat.com, November 16, 2006, Retrieved October 23, 2007
  4. ↑ Relix -The Magazine For Music - Stanton Moore to Release New Studio Album with Tom Morello and Boots Riley
  5. ↑ Bart Elliott Stanton Moore 'Spirit of New Orleans' Signature Snare Drum www.drummercafe.com, December 19, 2008 , Retrieved February 28, 2009
  6. ↑ Announcing Crescent Cymbals
  7. ↑ Crescent Cymbals: Stanton Moore Signature Series

External links

Galactic
Studio Albums
Live Albums
Compilations
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