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On April 22nd 2008, Stanton Moore released his new Trio record entitled 'Emphasis (on parenthesis),' his second release for Telarc Records. As with his previous effort entitled 'III', Stanton gets help from Will Bernard on guitar and Robert Walter on organ.
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Born and raised in New Orleans (and living there still, when he’s not on the road), Stanton Moore is very much a product of geography, culture and creative networking. He grew up in the thriving music scene of his hometown that included Professor Longhair, Doctor John, the Meters and countless other Big Easy mainstays.
In the early ‘90s, Moore hooked up with guitarist Jeff Raines, bassist Robert Mercurio and keyboardist Rich Vogel and saxophonist Ben Ellman to form the New Orleans-based “steam-roller” funk band known as Galactic. After receiving his bachelor’s degree in music and business from Loyola University, Moore and the band made their first record (the widely acclaimed Coolin’ Off) and hit the road to do nearly 200 gigs a year for the first ten years of Galactic’s existence. The band has since released five more albums since Coolin’ Off, and continues to amass a worldwide audience via recording and touring globally.
Aided by eight-string guitar virtuoso Charlie Hunter and saxophonist Skerik (Les Claypool, John Scofield, Roger Waters), Moore launched his solo career in the late ‘90s with the All Kooked Out!, an album recorded in New Orleans just after Mardi Gras in 1998 and released later that year. In addition to the Moore-Hunter-Skerik core, All Kooked Out! also featured a handful of New Orleans horn players, including Brent Rose, Brian Seeger, Matt Perrine, Ben Ellman, and former Sun Ra trumpeter Michael Ray. Moore extended the solo discography with the 2001 release of Flyin’ the Koop (Verve/Blue Thumb).
In the midst of Moore’s All Kooked Out! sessions, yet another concept was taking shape. Outtakes from the session turned into the first Garage a Trois release, Mysteryfunk (1999). In 2000, the trio was augmented by percussionist Mike Dillon (Les Claypool, Ani DeFranco) and has since released two more albums Emphasizer in 2003 and Outre Mer (on Telarc) in 2005 both with Moore behind the drum kit.
Moore continued his Telarc affiliation with the September 2006 release of III, his third solo recording. Boasting a trademark sound that Modern Drummer has called “infectious, jazz-meets-Bonham, nouveau second-line,” III featured organist Robert Walter (Greyboy Allstars, The Head Hunters), guitarist Will Bernard (T.J. Kirk, Doctor Lonnie Smith), along with a few special guests: Skerik and trombonist Mark Mullins (Galactic, Bonerama, Harry Connick, Jr., Better Than Ezra).The album was recorded at the legendary Preservation Hall in New Orleans.
Emphasis (on parenthis), the followup to III, is due in stores in April 2008. The album includes the scaled back session crew of Moore, Robert Walter and Will Bernard. “When it came time to do another record,” says Moore, “I had already known for a while that I wanted to build on the momentum of this band three musicians who were becoming a unit unto themselves and I wanted to get a little more adventurous with the music itself.”
Stanton has also been keeping busy with numerous side projects, including new albums with Galactic and Garage a Trois. He’s also working on his second book/DVD project, Groove Alchemy, an instructional package focusing on groove drumming (Groove Alchemy is the followup to a similar instructional package in 2005 that focused on New Orleans drumming styles).
He stays very involved in education, constantly teaching private lessons in New Orleans and on the road. He was a contributing writer for Drum! magazine and is currently a regular writer for Modern Drummer, which featured him on their April 2004 cover. Showing a rare versatility, he appeared (within the same year) on Heavy Metal Grammy nominees Corrosion of Conformity’s In the Arms of God, Irma Thomas’ After the Rain and Robert Walter’s Super Heavy Organ. In 2005, he launched a signature line of cymbals with Bosphorus Cymbals and a signature drum stick with the Vic Firth stick company.
Despite some severe property damage and other personal setbacks in the aftermath of Katrina, Moore was quick to lend a hand to other drummers in New Orleans by donating cymbals and other gear to musicians whose equipment was damaged by the storm. He has also played a number of benefit concerts in the past year to help raise money for Katrina victims. He recently spearheaded the Tipitina’s Music Workshop to work with young and developing musicians in the New Orleans area. The workshop will focus on the preservation of New Orleans music and culture and will host a rotating cast of well known local and national musicians to work with the attendees. He continues to play dates throughout the Big Easy as well as globally with an ever-evolving cast of musicians: John Scofield; Karl Denson; George Porter, Jr., and Leo Nocentelli (of the Meters); Charlie Hunter; Warren Haynes; John Medeski and John Wood (of Medeski, Martin and Wood); Donald Harrison Jr.; Robert Walter; the New Orleans Klezmer All-Stars; the Preservation Hall Jazz Band; Corrosion of Conformity; and Irma Thomas to name a few.
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Source: stantonmoore.com
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2009: The Stanton Moore Titanium Snare Drum...
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| Stanton Moore 'Spirit of New Orleans' Signature Snare Drum
New Orleans, LA. - Renowned drummer Stanton Moore is pleased to announce the release of his long awaited signature Titanium snare drum. Stanton unveiled the drum at this year's Winter NAMM show in Anaheim, CA.
"The whole idea started about 6 or 7 seven years ago when I met drumsmith Ronn Dunnett for the first time and started to become familiar with his incredible drums." said Moore. "I saw some of his titanium drums and I was intrigued. He explained the sound characteristics of titanium and I became very interested in the sonic possibilities. I asked Ronn if he could make one as a 4x14. His reply was something along the lines of ‘I’ll give it a shot.’ A few months later Ronn presented me with the 1st prototype. I immediately fell in love with the drum its sound, its tone and its feel. As I was playing to larger rooms with Galactic, I needed a drum that would be sensitive and buttery enough for the intricate buzz roll work that I do with some of the New Orleans second line grooves, but would also cut through a loud funk band when I smacked a back beat. This drum had what I was looking for. Over the years Ronn and I experimented with various depths (the drum is now 4 .5" in depth), thickness of the shell, depth of the snare bed, lugs, strainers, snare wires, rims, claws and other details, but more than anything we agonized over the badge. Finally over lunch one day I showed Ronn an image of the New Orleans water meter cover (not sewer or man-hole, but water meter!). The New Orleans water meter cover is one of the most beloved and iconic images in New Orleans culture. We were very excited with the idea of modifying the meter cover into the badge for my snare and ultimately I feel like the badge pays homage to the city that my fellow citizens and I are fighting to protect and rebuild.” Although Moore is a Gretsch endorser, he received the company's blessing for his drum as Gretsch has no plans to offer a Titanium snare drum. "My intentions are to maintain my great working relationship with Gretsch while making this particular snare drum available to the public so other drummers can enjoy this drum as much as I have."
The aesthetics of Stanton's drum were inspired by a 20’s era snare drum that was given to him by his friend and mentor Johnny Vidacovich. Unfortunately that drum was stolen. "It was 4x14 with tube lugs and, single flange hoops and claws. I always dug the look and feel of that drum. In deciding on the look of my drum I kept recalling the drum that Johnny had given me. I thought it would be cool to incorporate the metal hoop and claw look of an older drum with the modern titanium shell. I’m always trying to blend the old with the new...to modernize tradition. Everywhere I play this drum, drummers, engineers, producers and fans of
music alike approach me and ask me 'what is that drum?' I feel Ronn and I have created a drum that is special and deserves to be out in the market. I hope everyone enjoys it as much as I have."
The Stanton Moore Spirit of New Orleans Titanium snare drum features a polished titanium shell, beautifully minted badge in antique pewter finish, traditional brass tube lugs, Single flange hoops with clips or regular triple flange hoops, the Dunnett R2 snare throw off system with keyless snare wire release, Dunnett Hypervent I adjustable air vent and Puresound Metrix 20 strand snare wires. The drum will be distributed exclusively through the Bosphorus cymbal company. Price TBA.
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BOOK! - AUDIO CD INCLUDED
TAKE IT TO THE STREET
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A STUDY IN NEW ORLEANS STREET BEATS AND SECOND-LINE RHYTHMS AS APPLIED TO FUNK
In this book, you will learn about the history of street beats, second line, and the Mardi Gras Indians as well as the importance of clave to New Orleans drumming. You will also learn how to put a New Orleans spin on traditional rhythms like mambo, guaguanco, shuffle, and samba. Stanton also teaches the reader how to play between the cracks, bring more inflection and variation to a groove, and how to incorporate a bit of Crescent City flavor into linear playing. Drummers of all styles should pick up this book to improve your groove, expand your vocabulary and learn to Take It To the Street. Accompanying CD includes performances by the Dirty Dozen, George Porter, and Ivan Neville.
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from Carl Fischer - 80 pages - AUDIO CD INCLUDED
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| performed with:
Galactic
Ben Ellman
Jeff Raines
Theryl DeClouet
Jason Mingledorff
Richard Vogel
Robert Mercurio
Skerik
Mike Dillon
Les Claypool
John Scofield
Chris Wood
Zigaboo Modeliste
Johnny Vidacovich
Doctor John
Irma Thomas
Maceo Parker
Leo Noccentelli
Ivan Neville
Fareed Haque
Kai Eckhardt
Corrosion of Conformity
Bonearama
The Dirty Dozen Brass Band,
The Rebirth Brass Band
The Little Rascals Brass Band
The Wild Magnolia
Indians
Anders Osborne
New Orleans Klezmer All Stars
Arthur Kastler
Robert Walter
Jonathan Freilich
Glenn Hartman
Garage a Trois
John Medeski
Karl Denson
George Porter Jr.
Charlie Hunter
Brent Rose
Brian Seeger
Matt Perrine
Michael Ray
Moore and More
...and many more
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Stanton Moore

No. 1
Educational Book
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MD 2004

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