Clare Moore
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Clare Christina Moore is an Australian musician
, songwriter
, arranger, producer and performer whose principal instrument is the drums. She has also performed as a keyboard player, singer and vibraphone
player. Moore writes and performs with Dave Graney
, her husband, fronting various bands including The Moodists
, Dave Graney 'n' the Coral Snakes, and the Lurid Yellow Mist featuring Dave Graney and Clare Moore.
) in Adelaide
. The Moodists went to the UK in 1983 on an independent record deal, touring extensively in Europe and the USA. In 1986 Graney decided to pursue a solo career and, with Moore as his virtual music director, formed The Coral Snakes before returning to Australia around 1990. In the following five or six years they worked with Universal Records
, for whom they recorded four albums, then continued to forge ahead independently with The Dave Graney Show, The Royal Dave Graney Show and Dave Graney and The Lurid Yellow Mist.
Moore has made about 20 albums and many EPs. Other than the drums, she sings and plays the vibraphone and keyboards. She works in the studio to make her own CDs and remix the work of other artists. Working with David Graney, Moore co-wrote the soundtrack to the Tony Martin film Bad Eggs
.
Other film soundtrack work has been done for various ABC documentaries as well as the short film "ray" by Tony Mahony.
"How can I forget this heart of Mine?(2005)
"From one to another" (2007)
Mixing "International Travel" by Kaye Louise Patterson (2007)
Recording and mixing "a spray of red from the deep" by Jane Dust (2008)
Musician
A musician is an artist who plays a musical instrument. It may or may not be the person's profession. Musicians can be classified by their roles in performing music and writing music.Also....* A person who makes music a profession....
, songwriter
Songwriter
A songwriter is an individual who writes both the lyrics and music to a song. Someone who solely writes lyrics may be called a lyricist, and someone who only writes music may be called a composer...
, arranger, producer and performer whose principal instrument is the drums. She has also performed as a keyboard player, singer and vibraphone
Vibraphone
The vibraphone, sometimes called the vibraharp or simply the vibes, is a musical instrument in the struck idiophone subfamily of the percussion family....
player. Moore writes and performs with Dave Graney
Dave Graney
David John "Dave" Graney is an Australian rock musician and singer-songwriter from Mount Gambier, South Australia. Since 1979, Graney is generally accompanied by drummer, Clare Moore...
, her husband, fronting various bands including The Moodists
The Moodists
The Moodists were an Australian post-punk band that formed in 1980, when Dave Graney, Clare Moore and Steve Miller of punk group The Sputniks moved from Adelaide to Melbourne. They added bass player Chris Walsh and later added guitarist Mick Turner....
, Dave Graney 'n' the Coral Snakes, and the Lurid Yellow Mist featuring Dave Graney and Clare Moore.
History
Moore began performing in 1974, playing drums for a singing nun (Sister Janet MeadSister Janet Mead
Sister Janet Mead is a Roman Catholic nun and is best known for recording a rock version of The Lord's Prayer. The surprise hit reached #3 on the Australian Singles Chart in 1974 and #4 on the Billboard Hot 100 in that same year. The single earned her a Grammy Award nomination and Golden Gospel...
) in Adelaide
Adelaide
Adelaide is the capital city of South Australia and the fifth-largest city in Australia. Adelaide has an estimated population of more than 1.2 million...
. The Moodists went to the UK in 1983 on an independent record deal, touring extensively in Europe and the USA. In 1986 Graney decided to pursue a solo career and, with Moore as his virtual music director, formed The Coral Snakes before returning to Australia around 1990. In the following five or six years they worked with Universal Records
Universal Records
Universal Records was a record label owned by Universal Music Group, and it is now owned by Manny Patino and Michael Jackson, and operated as part of the Universal Motown Republic Group.-History:...
, for whom they recorded four albums, then continued to forge ahead independently with The Dave Graney Show, The Royal Dave Graney Show and Dave Graney and The Lurid Yellow Mist.
Moore has made about 20 albums and many EPs. Other than the drums, she sings and plays the vibraphone and keyboards. She works in the studio to make her own CDs and remix the work of other artists. Working with David Graney, Moore co-wrote the soundtrack to the Tony Martin film Bad Eggs
Bad Eggs
Bad Eggs is a 2003 Australian comedy movie, written and directed by Tony Martin. It stars Mick Molloy, Bob Franklin and Judith Lucy, with Alan Brough, Bill Hunter, Marshall Napier, Nicholas Bell, Steven Vidler, Shaun Micallef, Robyn Nevin, Brett Swain, Denis Moore and Pete Smith having supporting...
.
Other film soundtrack work has been done for various ABC documentaries as well as the short film "ray" by Tony Mahony.
Studio Production work
Recording and mixing the two albums by the Darling Downs (Kim Salmon and Ron Peno)"How can I forget this heart of Mine?(2005)
"From one to another" (2007)
Mixing "International Travel" by Kaye Louise Patterson (2007)
Recording and mixing "a spray of red from the deep" by Jane Dust (2008)
Appearances and bands
Moore estimates the number of her live performances at around 2500 appearances. She has performed or recorded with the following artists and groups:- Penny Ikinger
- Thomas Wydler
- Beate Bartel
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- The Moodists
- Dave Graney and the White Buffaloes
- The Coral Snakes
- The Royal Dave Graney Show
- SALMON
- Clare Moore and the Speckled Band
- Dave Graney and Clare Moore...featuring The Lurid Yellow Mist
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and The NDE
Discography
- Knock Yourself Out (w/Dave Graney Cockaigne/Fuse 2009)
- we wuz curious (w/the Lurid yellow Mist Illustrious Artists 2008)
- International Travel (w/Kaye Louise Patterson 2008)
- Rock Formations (w/SALMON Bang 2007)
- Keepin' it Unreal (w/Dave Graney Cockaigne/Reverberation 2006/7)
- Hashish and Liquor (double disc w/Dave Graney, Reverberation 2005)
- The Brother Who Lived (The Royal Dave Graney Show, Cockaigne 2003)
- Bad EggsBad EggsBad Eggs is a 2003 Australian comedy movie, written and directed by Tony Martin. It stars Mick Molloy, Bob Franklin and Judith Lucy, with Alan Brough, Bill Hunter, Marshall Napier, Nicholas Bell, Steven Vidler, Shaun Micallef, Robyn Nevin, Brett Swain, Denis Moore and Pete Smith having supporting...
soundtrack (David Graney and Clare Moore, Liberation, 2003) - Two Fisted Art (The Moodists, WMinc, 2003)
- Heroic Blues (The Dave Graney Show, Cockaigne 2002)
- The Third Woman (Clare Moore solo CD, Chapter Music 2001)
- Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye (The Dave Graney Show, Cockaigne 2000)
- The Dave Graney Show (The Dave Graney Show, Festival 1998)
- The Devil Drives (Coral Snakes, Universal 1997)
- The Soft'n'Sexy Sound (Coral Snakes, Universal 1995)
- You Wanna Be There but You Don't Wanna Travel (Coral Snakes, Universal 1994)
- Night of the WolverineNight of the WolverineNight of the Wolverine is the third album by Dave Graney 'n' the Coral Snakes . The album was released in April 1993 on Mercury Records...
(Coral Snakes, Universal 1993) - Lure of the Tropics (Coral Snakes, Torn and Frayed 1992)
- I was the Hunter and I was the Prey (Coral Snakes, Fire 1992)
- My Life on the Plains (White Buffaloes, Fire, 1990)
- Double Life (The Moodists, 1985)
- Thirstys Calling (The Moodists, 1984)
- Engine Shudder (The Moodists, 1982)