Moose (graffiti artist)
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Moose is the pseudonym
of Paul Curtis, a British
graffiti
artist
. Instead of the typical methods of graffiti, Moose creates his art by cleaning dirt and grime off surfaces.
Moose was one of the team of people behind the Leeds-based Soundclash record label
, which released records primarily between 1995 and 1999 and was a favourite of Coldcut and Norman Cook. He also promoted the Soundclash club nights at which Andrew Weatherall was an early fixture and Tricky made a rare - and reputedly dreadful - early DJ appearance. Moose has DJ'ed and promoted extensively across the world.
He is also a commercial
artist, and has been paid to create advertisements for products such as the Xbox
and Smirnoff
vodkas.
Pseudonym
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of Paul Curtis, a British
United Kingdom
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graffiti
Graffiti
Graffiti is the name for images or lettering scratched, scrawled, painted or marked in any manner on property....
artist
Artist
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. Instead of the typical methods of graffiti, Moose creates his art by cleaning dirt and grime off surfaces.
Moose was one of the team of people behind the Leeds-based Soundclash record label
Record label
In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. Most commonly, a record label is the company that manages such brands and trademarks, coordinates the production, manufacture, distribution, marketing and promotion,...
, which released records primarily between 1995 and 1999 and was a favourite of Coldcut and Norman Cook. He also promoted the Soundclash club nights at which Andrew Weatherall was an early fixture and Tricky made a rare - and reputedly dreadful - early DJ appearance. Moose has DJ'ed and promoted extensively across the world.
He is also a commercial
Commerce
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artist, and has been paid to create advertisements for products such as the Xbox
Xbox
The Xbox is a sixth-generation video game console manufactured by Microsoft. It was released on November 15, 2001 in North America, February 22, 2002 in Japan, and March 14, 2002 in Australia and Europe and is the predecessor to the Xbox 360. It was Microsoft's first foray into the gaming console...
and Smirnoff
Smirnoff
Smirnoff is a brand of vodka owned and produced by the British company Diageo. The Smirnoff brand began with a vodka distillery founded in Moscow by Pyotr Arsenievich Smirnov , the son of illiterate Russian peasants. It is now distributed in 130 countries.Smirnoff products include vodka, flavored...
vodkas.