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Blah. Blah. Blah. How 'bout I just let you read a distillation of the Wikipedia profile ? (What it lacks in color, it makes up for in thoroughness.) - Patsy PATSY MOORE was born on the West Indian island of Antigua . She is the elder daughter of a North American career military father and Antiguan educator mother, and an award-winning, critically-acclaimed singer/songwriter who released two CDs on the Warner Brothers label—Regarding the Human Condition (1991) and the flower child's guide to love and fashion (1993).
Moore's family moved frequently when she was a child. As a result of that experience, her music has always employed diverse influences—including African and Caribbean rhythms, folk, soul, Latin, rock, pop and funk.
She enrolled at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill , in 1982, and performed in a band throughout college—singing, writing songs and playing keyboards. While majoring in broadcast journalism and minoring in film and speech communications, she decided a career in music was of greater interest to her and began working towards that end. After singer - songwriter - music producer David Mullen (an acquaintance) asked her to sing backup on a demo, she started writing and singing with others. Moore was hired as a staff writer at the McSpadden Group and a record deal with Warner Brothers soon followed.
Although numerous performers have covered her tunes since 1989, among the most notable is jazz world favorite Dianne Reeves —who, in 1999, recorded "I Remember" and "Goodbye" [on the album Bridges ]. That same year, Moore joined keyboardist Charles Mims ( Patrice Rushen , Tracy Chapman ) in writing, arranging and producing Kwanzaa for Young People (and Everyone Else!) (Charphelia Records), a CD and educator resource guide which have garnered numerous commendations, including Teachers' Choice, Parent Council, Parents' Choice and Kids First awards. At the start of 2005, L.A.'s Walt Disney Concert Hall débuted 'Misa Justa', a symphonic Jazz mass by Argentinean-born composer Eduardo Gutiérrez del Barrio, performed by the Los Angeles Philharmonic, a large choir, and a small group of soloists. That ambitious work, widely described as "a celebration of womanhood", features five sung poems written by Moore.
Twelve years following her stint as a Warner Brothers recording artist, Patsy Moore has resurfaced with the independent releases of a book and music single, as well as the development of a humanitarian NPO designed to facilitate artists in aiding the world's most needy.
The book— Essays and Letters: Volume I (Patchouli Grove Publishers)—is a collection of writings by Moore, dating from 2002 to 2005 and touching on the topics of art, politics, religion and spirituality, war and peace, and the author's longtime battle with cancer.
The single, "The Curve", is a sneak peek at a full-length CD slated for release in 2007—The Most Private Confessions of Saint Clair: Studio Renderings.
Moore's not-for-profit organization—seeking to encourage artists to find ways in which to enrich their communities and the world at large—is The Arts in Action Caucus .
In addition to her work as an artist, Patsy Moore is the founder and senior editor of The Bohemian Aesthetic (an online arts - culture - activism - current affairs magazine), co-owner of Papa Chuy (a music and film production company), and creator of Patsy Moore's Song Masters Seminar Series . Anyway...here's some music you might hear playing in my house or car on any given day. To what are you listening?
"La musique est l'expression du mouvement des eaux, le jeu des courbes décrites en changeant des brises." - Debussy
