Monte Moir's Profile |
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| Location: | MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota |
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| Last Login: | May 1, 2008 (112 days back) |
About Me |
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| Monte Moir is a songwriter, singer, producer and one of the original members of the innovative R&B group The Time. As a songwriter and producer, he has had a number of hits including Janet Jackson's, "The Pleasure Principle" (from her Grammy nominated Control CD) and Alexander ONeal's, "If You Were Here Tonight". He has also produced and written songs for Glady's Knight, Junior, Deniece Williams, Deja, Cheryl Lynn, Patti Austin, Thelma Houston, Lolly Pop & others. Monte has appeared in two movies, Prince's Graffitti Bridge and Jay & Silent Bob Strike Back. And now Monte's 1st solo release "This Side of Paradise" is available here, at cdbaby.com/montemoir or amazon.com. Also check out his website montemoir.com for more info. |
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My Interests |
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Music:Member Since: 1/22/2006Band Website: montemoir.com Band Members: Myself and an assorted line up of musical guests recorded on my CD... Curt Jones, Estaire Godinez and Marcia Day.As an original member of The Time my bandmates include: Morris Day, Jerome Benton, Chance Howard, Jellybean Johnson, Ricky Smith andTori Ruffin. Influences:Neil Young, Steely Dan, The Police, CSN&Y, Manfredo Fest, Sly Stone, Dylan, James Taylor, Burt Bacharach, Stevie Wonder, Tom Waits, Jobim, Prince, Herbie Hancock, Beatles, Elton John & on and on... Record Label: Lagoon Type of Label: Indie |
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My Background and Lifestyle |
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| Occupation: | Music Artist (Rock) |
My Pictures |
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My Blog |
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THE HOLLYROD FOUNDATION GIG |
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| On July 21st we played at a fundraiser for the Hollyrod foundation Hollyrod.com. It was established by actress Holly Robinson and football great Rodney Peete. The organization provides assistance to e... Posted by Monte Moir on Tue, 24 Jul 2007 11:20:00 PST |
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Q & A @ GLAMSLAM.ORG WITH MONTE NOW VIEWABLE |
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| This Q & A with Monte can now be vewed(even if you are not a member) at glamslam.org where he talks about his solo CD, The Time, his production work with Janet, Alexander O'Neal, Lolly Pop and more.... Posted by Monte Moir on Mon, 07 May 2007 12:56:00 PST |
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THE LOLLY POP CD & MAXI SINGLE "ELEVATOR OPERATOR" OUT NOW |
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| John Matthews aka Ricardo Autobahn is at the producer and co-writer helm along with Lolly Pop and myself. Matt Fink also contributed to the festivities. It's been described as an "Electro-Pop-Soap-Op... Posted by Monte Moir on Sun, 05 Mar 2006 10:45:00 PST |
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HANGING AT 3121 |
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| Prince was kind enough to offer an invite to his show last night. So a few of us headed over after our show. I've seen him perform countless times of course, but he never ceases to amaze me at some le... Posted by Monte Moir on Mon, 30 Apr 2007 04:27:00 PST |
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THE PLEASURE PRINCIPLE (1987) | Control:The 20th Anniversary |
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| CONTROL :: THE 20TH ANNIVERSARY 2006 marks the 20th anniversary of Janet's groundbreaking project "Control." The following threads are in celebration of the milestones reached by Janet with this album... Posted by Monte Moir on Thu, 11 Jan 2007 10:42:00 PST |
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SOULED AMERICAN |
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| Kevin Phinney has been writing entertainment journalism professionally since 1977and now has released his first book, "Souled American: How Black Music Transformed White Culture" through Billboard Boo... Posted by Monte Moir on Thu, 11 Jan 2007 04:27:00 PST |
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MONTE @TROCADEROS WITH TORI |
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| I had the pleasure of sitting in for the night with Tori Ruffin and his band Freakjuice @Tracaderos last night in downtown Mpls. If you don't know, Tori plays guitar with us in The Time. He had some g... Posted by Monte Moir on Fri, 09 Mar 2007 12:38:00 PST |
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MEMORABILIA @ THE MINNESOTA HISTORICAL SOCIETY |
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| A while back, The Minnesota Historical Society kindly asked me to donate a few items from my time in The Time. Mind you, part of my time is still currently with The Time...What I'm trying to say is, t... Posted by Monte Moir on Fri, 12 May 2006 07:40:00 PST |
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NEW Q & A ON MONTE AT GLAMSLAM.ORG |
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| Check out the new Q & A on Monte here where he talks about his solo CD, The Time, his production work with Janet, Alexander O'Neal, Lolly Pop and more. Posted by Monte Moir on Tue, 06 Mar 2007 03:13:00 PST |
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THE GRAMMY'S |
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| The Time was in Los Angeles on Grammy night playing an after party at 3121. I believe a good time was had by all. Herbie Hancock, Mariah Carey, Wendy, Susanah, Sheila E, Badu, Dave Chappelle, Mr Hayes... Posted by Monte Moir on Wed, 08 Feb 2006 02:23:00 PST |
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My Friends |
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Lagoon, Curt Jones, Brooke Aldridge, Jellybean Johnson, Creativity In Music Radio Promotion, Lolly Pop, Kiva, Neil Richards, FREAKJUICE, Rob Gi'hana, junior, Erica West, Daniel Polsfuss, St. Paul, Doctor Fink, Chaka Khan, Bryan, Alexander ONeal, Jeffrey, Cornbread Harris, Marla Sgro acoustic kitchen, Robert Ironside, Funky Walt, Annalee, Duran2, J.H.W., Jason, Rhastus, Native Diva Mix, TYSON @CARRIDO FAMILY, GOD BLESS, RootBeer Eyes, Dina Andrews Management, Inc., B-ankhah, Rhythm Nation Band, j, Dancing Venus, Susan, My Private Joy, MAD SKILLZ (AKA) EIGHTY EIGHTS, jacobaleXander, Debbie, Mr. K. J.Perry, Fancie Flowers, STEPHEFFECT502, Dr. Bryce, Jedi Nation, 3121, Sonia, Funkda, Kimberly, Sally Rocket, The Official Jazzie B. Myspace Page, Mr MoTOwN 4 LiFe..1959 - 4LIFE!!, Cochise Anderson, Purple Funk Lover !!!, pLaiDrocK, Javier Mas, APRAXIA, soul moteur international, Diana - Entertainment Writer, AlexOn93X (IsMyYahooID)
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