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Vinnie Moore


Vinnie Moore (April 14 1964, New Castle, Delaware) is a guitarist and a member of the British hard rock band UFO. Along with Yngwie Malmsteen, Tony MacAlpine, and others, Moore is known as one of the most influential guitarists to emerge out of the shredder boom in the mid 1980s.[4] Moore has endorsed numerous guitar companies over the years, his most well known being Music Man guitars. In 2007 Moore left Music Man and began endorsing Dean guitars. He also has an endorsement contract with Engl amplification.

Biography

Moore began his professional career at age of 12 and played clubs and bars until Shrapnel executive Mike Varney discovered him through a magazine article. His connection to Varney led to an opportunity to appear in a Pepsi commercial in 1985,http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KgbZ02TE2iY (only Vinnie's hands appeared in the commercial as his guitar playing is heard.) Following this Moore recorded his first solo album, Mind's Eye, released on Shrapnel Records and featured Tony MacAlpine on keyboards. The album received several awards from guitar magazines and sold over 100,000 copies.

Vinnie Moore played lead guitar with the heavy metal band Vicious Rumors on their debut album, "Soldiers of the night". The album features Moore's solo-song, "Invader", which was in the style of Van Halen's "Eruption". The shred guitar craze of the late eighties led to more releases for Shrapnel. Moore also began performing with other hard rock bands. He joined Alice Cooper's band for a tour and then appeared in Hey Stoopid album, Following this Moore released two instructional videos on guitar playing.

Solo Albums

  • Mind's Eye (1986)
  • Time Odyssey (1988)
  • Meltdown (1991)
  • Out of Nowhere (1996)
  • The Maze (1999)
  • Live! (2000)
  • Defying Gravity (2001)
  • Vinnie Moore Collection: The Shrapnel Years (2006)


Videos

  • Advanced Lead Guitar Techniques (1987)
  • Speed, Accuracy, & Articulation (1989)
  • 'SHOWTIME' 2-CD and 2-DVD set from UFO's European tour (2005)


Appears On

  • 1985 - Vicious Rumors - Soldiers Of The Night
  • 1989 - Guitar's Practicing Musicians - Free
  • 1991 - Alice Cooper - Hey Stoopid (with, Steve Vai, Joe Satriani, and Slash)
  • 1994 - Various Artists - Smoke On The Water
  • 1998 - Sega - "Burning Rangers" Game soundtrack for the 'Saturn' video game
  • 2004 - "UFO " - You Are Here
  • 2004 - Jordan Rudess - Rhythm of Time
  • 2005 - Various Artists - A Tribute to the Music of Rush
  • 2005 - "UFO " - "Showtime" - A double-live DVD and music CD release recorded earlier on in the year
  • 2006 - "UFO " - Monkey Puzzle


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References

1964 birthsLiving peopleAmerican rock guitaristsPeople from New Castle County, DelawareUFO members

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