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Franklin Moore

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Franklin Moore
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The music of Franklin Moore is a genre-defying blend of rock, jazz, classical, blues, country, folk and world music played on a steel-string guitar. Moore, who hails from Winston-Salem, NC, draws influences from acoustic guitarists such as Leo Kottke and Preston Reed and electric guitarists such as Steve Morse and Yngwie Malmsteen. As one music reviewer put it, although Franklin has lots of influences, he creates his own unique style. Moores uniqueness and virtuosity was described this way by a club owner after a recent performance: Franklin plays guitar like I've never witnessed before. He is a master at his instrument. Strongly grounded in both rhythm and melody, Moores music avoids the repetitive arpeggiation typical of much solo guitar music. Rather, he seamlessly combines fingerstyle, two-handed tapping, power strumming, and single-note runs into an unconventional yet highly accessible approach that is both excitingly original and strangely familiar at the same time.

Moores debut CD, Motive Force was released in April 2004. In addition to selling well at performances, it has sold via the Internet across the United States and in several European countries. Motive Force is also receiving both traditional and Internet radio airplay in America and abroad. One of Moores songs was included in an Oasis CD sampler which was distributed to over 500 acoustic radio stations across the country. Moore was also interviewed at WGWG, the radio station of Gardner-Webb University, Boiling Springs, NC as publicity for his performance at the 2004 Art of Sound Music Festival in Shelby, NC.

Moore is currently performing throughout North Carolina, sharing his unique musical vision with his audiences. One has only to witness one of his performances to become captivated by the originality of his approach. As club owner and musician David Downing put it, Dont expect Franklin Moore to stay local for long.


What They're Saying posted: 27 Jun 2004 05:56 PM
Dave Harris, owner and chief engineer, Studio B Mastering, “Moore’s playing is incredibly fluid and dynamic, the sound engulfs the listener in a sonic playground for the ear. The interweaving melodies and rhythms on Motive Force create amazing arrangements that captivate the imagination. Each song is in itself a thought-provoking theme yet they also work together to create a cohesive album”. Steve Passiouras, host of the Fret Net radio show, PBS FM 106.7, Melbourne, Australia, “Motive Force will be getting airplay on my show and has been permanently installed in my car’s CD player. We’ve been driving around a lot listening to the CD. Everybody’s been enjoying it!” Mark Johnson, host of the Mansion on the Hill radio show on live365.com, “I got a great response to the entire Motive Force album during it's run as Featured Album of the Week on my radio show ... "Nip-n-Tuck" was at one point the number one rated track on the station!"

posted: 27 Jun 2004 06:28 PM