Allan Moon
| Allan Moon | |
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| Background information | |
| Born |
January 6, 1976 Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Genres | Folk, blues, rock, pop, dance, lo-Fi |
| Instruments | Vocals, Guitar |
| Labels | Songbird, Hi Fidelity |
| Website | www.allanmoon.com |
Allan Moon (Hebrew: אָלֵן מוּן) (born January 6, 1976) is a Canadian / Israeli artist, poet, singer-songwriter and producer. Moon was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada and grew up in the Upper West Side of New York City. In 1992, Moon emigrated to Tel Aviv, Israel. He currently lives in the north Galilee region of Israel.
Moon's first music release was a 5-song demo EP in 2006 which included Song of the Wind and a hidden tracked acoustic cover version to Billy Joel's Uptown Girl. The demo paved the way to his first full-length album Song of the Wind.
Song of the Wind, was released in 2008 and saw Moon's songwriting as a direct progression from his poetry coupled with country life. The album was characterized by acoustic guitars and Moon's soft, almost breaking voice, reminiscent of Neil Young. The album received favorable reviews, the magazine Americana UK compared his writing to that of Nick Drake and John Martyn.
"...Very straight ahead, personal, even disturbing at times. I liked "Song of the Wind" a lot. It's such a sad song, delivered so delicately. The images of loss are really poetic, and each one tells a complete story in two lines. Very strong stuff ..." - David Kahne – Producer
Later in 2008, Moon was called upon to produce Yuval Banai's 4th solo album (Beyond the Mountains). Banai is lead singer of Israel's premier rock band Mashina, a multi-platinum selling act who's been active since the early 1980s. In Me'ever Le'Harim, Moon took Banai in a new musical direction, towards folk and Americana, lap-steel guitars and stripped down productions.
In 2009, Moon released two singles in very different musical genres. The first single, Do Your Dance, was an electro-folk track with explicit lyrics. The track was released under his pseudonym CANPO. Later in 2009, he released The Art of Rolling, produced by Tamir Muskat and Adam Scheflan, it was a gentle pop song with a Beck'ish musical landscape.
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