Kim Moyes
| Kim Moyes | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Kimberley Isaac Moyes |
| Also known as | K.I.M. or KIM |
| Born | 15 September 1976 |
| Origin | Sydney |
| Genres | Electronic |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, record producer |
| Instruments | Keyboard, drums |
| Years active | 1993–present |
| Labels | Modular |
| Associated acts | The Presets, Prop |
| Website | [1] |
Kimberley "Kim" Isaac Moyes is an Australian musician, producer and one half of the Sydney-based electronica duo, The Presets (with Julian Hamilton). Moyes provides synthesizers and drums, as well as engineering, production and songwriting (with Hamilton). The Presets have released two EPs and three full-length albums (Beams, Apocalypso and Pacifica). Moyes also records and performs as a solo artist under the aliases K.I.M. and KIM.
Born 15 September 1976 in Sydney, Moyes attended the Conservatorium High School for his final school years 11 and 12, before going on to a Bachelor of Music at the Conservatorium proper (majoring in classical percussion), during which time he met Julian Hamilton. Directly after university they performed and recorded as members of Prop, they released one full-length album and a remix compilation.
As a member of The Presets Moyes has enjoyed considerable success: 12 ARIA Nominations (of which they have won 7),APRA's Songwriters of The Year 2012, as well as many other awards for Best Live Band, Band of The Year and Album of the Year.
Outside of The Presets, Moyes has released many recordings of his own. Through Cutters records he released "System Breakdown" in 2005, followed by the 12-inch single "B.T.T.T.T.R.Y" through Bang Gang in 2006. In 2007 and 2008 he released a consecutive series of 12-inch records through Modular Recordings: "Wet'N'Wild", "Party Machini" and "Fistogram". Many of these tracks were to be featured on Selected Jerks 2001–2009, a double-disc album of original recordings and remixes throughout 8 years.Selected Jerks was preceded by a Japanese only mini-album, System Breakdown, released in 2006 via Rallye Records.
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