Mae Moore
| Mae Moore | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Mae Moore |
| Origin | Brandon, Manitoba, Canada |
| Genres | Folk, Jazz, Pop |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter |
| Instruments | Vocals, guitar |
| Years active | 1985 - |
| Labels | CBS Canada/Epic |
| Associated acts | Lester Quitzau |
| Website | http://www.maemoore.com |
| Past members | Marc Atkinson, Rick May, Joby Baker, Ashwin Sood, Paul Brennan, Neil Clark |
| Notable instruments | |
| alternate tuned guitar | |
Mae Moore (born in Brandon, Manitoba, Canada) is a Canadian singer-songwriter. Her music is a blend of pop, folk and jazz. Her most successful album, 1992's Bohemia, was an international hit, although her other albums have been successful mainly in Canada.
Moore studied art before moving to British Columbia to pursue music. Her first hit came by co-writing the song "Heaven in Your Eyes" (with John Dexter), which would later be recorded by Loverboy for the Top Gun soundtrack in 1986. She then worked with Barney Bentall and Colin Nairne from the band Barney Bentall and the Legendary Hearts, providing background vocals on their self-titled 1988 album Barney Bentall and the Legendary Hearts. She sang background vocals on and appeared in the music video for the Legendary Heart's "She's My Inspiration" song from that album. Her association with Bentall and Nairne paid off, as CBS Records in Canada soon awarded her a recording contract.
Moore's debut album, Oceanview Motel, arrived in 1990. It was produced by Bentall and Nairne, and featured Vancouver-area musicians from both Barney Bentall & the Legendary Hearts and Spirit of the West. Three singles were released including "I'll Watch Over You" which found some success on Canadian radio. That same year she again worked with Bentall, providing vocals on the band's song "Life Could Be Worse" from the Lonely Avenue album.
In 1991, Moore was nominated for a Juno Award for "Most Promising Female Vocalist". That year she travelled to Australia to write tracks for what would become her second album Bohemia. There she collaborated with Steve Kilbey, the lead singer from the popular Australian band The Church, and the resulting recordings featured a more atmospheric sound than her first album. Although Kilbey was producing the album, his ongoing drug addiction resulted in producer Gavin MacKillop being asked to complete the record, and Bohemia was released in 1992.
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