Monte Moir
| Monte Moir | |
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| Birth name | Monte Moir |
| Origin | Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States |
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| Instruments | Keyboards |
| Years active | 1981–present |
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| Website | Official site |
Monte Moir (born September 10, 1958) is an American songwriter, producer and musician best known as the keyboardist of Prince's band The Time and songwriter of many notable American artists.
Monte Moir is the original and current keyboardist for The Time, as well as a songwriter and producer for Janet Jackson, Alexander O'Neal, Gladys Knight, as well as the duo Deja (Curt Jones & Starleana Young). He is also credited for working with Prince, Vanity 6, Deniece Williams, Thelma Houston, Steven Dante, Lolly Pop and various other artists.
Some of his greatest writing successes were writing the first side of Alexander O'Neal's solo debut - including "If You Were Here Tonight" and "The Pleasure Principle' by Janet Jackson. Patti Austin and Thelma Houston are other notable artists he wrote classics for as part of Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis's 'The Secret'. Monte is something of a cult writing figure in the world of soulful music. "In My Life" by Ruby Turner as well as Steven Dante's "It's Only Love" are key examples of his songwriting.
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