Angelo Moore
{{short description|American musician|bot=PearBOT 5}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Angelo Moore
| image = Angelo Moore.jpg
| caption = Moore performing with Fishbone in 2019
| alt = Angelo Moore in a white bowler hat playing a saxophone
| birth_name = Angelo Christopher Moore
| alias = Dr. MadVibe
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1965|11|5}}
| birth_place = Los Angeles, California, United States
| death_date = {{Death date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|YYYY|MM|DD}}
| instrument = Vocals, Baritone Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone, Alto Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone, Theremin, Percussion, Jew's Harp, Didgeridoo, Double Tier Organ, Piano
| genre = Alternative rock, funk metal, ska punk, spoken word, Reggae Rock, Ska, Jazz
| occupation = Musician, Poet, Artist, Actor
| years_active = 1979–present
| label = Columbia Records, Rowdy Records, Hollywood Records, Sony Records, High Times Records, Sound In Color, Nuttsactor 5, Mooremapp Records, vAu de vire Society Circus
| associated_acts = Fishbone, Ishan Cooper, Trulio Disgracias
| website = [http://www.fishbone.net/ Official Fishbone.net]
[https://drmadvibe.com/ Dr. MadVibe]
[https://brandnewstep.com/ Angelo Moore and The Brand New Step]
[https://legacyofangelo.com/ Angelo Moore art]
}}
Angelo Christopher Moore (born November 5, 1965) is an American musician, best known for his work as lead singer and saxophonist for the Los Angeles ska and funk metal band Fishbone. Moore also performs and records under the stage name Dr. MadVibe, has recorded with the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Jane's Addiction,{{Cite web |title=Angelo Moore {{!}} fishbonelive.org |url=https://fishbonelive.org/people/angelo-moore-496 |access-date=2024-10-05 |website=fishbonelive.org |language=en}} Murphy's Law, Gwen Stefani, Everlast, Goldfinger, and Bad Brains and has played over 3300 shows in his career. Angelo currently resides in Woodland Hills, CA.
Biography
Moore grew up in Southern California's San Fernando Valley{{Cite web |title=A Fish Story |url=https://www.neh.gov/humanities/2011/januaryfebruary/statement/fish-story |access-date=2024-09-30 |website=National Endowment for the Humanities |language=en}} and attended Platt Ranch Elementary School, followed by Hale Junior High School in Woodland Hills,{{Cite web |last=Fricke |first=David |date=1991-10-03 |title=Fishbone: Black and Bruised |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/fishbone-black-and-bruised-202086/ |access-date=2024-09-30 |website=Rolling Stone |language=en-US}} where he met the other members of Fishbone's original lineup.{{cite web|title=Fishbone: Black and Bruised|date=3 October 1991|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/features/black-and-bruised-19911003|publisher=Rolling Stone|access-date=5 February 2017}} Moore's father William George Moore was an English teacher and speech pathologist and played saxophone for Count Basie,{{Cite web |date=2019-05-15 |title=One, Two, Three, Hit It! Angelo Moore and the Brand New Step hit it |url=https://spearhead-home.com/News.php?memberlist=NewsResult&t=2445 |access-date=2024-09-30 |website=Spearhead-Home.com - the other website >> for MusicLovers |language=en-US}} and his mother Dazireen Daretta Johnson was an English teacher for the Los Angeles unified school district. From an early age, his parents exposed him to jazz, soul, blues and funk music.{{cite web|title=ANGELO MOORE One on One Celebrity Interview for The Tolucan Times|url=http://tolucantimes.info/one-on-one/angelo-moore-one-on-one-celebrity-interview-for-the-tolucan-times/|publisher=The Tolucan Times|access-date=5 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170205100932/http://tolucantimes.info/one-on-one/angelo-moore-one-on-one-celebrity-interview-for-the-tolucan-times/|archive-date=5 February 2017|url-status=dead}} He then attended El Camino Real High School in Woodland Hills.{{cite web|title=Welcome to the Nuttwerx|date=12 April 2000|url=http://www.laweekly.com/news/welcome-to-the-nuttwerx-2131889|publisher=LA Weekly|access-date=5 February 2017}} He later attended Pierce College of Woodland Hills, before discontinuing in order to perform with Fishbone.
In addition to his regular duties with Fishbone, in 1993 Moore released a poetry anthology titled Dr. Madd Vibe's Comprehensive Linkology. He also did a monologue on a live version of the Tool song "Bottom" in Grenoble, France. In 1997 he released his first solo CD, also titled Dr. Madd Vibe's Comprehensive Linkology,{{Cite web |title=Dr. MadVibe - Discography |url=https://drmadvibe.com/discography |access-date=2024-09-30 |website=drmadvibe.com}} as well as his first video titled The Delusional Quandaries Of Dr. Madd Vibe.{{Cite web |title=Angelo Moore |url=https://albinosbrowns-rare-skamerch-picnic.com/collection/angelo-moore |access-date=2024-09-30 |website=Albino Brown's OUT-OF-PRINT NEW Ska Merch Picnic!!!}} In 2000 Moore released another CD/video set titled The Yin-Yang Thang, and in 2006 he released the CD Dr. Madd Vibe's Medicine Cabinet. In 2010, Moore released "The Angelo Show", funded by a kickstarter campaign.{{Cite web |last=Denis |date=2011-06-22 |title=Help Angelo Moore Release his Latest Dr Madd Vibe CD {{!}} fishbonelive.org |url=https://www.fishbonelive.org/news/2011-06-22-help-angelo-moore-release-his-latest-dr-madd-vibe-cd-30213 |access-date=2024-10-05 |website=www.fishbonelive.org |language=en}} Moore also made a cameo appearance as the bandleader in the movie Idlewild, featuring Outkast members Big Boi and Andre 3000.{{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p107030/biography|pure_url=yes}}|title=Biography: Angelo Moore|last=Sutton|first=Michael|publisher=Allmusic|access-date=3 April 2010}} On June 26, 2012, Angelo Moore and the Rondo Brothers released the single "Brand New Step" under Ninth Street Opus record label.{{cite web|url=http://brandnewstep.com/project.html|title=Angelo Moore and the Brand New Step|website=Brandnewstep.com|access-date=19 September 2020}}
In 2020, Angelo achieved sobriety and currently maintains it, and in addition created a Patreon site featuring pieces such as "The Mirror of What" and "Story Time Theater".{{Cite web |title=Get more from Angelo Moore on Patreon |url=https://www.patreon.com/angelomoore |access-date=2024-10-05 |website=Patreon}} In July 2021 he played the role of Manager in the music video for "Holier than Thou", a Metallica cover song by Off!.{{Cite news|last=Wright|first=Imani WJ|title=OFF! Covers Metallica's 'Holier Than Thou,' Their First New Song in Seven Years|url=https://www.spin.com/2021/07/off-covers-metallicas-holier-than-thou-their-first-new-song-in-seven-years/|newspaper=Spin Magazine|date=July 7, 2021|access-date=July 11, 2021}}
File:Angelo Moore, New York City - July 4, 2024.jpg
In 2022, Moore participated in the "Celebrating David Bowie" tour, featuring Adrian Belew, Todd Rundgren, and others.{{cite web | url=https://consequence.net/2022/08/celebrating-david-bowie-2022-tribute-tour/#:~: | title=Celebrating David Bowie 2022 tribute tour to feature Todd Rundgren, King Crimson's Adrian Belew, and more | date=16 August 2022 }}{{Cite web |title=Celebrating David Bowie |url=https://www.nashvillesymphony.org/tickets/concert/2022-2023-season/celebrating-david-bowie-live-in-concert-featuring-todd-rundgren-adrian-belew-angelo-moore-at-schermerhorn-symphony-center/ |access-date=2024-09-30 |website=www.nashvillesymphony.org}}
In 2023, Moore became an entrepreneur in creating Dr. MadVibe's Underground Railroad,{{Cite web |title=Dr. MadVibe - Dr. Madvibe's Underground Contraband Railroad |url=https://drmadvibe.com/dr-madvibe-s-underground-contraband-railroad |access-date=2024-10-05 |website=drmadvibe.com}} and has been performing with Dr. MadVibe and the Missin' Links,{{Cite web |title=Dr. MadVibe - Shows |url=https://drmadvibe.com/shows |access-date=2024-09-30 |website=drmadvibe.com}}{{Cite web |title=Dr. Maddvibe & Missin’ Links – Universal Attractions Agency |url=https://uaagency.com/adult-contemporary/dr-maddvibe-the-missin-links/ |access-date=2024-09-30 |language=en-US}} playing alongside past and current members of Fishbone.{{Cite web |title=Dr Madd Vibe and the Missin' Links live @ The Bowery Electric - Sep 22 2023 {{!}} fishbonelive.org |url=https://www.fishbonelive.org/shows/2023-09-22-dr-madd-vibe-and-missin-links-bowery-electric-new-york-ny-united-states-53361 |access-date=2024-09-30 |website=www.fishbonelive.org |language=en}} Moore has also created a Dr. MadVibe orchestra with whom he has directed and performed in venues in the United States and in Europe. In addition, he has also been performing with the New York City band Butterbrain, contributing vocals to the song Sapio Soirée{{Cite web |title=Sapiosexual, by BUTTERBRAIN |url=https://butterbrain1.bandcamp.com/album/sapiosexual |access-date=2024-09-30 |website=Butterbrain |language=en}} and is currently producing their second full-length album.
Discography
=Fishbone=
{{Main|Fishbone}}
- 1985 - Fishbone
- 1986 - In Your Face
- 1987 - It's a Wonderful Life (EP)
- 1988 - Truth and Soul
- 1990 - Set the Booty Up Right (EP)
- 1991 - The Reality of My Surroundings
- 1993 - Give a Monkey a Brain...
- 1996 - Chim Chim's Badass Revenge
- 2000 - The Psychotic Friends Nuttwerx
- 2002 - The Friendliest Psychosis of All
- 2002 - Live at the Temple Bar and More
- 2006 - Still Stuck in Your Throat
- 2011 - Crazy Glue ep
- 2014 - Intrinsically Intertwined (EP)
- 2024 - Fishbone (EP, 2)
=Solo/Dr. MadVibe=
- 2000 - Angelo Moore Is Dr. Madd Vibe: The Ying Yang Thang
- 2000 - Dr. Madd Vibe Comprehensive Linkology
- 2005 - Dr. Madd Vibe's Medicine Cabinet
- 2010 - Madd Vibe En Dub
- 2012 - The Angelo Show - The Olegna Phenomenon
- 2012 - Brand New Step (Ninth Street Opus)
- 2016 - Brand New Step - Centuries of Heat
- 2017 - Brand New Step - Sacrifice
- 2024 - Dr. Maddvibe and the Missin' Links
=Albums featured=
- 1987 - The Boldness of Style (by Thelonious Monster, saxophone on "If I")
- 1987 - The Uplift Mofo Party Plan (by Red Hot Chili Peppers, background vocals on "Organic Anti-Beat Box Band")
- 1988 - Nothing's Shocking (by Jane's Addiction, saxophone on "Idiots Rule")
- 1989 - Back with a Bong (by Murphy's Law, saxophone)
- 1992 - Eyes Wide Open (by David Garza, backing vocals on "Virgin Mary Candle")
- 1997 - Hang-Ups (by Goldfinger, saxophone and vocals on "Carlita")
- 1998 - Boggy Depot (by Jerry Cantrell, saxophone on "Cut You In" and "Cold Piece")
- 2000 - Menace to Sobriety (by OPM, vocals on "Better Daze" and "Unda", saxophone on "Unda")
- 2001 - The Crucial Conspiracy (by The Dingees, saxophone, theremin, and vocals)
- 2003 - Barb4ry (by Ez3kiel, vocals on "Thought")
- 2004 - White Trash Beautiful (by Everlast, theremin on "Broken")
- 2006 - The Sweet Escape (by Gwen Stefani, saxophone on "Fluorescent")
- 2006 - Big Bang (by [http://www.enneriblaka.com Enneri Blaka], lead vocals in "White Coats", spoken word and theremin in "Blue Collars")
- 2007 - Chronchitis (by Slightly Stoopid, vocals on "Ever Really Wanted")
- 2011 - Shoot The Freak' (by CQMD, vocals on "Gone With The Wind")
- 2011 - Higher Guns (by The Void Union, vocals on "Fly-A-Me-Away")
- 2012 - Walkin' (by Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra, vocals on "All Good Ska is One")
- 2012 - Top of the World (by Slightly Stoopid, vocals on "Ska Diddy")
- 2012 - Stairway to Hell (by Ugly Kid Joe, saxophone on "Love Ain't True!")
- 2013 - Dub Rockers Vol. 1 (With Bad Brains on song "Raga Dub)
- 2015 - "Coop DeVille presents Bat Funk Crazy... In 3D!!!{{Cite news|url=http://www.funku.fr/2015/ishan-cooper-coop-deville-presents-bat-funk-crazy-in-3d/|title=Ishan Cooper "Coop Deville presents Bat Funk Crazy… In 3D !!!"|newspaper=Funk-U|language=fr-FR|access-date=2017-02-03}} " (by Ishan Cooper, vocals on "Science Of Pants" and "One Time Spacesuit")
- 2016 - "The Stage" (by Avenged Sevenfold on song "Sunny Disposition")
- 2021 - "SKA DREAM" (by Jeff Rosenstock saxophone solo on "p i c k i t u p") {{Cite web|url=https://jeffrosenstock.bandcamp.com/album/ska-dream|title=SKA DREAM, by Jeff Rosenstock|website=Jeff Rosenstock}}
- 2021 - "Bubble (feat. Angelo Moore) [remix]" (by The Upstarters){{Cite web |title=Bubble (feat. Angelo Moore) [remix] by The Upstarters |url=https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/theupstarters/bubble-feat-angelo-moore-remix |access-date=2025-05-21 |website=DistroKid |language=en}}
- 2023 - "Sapiosexual" (by Butterbrain)
References
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External links
- [http://www.drmadvibe.com/ Dr. MadVibe]
- [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0600900/ IMDb: Angelo Moore]
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