Vinnie Moore
{{Short description|American guitarist (born 1964)}}
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{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Vinnie Moore
| image = UFO - Vinnie Moore – Hamburg Harley Days 2015 03.jpg
| caption = Moore in 2015
| birth_name = Vincent Moore
| alias =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1964|4|14}}
| birth_place = New Castle, Delaware, U.S.
| genre = Neoclassical metal, heavy metal, progressive metal, hard rock, instrumental rock{{cite web |author=Vinnie Moore |url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/vinnie-moore-mn0000219430/biography |title=Vinnie Moore | Biography |publisher=AllMusic |access-date=June 28, 2014 |archive-date=February 2, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202062700/http://www.allmusic.com/artist/vinnie-moore-mn0000219430/biography |url-status=live }}
| occupation = Guitarist
| years_active = 1984–present
| label = Shrapnel
| associated_acts = UFO, Alice Cooper, Vicious Rumors, Red Zone Rider
| website = {{url|vinniemoore.com}}
}}
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File:vmoore1.jpg, Brazil, in 2010]]
Vincent Moore (born April 14, 1964) is an American guitarist and a former member of the British hard rock band UFO.{{cite web|title=Vinnie Moore Interview|url=http://www.guitarhoo.com/interviews/vinnie-moore-197|work=Guitarhoo!|publisher=Guitarhoo.com|access-date=February 21, 2014|date=December 15, 2013|archive-date=February 24, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140224110057/http://www.guitarhoo.com/interviews/vinnie-moore-197|url-status=live}}
Biography
Moore was born in New Castle, Delaware. He began his professional career at age 12 after receiving a guitar as a Christmas present. During a 2018 interview, Moore stated, "I got my first guitar for Christmas when I was like 12, basically just because I saw a picture of a guitar in a catalog, a JCPenney's catalog. I thought, 'Hey that looks pretty cool. I want that.' That was my motivation at the time, and I got it for Christmas, and really didn't bother with it a whole lot. Then, I started taking lessons for the next year. Then I really started to get obsessed with it."{{Cite web|url=https://soundcloud.com/user-90858124/ryan-91819-vinnie-moore-aetrim1541018464727-aemerge1541018512786|title=R.Y.A.N. - Season 2, Episode 5: Vinnie Moore|access-date=July 20, 2021|website=Soundcloud.com|archive-date=May 4, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190504212010/https://soundcloud.com/user-90858124/ryan-91819-vinnie-moore-aetrim1541018464727-aemerge1541018512786|url-status=live}} During that same interview, Moore was asked who his earliest teachers were, and he stated, "The first teacher was Mary Biddle, and I studied for a year with her, just some basic lessons at the local music shop. After about a year, I had advanced, and she referred me to another guy named Nick Bucci, who was a great player in my local area. He was studying jazz guitar with Pat Martino, and was also a rock guy, and he just taught me a lot of stuff; theory, and exercises, and all different kinds of stuff to make me become a better player and musician." Moore played clubs and bars until Shrapnel executive Mike Varney discovered him via a demo and biography that Moore submitted to the Spotlight column, which Varney headed for Guitar Player. His connection to Varney led to an opportunity to appear in a Pepsi commercial in 1985{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KgbZ02TE2iY |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/KgbZ02TE2iY| archive-date=December 11, 2021 |url-status=live|title=80's Pepsi Commercial |publisher=YouTube |date=April 6, 2006 |access-date=June 28, 2014}}{{cbignore}} (only Vinnie's hands appeared in the commercial as his guitar playing is heard).{{cite web |url=http://www.vinniemoore.com/discography/pepsi.html |title=Vinnie Moore |publisher=Vinnie Moore |access-date=June 28, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121209021929/http://www.vinniemoore.com/discography/pepsi.html |archive-date=December 9, 2012 }} Following this, Moore recorded his first solo album, Mind's Eye (1986),{{cite book|title=The Virgin Encyclopedia of Heavy Rock|editor=Colin Larkin|publisher=Virgin Books|date=1999|edition=First|isbn=0-7535-0257-7|pages=301/2}} released on Shrapnel Records and featuring Tony MacAlpine on keyboards. The album received several awards from guitar magazines and sold over 100,000 copies.{{Citation needed|date=May 2007}}
Moore played lead guitar with the heavy metal band Vicious Rumors on their debut album, Soldiers of the Night (1985). The album featured Moore's solo-song "Invader", which was in the style of Van Halen's "Eruption". The shred guitar craze of the late 1980s led to more releases for Shrapnel.{{Citation needed|date=May 2007}} Moore also began performing with other hard rock and heavy metal bands.{{Citation needed|date=May 2007}}
Moore joined Alice Cooper's band for a tour and then appeared on the Hey Stoopid (1991) album.{{Cite web|url=http://www.vinniemoore.com/vm/bio.htm|title=Vinnie Moore's Official Web Site|date=March 28, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100328093541/http://www.vinniemoore.com/vm/bio.htm|access-date=July 20, 2021|archive-date=March 28, 2010}} Moore released two instructional videos on guitar playing, in 1987 and 1989.{{cite web |url=http://www.vinniemoore.com/discography/hotlicks1.html |title=Vinnie Moore |publisher=Vinnie Moore |access-date=June 28, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150713060952/http://www.vinniemoore.com/discography/hotlicks1.html |archive-date=July 13, 2015 |url-status=dead }}{{cite web |url=http://www.vinniemoore.com/discography/hotlicks2.html |title=Vinnie Moore |publisher=Vinnie Moore |access-date=June 28, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150713060306/http://www.vinniemoore.com/discography/hotlicks2.html |archive-date=July 13, 2015 |url-status=dead }}
Moore had been the lead guitarist of UFO for 21 years, joining in June 2003 and remaining until their breakup in April 2024.{{cite web|url=https://ultimateclassicrock.com/phil-mogg-ufo-lights-out-interview-2024/|title=How UFO Aimed for the Stars With 'Lights Out'|website=ultimateclassicrock.com|date=13 April 2024|access-date=18 April 2024}} He performed on six studio albums with the band: You Are Here (2004), The Monkey Puzzle (2006), The Visitor (2009), Seven Deadly (2012), A Conspiracy of Stars (2015) and the covers album The Salentino Cuts (2017).
On August 5, 2013, Moore came on stage to perform live with Peter Frampton on Frampton's Guitar Circus concert at Musikfest in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.
Moore played guitar on Red Zone Rider's debut album Red Zone Rider released on September 16, 2014.
Equipment
Vinnie Moore currently endorses Kramer guitars.
Moore was previously sponsored by Dean guitars, who produced several Vinnie Moore signature models for their instrument lineup. Prior to his endorsement of Dean, he played various other brands of guitars over the years, including Ibanez and Fender, most notably the Talon model that was manufactured by Heartfield, one of Fender's subsidiary brands. Moore also currently uses ENGL amplifiers and DiMarzio pickups.
Discography
= Discography =
= Compilation albums =
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| scope="row" | Collection: The Shrapnel Years
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= Live albums =
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| scope="row" | Live!
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= Instructional videos =
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| scope="row" |Advanced Lead Guitar Techniques
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| scope="row" |Speed, Accuracy, & Articulation
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= Other appearances =
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| scope="col" | Title
! scope="col" | Year ! scope="col" | Notes |
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| scope="row" |Vicious Rumors – Soldiers of the Night
|1985 |band member |
| scope="row" |Alice Cooper – Hey Stoopid
|1991 |band member |
| scope="row" |UFO – You Are Here
|2004 |band member |
| scope="row" |Jordan Rudess – Rhythm of Time
|2004 |guest |
| scope="row" |UFO – Showtime
|2005 |band member |
| scope="row" |UFO – The Monkey Puzzle
|2006 |band member |
| scope="row" |Destruction – D.E.V.O.L.U.T.I.O.N.
|2008 |guest |
| scope="row" |Michael Angelo Batio – Hands Without Shadows 2 – Voices
|2009 |guest |
| scope="row" |UFO – The Visitor
|2009 |band member |
| scope="row" |Glen Drover – Metalusion
|2011 |guest |
| scope="row" |UFO – Seven Deadly
|2012 |band member |
| scope="row" |Red Zone Rider – Red Zone Rider
|2014 |band member |
| scope="row" |UFO – A Conspiracy of Stars
|2015 |band member |
| scope="row" |UFO – The Salentino Cuts
|2017 |band member |
References
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External links
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- [http://www.vinniemoore.com/ Official website]
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Category:American lead guitarists
Category:American heavy metal guitarists
Category:People from New Castle, Delaware
Category:20th-century American guitarists