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Infobox musical artist|name = Monte Moir|image =|caption =|background = solo_singer|birth_name = Monte Moir|origin = Minneapolis, Minnesota , United States |instrument = Electronic keyboard|Keyboard s|genre = Rock music|Rock , Pop music|pop , Rhythm and blues|R& B , Soul music|soul , funk , funk-rock , funk metal , New Wave music|New Wave , Dance music|dance , Hip hop music|hip-hop |occupation = Singer , keyboardist |years_active = 1981& ndash;present|label = Warner Bros. Records Paisley Park Records |associated_acts = Flyte Tyme Prince (musician)|Prince The Time (band)|The Time |current_members=|past_members =|website = http://www.montemoir.com Official site Monte Moir is the original and current keyboardist for The Time (band)|The Time , as well as songwriter and Record producer|producer for Janet Jackson , Alexander O'Neal , Gladys Knight , the Deja duo ( Slave (band)|Curt Jones /Mysti Day) and Lolly Pop . He is also credited for working with Prince (musician)|Prince , Vanity 6 , Deniece Williams , Thelma Houston and various other artists. His greatest writing successes were writing the first side of Alexander O'Neal's solo debut - including "If You Were Here Tonight" as well as " The Pleasure Principle (song)|The Pleasure Principle ' by Janet Jackson. Patti Austin and Thema Houston are other notable artists he wrote classics for as part of Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis 's 'The Secret'. He left The Time (band)|The Time soon after Jam and Lewis were released by Prince (musician)|Prince , following conflicting writing interests with The SOS Band and failing to make a concert.
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. He rejoined The Time (band)|The Time for their Pandemonium (The Time album)|Pandemonium album and Prince's final film Graffiti Bridge (film)|Graffiti Bridge , in the late 1980s when the original Time members reunited. He continues to produce his own material, play keyboards for an amended version of the band and produce for various artists. He was most recently seen on the 50th Annual Grammy Awards, playing with Rihanna and The Time (band)|The Time .
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http://www.myspace.com/montemoir MySpace site
The Time Persondata | NAME = Moir, Monte | ALTERNATIVE NAMES = | SHORT DESCRIPTION = | DATE OF BIRTH = | PLACE OF BIRTH = | DATE OF DEATH = | PLACE OF DEATH = DEFAULTSORT:Moir, Monte Category:American funk keyboardists Category:Living people Category:The Time members Category:People from Minneapolis, Minnesota
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