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BLP sources|date=March 2008Infobox musical artist | name = Vinnie Moore| image = Vinnie Moore at Ritmo& Compás, Madrid (2011).jpg| caption = Vinnie Moore, 2011| image_size =| background = non_vocal_instrumentalist| birth_name =| alias =| Born = birth date and age|1964|4|14 New Castle, Delaware , United States|USA | death_date =| instrument = Guitar | genre = Neo-classical metal , hard rock , Heavy metal music|heavy metal , instrumental rock Allmusic|class=artist|id=p4952/biography|pure_url=yes allmusic ((( Vinnie Moore > Biography )))| occupation = Musician , songwriter | years_active = 1986–present| label =| associated_acts = UFO (band)|UFO , AliceCooper | website = http://www.vinniemoore.com| notable_instruments = Dean Guitars|Dean VM-2000 Signature model Vincent "Vinnie" Moore (born April 14, 1964) is a guitarist and a member of the England|English hard rock band UFO (band)|UFO . Along with Yngwie Malmsteen , Tony MacAlpine , and others, Moore is known as one of the most influential guitarists to emerge out of the Shred guitar|shredder boom in the mid 1980s.Allmusic|class=artist|id=p4952/biography|pure_url=yes allmusic ((( Vinnie Moore > Biography )))
Biography
Moore was born in New Castle, Delaware . He began his professional career at age of 12 and played clubs and bars until Shrapnel executive Mike Varney discovered him through a magazine article. His connection to Varney led to an opportunity to appear in a Pepsi commercial in 1985, http://www.youtube.com/watch? v=KgbZ02TE2iY YouTube - 80's Pepsi Commercial (only Vinnie's hands appeared in the commercial as his guitar playing is heard. http://www.vinniemoore.com/discography/pepsi.html Following this Moore recorded his first solo album, '' Mind's Eye (album)|Mind's Eye , released on Shrapnel Records and featured Tony MacAlpine on keyboards. The album received several awards from guitar magazines and sold over 100,000 copies.Citation needed|date=May 2007
Vinnie Moore played lead guitar with the heavy metal band Vicious Rumors on their debut album, Soldiers of the Night . The album features Moore's solo-song, "Invader", which was in the style of Van Halen's "Eruption". The shred guitar craze of the late eighties 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 He joined AliceCooper 's band for a tour and then appeared on the Hey Stoopid album. http://www.vinniemoore.com/vm/bio.htm Following this Moore released two instructional videos on guitar playing. http://www.vinniemoore.com/discography/hotlicks1.html http://www.vinniemoore.com/discography/hotlicks2.html
He has been the lead guitarist for UFO since 2004.
Guitar equipment history
Moore has endorsed numerous guitar companies over the years, his most well known being Music Man (company)|Music Man guitars. In 2007 Moore left Music Man and began endorsing Dean guitars . At the winter NAMM show in January 2008, Dean Guitars unveiled a Vinnie Moore signature model. The Dean VM-2000 features a Vinnie Moore "ShredHead" Humbucker in the bridge position. Moore also has an endorsement contract with Engl amplification.
2009 - UFO (band)|UFO - The Visitor (UFO album)|The Visitor
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External links
http://www.vinniemoore.com Vinnie Moore's Official Web Site
http://www.myspace.com/vinniemoore Vinnie Moore's Official myspace site
http://www.ufo-music.info/band.htm UFO's Official Web Site
http://instrumentalcase.com/VinnieMoore.aspx An interview with Vinnie Moore
http://www.deanguitars.com/vinnie_moore.php Vinnie Moore Signature Dean Guitar
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