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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 , Alice Cooper | 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 Alice Cooper '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.


Solo albums


  • 1986: '' Mind's Eye (album)|Mind's Eye

  • 1988: Time Odyssey (album)|Time Odyssey

  • 1991: Meltdown (Vinnie Moore album)|Meltdown

  • 1996: Out of Nowhere (Vinnie Moore album)|Out of Nowhere

  • 1999: The Maze (album)|The Maze

  • 2000: Live& #33; (Vinnie Moore album)|Live! (live)

  • 2001: Defying Gravity (Vinnie Moore album)|Defying Gravity

  • 2006: Collection: The Shrapnel Years (Vinnie Moore album)|Collection: The Shrapnel Years (compilation)

  • 2009: To the Core


  • Videos


  • Advanced Lead Guitar Techniques (1987)

  • Speed, Accuracy, & Articulation (1989)

  • 'SHOWTIME' 2-CD and 2-DVD set from UFO's European tour (2005)



  • Appears on



  • 1985 - Vicious Rumors - Soldiers of the Night

  • 1989 - Guitar's Practicing Musicians - Free

  • 1991 - Alice Cooper - Hey Stoopid

  • 1994 - Various Artists - Smoke on the Water: a Tribute to Deep Purple

  • 1997 - Various Artists - Black Night: Deep Purple Tribute

  • 1998 - Sega - " Burning Rangers " Game soundtrack for the 'Saturn' video game

  • 2004 - UFO (band)|UFO - You Are Here (UFO album)|You Are Here

  • 2004 - Jordan Rudess - Rhythm of Time

  • 2005 - Various Artists - Subdivisions: A Tribute to the Music of Rush

  • 2005 - UFO (band)|UFO - " Showtime (UFO album)|Showtime " - A double-live DVD and music CD release recorded earlier on in the year

  • 2006 - UFO (band)|UFO - The Monkey Puzzle (UFO album)|The Monkey Puzzle

  • 2009 - UFO (band)|UFO - The Visitor (UFO album)|The Visitor


  • References


    Reflist

    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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