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Sept. 8, 2010 - Moore reaches $3,000 goal for "Shine"
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Kevin Moore announced on his Kickstarter.com page earlier today that it took less than 24 hours
to reach the $3,000 goal to manufacture and release "Shine," the soundtrack he made for
the
2006 Turkish film, "Küçük Kiyamet." To reach the mark, dozens of
fans spread the word on
various social-networking websites and music forums and also pledged varying amounts.
In his posting, Moore said pledging would continue until October 8 in accordance with Kickstarter
rules and additional funds will allow for more creative options for the CD, t-shirts and packaging.
"I'd like this to be the best CD packaging that I've released yet," Moore wrote on Kickstarter.
"And I'll be pressing 500 CDs of the album, so the more we can set sail, the better."
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Sept. 7, 2010 - Moore raising funds to release "Shine" soundtrack
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Kevin Moore announced yesterday on Chromakey.com that he has launched a funding project
to manufacture and release his soundtrack made for the 2006 Turkish film, "Küçük Kiyamet."
If funding reaches $3,000, the album – entitled
"Shine" – would be released in November,
and those who pre-order would receive the CD two weeks earlier than the release date.
T-shirts and posters are also part of the funding based on the pledged amount.
"It is already recorded, mixed and mastered," Moore wrote on a Kickstarter.com page created
to track pledges. "I've started this Kickstarter project to fund the design and manufacture
of the physical CD. The funding deadline is October 8, 2010, and no one will
be
charged for their pledges unless the funding goal is reached by that date."
To pledge or view a teaser video and tracklist, visit the Kickstarter page:
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Sept. 6, 2010 - Arthur42 shares cover song of CK's "Colorblind"
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Arthur Hatton, also known as arthur42 on The Mooreatorium Forum, recorded a cover song of
Chroma Key's "Colorblind" on Saturday night that he performed at Natasha's Bistro & Bar in
Lexington, Kentucky. The song
– which is
Hatton's all-time favorite tune – featured him on
acoustic guitar
accompanied by his two siblings, Thomas and Grace. The performance
becomes the first-ever
video posted online of a CK cover song done
in a public setting.
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Aug. 24, 2010 - Metal Blade to re-issue OSI's debut album
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Metal Blade Records announced today that it plans to re-issue the band's 2003
debut album
"Office of Strategic Influence" on September 28. Like the original, the re-issue version
will
include a limited-edition CD with cover songs of Pink Floyd's "Set the Controls
for the
Heart of the Sun" and Neil Young's "New Mama," as well as a demo track called
"The Thing That Never Was" played by Jim Matheos and Mike Portnoy.
A multimedia section will include a video created by Kevin Moore for the instrumental song
"Horseshoes and B-52s" and two separate documentary-style clips shot at the Carriage
House Studios in Stamford, Conn., during the recording of the album in June 2002.
In other news, OSI's MySpace page was redesigned today and now includes streaming audio
of songs from each of OSI's studio albums and the band's Remix EP released in 2006.
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July 20, 2010 - Fan revamps Moore-related Wikipedia pages
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Philip Thomas, also known as unalaguna on The Mooreatorium Forum, has devoted dozens
of
hours this year to significantly beefing
up a series of Wikipedia pages related to Kevin Moore
– most recently revamping
the writeup for OSI's 2009 album, Blood. Other Moore-related
Wikipedia links he's worked on are OSI's Office of Strategic Influence and Free
albums.
He's currently editing the page for Chroma Key's Graveyard Mountain Home album.
Thomas, who has been regularly updating Wikipedia pages since 2007, said he began making
"small tweaks" to Moore-related pages last year and then "started putting a meaningful amount
of work" into them in February. "I was attracted to articles related to
Kevin first and foremost
because I love his music," Thomas told The Mooreatorium. "On a more practical
level,
there are also enough interviews and album reviews to allow for decent-sized articles."
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July 2, 2010 - Interview with Artiom Lichtstein
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Artiom Lichtstein, a top-ten poster at the old fan forum of ChromaKey.com, recently spoke
with
The Mooreatorium about serving as the lead guitarist for the Israeli progressive metal band
Stormy Atmosphere. In August 2009, the band released its debut album, Colorblind.
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June 26, 2010 - OSI fans seek live shows with Facebook group
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OSI fans
launched a group on Facebook yesterday encouraging the band to perform live shows
in the future. The
public group – called "OSI fans that want the band to perform live" – was
created in
response to previous
statements made by Jim Matheos and Kevin Moore
that the progressive metal band would most likely remain a "studio group."
"Frankly, the fanbase is too great to sit back and let that happen," reads the group's description.
"With a little fan support via Facebook, anything is possible."
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June 11, 2010 - News update posted on OSIband.com
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A news update was posted yesterday on the OSI website that
confirms the band has inked a deal
with Metal Blade Records and has begun writing its
fourth album. In the posting, the album's
release date was cited as early 2011, not late 2010 as
Metal Blade had previously said.
The news update consists of a copy-and-pasted email exchange
between Kevin Moore and
Jim Matheos in which the duo humorously discusses the
task of updating the OSI website.
"We could just say we've just signed a new deal with MB and have
begun writing OSI4,"
Matheos wrote in the exchange, dated June 9, 2010. "Target
date early 2011?"
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May 22, 2010 - Wiche plans radio station, chatroom for Moore's birthday
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Wiche Rubio, also known as wiche on The Mooreatorium Forum, has announced
plans to
launch a Kevin Moore-themed
radio station and chatroom on May 26 in celebration of
Moore's 43rd birthday.
Rubio said that the station and chatroom are intended to be
a place for fans to "meet and talk about Kevin, his music, and our thoughts."
All Moore fans are invited to drop in and join in on the celebration.
For a troubleshooting tutorial on connecting the radio station, click here:
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May 13, 2010 - OSI signs with Metal Blade Records
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Metal Blade Records announced on their website today that they have signed a deal with OSI
and
the band plans to release its fourth album later this year. In the news item, Metal Blade
founder
and CEO Brian Slagel said: "We are very excited to welcome OSI to the Metal
Blade Family.
I have been a big fan of the band and all of us here can't wait to work on the new album."
Metal Blade is also the label for Fates Warning, the main project of OSI guitarist Jim Matheos.
OSI's first three studio albums were released through independent label InsideOut Music.
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April 11, 2010 - Fan designs Moore-themed shirts
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Alexandra Gibbs, also known as modagirll on The Mooreatorium Forum, has designed four shirts
themed around Kevin Moore. The heavy cotton t-shirts are available in all colors and sizes and
contain digitally-printed images from Moore's time with Dream Theater, Chroma Key and OSI.
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April 7, 2010 - New OSI album expected in early 2011
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Jim Matheos, guitarist for Fates Warning and OSI, revealed in an interview this week with
Bulgarian rock e-zine Metal Katehizis that he and Kevin Moore are planning to release
a
fourth OSI album early next year. In the interview, Matheos said that the album is just
in the
discussion stages right now, but he anticipates that Porcupine Tree drummer Gavin Harrison
would likely return as the band's drummer. OSI will also likely remain a "studio
group," he said.
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April 6, 2010 - Interview with Dogu Yucel
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Dogu Yucel, a Turkish writer and author of the novel Hayalet Kitap
(Ghost Book), recently shared
his thoughts with The Mooreatorium about working with Kevin Moore
on the movies "Okul" and
"Küçük Kıyamet." In the interview, Yucel explained
how he initially approached Moore to
score "Okul" in 2004 and how the two films
were viewed by Turkish movie critics.
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March 28, 2010 - Makine posts teaser, release date, tracklist
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Turkish industrial rock band Makine posted a video teaser on Facebook today containing
audio
from its upcoming debut release. The band also announced
a release date of April 15 and the
album's tracklist: 1) İlk Nefes; 2) Yaşam; 3) Bira Zaman; 4) Sonu Yok; 5) Hayat Devam Eder;
6) Oyun; 7) Ve Sen; 8) Ben Miydim; 9) Hit; 10) Günlerin Ardından; 11) Üzgün; 12) Son
Nefes.
In 2007, Makine worked with Kevin Moore on
pre-production for the album in Izmir, Turkey.
Moore was mentioned in the album's credits posted in conjunction with the video teaser.
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March 11, 2010 - Matheos discusses Moore, Parallels reunion
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Jim Matheos, guitarist for Fates Warning and OSI, briefly discussed his relationship
with Kevin
Moore in an article posted this week by rock music e-zine, The Breakdown Room. The article
was done in anticipation of Fates Warning's upcoming re-release of its
1991 album Parallels
and reunion shows kicking off this month. In the article,
Matheos said that Moore would not
likely appear as a guest keyboardist on the band's future albums as he has in the past.
"We have such a connection with OSI that I really don't want to dabble with it outside of that and
mix up the chemistry," Matheos said in the article. "A lot of Fates' stuff isn't keyboard-oriented,
so I don't see that happening as far as appearances on studio albums. But any time he
wants to
come play live, I'm all for that. I'd love to play all of A Pleasant Shade of Gray again at one
point."
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March 9, 2010 - Sknowbird, Wiche share retrospective videos
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Phil Harwood, also known as sknowbird on The Mooreatorium Forum, posted a retrospective video
this week on Facebook and MySpace that he had created to chronicle the career of Kevin Moore.
According to Harwood, the video was made in 2004 as a "tribute to a uniquely-gifted
musician"
and is dedicated to "Chroma Key friends who I've been fortunate to
know since those days."
Inspired by Harwood's video, Wiche Rubio created his own retrospective video that he posted
today on Facebook. The video includes music and images spanning Kevin's career from
Dream Theater's 1989 album When Dream and Day Unite to OSI's 2009 album Blood.
Rubio, of Mexico, goes by the username "wiche" on The Mooreatorium Forum.
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Jan. 19, 2010 - Steve Tushar posts DT, FW remixes
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Steve Tushar, a music producer that worked with Kevin
Moore on Chroma Key's You Go Now
album, launched
a new YouTube channel today that features rare remixes he did earlier in
his career. Two of the uploads are remixes of songs that Kevin
originally played on –
Dream Theater's "Lie" and Fates Warning's "A Pleasant Shade of Gray: Part 2."
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Jan. 11, 2010 - "Lifting Shadows" stock running low
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First runs of the new classic and limited editions of "Lifting Shadows: The Authorized Biography
of Dream Theater" are running low and fans are encouraged to purchase copies if interested.
According to an update posted today on the "Lifting Shadows" website, "if you find
that your
chosen edition is already out of stock by the time you come to order, don't
worry – more
are on the way shortly." The book features an extensive look at Dream Theater's
nearly 25-year history, including the band's early days with Kevin Moore.
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Jan 8, 2010 - Interview with Roy Harter
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Roy Harter, a composer and music producer best known for his work in
television and film,
recently spoke to The Mooreatorium about taking private keyboard and
music theory
lessons with Kevin Moore
as a teen in the late 1980s. In the interview, Harter also
recalls an early Dream Theater rehearsal at bassist John Myung's house.
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