Bob Moses (band)

Bob Moses
Background information
Origin Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Genres
Years active 2012 (2012)-present
Labels Domino
Associated acts
  • Frank & Tony
Website www.bobmosesmusic.com
Members
  • Jimmy Vallance
  • Tom Howie

Bob Moses is a Canadian electronic live act, originally from Vancouver, British Columbia.[1] The band consists of Tom Howie and Jimmy Vallance, who were friends in high school. They both liked similar music and dabbled into the sounds of California punk, Northwest grunge, and Minimalist electronic.[2] They eventually moved to New York City separately, Vallance worked for a record engineering company for Dutch artist, Matthew Dekay, who was on Lee Burridge's All Day I Dream imprint.[3] Meanwhile, Howie continued singing and after a year of attending Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts, he moved to New York.[4] After a year, they ended up running into each other and they started working on music together in Howie's apartment.[5] After working for Dekay, Vallance began working on writing and engineering for Get Physical's cofounder and one-half of M.A.N.D.Y., Philipp Jung.[6] The duo helped write a vocal hook for one of the songs that Jung was working on.[6] The band experimented with different sounds, since Howie had a background in rock music[2] and Vallance in trance music,[7] they began to experiment and combine the electronic and alternative sounds together. After some studio time and working for a year, they showed the Scissor & Thread crew, specifically Francis Harris and Anthony Collins otherwise known as Frank & Tony, what they had been working on and formed Bob Moses,[8] before releasing their debut EP Hands to Hold [9] on that label in October 2012.[10] Soon after the release of this first EP, they went on to deliver a second, Far from the Tree[11] before signing to Domino Records in March 2014.[12]

The name, Bob Moses was given to them by Frank & Tony and is said to be after "the famous Depression-era New York architect,[13]" who was behind iconic New York landmarks like Shea Stadium and the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, however the story changes.[14]

The act has been featured as one of the Top 20 live acts by Resident Advisor in both 2014[15] and 2015.[16]

On the live front, Bob Moses has performed and headlined some of the most prestigious events and venues in the world, including Bowery Ballroom,[17] TomorrowWorld,[18] Ultra Music Festival,[19] Governors Ball,[20] Fabric[21] and many others. In 2016, they were announced to play at Coachella,[22] Lollapalooza,[23] Bonnaroo[24] as well as prestigious European festivals including Sonar[25] and Melt!.[26]

Bob Moses has been featured heavily on BBC Radio 1, including their debut Essential Mix,[27] and a live performance from Maida Vale Studios.[28] In addition to this they have also been featured on shows such as Morning Becomes Eclectic on KCRW,[29] and recorded a live session for KEXP.[30]

In January 2016, Bob Moses also appeared and performed on The Ellen Show, after being personally picked by Ellen DeGeneres to feature - they performed "Tearing Me Up".[31] Tracks from "Days Gone By" have also been played on ABC's TV show, The Catch.[32][33][34]

On August 19, 2016, Bob Moses released a special Never Enough edition of their album Days Gone By.[35] The album featured remixes of "Like It or Not" and "Tearing Me Up" from artists like A-Trak, RAC, Joris Voorn, and Tale of Us.[36] The album also featured two new bonus tracks, "She Don't Mind" and "Here We Are," along with live versions of "Tearing Me Up," "Before I Fall," and "Nothing At All."[37]

Background

Vallance originally started his career making trance and progressive house music, with early success at the age of 18 with releases on the likes of Ultra Records and remixes for Sia and her record "Buttons" alongside Chris Lake and Markus Schulz.[38] Howie was originally in the rock band Coalition, known for their hit song "Snowboarding".

Having both pursued solo careers under various monikers, Vallance and Howie finally reunited in a Lowe's car park by accident in New York. Soon after they shared a flat together before working on music for the first time as Bob Moses.

Discography

Personal life

Vallance is son of Jim Vallance and Rachel Paiement, both of whom have a prestigious history within the Canadian music scene.

References

  1. ↑ "Bob Moses keeps it live". Georgia Straight Vancouver's News & Entertainment Weekly. 2015-10-07. Retrieved 2016-06-15.
  2. 1 2 Mejia, Paula. "Bob Moses Is Working On a Building". www.redbull.com. Retrieved 2016-06-15.
  3. ↑ "Electronic duo Bob Moses leaves deep house behind for deep music". BeatRoute Magazine. 2015-10-13. Retrieved 2016-06-15.
  4. ↑ "Bob Moses: One Name, Two Emo-Tronic Spiritual Bros | SPIN". Spin. 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2016-06-15.
  5. ↑ "Bob Moses Is Way More Emo Than Your Typical EDM Group | Milk". Milk. 2016-04-15. Retrieved 2016-06-15.
  6. 1 2 "Interview: Get to Know Bob Moses". BTD. 2014-08-24. Retrieved 2016-06-15.
  7. ↑ adminhtml (2010-03-31). "HousePlanet Exclusive Interview with Jimmy Vallance". HousePlanet. Retrieved 2016-06-15.
  8. ↑ "Bob Moses Discusses Debut Album 'Days Gone By' & the Intersection of Dance Music and Songwriting". Billboard. Retrieved 2016-06-15.
  9. ↑ "Bob Moses - Hands to Hold EP "Vinyl" Preview". SoundCloud. Retrieved 2016-06-15.
  10. ↑ "Review: Bob Moses - Hands to Hold EP". Resident Advisor. Retrieved 2016-06-15.
  11. ↑ "Review: Bob Moses - Far From The Tree EP". Resident Advisor. Retrieved 2016-06-15.
  12. ↑ "Domino signs Bob Moses | Complete Music Update". www.completemusicupdate.com. Retrieved 2016-06-15.
  13. ↑ "Breaking through: Bob Moses". Resident Advisor. Retrieved 2016-06-15.
  14. ↑ "The Windish Agency: Bob Moses". www.windishagency.com. Retrieved 2016-06-15.
  15. ↑ "RA Poll: Top 20 live acts of 2014". Resident Advisor. Retrieved 2016-06-15.
  16. ↑ "RA Poll: Top 20 live acts of 2014". Resident Advisor. Retrieved 2016-06-15.
  17. ↑ "Bob Moses – Tickets – The Bowery Ballroom – New York, NY – September 30th, 2015". The Bowery Ballroom. Retrieved 2016-06-15.
  18. ↑ "15 TomorrowWorld 2014 Day 2 Highlights: Skrillex, Dillon Francis, Bob Moses & More". Billboard. Retrieved 2016-06-15.
  19. ↑ "I'm seeing Bob Moses at Ultra Music Festival!". Ultra Music Festival. Retrieved 2016-06-15.
  20. ↑ Staff, AOL. "Meet Bob Moses, Ellen DeGeneres' favorite band". AOL.com. Retrieved 2016-06-15.
  21. ↑ "Catching Up: Bob Moses Discuss The Making Of Their Debut Album - fabric blog". fabric london. Retrieved 2016-06-15.
  22. ↑ media, Melissa Mushaka Melissa Mushaka Media Personality for all things (2016-06-02). "Bob Moses, The Exceptional Duo Who Rocked Coachella 2016". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 2016-06-15.
  23. ↑ "Lollapalooza 2016 lineup". Time Out Chicago. Retrieved 2016-06-15.
  24. ↑ "Bonnaroo Band of the Day: Bob Moses | No Country For New Nashville". Retrieved 2016-06-15.
  25. ↑ "Flume, James Blake, Jean-Michel Jarre Join Sonar 2016 Lineup". Music Times. 2016-01-25. Retrieved 2016-06-15.
  26. ↑ "Melt! Festival 2016 - Day 3 at Ferropolis". Resident Advisor. Retrieved 2016-06-15.
  27. ↑ "Bob Moses delivers stellar Essential Mix debut - Dancing Astronaut". Dancing Astronaut. 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2016-06-15.
  28. ↑ "Bob Moses perform a dreamy version of 'Tearing Me Up' at Maida Vale for Pete Tong, Bob Moses and Waze & Odyssey, Pete Tong - BBC Radio 1". BBC. Retrieved 2016-06-15.
  29. ↑ "Bob Moses". KCRW. Retrieved 2016-06-15.
  30. ↑ "Bob Moses - New Songs, Playlists, Videos & Tours - BBC Music". BBC. Retrieved 2016-06-15.
  31. ↑ "Bob Moses Performs 'Tearing Me Up'". ellentube. Retrieved 2016-06-15.
  32. ↑ "Listen to the Cool Bob Moses Track 'Tearing Me Up' From ABC's 'The Catch' — It's Mellow and Cool (Video) | Leo Sigh". leosigh.com. Retrieved 2016-06-15.
  33. ↑ "Music from The Catch Episode S1E03". TuneFind. Retrieved 2016-06-15.
  34. ↑ "Music from The Catch Episode S1E06". TuneFind. Retrieved 2016-06-15.
  35. ↑ "Bob Moses to release extended version of 'Days Gone By' in August - Dancing Astronaut". www.dancingastronaut.com. Retrieved 2016-09-01.
  36. ↑ "Bob Moses Release Days Gone By Never Enough Edition, Announce Tour Dates, Debut Documentary". Vents Magazine. Retrieved 2016-09-01.
  37. ↑ "Bob Moses to release Days Gone By (Never Enough Edition)". 2016-06-30. Retrieved 2016-09-01.
  38. ↑ "Buttons". Rhapsody. 2008-11-18. Retrieved 2016-06-15.
  39. ↑ "Bob Moses (5) - Hands To Hold EP". Discogs. Retrieved 2016-06-15.
  40. ↑ "Bob Moses (5) - Far From The Tree EP". Discogs. Retrieved 2016-06-15.
  41. ↑ "Bob Moses (5) - First To Cry". Discogs. Retrieved 2016-06-15.
  42. ↑ "Bob Moses (5) - Days Gone By". Discogs. Retrieved 2016-06-15.
  43. ↑ "Bob Moses (5) - Days Gone By (Never Enough Edition)". Discogs. Retrieved 2016-09-01.
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