| About Motown Moe | Detroit native, Motown Moe grew up listening to instrumental tracks of MFSB, The Salsoul Orchestra, Tom Scott, Ronnie Laws, Bob James and many others. As a youngster, he was drawn to piano, sax and guitar, but moved onto sports track, football, and boxing which caused him to place music on hold for a few years. But while pursuing a career in the Air Force his yearning for playing music again grew strong. He spent several years practicing and working on his keyboard’s skills listening to Jeff Lorber, Bob James and Dancing Fantasy amongst others. After years of listening and studying Moe released his first album “Blu for U” recorded in 2008 which received critical acclaim in the smooth jazz world and showcased Moe’s producing and piano playing abilities. Later in 2010 Motown Moe would meet local Detroit area Smooth Jazz artist Nate Harasim which led up to collaborations on many projects most notably chart reaching track “Good Night Manhattan” and “Unconditional Love” which both received widespread airplay. Moe has also worked with James Davis a guitarist from Nashville his work includes gigs with Cece Winas amongst others. Moe has also done tracks featuring French guitarist Daniel Domenge, Bassist DF Michael, Sax player and fellow Air Force veteran Randy Sherwood. Motown Moe’s music has been a mainstay on smoothjazz.com charts over the years, as well as receiving chart status on Radio Wave Charts, Billboard charts, and R&R charts his music has also been featured on the Weather Channels national 8 on The 8’s program. Moe’s music has received airplay on numerous syndicated smooth jazz programs in America and other parts of the globe. Motown Moe’s latest music “The New Normal” is due for release in early May of 2020 performed, written and produced by Motown Moe, The single “Sunday Driver” was co-produced with legendary guitarist Blake Aaron, this project showcases a wonderful mix of smooth jazz, funk, lounge and chill genres. |
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