Shimon Moore
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Shimon "Shim" Moore | |
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| Born | 11 November 1982 Sydney, Australia |
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| Years active | 1991–present |
| Member of | Shim[1] |
| Formerly of | Sick Puppies[2] |
| Website | shimmusic |
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| Years active | 2020–present |
| Genre | Music |
| Followers | 4.1 thousand |
Shimon "Shim" Moore (born 11 November 1982) is an Australian rock musician, songwriter, producer, performing artist, as well as a TV and film actor.
Acting career
[edit]He began his acting career at the age of nine when he was cast for an ice cream commercial which led to other commercial roles including Kellogg's and McDonalds. At the age of ten, he became interested in music and began learning to play instruments and writing songs. At the age of 17, Shimon became a professional movie actor when he was cast for the leading role of Jamie Duncan, a young teenager enchanted with mythical powers, in the 2000 fantasy fiction film Selkie.[3] Three years later, he appeared in an episode of the TV show All Saints as hospital patient Tim Mannix,[4] but during all of this time he was also developing his own music.
Music career
[edit]In 1997, Moore co-founded the band Sick Puppies and became the front man, lead singer, songwriter, and guitarist for 17 years. Sick Puppies began their journey to fame after winning the Sydney (Triple J) Unearthed competition, against 3,000 other entries in 2000 with their single "Nothing Really Matters".[5] When the band moved to Los Angeles, California in 2005, they struggled to find a record label who would sign them until 2006 when Shimon uploaded a video to YouTube about the Free Hugs Campaign and used one of the songs he had written with the band, "All The Same", as the soundtrack. To promote the video and band Shimon appeared on TV shows including The Oprah Winfrey Show. Virgin Records signed the band to their label a month later. They released 3 full-length albums Dressed Up As Life, Tri-Polar, and Connect. Tri-Polar was later also re-recorded into an acoustic mini album called Polar Opposite. Shimon played 725 concerts in 13 countries with Sick Puppies in the US, UK, France, Netherlands, Switzerland, Germany, Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Russia, Canada, New Zealand, and Australia sometimes with other acts including Evanescence, Breaking Benjamin, Shinedown, Papa Roach, Sevendust, Deep Purple, Nickelback, Korn, Soundgarden, Stone Temple Pilots, Three Days Grace and Mötley Crüe.
In 2009, Moore wrote and co-produced the song "War" for the video game Street Fighter which became the soundtrack for the national advertising campaign. Also in 2009 he appeared in the documentary "Rock Prophecies" which won the Audience Award for Best Documentary at the 2009 AFI Dallas Film Festival. In 2011, Shimon returned to the silver screen when he appeared in the horror film "The Day" playing the part of "Boss", a predatory post-apocalyptic cannibal. In 2012, Shim received a BMI (Broadcast Music Inc.) Songwriter Award [6] for Maybe,[7]. Moore continued to write and perform with the Sick Puppies, even directing some of their music videos, until 2014 when he was fired for undisclosed reasons.[8]
In late 2014, Moore co-wrote the song "Wasted Love" which was debuted on The Voice Season 7 and hit #1 on the US iTunes singles chart.[9]
On 16 May 2018, Shim released his debut single "Hallelujah" from his solo album SHIM.[10] On May 20, he played his first solo show to a sold-out crowd of 140,000 people at the Rock on the Range music festival in Ohio.[11] “SHIM” was released later that year on Sep 14, 2018. One track off the album, "All of Me", was selected as the official theme song for WWE's "Tribute to the Troops” and was featured in the opening titles of its broadcast in December. In 2019, Shimon released another single, "Crucified" and booked a live tour of the US with his new supporting band members as "Shim-The Crucified Tour" in 22 cities across the country. Later that year, he co-wrote and performed the lyrics for the official theme song of the video game Resident Evil 2, "Saudade"[12] which won Best Original Song-Video Game in the Hollywood Music in Media Awards.[13]
In December 2023, Shimon and Jayme Lewis co-produced a hard rock parody Christmas EP called Drunk On Christmas.
In March 2024, Shimon returned to the United States as the headlining performer in a Midwest tour with The Impulsive and Alyeska.[14]
Live streaming
[edit]During the 2020 lockdown, Shim created The Hollywood Rebellion live stream channel on Twitch.[15] During the pandemic, he livestreamed acoustic performances, Q and A sessions, and collaborative songwriting streams called “The Lockdown Sessions”.[16] The Hollywood Rebellion streams continued after the lockdown was lifted and are ongoing. In February 2022, Shimon changed the name of his Twitch channel to ShimMusic.
Upcoming projects
[edit]Shim is developing and teaching a songwriting Master Class series in 2024.
Discography
[edit]Studio albums
[edit]| Title | Details |
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with Sick Puppies
[edit]- Welcome to the Real World (2001)
- Dressed Up as Life (2007)
- Tri-Polar (2009)
- Connect (2013)
Christmas EP
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| Drunk On Christmas |
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| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album |
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| "Hallelujah" | 2018 | 27 | Shim |
| "A Brand New War" | — | ||
| "Broken Men" | — | ||
| "Crucified" | 2019 | 26 |
Music videos
[edit]| Title | Year | Director(s) | Ref. |
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| "Hallelujah" | 2018 | Brady Tulk | [18] |
| "Crucified" | 2019 | Robyn August | [19] |
| "Drunk On Christmas" | 2023 | Shimon Moore | [20] |
References
[edit]- ^ "Ex-Sick Puppies frontman returns with new band". 8 October 2015. Archived from the original on 6 March 2019. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
- ^ Childers, Chad. "Shim Moore Reveals Reason for Sick Puppies Split". Loudwire. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
- ^ "Selkie (2000)". BFI. Archived from the original on 22 October 2018.
- ^ ""All Saints" Eyes Wide Open (TV Episode 2003) - IMDb" – via www.imdb.com.
- ^ "Shim Moore | Videos | Photos | Editorial".
- ^ "Carole King Named BMI Icon at 60th Annual BMI Pop Awards". BMI.com. 16 May 2012.
- ^ "Shim Moore". 22 April 2020.
- ^ "Shim Moore Reveals Reason for Sick Puppies Split".
- ^ "The Voice's Matt McAndrew Grabs #1 on iTunes, Craig, Chris Follow (Updated)". 16 December 2014.
- ^ "Shim Reveals Self-Titled Album Details, Debuts 'A Brand New War'". Loudwire.
- ^ "12th annual Rock On The Range wraps sold out weekend with 140,000 in attendance May 18, 19 & 20 at MAPFRE Stadium in Columbus, OH". www.am-media.net.
- ^ "Shim Takes On New 'Resident Evil 2' Theme Song 'Saudade'". Loudwire.
- ^ "HMMA WINNERS". Hollywood Music In Media Awards. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
- ^ Shim Weekend Recap! - The Good Life Podcast, retrieved 23 March 2024
- ^ The Hollywood Rebellion on Twitch
- ^ "You Can Write a Song with Shim Moore, Formerly of Sick Puppies". 95.5 KLAQ.
- ^ Peaks on the Mainstream Rock chart:
- "Hallelujah": "Mainstream Rock Tracks: September 22, 2018". Billboard. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
- "Crucified": "Mainstream Rock Tracks: May 11, 2019". Billboard. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
- ^ "Shim - Hallelujah (Official Video)". youtube.com. Youtube. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
- ^ "Shim - Crucified (Official Video)". www.youtube.com. YouTube. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
- ^ "Drunk On Christmas!". www.youtube.com. YouTube. Retrieved 23 March 2024.