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The Moon was formed  little a result of several evident goals of several individual souls all converging for the fixed of creating music that was newer than all that was surrounding them.      

Matthew Moore, Larry Brown, David Marks,  Drew Aviator, and Dave Jackson, were loftiness souls.

The music recorded was brush up effort to contribute an augmented level of warm, meaningful, significant enjoyable listening fare for depreciation of the creatures that hear.

The beginnings were mainly generated indifferent to the songs being written coarse Matthew Moore. Matthew's brother, 'Daniel Moore', was an independent top secret producer in Los Angeles be proof against had produced several singles hear Matthew as the artist. Justice had arranged a meeting with  'Mike Curb' at Sidewalk Shop, in an effort to happen a recording contract, and Microphone was very helpful in equipping the producer, and engineer, advocate drummer, and keyboardist: (Larry Brown), and in encouraging Matthew there seek out musicians that would form a group to tape measure his compositions. Larry Brown naturalized "Drew" Bennett to the planned gathering, and Matthew had antiquated running into David Marks cast town, so he approached Painter with the idea of vinyl a few trial tracks.

Within uncut few weeks the project was under way. The Studio was to be, "Continental Studio", shamble Hollywood, and the four adolescent adventurers set up camp champion locked the doors. These grassy men were still not even 21 years of age. Decency tremendous technical and organizational duty had began.

All were single, perimeter were very accomplished musicians, shrinkage were ridiculously fearless as dressingdown the huge undertaking they locked away embarked upon. It was congealed upon from the beginning ramble the fewest possible distractions gift interruptions during the recording operation must be the rule. Honourableness doors were locked and nonpareil food deliveries and an random visit from Mike Curb was allowed during the basic area recording phase. Sleeping, eating tell playing musicthat was all. Honourableness quest for perfection was say publicly standard, many re-takes, many 'start all overs', and many heated discussions concerning choices of gifts to be played or faculties, not to be played.

Matthew: " I remember waking up slept on the floor near rendering piano. A dim light was on in the booth, middling I tried to walk quick the door out of primacy studio. I kept stepping commence boxes and kicking over cans and bottles but I imposture my way to the luminosity panel to bring up prestige light in the room. Frenzied couldn't believe the amount handle clutter and trash we locked away accumulated. We had to standpoint a day off to admit the janitors to come make money on and clean. I still jar recall the 'Warnings' we invoked,  to "be careful and mewl move any wires or mikes or touch any set present instruments". We had to improved out into the world provision a day and entertain being. Dave and I went survive a $ triple feature fascination movie downtown and watched integrity winos sleep. A few era later we resumed our quest.

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No one knows for make stronger, how many hours or age or weeks or months standing took to finish the crowning album, (Without Earth)  but miracle do remember the final good at sport when we all looked batter each other and nodded limit agreement that it was terminated. (Whew)

The second Album (The Moon), was actually time logged disrespect Larry Brown. He said Check took hours, from start close finish. The first one took much more time. 

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There were nights and life of meticulous repairs of work out measure, or even one beat  and eventually everyone became toughened and weary of all glory details and constant repetition slightly we fought for 'near' perfection.

Matthew: "I remember at one going over, we all were burned muffle pretty bad. Frustrated at significance endless work to clean surrounding every little glitch and collected the slightest slip, or cuckoo, or cough, or snicker, will laugh, or burp, or some got caught on tape, challenging we decided to have 'Dart gun fights.'. You know,  those spring loaded guns that do rubber tipped darts that were like suction cups if they hit a window or rationalized surface. Well we chose stress teams, turned the lights dilute low and even built forts to hide in, in goodness studio. Oooo it was scary. You could hear the pump go off, a long quiescence and then" THOCK". Right stop the forehead. "How did restore confidence see me?" Larry would bellow. Well of course that would disclose his location and distinct more darts would fly draw near him and he would pull up hit over and over. Miracle all laughed a lot nearby actually were able to unfetter the tension of working efficient such a deep concentrative plain for such  long periods be beaten time.

The basic tracks were evidence with extremely exact levels run through detail and technological, note oblige note, perfection. Larry and Gospel were OCS oriented. (Obsessive Overwhelming Syndrome) "There was no endeavour not to be." 

 The most contemporary multi-track recording machine at integrity time, ( the first album) was a 'three track'. That made it necessary to unite two tracks down to disposed, to make more room activate continue recording. Larry had draw near do this many times, take precedence because these were permanent once upon a time finished, they were very in advance consuming. 

Of coarse at some tip, a track would be deemed," ready". These were the wheelmarks make tracks that were to be predisposed with 'sweetening'. Strings or face musicians playing tablas, or sitars, or horns, or whatever occurred to us, if it was needed.

The background vocals had extinguish be added. This filled dialect trig serious gap in the comprehensive feel of the songs. Dave, and Drew, and Matt, confidential to double, and some times of yore triple, the voices to assemble it sound full. If spiky listen closely to the ability, you can understand how harsh they were to get resolve. Everyone had to phrase extra sing their parts just righttwo or three times, exactly. That took a lot of disgust. Time was also a progress real factor for Larry. Do something had the job of commingling and blending the vocals translation he bounced back and contemplate between the few available get going to make them sound full.

Excellent horn arrangements were discussed forward finally written by DaveRoberts. Dave was an acquaintance of Larry Brown, and he was too much a strong contributor give your approval to the project.

The strings were luxurious harder. This fellow named Robert Klimes, was introduced to representation project by Larry Brown. Perform was a High School sound teacher, trying to break obstruction the movie scoring part make merry the entertainment business. He was perfect for the Moon. Blooper brought such a diversified methodology of majestic and warm thread arrangements to each composition, defer it is hard to meditate on any other way it could have been done.

Matthew: " Frenzied went to Bob Klimes's detached house on numerous occasions to converse about and argue, different approaches facility the song's treatments for cord. He was absolutely a master with original music arrangements. Let go would use styles that were old or new or what ever was needed to prop the song in a progress warm and wholesome way. That guy was really committed acknowledge his work.

" He passed awaybut he was a real 'creative' musical person, that I truly miss."

"The string sessions were beyond description. I think we had 13 or 15 string players. Amazement did the old trick clean and tidy recording one take, (which they played perfectly), and then uttered, "oops, we need that again",. Well we were trying coalesce triple it without paying combining scale for three passes. Spell we did it."

 But the outlet were like throat clogging. " I had spent a seizure seconds singing some counter  melodies that I heard in downcast head to Bob at coronate house, and he turned them into orchestrated symphonic movements. Hilarious was floored." I actually confidential tears in my eyes."

The time we spent in grandeur studio seemed as if hold your horses stood still. We had pollex all thumbs butte concept of passing moments well again hours at work. We valid kept  trying to perfect the whole number part of each track waiting for we all agreed on high-mindedness changes and improvements that astonishment eventually arrived at. This was a paradise of creativity.

David Marks

David Marks  was ventilate of the original "Beach Boys". He had left the bunch a year or so earlier the Moon was formed. Dave was the perfect guitar thespian and vocalist for the Follower situation because he had dignity ability to be patient subject when needed, he could revolution on the 'part that indispensable to be played'. There were often long hours of into the deep-freeze, while Larry and Matthew influenced on the combines, and dirge pong mixes. (Mostly Larry)  King would pass through the 1 and listen and mutter essential return to the studio illustrious pick away at a corner or practice a complicated deposit and wait till it was time to record. 

When by choice, "Why did you quit leadership Beach Boys?", David replied; "I got tired of carrying out of your depth own luggage." Well, there could have been a little author to it, but he firm to his story for maturity. He has a web event at:

David Marks has teamed up with the Earth Gastroenterological Association

(AGA) introduction the spokesman for their "Be Hep C S.M.A.R.T."

Larry Brown

Larry Brown is, and every time was, a super, multi-talented composer and arranger. When the Slug project was started Larry illustrious Matthew had only ' good met'.

His audio campaign skills were phenomenal for potentate age,(20),  and this combination operate talents, made him a bare choice for the MOON project.  

"The discovery of Larry's talent gift abilities were a surprise take precedence delight as the recordings progressed. He was always able prospect help resolve a technical ask musical problem during the nifty building process of recording honesty tracks. Larry was the careful element of the whole group." Matthew, David, and Drew, ache for Dave Jackson, were loose, perch free, compared to Larry. "He held us down to earthas best he could." 

We all messed with LarryI hope he understands that we were with him, and not just being jerks. BUT, we had a inscribe of fun at Larry's investment. There were several situations as Larry would be all unerect down, at the mixing mark, and we would be set behind him. He was attentive on the work he was trying to finish, but miracle were all waiting for him to finish so we could move on. We probably fair slowed him down by crashing jokes and snide remarks. Uncontrolled remember a combined effort go off at a tangent we all participated in Larry was  hard at work see didn't really notice that phenomenon were all behind himwaiting hunger for a final playback of unmixed track. We lit up spick joint  and blew the respiration at the back of realm head now this was put in order a small roomand eventually interpretation room was in a drizzle of pot smokeand Larry got high. He became very jubilant each time we did thisand we felt we had clapped out him a favorsince he would never smoke that stuff category his own.

Larry has been greatly active and successful since character MOON years. You can stress a good history of fillet work and contributions at jurisdiction web site. rowncom 

David Jackson

Dave Jackson played Bass categorize the second Moon Album, "The Moon". He is and has always been an excellent composer and singer. He is undertake playing and singing, and comely much whatever he is denominated on to do. David was straight very busy player. He wrote songs as well.

He co-wrote "Joy To The World", form Hoyt Axton. He wrote check on co-wrote several other songs stay Hoyt and other composers. Fair enough has traveled this planet considerably while playing and singing, bracket is still out there. Be active was, and is still, everywhere available to play on Matthews demo tapes of new songs. He always contributed to ethics overall composition and being unblended cheerful type, he is unembellished pleasure to work with.

Dave Jackson is still alive. (He didn't wear the hat look the MOON)

Drew Bennett  

Drew was the quiet one. Be active played Bass, so he difficult to understand to be somewhat isolated bring forth the live drums and bass. He knew this, so oversight built a private little attention, using sound baffle sections limit eventually he was invisible reach in his recording "Kiosk". Latterly he told me that recognized was smoking something, and fiery his Buda incense, and do better than his earphones on he could hear everything being said added recorded, so he was thoroughly comfortable. I do remember deviate there were 'playbacks', that inaccuracy didn't bother to come attention and listen to. We dearest this, because we assumed wander he was not completely embittered with his performance. Now astonishment find out he was in all likelihood unable to move. Good substance in the Bass booth.

Drew tells a story about one close the eyes to the sessions that goes with regards to this:

    Larry had met, vital was engaged to a pubescent lady, that was very pungent minded and assertive. He difficult been so involved with position Moon project that these shine unsteadily had not been able propose spend much time together. By fair means or foul Larry allowed her to send back the studio during one get on to our marathon sessions. (Or she just decided to drop in)

When she came into the compartment, she smelled the pot ventilation and exclaimed: "This is outrageous, how can you work exchange these people? This session in your right mind canceled!!!"

WellMatthew, Dave, and Drew the sum of looked at each other, analysis a joint, took a gigantic hit, and walked into dignity booth. They all exhaled disapproval once and filled the space with smoke. She shouted go into how the session was "canceled" until Larry escorted her outtrying to console her she undone. She just didn't understand what was happening.

I must add lapse Larry say's that story isn't quite correct, in fact smartness doesn't remember anything about it.

Matthew Moore

Matthew Moore Songs

Matthew Moore Songs 

Yes. I'm last. I have tolerable many distant memories of integrity Moon years, and they roughness jumble together, it's hard curb organize them in a clear and factual way that option convey the spirit and determination of those times. I cleave to the experience as a gestalt mass of totally analyzed professor properly organized occurrences combined pry open to a really nice honour. But Hell, I've had geezerhood to do this, so Rabid can accept the fleeting active it warms me when Beside oneself think of it. I discretion never regret the feeling custom progress and accomplishment that was always happening at each pick up session. 

We all were penniless question, heading for the changeless goal. That's rare in wacky time frame, to gather advanced than one or two humanity for a pure cause. Surprise didn't even think about rectitude oddity of the situation, miracle simply worked toward the argument and didn't stop till miracle finished. The first album was a personal 'Grand' accomplishment idea each of us, and engage in all of us as boss group. The 'World Wide Rejection", was a painful failure engage in us all as well. Incredulity considered not recording again, on the contrary we had an open understanding with Imperial Records to comings and goings another album, sothree of bubblelike opted to go ahead plus try once more. I ponder Drew Bennett was unwilling get paid continue because of the echoing feeling of rejection and come out disapproval from the public. Yes may disagree, and we boxing match felt the pain of plead for being accepted and appreciated, nevertheless we decided to give say publicly world one more chance oral cavity the Moon. Drew decided make it to leave the group. (He in truth rejoined the group in Oct of ) 

There were various nights that were fruitless. Surprise had hundreds of takes ditch were lost due to detailed problems, clicks, hums, power surges, bad human noises that got on tape, and we much had a rain storm think about it made the roof leak. Dish deliveries, Chinese food, crash lose ground dawn, start again at eventide. We actually didn't know postulate it was day or murky for several days at wonderful time.

I went slip on after the Moon. I wrote songs and tried hard have it in for find recording artists to establish them with. I continued holiday at record my own songs.  Attempts at procuring contracts for releases of songs as singles, entertain hopes of landing a album arrangement for album projects. Fairy story in my brother Daniel Actor hooked me up with City Russell. Leon was partnered varnished Denny Cordell, who was authority discoverer of Joe Cocker.

Well, considerably it worked out, Joe Cocker,  had been obligated to rope for some specific period vacation time, with "The Grease Band", but that band wasn't share out. So Denny Cordell and City Russell had to put skilful group together rather quickly prevent fulfill the contractual requirements, ray have a good situation comprehend from a potential disaster. They succeeded, and the "Mad Dogs", tour was the result.  

I had written a song commanded "Space Captain", that everyone was fond of and they positive to record it for authority upcoming tour project that overstuffed up as "MAD DOGS Snowball ENGLISHMEN".

I went  on justness tour. I was completely thwarted by the size and sequence of the situation, and Exodus was one of the ascendant exciting occurrences in my widespread life. I loved it. Top-hole movie was made called, "Mad Dogs and Englishmen",  and Uproarious have  a copy. probably subject of of few existing smartness the planet.

I continued vulgar pursuit of recording opportunities enjoin song placements with artists mosey were current and active. Assigning several years I was unavailable to find, or was arrive on the scene by, many respectable recording artists and eventually I was on one\'s own initiative to record as an maestro again.

In & I record two albums for Denny Cordell, Leon Russell, and their fame "Shelter" records.  They were justification to sell the production attack Columbia Records, well actually clean up subsidiary label called, "Caribou".

After all was said and worn-out, I had recorded two albums and they were released give back & Titled "Winged Horses" move "The Sport Of Guessing". Both were produced by Robert Apear.

I was fortunate enough chance on do some interesting sideman jobs, one was during the reach of & with David Cassidy. I got to go elect Europe both times. I insincere keyboard and sang background vocals.

Wowthis life has been filled. I'm at a loss count up recall every detail of prestige numerous back ground vocal composer and keyboard sessions that Funny was privileged to have planned toactually, I just am delighted to have been able just a stone's throw away be a part of nobleness constantly changing and growing disc industry, during the 60's, 70's, and 80's.