Moe Berg (musician)

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Moe Berg
Born (1959-03-22) March 22, 1959 (age 65)
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
GenresRock
Occupation(s)Musician, record producer, writer
Instrument(s)Vocals, guitar
Years active1980–present

Murray Kevin "Moe" Berg (born March 22, 1959 in Edmonton, Alberta)[1] is a Canadian singer-songwriter and record producer, best known as the lead singer for the Toronto rock group The Pursuit of Happiness.

Biography

Before forming The Pursuit of Happiness, Berg was in the Edmonton bands Troc '59, The News, Modern Minds and Facecrime.

After working with The Pursuit of Happiness for ten years, Berg released his first solo album, Summer's Over, in 1997. He has also produced a number of records for other artists. He currently plays rhythm in the 1980s cover band "Monteforte".

Berg has been published as a writer, releasing his first book, a short story collection called The Green Room, in 2000 (Gutter Press, ISBN 1-896356-32-X). He has also written book reviews for Amazon.ca, the Edmonton Journal, The Globe and Mail, among articles for other publications.

He currently works mainly as a record producer for young bands such as The Cliks.

In 2009, Berg began co-hosting a television show, Master Tracks, on Aux. The show is a documentary look at the recording process of emerging bands attempting to record a song in one day in a professional recording studio. The show's first season is currently airing on Aux and is in post production for its second season.

Berg is the cousin of Edmonton radio host Rob Berg from Edmonton classic rock station K97.

Berg lives in Toronto, Ontario with his wife Laura and his two children, Fireese and Hartford.

Articles

  • Berg, Moe (November 7, 2004). "Words of wisdom from a grizzled rocker". Edmonton Journal. p. D12. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help) Book review of For Those About To Rock by Dave Bidini
  • Berg, Moe (March 17, 2001). "Poetically hip". The Globe and Mail. p. D2. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help) Book review of Coke Machine Glow by Gordon Downie

References

  1. ^ Flynn, Andrew (November 13, 2000). "From power pop to the short story: Moe Berg pursues new happiness in book of prose". Edmonton Journal. p. B5. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

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