Kevin Moore?

[?]

Who knows - Kevin might be coming up with new ideas all the time, but maybe he's too lazy (although I somehow doubt that! ) or just a perfectionist and that prevents him from getting anything done. That's the curse of working alone and it affects me as well: I enjoy writing songs and recording them, but it'll probably be a while before I'll let anyone hear my demos, because sometimes I'm too lazy/busy to work on them, and when I am doing something, there's always some detail that makes me think: "no, this has to be done otherwise!" When you're in a band you're not 100% responsible for everything and there are other people kicking your ass, and that makes it easier to get something done.

EDIT: Note: I haven't been in any real band, so the last part is just guessing

[wasteland]

Or maybe he's just been uninspired in those past months. Who knows? All we can do is make assumptions that will most likely be invalidated on the moment a shard of truth comes into view. Anyway, just for the sake of discussion, what form do you think a new Chroma Key album could take if he were to restore the project? What's the next step?

Another question? Could it be possible that he's not really into solo writing anymore, after consolidating his creative relationship with Jim? If so then the next step could be a collaboration with some other artist he likes.

[Lolzeez]

A cool little thing I did today. I watched Okul. The movie that has KM's music. The movie was horrible. But the music always made me stick around. Damnit KM.

[?]

His music can even make a sad sad (read: sadly bad) movie good

Another question? Could it be possible that he's not really into solo writing anymore, after consolidating his creative relationship with Jim? If so then the next step could be a collaboration with some other artist he likes.

Something makes me think that his next non-OSI album - collaboration or not - will not be Chroma Key stuff: in 2009 he said Chroma Key is on "thin ice" and he talked about wanting to make organic music, so I could see him starting some other project, perhaps with another musician.

[wasteland]

What do you mean by "organic music". Carbon based? 

[?]

He was most likely referring to non-electronic or at least less electronic stuff.

[MoraWintersoul]

What do you mean by "organic music". Carbon based? 

More real-instrument based than electronic based, I would think.

YGN was a collaboration with Steve Tushar, noticeably so, and I would call GMH a collaboration between Kevin and the movie, as weird as that sounds. And there were other musicians involved in GMH as well. Kevin does stuff alone but he never does it TOTALLY alone, so it's safe to presume he will always have someone around, or something tangible to react to, like the movie or the radio program for Memory Hole. I think his creative collaboration with Jim endures still because they are a) 100% on the same page, and when they aren't, that's what makes the music interesting b) pretty self-sufficient when they work together, all they need is a drummer and an album quickly comes together. It's clear they both really like that independency and they make each other at ease. Jim always talks about how it's relaxing to work more or less long-distance because there's no studio clock ticking or anything.

[?]

Found the intie!

So are there any plans for a new Chroma Key album?

"I think I just talked myself out of it," Moore chuckled. "I don't have any plans for it not right now at all. I don't have any plans in general. That sort of always happens when I come off of finishing an album, I don't really know what's going to happen next. When I start writing again I'll have a better idea. It's a lot; especially towards the end of producing an album like it consumes your life sort of, so you just have to decompress."

So any ideas for future projects?

"I think unless something else comes up I might just start working on my own thing. I don't know if it'll be a Chroma Key thing or maybe it'll just be whatever – a solo project. But I think I've always wanted to do something a bit more organic, less programming and with more piano and with a real band – group of musicians – something a little more raw. So that's something that's been in my head, maybe that will happen if nothing else comes up I'll be forced to."

[wasteland]

So, this is 2009, just after Blood, if I remember correctly. In the meantime he wrote another OSI album. Do you think that those words still apply to his current intentions?

[BlobVanDam]

So why is this thread still in DT side?

[MoraWintersoul]

Thanks for that! I had most of this memorized but I lost the link before I saved it so it's good to save it.

So, this is 2009, just after Blood, if I remember correctly. In the meantime he wrote another OSI album. Do you think that those words still apply to his current intentions?

I think it all comes down to "not having any future plans", the most recent thing I remember about Chroma Key is a passing mention of the fact he stopped doing CK as much when they started OSI. It was in that video interview they did in 2012.

So why is this thread still in DT side?

Because no one noticed it still being here I guess 

[Lolzeez]

So why is this thread still in DT side?

Because I started it here. Yup.

[BlobVanDam]

So why is this thread still in DT side?

Because I started it here. Yup.

Oh, well in that case.........





....it should definitely be moved.

[Lolzeez]

So why is this thread still in DT side?

Because I started it here. Yup.

Oh, well in that case.........





....it should definitely be moved.

Yeah I agree. 

[Zook]

Kevin Moore
@kevnmoore
Of OSI (with Jim Matheos), Chroma Key (solo project), film soundtracks (as self), hired gun (as others), Dream Theater (former self)

[MoraWintersoul]

Just a witty way to say "ex-Dream Theater".

On a related note, I just found this on a webcomic:

why is the world making fun of me loving someone's music it's seriously not cool.

[Mebert78]

Kevin Moore
@kevnmoore
Of OSI (with Jim Matheos), Chroma Key (solo project), film soundtracks (as self), hired gun (as others), Dream Theater (former self)

To me, the interesting part of this description is "hired gun."  I noticed it a few months ago.  Kevin has never officially come out and said he's "for hire," so this is the first mention of it.

[Zook]

He does guest a lot. I'm surprised he even mentioned Dream Theater to be honest. I still think there was some kind of falling out. It doesn't make any sense why he refuses to talk about the band, or offer his quotes for their biography.   

[?]

Kevin Moore
@kevnmoore
Of OSI (with Jim Matheos), Chroma Key (solo project), film soundtracks (as self), hired gun (as others), Dream Theater (former self)

Clever! The "as others" in the brackets after "hired gun" seems kind of humorous as well.

It doesn't make any sense why he refuses to talk about the band, or offer his quotes for their biography.   

Kevin strikes me as the kind of person who wants to look forward instead of back. Not everyone feels nostalgic about things they've done in the past. On the other hand, at the turn of the millennium he still talked about DT in interviews without a problem, even saying that no-one would know him if he hadn't been in DT. After the release of the first OSI album he became more reluctant about it - the experience of working with MP may have affected him and made him want to stop acknowledging his DT connection. I'm not trying to make MP a scapegoat or anything, but it's no secret that there was tension in the studio and I think it affected Kevin's views on his DT past, because the change of tone (tooooneee!) in his comments after that is quite notable.

Now that MP isn't involved with DT anymore, and seeing that Kevin has made a lot of guest appearances that have been advertised as "featuring Kevin Moore (ex-Dream Theater)", I think it's possible that KM might start talking more openly and positively about them, but he might also keep his current approach. Milena and I had a little discussion about this a while back and we both agreed that it would be great if both sides (DT and KM) acknowledged each other more in the media; Kevin could talk more positively about DT and someone from the current line-up, like JP or Jordan, could post a comment on an OSI album, for example. I'm not expecting a lot and it's obvious that Kevin will never be on stage with them again, but they created some magical music together and were such good friends back in the day that it's a pity if they ignore each other nowadays.

[The Stray Seed]

and it's obvious that Kevin will never be open again

fixed. 

Anyway, I agree 100% with what you said there.

[MoraWintersoul]

Yeah, I agree, although I think what we talked about won't happen. Still it would be kind of cool.

[Lolzeez]

I was gonna bump this thread but Zook did it for me. 
I saw the guy again. He bought couple random jazz albums. This time I had my eyes on him so badly. After the guy left,I was kinda speechless. 10 minutes of silence later,I asked the owner if he knew who that guy was. Turns out...














He's not KM. 




BUT


He told me that KM visited his store at least once a week when he was here in Istanbul. So yeah.

and it's obvious that Kevin will never be open again

[wasteland]

Off the owner and build a kmtemple there. That place is strong in kmforce.

[Lolzeez]

Off the owner and build a kmtemple there. That place is strong in kmforce.

It's awesome that I walk on the ground that KM walked on.

[?]

and it's obvious that Kevin will never be open again

fixed. 

Off the owner and build a kmtemple there. That place is strong in kmforce.

It's awesome that I walk on the ground that KM walked on.

I would be honored too

[Lolzeez]

Off the owner and build a kmtemple there. That place is strong in kmforce.

It's awesome that I walk on the ground that KM walked on.

I would be honored too

Next time I'm there,I'm gonna rub my hand on the floor and never wash my hand ever again.