Murray Kevin "Moe" Berg (born March 22, 1959) is a Canadian singer, guitarist, songwriter, and record producer best known as the frontman of 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, ). 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.
Berg also works as a professor teaching music production for the Music Industry Arts Program at Fanshawe College in London, Ontario. The group played their first show in Niagara in July 2016.
Articles
- Book review of For Those About To Rock by Dave Bidini
- Book review of Coke Machine Glow by Gordon Downie
References
External links
- Moe Berg Interview on Rundgren Radio 2020
- Moe Berg on Myspace
- Maple Music: Moe Berg/TPOH bio
- The Ruckus – Audio Interview with Moe Berg from July 2009
- Moe Berg Interview on Rundgren Radio 2008
- Moe Berg Interview from 2007