Dan Moore is a musician and composer based in Bristol, playing electric/acoustic piano, synthesizers and Hammond organ in various contexts.
He developed his approach while studying contemporary music and performance at Dartington College of Arts. Since then, he has been in demand as a versatile musician, working with a wide range of artists such as Percy Sledge, Anna Calvi, Adrian Utley, Ali Chant, Andy Sheppard, Pee Wee Ellis, Fred Wesley, Andy Sheppard, Will Young, Marc Ford, Beth Orton, Tom Jones, Massive Attack, Roni Size, Krust, Tony Allen and Run Logan Run.
Dan’s eclectic style has appeared in major film and television scores. He has contributed to SSGB (Dan Jones, BBC, 2015), My Scientology Movie (Dan Jones, Channel 4 Films, 2016), Earth Moods (Neil Davidge, Disney/National Geographic, 2020), Britannia (Neil Davidge, Sky, 2021), The Outlaws (Stew Jackson and Dan Jones, BBC, 2021), The Fear Index (Neil Davidge, Sky, 2022) and Criminal Record (Neil Davidge, Apple, 2024).
He has the role of principal bass in the Will Gregory Moog Ensemble. The ensemble has opened for Kraftwerk at the Philharmonie de Paris, performed as part of the Stanley Kubrick Exhibition in Copenhagen and appeared at the Royal Albert Hall with the BBC Concert Orchestra as part of the BBC Proms 2019. In 2023, members of the Ensemble were invited to play in Australia with the Australian Chamber Orchestra. The repertoire included selections from Vangelis’ iconic Blade Runner soundtrack and the tour featured a performance at Sydney Opera House.
Dan has performed with Charles Hazlewood and the Paraorchestra, contributing to genre-defying works such as Kraftwerk Re:werk and The Love Unlimited Synth Orchestra, debuting at Glastonbury Festival 2019. He also appeared in Charles Hazlewood’s television series Reinventing The Orchestra (Sky Arts, 2022), improvising at Abbey Road Studios as part of an ensemble led by drummer Seb Rochford and Norwegian artist Guro Moe.
He is a member of the improvisational group Modulus III. The band released their eponymous debut album to high praise from Electronic Sound Magazine and The Arts Desk, the latter comparing the album's atmosphere to Vangelis and Brian Eno. They described it as “a maelstrom of synths, effects, cello and very fine drumming”. Will Gregory said of Modulus III that “making records like this is a very brave and beautiful thing.” They have received airplay on BBC 6Music and BBC Radio 3.