renegadestudios
07-12-2010, 07:59 PM
Johnny Moeller's guitar playing is full of voodoo and lighting. The floating bent notes, delicately singing phrases, bursts of staccato picking, and ringing piano-like chords that he sculpts into vibrant solos bring all the beauty, power, and mystery of the blues to life.
Moeller, who leads his own bands and is a member of the Fabulous Thunderbirds, is the latest in a long line of six-string wizards to hail from Austin. Although his playing is influenced by legendary Lone Star staters like Alber Collins, Lightnin' Hopkins and the Vaughan Brothers, "I've never really tried to emulate anybody else," he explains. "I have my own thing, which is blues based, and then I like to mix in everything else I love: soul, jazz, funk and rock 'n' roll."
In his role as Severn Records house guitarist, Moeller has lent artful licks to albums by Darrell Nulisch, Lou Pride, Steve Guyger and others. In addition toBloogaloo! Moeller has two previous discs to his own credit: 1996'sThe Return of the Funky Worm and 2001'sJohnny Blues Aggregation..
"… This guy's a monster and should be recognized as one fo the world's top musicians." – Kim Wilson
http://www.myspace.com/jonkmoeller
http://il.youtube.com/watch?v=YyWfUrxda7g&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vtekrjyoj2s
Moeller, who leads his own bands and is a member of the Fabulous Thunderbirds, is the latest in a long line of six-string wizards to hail from Austin. Although his playing is influenced by legendary Lone Star staters like Alber Collins, Lightnin' Hopkins and the Vaughan Brothers, "I've never really tried to emulate anybody else," he explains. "I have my own thing, which is blues based, and then I like to mix in everything else I love: soul, jazz, funk and rock 'n' roll."
In his role as Severn Records house guitarist, Moeller has lent artful licks to albums by Darrell Nulisch, Lou Pride, Steve Guyger and others. In addition toBloogaloo! Moeller has two previous discs to his own credit: 1996'sThe Return of the Funky Worm and 2001'sJohnny Blues Aggregation..
"… This guy's a monster and should be recognized as one fo the world's top musicians." – Kim Wilson
http://www.myspace.com/jonkmoeller
http://il.youtube.com/watch?v=YyWfUrxda7g&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vtekrjyoj2s