A vibes, marimba, and percussion artist, Dan Moore appears on more than 40 professional recordings from jazz to contemporary and steel band to percussion groups. He has performed in North, Central, and South America, Asia, Europe, and in most of the USA including Puerto Rico, Alaska, and Hawaii.
In 1986 he and Nashville steel pan artist Mat Britain formed the first touring steel pan/marimba duo, one of the longest running percussion duos still touring and recording today. Music of the Britain Moore Duo is heard and performed throughout the world, and their unique style has influenced generations of percussionists who have experienced their performances, heard their recordings, and performed their music.
Dr. Moore is a professor of music at the University of Iowa School of Music. As head of Iowa Percussion, he has created an award-winning student-centric program that encompasses contemporary chamber music, concert percussion, electronic music, steel band, improvisation, and percussion music of the world. Iowa Percussion nurtures the serious study and creative exploration of the percussive arts. Since its inception more than 65 years ago, Iowa Percussion has been the proving ground for many outstanding percussion performers, educators, music therapists, university professors, administrators, business leaders, and other professionals.
As program director of the Birch Creek Percussion Steel Pan and World Music program in Door County, Wisconsin, each summer he leads a distinguished group of faculty performers in presenting an eight-concert performance series and a motivational academy for student percussionists.
Dan Moore is a Yamaha international performing artist, a signature mallet artist for Innovative Percussion, and a performing artist for Sabian Cymbals, Gon Bops Percussion, Remo drumheads, and Grover Pro Percussion. His music is published by Row-Loff Productions, Alfred Publishing, Tapspace, and Cricket City Music and Media.
