Gil Moore

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Gil Moore
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Background information
Born (1953-10-04) October 4, 1953 (age 70)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Genres
Occupation(s)Musician, songwriter, producer
Instrument(s)Drums, percussion, vocals
Years active1975–present
Labels TML
Website triumphmusic.com

Gil Moore is a Canadian musician. Born in Toronto, Moore was the drummer and co-vocalist (sharing vocal duties with guitarist/vocalist Rik Emmett) of the power trio Triumph. Before Moore was in Triumph he was in a band called Sherman & Peabody which also featured Buzz Shearman of Moxy and Greg Godovitz of Goddo.

He co-wrote and contributed lead vocals to a number of Triumph songs and also performed this function live. While Emmett's vocals and songwriting tended toward the more melodic side of Triumph, Moore's vocal and writing style was more blues/hard rock oriented, although on the original line-up's last two albums, Moore also began writing and singing lead on a number of softer, ballad-style songs.

Moore is the owner of Canada's biggest recording studio Metalworks Studios, located in Mississauga, Ontario. The studio has been around for over 40 years and has recorded acts such as Drake, Guns N' Roses, Aerosmith, Katy Perry, Black Eyed Peas, Jonas Brothers and many more. Moore works as the CEO of Metalworks Studios, Metalworks Production Group and Metalworks Institute. [1]

Awards and accolades

YearAwardPresented ByLocation
1979 Juno Award for Group of the Year, Triumph JUNO Awards Nominated
1981Keys to the City, TriumphCity of Buffalo Buffalo, NY
1983Emissary of the Muses, TriumphCity of San Antonio San Antonio, TX
1985 Juno Award for Group of the Year, Triumph JUNO Awards Nominated
1986 Juno Award for Group of the Year, Triumph JUNO Awards Nominated
1987 Juno Award for Group of the Year, Triumph JUNO Awards Nominated
1993Inductees, Triumph Q107 Music Hall of FameToronto, ON
2002Business & the Arts Award, Gil Moore [2] Mississauga Board of Trade Mississauga, ON
2007Canadian Music Industry Hall of Fame, Triumph [3] Canadian Music Week Toronto, ON
2008Canadian Music Hall of Fame, Triumph [4] JUNO Awards Calgary, AB
2011Street Naming - Triumph Lane [5] City of Mississauga Mississauga, ON
2012Music Walk of Fame, Gil Moore [6] City of Mississauga Mississauga, ON
2013SME Excellence Award, Metalworks Group [7] Ontario Chamber of Commerce Mississauga, ON
2013Legends Row, Triumph [8] City of Mississauga Mississauga, ON
2014Sam McCallion Community Involvement Award, Metalworks Production Group [9] Mississauga Board of Trade Mississauga, ON
2015Laurie Pallett Patron of the Arts, Gil Moore [10] Mississauga Arts Council Mississauga, ON
2016Music School of the Year, Metalworks InstituteCanadian Music & Broadcast Industry Awards Toronto, ON
2016Lifetime Achievement, Gil Moore [11] Mississauga Board of Trade Mississauga, ON
2019Legends of Live, Triumph [12] Canadian Music Week Toronto, ON
2019President's Award, Gil Moore [13] Heritage Mississauga Mississauga, ON
2019Inductees, Triumph [14] Canada's Walk of Fame Toronto, ON
2019Keys to the City, Triumph [15] City of Mississauga Toronto, ON
2019Music School of the Year, Metalworks Institute [16] Canadian Music & Broadcast Industry Awards Toronto, ON
2019Paul Kitchin Award For Outstanding Community Involvement, Metalworks Institute [17] Career Colleges Ontario Toronto, ON
2019Artist Advocate, Gil Moore [18] Music Canada Toronto, ON
2021Inductees, Triumph [19] Metal Hall of Fame Clifton, NJ

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