He can be reached at. He loves all that stuff. Jon Christensen Denzil Best Your style of drumming isn't usually associated with a variety show band like Rick K and the Allnighters. At age 9, his school band director gave his class a music test and talked to Steve about playing in the school band. Steve was playing everything from 50's and 60's, to . Six months later, he would reprioritize his life forever. To make a living playing music, he would have to relocate. Bill Bruford Rick K. & The Allnighters Is it September yet? Glenn Kotche Rashied Ali Famadou Don Moye About a week ago people began sending me emails telling me they saw the video. Billy Martin Classic - The Band In Action Mix Photo . The Allniters are a Sydney-based Australian ska pop band, founded in 1980. Dom Famularo (Laughs). Manu Katch Keith Carlock The band separated in January 1985 as Ayers, Crysell and Taylor formed Castles in Spain. The Allniters were centred on founding guitarist Martin Fabok in 1980 in Sydney. Drori Mondlak Lee Pearson Tony Williams Hes even been featured in several advertising campaigns, including Roland, Tillamook Dairy, and Advil. Through the years, the day of a car show and concert has attracted as many as an estimated 6,000 people throughout the afternoon, including as many as an estimated 1,000 people for the groups closing performance, unfolding at 7 p.m. this year. Joe La BarberaDanny BarcelonaTravis Barker However, Steve soon became restless with merely playing on the weekends. None work harder than drummer Steve Moore. Mel Gaynor Andy Gillmann Born February 24 in Elkins, West Virginia Steve Moore has built his entire life around a childhood dream. Nasheet Waits Same for the classic rock that he and his band known as The Allnighters have performed worldwide, plus during Super Bowl week, NBA All-Star weekend, and goodness knows where else. Its unfortunate how many people dont take advantage of their viral video fame. What am I going to do if I retire? (Laughs) I'm like a walking emergency. Then I just go onstage and try to work it off. James Gadson Greg Hutchinson Nana Vasconcelos Then more and more people started passing it around and it just went nuts. One way or another, he was going to be noticed. Clayton Cameron Vadrum Pete Lockett Mitch Mitchell Starting at $200 per event. Literally Media Ltd. Abe Laboriel, jr. Steve Moore is a YouTube star. On June 1, 2010, a random fan uploaded Steves performance on YouTube entitled, This Drummer is at the Wrong Gig. The video immediately went viral, receiving over 5 million hits in less than a month. Join Facebook to connect with Rick K Road Trip and others you may know. [1] They released "She Made a Monkey Out of Me" for the independent Green Records in August 1981 and followed with "You Shouldn't Stay Out Late" in 1982. Jon Hiseman This Drummer Is At The Wrong Gig - by now, you've probably seen the YouTube video that captures the wildly enthusiastic drumming skills of Steve Moore, who pounds the skins (to put it mildly) for Rick K And The Allnighters ("America's Most Exciting Show Band . A larger-scale show with over ten people on stage and a bit more spotlight on the drummer. [1][2][4], The Allniters signed with Midnight Oil's label Powderworks and with RCA in 1983. Here's Steve's performance, via "Rick K and The Allnighters": Link: themaddrummer.com. So I'm always trying new stuff, just to amuse myself. Pete LaRoca Sims Tris Imboden Al Jackson August 27, 2022 @ 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm. 2/4 Bar Louie, Embassy Suites, Round Rock, TX. Gary Chaffee It's the greatest thing that ever happened to me! So I packed my clothes, jumped on a plane, and headed for L.A. By high school, he was playing every weekend with the areas best bands. Rick K.'s 2019 All-Star Line Up of Touring Allnighters. Buddy Miles With Marcus Phelan, Peter Aitkens (drums), Alistair Law (keyboards), Justine Harrison (vocals), Nick Hempton and Steve Luke (Horns),joining the old firm of Travis, Pattinson, Fabok and Andronos they recorded the album Another Fine Mess, released in early 2000. These days, people sometimes ask me, Hey when are you gonna retire? K. said. It's no secret that I don't really play like a normal drummer. Questlove Too many times your heroes disappoint you. Tito Puente Buddy Rich Dannie Richmond Adam Deitch Jonathan Diener is the drummer for the Swellers but you hardly ever see him bust out stick twirls anymore. Garo Tavitjan Art Taylor The other original members were Ted Ayers on sax, Dave Bebb on drums, Stuart Crysell on guitar, Peter Hill-Travis on vocals, Graham Hood on bass guitar, Brett Pattinson on vocals and Mark Taylor on keyboards. It was equal amounts impressive as it was hilarious. Even with all of the attention and notoriety, it seems this drummer is still searching for the right gig. Bun E. Carlos Lenny White If youre a musician, youll find the next sentence as obvious and redundant as the sky being blue. Jack DeJohnette I had a part in helping a million people get away from their troubles for a few minutes. Zach Danziger Carter Beauford Welche Mglichkeiten dem "Medium" Big Band immer noch innewohnten, zeigen einige Arbeiten des Strata-East-Mitgrnders, der. Well even sing a happy birthday, he said. Volkan Oektem Ari Hoenig The video, This Drummer Is At The Wrong Gig went viral, getting him over 26 million views on YouTube as well as a guest-starring role on NBCs, The Office, headlining spots at major music conferences and a slew of endorsements. Gerald Heyward Sonny Emory First single for Powderworks was "Hold On" in May, followed by a cover of Bobby Bloom's "Montego Bay" in September, which peaked at No. Jim Chapin 2023 The Mad Drummer Is A Registered Trademark. Dave Elitch Jeff Sipe Steve walked up to John Blackwell, the drummer for Prince and introduced himself. RICK K., who once drove a 1965 Auburn Galaxy convertible, knows that a classic car can escort one back to another, perhaps more idyllic time. Jimmy DeGrasso Matt Sorum Other Music Styles ; Rick K. and The Allnighters Claus Hessler Kenwood Dennard John Densmore The video, This Drummer Is At The Wrong Gig went viral, getting him over 26 million views on YouTube as well as a guest-starring role on NBCs, The Office, headlining spots at major music conferences and a slew of endorsements. And Rick makes things an awful lot of fun.. Full time touring rock n' roll revue/show band covering music from the 1950's-2011. After high-fiving myself and bragging to my confused mother about my next article, I was ready to ask him some serious questions. Mike Mitchell Joe McCarthy Lil John Roberts Live from Beer Barrel Saloon, Put In Bay, OH. Paul Motian Will Kennedy As a matter of fact, the original video of the Sharp Dressed Man cover, being one of the less demonstrative one to guess the showmanship used by the band for entertainment purpose with a title referring to the drummer as "being in a wrong gig", can mislead the viewer in thinking that he is genuinely unleashing his rock 'n' roll spirit for that sole song, thing that has been interpreted by many in the video's comment section. Aaron Sterling Matt Wilson Shadow Wilson David "Pick" Withers Because of this ever-growing popularity, a new show called, Rick K & The Mad Drummer is in the works for 2015. Dirk Brand Dave Black James Black Marcus Gilmore Nikki Glaspie Daniel Glass [2] The single had no chart success and The Allniters disbanded.[1]. Is this your business? Stewart Copeland Kirk Covington Curt Bisquera We talked to Steve Moore, the viral YouTube drummer, about his fiery passion for the skins. Ricky Lawson | Learn more about Rick K's work experience, education, connections & more by . Terreon Gully Stanton Moore They reformed in 2004 to support reggae band, UB40's Australian tour, but they did not record new material. Alex Acuna Gavin Harrison Jonathan Moffett Steve nally gave in and joined the school band under the condition that he would be allowed to switch to the drums after six months of playing the trumpet. Frank Beard Mischievous and a little bit cheeky, they're the most successful ska act in Australian history and they're back: bigger, bolder and brassier than ever after over 30 years, proving once and for all that THE ALLNITERS are Allriters and evidently ska'd for life. Steve Moore Paul Douglas Marilyn Mazur Pat Torpey Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected. . Nick Mason Todd Sucherman "The Rev" Sullivan Jason Sutter Steve Moore, aka "The Mad Drummer," has made quite a name for himself touring with the showband Rick K. & The Allnighters. Sonny Greer This does not seem to be the case here. Felix M. Lehrmann During a cover of ZZ Top's "Sharped Dressed Man" drummer Steve Moore while dressed in a golden tuxedo let out his inner Tommy Lee. Here is a tribute video to Steve Moore dating from 2007 : That tribute video comes directly from his website. Andr Ceccarelli Benny Greb She is, Morrison said, a real rock star.. However, his personal favorite was headlining The Adams Drummers Festival, where he closed the show with Mike Portnoy by his side. Roger Taylor John Tempesta Pete Ray Biggin For the next six years, Steve moved around the North Eastern United States, working in styles from progressive speed metal to punk. Walfredo Reyes, Jr. Ocean City Maryland Calendar of Events May-December 2007 wwwococeancom wwwtownocean-citymdus 800-OC-OCEAN May 3-6: Springfest Inlet Lot Entertainment arts crafts Moore, who calls himself the Mad Drummer ( www.maddrummerinc.com ), is featured on the video with his band Rick K and the Allnighters covering the ZZ Top song "Sharp Dressed Man." Dressed . Han Bennink Frankie Dunlop Mario Duplantier Not only were they eager to showcase Steve but they were also established and in a position to oer him 150-200 shows a year. Rick K. & The Allnighters. Keys sequenced. Steve Smith They even call me their spectacle. (Laughs) I'm sort of like a blind discus thrower at the Olympics. Joel Taylor Zutty Singleton All Activity; Home ; The Music! Horacio Hernandez Paulinho Da Costa . I assumed the showmanship came from the hair metal era, which turned out to be half-true. Alphonse Mouzon Hes n0w touring with a heavy metal group. All Rights Reserved. Ralph Peterson Pat Petrillo Simon Phillips And little stops them. My favorite part is seeing all the classic cars around. Brian Downey 2007-2023 Glen Sobel Wolfgang Haffner Steve 'The Mad Drummer' Moore's last Wipe Out. Jake Hanna Alex Van Halen Amir Bresler Jeremy Stacey I have a new hero http://www.robertpopper.com/2010/05/30/its-hard-but-keep-your-eyes-on-the-drummer/. Rick Latham