Chase Moore is a Music Man

dubs — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 02:07:24 +0000

Chase Moore was born in Melbourne, Australia into a very musically inclined family. His father played and taught piano while constantly recording and producing music right out of their home. Naturally then, Chase began making music at a young age but his move to Sacramento in September 1994 exposed him to a whole new lifestyle. He started writing rhymes, freestyling and producing beats and eventually gained some well-deserved recognition, especially after he won The Sourceâ€™s Unsigned Hype Battle in 2004 at ARCO Arena. As a performer, he has shared the stage with hip-hop heavyweights such as Nas, KRS-One, Mos Def, Living Legends and more. And as a producer he has worked with Keak Da Sneak and a slew of local artists. Mooreâ€™s momentum has surely not slowed; he has been a busy bee as of late. On Oct. 18 he had a â€œstreet albumâ€ drop entitled Paper Chase Music, and soon he will be gearing up for the release of his debut full-length album Moore to Chase, which will hit sometime in December. In addition to all that, local MCs and good friends Cawzlos and MahtieBush will team up with Moore this fall on The Bridge Tour, a self-booked venture that will take them from Vancouver to Las Vegas. Even though he has all that on his plate, Submerge was able to catch up with Moore recently to get in on some of his favorite (and least favorite) things in life.

Favorite MCs:
1) Eminem
2) Jay-Z
3) Chase Moore

Least favorite MCs:
1) Dose
2) Aesop Rock
3) Cawzlos

Favorite albums:
1) Thriller â€“ Michael Jackson
2) 2001 â€“ Dr. Dre
3) Theyâ€™re All Gonna Laugh at You â€“ Adam Sandler

Least favorite albums:
1) C True Hollywood Stories â€“ Canibus
2) 8 Diagrams â€“ Wu Tang Clan
3) NOW! Thatâ€™s What I Call Music 17

Favorite concerts:
1) Rock the Bells where Mos Def performed â€œTrue Magicâ€ produced by DJ Epik
2) Ashford & Simpson at GlideChurch in SF
3) Chase Moore in 2004 The Source Unsigned Hype battle at Arco Arena

Least favorite concerts:
1) Ugly Duckling where they dissed JD and Jay-Z
2) N.E.R.D.â€™s performance at Sleep Train
3) Downtown James Brown on 28th and K St.

Favorite movies:
1) The Dark Knight
2) The Godfather II
3) Terminator 2

Least favorite movies:
1) Batman & Robin
2) Napoleon Dynamite
3) Jaws-3D

Favorite radio stations:
1) Shade 45
2) KBMB 102.5
3) KSFM 103.5

Least favorite radio stations:
1) KBMB 103.5
2) KSFM 102.5
3) The one that has Ryan Seacrest on it

Favorite DJs to work with:
1) DJ Epik
2) DJ Oasis
3) Kodak

Favorite venues to rock live in Sac:
1) The Library (R.I.P.)
2) Joe Styleâ€™s Shop (R.I.P.)
3) The Boardwalk

Favorite bars in Sac:
1) The L (shout out to my brother Leon)
2) Whiskey Wild (only if Iâ€™m faded and on the prowl)
3) Flame Club (cheap as fuck)

Least favorite bars in Sac:
1) Barcode
2) XO Lounge
3) Flame Club

Favorite places to take a lady in Sac:
1) My bed
2) My bed again
3) A quiet picnic overlooking the river at dusk

Guilty pleasures:
1) Katy Perry
2) Marvel Comics
3) Fried chicken and hot sauce

Photo by Carlos Lopez

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Chase Moore is a Music Man