MO-ISME Productions- Electronica, Urban Grooves, House, Drum & Bass and Acid Jazz

Miles and Miles of Diapers: New Projects Afoot! Collaboration! Jubilation!

2012-01-30T10:52:00.000-06:00

Miles and Miles of Diapers: New Projects Afoot! Collaboration! Jubilation!: Remember when I wrote about going to St. Louis? About how when I was there I played some gigs with the Brothers Lazaroff backing me up? Y...

new blog location

2009-01-03T13:44:00.002-06:00

this blog is trippin...find me at http://moegeston.blogspot.com/.
Join me Thursday Jan. 8 at Pi. Its my birthday. 40. ugh.

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2008-12-26T10:02:00.003-06:00

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Mo Egeston Artist Page on Facebook

or see my blog at www.myspace.com/moegeston.

Coco Soul @ Twilight Tuesday September 16

2008-09-15T14:16:00.001-05:00

I had the joy of sharing the stage with Coco Soul last month.

Highly recommended

clipped from www.mohistory.org

Twilight Tuesdays: Coco Soul, Taynka and Friends

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Series: Twilight Tuesdays
When: Tuesday, September 16 2008 at 6:30 pm
Where: Missouri History Museum Front Lawn
How Much: Free
Brochure: | twilight tuesdays fall 08.pdf

Flamenco Brothers remix- rough sketch by Mo E

2008-09-08T10:35:00.002-05:00

Flamenco Bros remix idea- rough sketch by Mo E

Found a cassette recorded by my old friend Higinio Lobato when he was in STL in the 90s. First track is just a rough idea for a new composition. Now I just have to ask Hignio for his permission...peace, Mo E

Mo Egeston Piano Studio Now Accepting Students

2008-09-02T18:19:00.007-05:00

Maurice “Mo” Egeston
13 Years Performing and Teaching Experience

Credentials (follow the link for more info)
Master of Music SIU-E
BM Piano Performance; BA Music Theory Truman St.

MY GIGS (past and present)
As a leader/producer:
mo & dawn: the remix project
Urban Jazz Naturals, Vargas (Swing)
As an educator:
Columbia College- St. Louis,
McKendree College, McMurray Music

STYLES
Traditional Classical, Jazz/Funk Improv, Music Theory
Basic Midi studio instruction and Accompanying also available.
College level theory tutoring available as a part of lesson study.

STUDENTS
Students accepted from 8 years to Adult.
Recital opportunities available but not required to study.

LOCATION
Downtown- Washington Ave Loft District (Art Loft Building)

CONTACT
moisme{at}sbcglobal{dot}net

A MO-ISME PRODUCTION
moegeston.com
moandawn.com
www.myspace.com/moegeston

coming soon a new collaboration with horn player and composer Lamar Harris

Tommie Smith's Autobiography (Olympic Protester) co-written by my cousin David Steele

2008-08-04T08:13:00.003-05:00

My cousin David Steele co-wrote this book about the athlete Tommie Smith who gave the famous Black power salute at the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City.

Sweet.

http://books.google.com/books?id=XGA7LZuDbbgC&dq=tommy+smith+david+steele&source=gbs_summary_s&cad=0

Introducing Mo E (aka mo egeston's updated bio blog)

2008-05-16T10:40:00.001-05:00

Pianist/electronica artist Maurice "Mo" Egeston

of mo & dawn: the remix project and Urban Jazz Naturals .

Listen to mo's work as a solo artist here. Join mo on myspace and facebook.

Listen to mo & dawn: the remix project here. Join the remix project on myspace

Electronica Suites Vol. 1 by Mo E Preliminary partial track list. Tracks are available for listening on Reverb Nation.

Deeper Than Thou- house/jazz; Nu Jazz Soldier- garage/house/jazz; mo's big beat adventure;
Adagioed- ambient to d & bish insanity based on themes from Barber's Adagio for Strings;
Drop Your Neck- downtempo/jazz/d & b; Practice Your Scales- house/funk/jazz.

the remix project Vol 1.5 by mo & dawn. This is a remix and re-release of the 2006 studio debut the remix project: Vol 1 from mo & dawn. Vol 1.5 will feature new versions of many of the original tracks. (Listen). All the original tracks have been remastered as well. In addition this album will include the new tracks: We Will Fly- funk/jazz/house and Satan (Live Vocal Mix)- jazz/house

Become a fan of Mo E and the remix project to find out about future releases and receive notice of free mp3 previews.

Follow the image and text links for more information below. Thanks for stopping by!

Mo Egeston's love for all grooves electronic began on the dancefloors of St. Louis' underground house scene almost 20 years ago. (You know who you are DJ Steve-O!) . Since those days his career has been a diverse journey of musical discovery and education.

After graduate school at Southern Illinois University (Edwardsville), Mo's band career began with Invincible Groov. Something about starting your first band in your mid 20s AFTER college is a little um backwards....but we digress. Invincible Groov was a funk/groove band that enjoyed a successful residency at the Green Room, one of St. Louis, Missouri's (USA) first Washington Ave. hotspots. From Invincible Groov, Vargas Soundsystem was formed by combining some of the premier jazz players in the area to back veteran funk/rock vocalist Pete Bold.

1997 saw the Soundsystem become Vargas Swing, which quickly gained the reputation as one of the Midwest's top show bands. Vargas Swing recorded an album “FIRE” in 1998, toured the country in 1999 and appeared on two national compilations in 1999-2000. (Hipsters, Zoots and Wingtips Vol. 3/Hip- O Records and Swing Set/House of Blues) Vargas continued as one of St. Louis' most prominent bands through 2006.

From the beginnings of Vargas Swing in 1997 Mo has collaborated with singer/trumpeter and songwriter Dawn Weber. Eclipsing the national rep acquired by Vargas Swing, the pioneering live electronica act Urban Jazz Naturals (2000- 2005) has been the duo's most successful project to date. UJN released a debut EP followed by two singles in the DJ driven dance market.

These releases, How Can I (Gallery) with a remix by JT Donaldson and the Urban Jazz EP with a remix by Demarkus Lewis (Large Music), were both written by mo & dawn with mixing and beat support from UJN. (Christian Oncken aka XJN and D. Tinsley) The singles have been supported in clubs globally by some of the industry’s top DJs, including legends Derrick Carter and Mark Farina, followed by glowing write-ups in magazines such as Urb and BPM magazine.

Building on the sound of UJN, the duo made the difficult decision to go “solo” in the summer of 2005 with the remix project. The sound is still all about live electronica, but with complete freedom of style and musical collaboration. The new set includes house, trip hop, electro funk, soul, acid jazz and drum& bass.

Mo has literally remixed every track that he and Dawn wrote for UJN as well as some tracks from the original Vargas Swing EP plus lots of new material. So what does it look like live? Well for starters Dawn rocks the vocals, dances and plays trumpet and flugelhorn. Never all at once but often 2 of the 3. Click the logo below to see a UJN video on You Tube.

Mo's job is to mix the groove and play the keys. Using a combination of live keyboards, MIDI sequencers and the occasional sample Mo has created the new role of the "Keyboardist/DJ" Nothing else really describes the fully interactive process of mixing loops, playing solos, laying down bass lines and general sonic manipulation. For specifics on the gear see us on myspace.

(the mobile beat rig)

As a pianist Mo, who did his graduate work at SIU-E, is a respected chamber player and accompanist. He has performed with the Nuevo Tango (New Tango a la Astor Piazolla) ensemble ConcerTango that featured current and former St. Louis Symphony Orchestra players along with Webster University Faculty members. In 2000, Mo accompanied musical collaborator Dawn Weber at the Ellsworth-Smith International Trumpet Competition in Bad Sackingen, Germany.

Egeston Piano Studios provides a place for mo to flex his teaching skills. Learn Traditional, Jazz, Music Theory and soon MIDI Studio Production in St. Louis, MO. As of May 2008 Egeston Piano Studio is in transition. Announcement coming soon.

Obama in 08.

Previews from Electronica Suites Vol. 1

2008-04-21T18:25:00.001-05:00