One Brown Shoe
One Brown Shoe was formed in 1988 as the brainchild of Mike O'Moore (bass, vocals), Barry Moermond (guitar, vocals), and John Faxon (drums, percussion). Knowing they would never get famous playing other peoples' songs, the group penned a number of original songs, resulting in the 1991 self-release of "Basement Flies", their premier CD. After a few lineup changes over the years, Russ Bowman (keyboards, vocals) and Vince Homan (guitar) joined the group in 1992. A steady outpouring of fresh originals led to the recording of "Through The Curved Glass" in 1995. The music of One Brown Shoe meets the definition of the "Cincinnati Sound" by the diversity alone.
Tell me about your history? How did you get where you are now?
One Brown Shoe has left their mark in Cincinnati's musical heritage. The band provided a few tunes for two movies produced in Cincinnati, "Vamps: Deadly Dreamgirls" and "Evil Ambitions", received a "Special Merit" award as a result of an MTV video contest for the video "Sacrifice Yourself", peformed numerous times on the radio station WAIF-FM, and participated in several charity events.
Have you performed live in front of an audience? Any special memories?
Mike, Barry, and John perform with Illegal Zucchini. You can check them out here on SoundClick.com!
Your musical influences
Obviously The Beatles, with the nuttiness of The Doors and harmonies of The Byrds.
What equipment do you use?
The basics.
Anything else?
Percussion, special effects, goofiness.
