Conor Moore

How long have you been part of Extreme Rhythm?
2 years

Instrument(s) you play mainly with Extreme Rhythm?
Toms and Piccolo Snare

Name your favorite music album of all time?
Rent – the Musical

If you were stranded on a desert island, what 5 items would you take with you?
Promarks, Red Trousers, Black Paint, and TWO cans of Red Bull

If you could perform with any artist or band, dead or alive, who would it be, and why?
Michael Jackson!  The power of his performance and stage presence is sublime!

The coolest ‘celebrity’ or famous person you’ve ever met, and why?
Jamie Campbell-Bower from Twilight, on the set of Camelot.  Very natural and hung out with us for ages.  We didn’t even know who he was until he let it slip.

What’s the one thing you really need in your backstage area/dressing room before the show?
The laugh with the lads.

How do you handle mistakes during a performance?
Suspend my playing (where possible) and interact with the audience / other band members

How do you handle nerves before a performance?
Chill – stay loose!  No point in feeling pressure  - pressure is for tyres! :)

When you’re not playing music, what other hobbies or activities do you enjoy?
Acting.

Do you have a quote, or motto that you try to live by?
Oscar Wilde – ‘We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars”
also …
‘If you can dream it, you can do it’

Name your most memorable moment with Extreme Rhythm (doesn’t have to be onstage)
Backstage in Club Mantra discovering more stories about fellow band member Jim Bergin.  Busking Wipeout backstage at the Wright Venue.  Wexford Opera House PRIMAL premiere – need I say more?!!

If you weren’t a musician, what would be your dream career?
An Actor.

This is your ‘soap box’ moment.  Give us your opinion/feelings about something random – Anything!  Good or Bad!
Experiencing an Extreme Rhythm performance as a spectator is phenomenal.  Having the experience to perform with Extreme Rhythm is … word’s can’t describe!