In August 1994, after parting ways with DT, Kevin moved to Santa Fe, NM and lived there for about a year while writing and recording new solo material with the help of Rich Kern, who also did the drum programming for “Space-Dye Vest”. Some of the demos he recorded during this period of time were made available through a demo called “Music Meant To Be Heard, Etc.” that was originally set up on Ytsejam in early 1995.
In the summer of 1995, Kevin decided to shave his head and move to Los Angeles, CA to record some new material with Fates Warning drummer, Mark Zonder. These songs eventually turned into the “Chroma Key” demos and featured Kevin on keyboards/bass/vocals and Mark Zonder on drums. Kevin describes his new music as “keyboard-oriented semi-progressive rock.”
Kevin recorded more “Chroma Key” songs during the last half of 1996 (with Jason Anderson on guitar, Joey Vera on bass, and Mark Zonder on drums), and mixed those songs with Steve Tushar. Kevin’s website, chromakey.com, has information on acquiring Chroma Key’s debut CD Dead Air For Radios which was released in 1998 by Massacre Records in Europe and Fight Evil Records in the States.
Kevin also played with Fates Warning on a number of occasions including the albums A Pleasant Shade Of Gray and Disconnected.
Kevin went back to work in early 1999, offering a new 6-song Chroma Key single of demos and remixes, as well as a limited edition Chroma Key screen print. He also put out a collection of demos on CD, titled This is a Recording. He also played keyboards on tour for a new band called On.
In 2003 Kevin teamed up with Mike Portnoy for the first time since 1994 for Jim Mattheos’ “OSI” project, released through InsideOut Music.
Also in 2003 he wrote the soundtrack for a Turkish horror movie, and when answering questions at the premiere he said that he planned to stay in the country for at least a year afterwards.
In 2004 Kevin released the third Chroma Key album, Graveyard Mountain Home, and in 2006 was involved in OSI’s sophomore release, Free.
OSI has since also released Blood in 2009, and Fire Make Thunder in 2012 – both without Portnoy, but with Gavin Harrison instead.
While living in Costa Rica, he produced a bi-weekly radio program for Radio for Peace International; a compilation of this work was released as Memory Hole 1. While living in Turkey, Moore produced the debut album of Turkish band Makine and wrote soundtracks for two Turkish films. The soundtrack for the first film, Okul, was released in 2004 as Ghost Book. The soundtrack for the second film, Küçük Kiyamet, entitled Shine, was released in 2010.
Kevin Moore is currently living in New York, and is working on new tracks. You can support his work by going to https://www.patreon.com/chromakey?ty=h and subscribe.
