Geoff Moore (born February 22, 1961) is an American

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singer. He began recording as a solo artist in 1984. In 1987, he formed Geoff Moore and The Distance, his touring band, which released eight albums generating a string of No. 1 radio hits throughout their 10+-year tenure. In 1998, Geoff retired the band from full-time touring. After a "farewell tour", Moore has continued as a solo artist, releasing eight more records between 1999 and 2015. ''The Next Thing'' was released in April 2016, making it his 25th album to date. Geoff is also an advocate for underprivileged children. He has partnered with Compassion International since 1985, being a spokesman and advocate for their work in releasing children from poverty throughout the developing world. He also works with Showhope, an organization founded by his close friends Steven and Mary Beth Chapman. Showhope cares for orphan children and helps assist with international adoptions. Geoff Moore is co-founder of an outdoor adventure company called Fellowship Adventures. Founded in 2014, Fellowship Adventures focuses on small group hunting, fishing, adventure and expeditions.

Early years

Moore was born in

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in 1961. His father played

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for the

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, and later ran a

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fabrication plant. He attended Holly Area Schools at Patterson Elementary, Holly, MI through grade six and then started attending Brandon Schools in Ortonville, MI. He began singing while he was at

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living in Wengatz Hall. At the time that he became a classmate to

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s future lead singer,

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, when he stood in for the lead singer of his roommate's band. He graduated from Taylor in 1983. Newly married, he moved to

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soon after college. He was able to break into the music industry with the assistance of

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when the two met in the clothing store where Moore worked. He signed a publishing contract with Paragon Music, and began writing songs and singing on demo recordings. While with Paragon he wrote songs for fellow Christian singer and songwriter,

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. Since that time, they have become best friends and have co-written numerous songs together, including the title track on Chapman's 1992

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and

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winning release '' The Great Adventure''. During the mid-1980s, Moore recorded three solo albums released on the Power Discs label, including ''Where are the Other Nine?'', ''Over the Edge'' and ''The Distance''. After signing to

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in 1987, he put together a touring band, called "the Distance", to continue with his career.

Geoff Moore and the Distance

In 1988, Geoff Moore and the Distance released their first official album together, entitled ''A Place to Stand''. They also recorded ''Foundations'' in 1989 for

. After a year of touring, they jumped to

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and recorded ''Pure and Simple'' in 1990. They followed in 1992 with ''A Friend Like U''. This album would garner them their first real US Christian radio exposure with its title song. This started their most prolific period with the

-nominated albums ''Ev-O-Lu-Tion'' in 1993 and ''Homerun'' in 1995. This album produced US Christian radio hits like "Evolution Redefined", "Life Together" and "Home Run". The video for "Home Run" featured former Major League All-Star pitcher Tim Burke. In 1995, Benson released a compilation of hits from Moore's first solo albums titled ''The Early Years''. The following year the band released a double-disc greatest hits compilation which contained new unreleased bonus tracks as well as a live performance from

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. In 1997, the band released ''Threads'', another Grammy-nominated album which featured a cover of

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's "I'm Free" as its lead single. After more than ten years with the Distance, which he called "an incredible journey" in the ''Star Tribune'', Moore decided to disband the group and go his own way in 1998. As he told Jim Varsallone in the ''Tampa Tribune'', "I just really sensed it was time for me to explore some new things, musically and in the ministry…. I needed to slow down and simplify my life." In 1999 Moore returned to the studio to begin work on a new solo record. This began a new season of his music career which is still active today. The Distance members were: * Roscoe Meek – guitar (1990–1995) * Guy Platter – guitar (1993–1994) *

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– guitar (1987–1989) * Lang Bliss – drums (1987–1989) * Arlin Troyer – bass guitar (1987–1990) * Geof Barkley – keyboards, vocals (1988–1998) * Gary Mullett – bass guitar (1990–1998) * Greg Herrington – drums (1990–1994) * Chuck Conner – drums (1995–1998) * Joel McCreight – guitar (1996–1998) ImageSize = width:800 height:auto barincrement:18 PlotArea = left:90 bottom:60 top:20 right:15 Alignbars = justify DateFormat = yyyy Period = from:1987 till:1998 TimeAxis = orientation:horizontal format:yyyy Legend = orientation:horizontal position:bottom ScaleMajor = increment:1 start:1987 Colors = id:Guitar value:green legend:Guitar id:Bass value:blue legend:Bass id:Drums value:orange legend:Drums id:Keys value:purple legend:Keyboards id:studio value:black legend:Studio_album LineData = layer:back color:studio at:1988 at:1989 at:1990 at:1992 at:1993 at:1995 at:1997 BarData = bar: Dale text: Dale Oliver bar: Roscoe text: Roscoe Meek bar: Guy text: Guy Platter bar: Joel text: Joel McCreight bar: Geof text: Geof Barkley bar: Arlin text: Arlin Troyer bar: Gary text: Gary Mullett bar: Lang text: Lang Bliss bar: Greg text: Greg Herrington bar: Chuck text: Chuck Conner PlotData= width:9 bar:Geof from:1988 till:1998 color:Keys bar:Dale from:1987 till:1989 color:Guitar bar:Roscoe from:1990 till:1995 color:Guitar bar:Joel from:1996 till:1998 color:Guitar bar:Guy from:1993 till:1994 color:Guitar bar:Arlin from:1987 till:1990 color:Bass bar:Gary from:1990 till:1998 color:Bass bar:Lang from:1987 till:1989 color:Drums bar:Greg from:1990 till:1994 color:Drums bar:Chuck from:1995 till:1998 color:Drums

Solo career

In 1999, after a short time off, Moore emerged with his eponymous solo album on Forefront Records. In 2002 he followed it up with ''A Beautiful Sound''. Near the end of 2005 he released two new studio albums independently, ''Every Single One Part I'' and ''Every Single One Part II,''. The albums combined original songs and re-recorded selections from the out of print

albums with The Distance. Moore's next project ''

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'', released in 2007 on

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was nominated for a

for Inspirational Album of the Year. After putting together ''All Along the Road Part I'' and ''All Along the Road Part II'', a re-release of ''Every Single One'' with alternate tracks, Moore released ''Saying Grace'', a collection of songs that reflect back to his upbringing, expressing "gratefulness" for family, for tradition, and grace in the midst of uncertainty. In 2013, Moore compiled ''25 Favorites'', a "best of" double-disc, including the re-recorded material and remastered songs. In 2015, work began on ''The Next Thing'', his first crowdfunded recording that is scheduled to release in April 2016. In addition to songwriting, recording, and touring, Moore enjoys hunting, fishing, and other outdoor pursuits. He and his wife have been married for 32 years, and have two sons and two adopted daughters from China.

Discography

; Early recordings as a solo artist (1984–1988) * ''Where Are the Other Nine?'' ower Discs, 1984 emastered CD, Girder Records, 2020* ''Over the Edge'' ower Discs, 1986 emastered CD, Girder Records, 2020* ''The Distance'' ower Discs, 1987 emastered CD, Girder Records, 2020 ; Geoff Moore & the Distance (1988–1998) * ''A Place to Stand'' parrow, 1988* ''Foundations'' parrow, 1989* ''Pure & Simple'' oreFront 1990] * ''A Friend Like U'' oreFront, 1992* ''Evolution'' oreFront, 1993* ''Evolution: Extended Play Remixes'' oreFront, 1995* ''Home Run'' oreFront, 1995* ''Home Run: The Single'' oreFront, 1996* ''More Than Gold: The Single'', oreFront 1996* ''Greatest Hits'' (double-disc set, including the "Live Set") oreFront, 1996* ''Threads'' oreFront, 1997 ; Recordings as a solo artist (1999 – present) * ''Geoff Moore'' oreFront 1999] * ''A Beautiful Sound'' oreFront, 2002* ''Every Single One – Part I'' and ''II'' ndependent, 2005* ''All Along The Road – Vol I'' and ''II'' ndependent, 2006* ''Speak to Me'' ocketown, 2007* ''Saying Grace'' ndependent, 2011* ''"25 Favorites"'' ouble-disc set, released 2013* ''The Next Thing'' elease date: April 2016 ; Other compilations and collaborative projects * ''Air Raves – Christian Radio's Best'', "Where are the other Nine?" reentree, 1986* ''Christmas,'' "Jingle Bell Rock" (with The Distance) parrow Records, 1988* ''All the Good Music'' ower Discs, 1988* ''On the Forefront: The Best Of Rock & Rap – Volume 1'', "Rescue Me" oreFront, 1991* ''Christmas'', "Jingle Bell Rock" (with The Distance) parrow, 1993* ''Familiar Stranger: The Early Works of Geoff Moore'' (compilation 1984–1987) enson, 1995* ''The Early Years'' (compilation 1988–1992) oreFront, 1995* ''One Way: The Songs Of Larry Norman'', "U.F.O" (with The Distance) oreFront, 1995* ''WOW 1996: The Year's 30 Top Christian Artists & Songs'', "Home Run" parrow, 1995* ''More Than Gold: A Christian Music Tribute'', "Home Run," "More Than Gold" (with The Distance) oreFront, 1996* ''WOW 1997'', "More Than Gold" parrow, 1996* ''Super Saturday Limited Edition CD'', "Only A Fool" (from ''Threads'') (with The Distance) hordant, 1997* ''Seltzer 2'', "I'm Free" (with The Distance) oreFront, 1998* ''Get Real! - 1998 Alabama Youth Evangelism Conference'', "Only a Fool" (with The Distance) tarSong, 1998* ''Ten: The Birthday Album'', "Second Birthday", "Why Should The Devil (Have All The Good Music)", "When All Is Said and Done" (with The Distance) oreFront, 1998* ''Christmas on the Rock'', "Jingle Bell Rock" (with The Distance) traightway, 1998* ''Songs 4 Life – Lift Your Spirit!'', "Listen To Our Hearts" ime Life, 1998* ''WWJD: What Would Jesus Do?'', "The In Betweens" (with The Distance, from ''Threads'') oreFront, 1999* ''McCaughey Septuplets: Sweet Dreams'', "My Dream Come True" ony, 1999* ''Pass It On – Leaving a Legacy for a Lifetime'', "Pass It On", "Be There"

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* ''Keep the Faith 2000: Overcoming Stress & Anxiety'', "The Vow" hordant, 2000* ''Secrets of the Vine: Music... A Worship Experience'', "In Christ Alone" (with Adrienne Liesching) oreFront, 2002* ''I Will Be Here: 25 Of Today's Best Wedding & Love Songs'', "If You Could See What I See" parrow, 2002* ''Left Behind Worship: God Is With Us'', "In Christ Alone" oreFront, 2002* ''WOW Worship (Yellow)'', "In Christ Alone" (with Adrienne Liesching) rovident, 2003* ''A Life God Rewards'', "Remind Me O God" oreFront, 2003* ''It Takes Two: 15 Collaborations & Duets'', "In Christ Alone" (with Adrienne Liesching) parrow, 2003* ''Songs 4 Love – Songs 4 Life'', "If You Could See What I See" ime Life, 2004* ''The Ultimate Collection: Love Songs'', "If You Could See What I See" MI CMG, 2006* ''The Very Best Of'' ''Geoff Moore & The Distance'' oreFront/EMI, 2006* ''The Daraja Children's Choir of Africa'', "Holy Is the Lord" MI, 2008* ''Ring the Bells – A Christmas Offering,'' "Emmanuel"

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* ''Glory Revealed II: The Word of God in Worship'', "Psalm 23" (with Trevor Morgan) rovident/Sony BMG, 2009

References

External links

*
''Christianity Today'' article
{{DEFAULTSORT:Moore, Geoff 1961 births Living people American performers of Christian music Musicians from Flint, Michigan Taylor University alumni