Mike Moya (born December 1, 1969) is a

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, who is one of the founding members of post-rock band

Godspeed You! Black Emperor Godspeed You! Black Emperor (sometimes abbreviated to GY!BE or Godspeed) is a Canadian post-rock band which originated in Montreal, Quebec in 1994. The group releases recordings through Constellation, an independent record label also located i ...

. He left the band in 1998 to concentrate on his other bands Molasses,

Set Fire to Flames Set Fire to Flames was a Canadian instrumental music ensemble consisting of thirteen musicians from Montreal, Quebec.

and

HṚṢṬA Hrsta (stylized as HṚṢṬA) (; sa, हृष्ट , "thrilling with rapture," "rejoiced") is a Montreal post-rock band currently signed to Constellation Records. The band's leader, Mike Moya (guitar and vocals), was one of the founding ...

., but rejoined the band during their reunion in 2010. He was part of the live band of labelmate Elizabeth Anka Vajagic. He lives between Berlin and Montreal with his partner Maria Hinze and their family.

Godspeed You! Black Emperor

Together with

Efrim Menuck Efrim Manuel Menuck (; born November 4, 1970) is a Canadian musician involved with a number of Montreal-based bands, most notably Godspeed You! Black Emperor and Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra. Menuck is also a frequent record producer a ...

and

Mauro Pezzente Mauro Pezzente is a Canadian musician. He is best known as being co-founder of Godspeed You! Black Emperor. Pezzente, along with Efrim Menuck and Mike Moya, founded Godspeed You! Black Emperor in 1994. Along with Thierry Amar, Pezzente plays th ...

, Moya formed Godspeed You! Black Emperor in the early 1990s. He contributed

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to the band's 1997 debut album F♯A♯∞ and their follow-up EP

Slow Riot for New Zerø Kanada ''Slow Riot for New Zero Kanada'', also stylized as ''Slow Riot for New Zerø Kanada'', is the only EP and second release by Godspeed You! Black Emperor. It was released on the Montreal-based record label Constellation Records in 1999, and was r ...

, but left the group in 1998, before the EP was released. Additionally, his vocals can be heard in the opening moments of the song "Antennas to Heaven," from the group's 2000 release

Lift Your Skinny Fists Like Antennas to Heaven ''Lift Your Skinny Fists Like Antennas to Heaven'' (often shortened to ''Lift Yr. Skinny Fists Like Antennas to Heaven'', ''Lift Your Skinny Fists'', or ''LYSF''), or on the rear of physical releases, is the second studio album by Canadian post ...

. Moya has been participating in the band's reunion.

Other projects

After leaving GY!BE, Moya performed with a variety of other ensembles, including Molasses and

Set Fire to Flames Set Fire to Flames was a Canadian instrumental music ensemble consisting of thirteen musicians from Montreal, Quebec.

. He currently fronts the group

Discography

Godspeed You! Black Emperor

*'' All Lights Fucked on the Hairy Amp Drooling'' demo (1994) *''

F♯ A♯ ∞ ''F♯ A♯ ∞'' (pronounced "F-sharp, A-sharp, Infinity") is the debut studio album by Canadian post-rock band Godspeed You! Black Emperor. It was first released on August 14, 1997 through Constellation Records on a single LP and on June 8 ...

'' (1997, Constellation Records) *''aMAZEzine! 7"'' (1998, aMAZEzine!) *''

'' EP (1999, Constellation) *'' 'Allelujah! Don't Bend! Ascend!'' (2012, Constellation) *''

Asunder, Sweet and Other Distress ''Asunder, Sweet and Other Distress'' is the fifth studio album by Canadian post-rock band Godspeed You! Black Emperor, released on 31 March 2015 by Constellation Records (Canada), Constellation Records. The album was recorded with Electrical A ...

'' (2015, Constellation) *''

Luciferian Towers ''Luciferian Towers'' (sometimes stylized as ''"Luciferian Towers"'') is the sixth studio album by Canadian post-rock band Godspeed You! Black Emperor, released on 22 September 2017 by Constellation Records Background According to the Constell ...

'' (2017, Constellation) *''

G_d's Pee at State's End! ''G_d's Pee at State's End!'' (stylised as ''G_d's Pee AT STATE'S END!'') is the seventh studio album by Canadian post-rock band Godspeed You! Black Emperor, released on 2 April 2021 by Constellation Records. Background In August 2019, the ban ...

'' (2021, Constellation)

Molasses

*''You'll Never Be Well No More'' (1999) *''Trilogie: Toil & Peaceful Life'' (2000) *''A Slow Messe'' (2003) *''Trouble at Jinx Hotel'' (2004)

Set Fire to Flames

*'' Sings Reign Rebuilder'' (2001) *'' Telegraphs in Negative/Mouths Trapped in Static'' (2003)

Esmerine

*''

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'' (2005)

HṚṢṬA

* '' L'éclat du ciel était insoutenable'' (Album,

2001 The September 11 attacks against the United States by Al-Qaeda, which Casualties of the September 11 attacks, killed 2,977 people and instigated the global war on terror, were a defining event of 2001. The United States led a Participants in ...

) * '' Stem Stem in Electro'' (Album,

2005 File:2005 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: Hurricane Katrina in the Gulf of Mexico; the Funeral of Pope John Paul II is held in Vatican City; "Me at the zoo", the first video ever to be uploaded to YouTube; Eris was discovered in ...

) * '' Ghosts Will Come and Kiss Our Eyes'' (Album, 2007)

Angela Desveaux

*''If I Ever Loved'' (2009)

External links

HṚṢṬA homepage
on Constellation Records website

References

Canadian rock guitarists Canadian male guitarists Living people Musicians from Montreal Godspeed You! Black Emperor members 1969 births {{Canada-guitarist-stub