Murray Kevin "Moe" Berg (born March 22, 1959) is a Canadian singer, guitarist, songwriter, and record producer best known as the frontman of The Pursuit of Happiness.

Biography

Before forming The Pursuit of Happiness, Berg was in the Edmonton bands Troc '59, The News, Modern Minds and Facecrime. After working with The Pursuit of Happiness for ten years, Berg released his first solo album, ''Summer's Over'', in 1997. He has also produced a number of records for other artists. He currently plays rhythm in the 1980s

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"Monteforte". Berg has been published as a writer, releasing his first book, a short story collection called ''The Green Room'', in 2000 (Gutter Press, ). He has also written book reviews for

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'', among articles for other publications. He currently works mainly as a record producer for young bands such as

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. In 2009, Berg began co-hosting a television show, Master Tracks, on Aux. The show is a documentary look at the recording process of emerging bands attempting to record a song in one day in a professional recording studio. The show's first season is currently airing on Aux and is in post production for its second season. Berg also works as a professor teaching music production for the Music Industry Arts Program at Fanshawe College in London, Ontario. Berg is the cousin of Edmonton radio host Rob Berg from Edmonton classic rock station K97. Berg lives in Toronto, Ontario with his wife Laura and his two children, Fireese and Hartford. 2017, Touring Canada as part of The Trans-Canada Highwaymen with Chris Murphy (Sloan), Steven Page (Barenaked Ladies) and Craig Northey (Odds). The group played their first show in Niagara in July 2016."Chris Murphy Introduces His New Supergroup the Trans-Canada Highwaymen"
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Articles

* Book review of ''For Those About To Rock'' by

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Gordon Downie Gordon Edgar Downie (February 6, 1964 – October 17, 2017) was a Canadian rock singer-songwriter, musician, writer and activist. He was the singer and lyricist for the Canadian rock band The Tragically Hip, which he fronted from its forma ...

References

External links

Moe Berg Interview on Rundgren Radio 2020Moe Berg on MyspaceMaple Music: Moe Berg/TPOH bio

The Ruckus – Audio Interview with Moe Berg from July 2009

Moe Berg Interview on Rundgren Radio 2008

Moe Berg Interview from 2007
* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Berg, Moe 1959 births Living people Canadian indie rock musicians Canadian male singers Canadian male singer-songwriters Canadian people of Swedish descent Canadian record producers Canadian rock singers Canadian male short story writers Canadian singer-songwriters Musicians from Edmonton Writers from Edmonton 21st-century Canadian short story writers 21st-century Canadian male writers