Betty Moon

Betty Moon is a Canadian-American singer, songwriter, and producer who is currently based in Los Angeles. In the early 1990s, she was signed to A&M Records and later started her own production company and record label, Evolver Music, Inc. She has released eleven studio albums, including her most recent project, Undercover, in 2022.

Early life and education

Betty Moon was born and raised in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Her father was a restaurateur and fellow musician who immigrated to New York City and later Toronto from Alexandria, Egypt. She learned multiple instruments as a teenager and began recording songs as a singer-songwriter. A recording studio known as The Coachhouse was located on her home property growing up. Moon also modeled and took part in fashion shows during this time.

Career

While at Humber College, Moon formed the minimalist punk band, Bambi. The group released an album entitled Rock On in 1986 and its titular lead single, a cover of David Essex's "Rock On", received airplay on Toronto's CFNY-FM. The music video for the song also appeared on MuchMusic, Toronto Rocks, MTV, and The NewMusic. Two singles, "I Get High" and "One Kiss", received airplay and reached the 11th spot on Canada's MuchMusic chart. A nationwide tour in support of the album culminated in a show with Pink Floyd in Toronto. After PolyGram purchased A&M Records in 1992, it opted to drop all sublabels, including Moon's. In 2005, she founded Evolver Music, Inc., a production company and record label that would be a vehicle for her music and video production. She released her first album (The Demon Flowers) on the Evolver label in 2006.

In 2010, Moon relocated to Los Angeles and released her fifth studio album, Rollin' Revolution. In 2011, Betty Moon and her live band performed at numerous L.A.-area venues, including Whisky a Go Go, El Rey Theatre, The Viper Room, and the Roxy Theatre.

In 2014, she released her sixth album, Amourphous, which was followed by her next project, Pantomania, in 2015. The latter album featured the single, "No Good", a cover of Depeche Mode's "It's No Good". In 2017, Moon released two new singles, "Liar" and "Sound". They both appeared on her eighth studio album, Chrome, later that year. In 2019, she released her 9th album, Hellucination, which featured the single, "Save My Soul" along with a remix of that track. In June 2020, Moon released an EP entitled Translucent and the album Little Miss Hollywood with the lead single, "Don't Stop Now". In 2021 Betty Moon released the album Cosmicoma and in 2022 she released Undercover, which is a collection of her best cover tracks from recent years. Over the course of her career, Moon's music has been used for various film and television soundtracks, including Dexter, Californication, Walking the Dead, Last Gasp, and Teen Mom: Young and Pregnant (among others).

Discography

Studio albums

+ List of studio albums with selected details Title Details Betty Moon Released: June 25, 1991 (US/CAN) Label: A&M Records/Azumuve Formats: CD STIR Released: January 1, 1997 (US/CAN) Label: Violet Records/St. Clair Formats: CD Doll Machine Released: September 25, 2003 (US/CAN) Label: Sextant/EMI Formats: CD The Demon Flowers Released: 2006 (US) Label: Evolver Music Formats: CD, Digital download Rollin' Revolution Released: October 5, 2010 (US) Label: Evolver Music Formats: CD, Digital download Amourphous Released: February 14, 2014 (US) Label: Evolver Music Formats: CD, Digital download Pantomania Released: July 28, 2015 (US) Label: Evolver Music Formats: CD, Digital download Chrome Released: August 25, 2017 (US) Label: Evolver Music Formats: CD, Digital download Hellucination Released: May 17, 2019 (US) Label: Evolver Music Formats: CD, Digital download Little Miss Hollywood Released: July 31, 2020 (US) Label: Evolver Music Formats: Digital download Cosmicoma Released: May 21, 2021 (US) Label: Evolver Music Formats: Digital download Undercover Released: January 28, 2022 (US) Label: Evolver Music Formats: Digital download

As member of Bambi

+ List of studio albums with selected details Title Details Rock On Released: 1986 (US/CAN) Label: Azumuve Formats: LP

EPs

+ List of EPs with selected details Title Details Translucent Released: June 12, 2020 (US) Label: Evolver Music Formats: CD, Digital download

Singles

+ List of singles with selected details Title Year Album "I Get High" 1991 Betty Moon "One Kiss" "My Stupid Dream" 2010 Rollin' Revolution "Drink Your Fears Away" "Time to Move On" 2014 Amourphous "No Good" 2015 Pantomania "Fire Hose" "Liar" 2017 Chrome "Sound" "Sound (remix)" "Save My Soul" 2019 Hellucination "Crazy (What You Make Me)" "Save My Soul (remix)" "Don't Stop Now" 2020 Translucent "My Only One" 2021 Cosmicoma "Fear Takes Control" 2021 Chrome