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The Animal Band is one of the most successful acts in family entertainment. Since 1990, they have performed at hundreds of festivals, theatres, and special corporate events around North America. Listen to one song and you’ll know why thousands of educators use the magic of The Animal Band’s music in their classrooms. This world-class act has been featured in over 1500 newspapers and magazines, scores of local and national television appearances and commercials, and starred in their own one-hour television special.

 

The music is not juvenile, but up-tempo, catchy and highly entertaining with a message that both kids and adults relate to. Their trademark positive message songs inspire millions of children and adults to have fun and pursue their dreams. Thousands of educators use the band’s award winning music in their classrooms, in school skits, and special arrangements for use in marching bands.

 

Notables

• 5 Consecutive Sellouts at the Grand Ole Opry House (total 22,000 + seats)

• Atlanta Symphony Hall with A Whitney Brown (Saturday Night Live)

• Knotts Berry Farm with Daryl Hannah, Cheech Marin, Waylin Jennings

• The White House (President and Mrs. Barbara Bush) with Sherri Lewis

• Vanderbilt Children’s Hospital Christmas with Allison Kraus

• Children’s Lifeline Telethon with Roscoe Ormond (Sesame Street)

• 1998-1999 "Dreams & Jelly Beans tour" top grossing Children’s Artist

• Winner of 1999 Nashville Music Awards (Children’s Music Recording of the Year

• America Online "Band of the Month"

• 1 hour PBS Television Special

2004 release of The Animal Band Toy Collection

• Audio/video distributed by Koch Entertainment (North America)

• Voted "Best Field Trip in America" by students, teachers, and parents representing over 2200 schools

• 2004 Winner of the Congressional Media Award - Jim Moore’s song, 911, received credit in the media for helping a four year old boy save his father’s life. (The boy told television reporters he learned about 911 from his Animal Band tape.)

 

Discography

"Are We There Yet?" - 1992

"Uncaged" - 1994

"Animal Rock" - 1999

"The Animal Band Live" - 2003

"The Animal Band" (DVD) - 2003

Films

"The Animal Band" (concert film) Regal Cinemas 2004

 

Media Features

Over 1500 national and local features including:

Associated Press, Billboard Magazine, Boys Life, Child Magazine, Comedy Central Network, Country America, Family Fun Magazine, Fox TV, Los Angeles Times, NAPS, New York Times, Nickelodeon, Parents Magazine, PTO Today, PBS TV, TNN, Wildlife Magazine, Who’s Who in Family Entertainment (AACE), VH-1

 

 

The Animal Band - Live In Concert

The live show is a high-energy musical extravaganza, representing the best in family entertainment for theatres, arenas, festivals and corporate events. Indoor performances may feature an eye catching rain forest backdrop with The Animal Band’s colorful logo. The set includes 78 – three foot ladybugs which appear to be crawling around the numerous flowers and ferns on stage. The music is a smorgasbord of styles including pop/rock, blues, country, Celtic, reggae and New Orleans jazz. One of The Animal Band’s greatest assets is their skillful use of hilarious participatory dynamics involving both children and adults. During their roller coaster song, the entire audience launches themselves skyward in a fast paced workout. Kids scream with laughter as adults, chosen from the audience, are escorted on stage to wear zany hats and air jam with inflatable instruments during the song Going To School Blues.

 

The clever lyric’s to the band’s songs are brought to life on stage and in the audience with the help of local actors wearing unique costumes representing animals, Blues Brothers, friendly green aliens, rainmakers and famous people from history. The festive Market-Place, pulls the audience into a south-of-the-border style celebration as the aisles become filled with muchachos and muchachas with sombreros and maracas. You can hear a pin drop as Jim sings the ballad Looks Like Rain. Under the cover of darkness, as lightning flashes and thunder roars, dozens of rainmakers in yellow rain gear, quietly enter the rear of the auditorium. The song becomes reality as the unsuspecting audience is caught in a rain shower. On stage, band members laugh as they hear the screams of joy and laughter, and another audience is added to The Animal Band’s fan club.

 

 

Jim Moore

 

From his eye-catching tiger jacket, to his contagious personality, he is at the top of the list when it comes to entertaining family audiences. Jim Moore is the lead vocalist and founder of The Animal Band. For over thirteen years, his clever songs and high-energy performances have sold out major city venues and packed music festivals throughout North America. His efforts have helped raise funding for children’s hospitals, libraries, schools and civic organizations in over thirty states. Jim has the uncanny ability to write songs that appeal to both children and adults. His clever lyrics, catchy melodies and extraordinary stage presence, deliver a performance that leaves the audience hungry for more.

 

The Wild Musical World of Jim Moore

Jim’s solo production, "The Wild Musical World of Jim Moore," features colorful costumes, fun stage props, a rainforest backdrop (theatre productions), and hilarious audience participation. The production is a solo version of The Animal Band’s touring show, utilizing soundtracks from the band’s popular recordings to back Jim’s lead vocals. He tours internationally as a solo performer and with the Animal Band.

 

 

For more information, visit  www.theanimalband.com