A veritable music authority, Errol Moore has worked in nearly every facet of the music industry: as a song writer, producer, studio musician, recording engineer, studio manager, and head of his own record label Island Gruve Musicworks. His unique and skillful blending of Afro-Caribbean rhythms with popular R&B, Pop and Hip-Hop has brought forth music that keeps the people stepping all over the globe: whether it be on the radio, in the club or in the living room, Errol Moore delivers fresh and positive sounds each and every time. Errol Moore was born in Kingston, Jamaica in the township of Whitfield inside Kingston’s 13th district. But it was in New York where Errol began his musical career. In 1972, at age 16, Errol moved in with his mother in Brooklyn, New York and shortly after began picking up the guitar. While his mother was at work, Errol would spend hours at home listening to the records of Jimi Hendrix and Carlos Santana trying to match and imitate their sound, incorporating his own Caribbean touch. Shortly after his move, he befriended several other Brooklyn musicians who later assembled into the group Monyaka, playing a popular style of Brooklyn-dub and reggae mixed with the screaming guitar styles of 1970s American and British players. In a short time of playing, Monyaka gathered a sizable following, becoming known around the area as key progenitors of the Brooklyn second-wave reggae sound. In 1976, Israel Vibration traveled from Jamaica to play in Brooklyn and, by reputation, Monyaka were sought out to back them. The group of three singers were impressed with Monyaka’s musical style: they sounded and played reggae just like the backing bands they were used to playing with around Jamaica. When Israel Vibration returned to Jamaica, they spread the word that Monyaka played true to the popular styles. As a result, the group became the number one most requested backing band for any and all of the reggae musicians coming over from Jamaica to Brooklyn during the late 70s and early 80s. Monyaka backed the likes of Ken Boothe, Steel Pulse, Peter Tosh and Jimmy Cliff. The group toured the northeast and midwest United States extensively, traveling to Canada and also performing at the Reggae Sunsplash in Jamaica in 1984. In 1987, Errol released his first solo album ‘Unite’ on Epic Records. It was the first to be entirely recorded and produced in his own studio. It featured the hit single “Never Lock Me Out." In between this time and the release of his second solo album in 2002, ‘It’s Time’, Errol worked extensively as a session musician for a number of reggae greats, including: Inner Circle, Toots & the Maytals, Dennis Brown, Burning Spear, Black Uhuru, Sly & Robbie, Marcia Griffiths, Beres Hammond and Judy Mowatt. Now, in 2009, Errol has just released his latest musical offering ‘Let Love In.’ It is a 15-track masterpiece in positivity entirely written, produced, recorded, and engineered by Errol Moore himself. It features a host of veteran musicians, including Monyaka’s Danny Miller on bass as well as Karl Wright, drummer for the popular group Tosh Meets Marley. One track, “Touch is a Move”, is played by bass player Val Douglas who played on Bob Marley’s “Africa Unite” among many others. In a recent interview, Errol Moore told me that his primary goal is “...to bring the music to the people. To unite the people through sound. Stardom and fame are the result of hard work, not the catalyst.” You will often see him staying after shows to talk and connect with his fans. One of reggae’s original sons has payed his dues and seeks to forward the message in his own voice: throw on 'Let Love In' and lend him your ears.