Dave Moody (musician)

Dave Moody (musician)
David B. Moody is an artist, producer, songwriter and filmmaker from North Carolina. His instrumental proficiency has earned him two Grammy Award Nominations and three International CMA Awards as a member of The Moody Brothers. After becoming regular performers on the Grand Ole Opry and touring extensively throughout Europe in the 80s, the trio of Carolina brothers signed a contract with the Walt Disney Company in 1992 to open and perform their own nightly concerts at Disneyland Paris' Disney Village, where they performed for over 50 million guests during their time in France.
Then, Dave's accomplishments as a solo artist, producer, and songwriter began to flourish. After returning home from Paris, he re-established the family label Lamon Records and his own Dave Moody Productions. His tribute to legendary guitarist Chet Atkins "Will The Circle Be Unbroken" was nominated for a Dove Award in 2002. This led to his winning two GMA Dove Awards (the Christian Music Grammys) in 2005 and 2006, and 20 other Dove nominations along the way to emerge as a major Christian music industry professional. In 2007, Dave was among the Dove Awards most nominated with six nominations as an artist, producer and songwriter.
In 2007, Dave turned a portion of his attention to directing, writing and scoring music for motion pictures and television. His first venture into the movies was to write and score the musical motion picture Stuck in the Past, produced by Dog ‘N Doggie Productions. This quirky film and Dave's soundtrack, which features everything from bluegrass to broadway to 50's rockabilly and more, won "Best Musical Film" at the 2008 Creation Arts Film Festival in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
Dave and his son Joshua Moody started Elevating Entertainment Motion Pictures where they wrote, produced and directed their first family film, Praise Band: The Movie which was released in 2008. The Moodys' second film No Limit Kids: Much Ado About Middle School, featuring Bill Cobbs and Golden Globe Nominee Lee Meriwether was released in 2010.
In 2010, Dave and Colin Elliott from Ireland produced the George Hamilton IV & Friends album Old Fashioned Hymns and Gospel Songs...for Those Who Miss Them which featured musical guests Ricky Skaggs, Marty Stuart, Gail Davis, Pat Boone, Del McCoury, Charlie Pride, Bill Anderson, Connie Smith, Tommy Cash, Cliff Barrows, George Beverly Shea and many others. The track "I'm Using My Bible for a Roadmap" featuring Del McCoury and The Moody Brothers was nominated for a 2011 Dove Award by the members of the Gospel Music Association.
The Moodys continue to balance their time between producing music and movies. Their company's third feature-length motion picture Season of Miracles was based on the novel by Rusty Whitener. This 2013 film starred John Schneider, Grayson Russell, Andrew Wilson Williams and Nancy Stafford and was distributed by Gaiam Vivendi Entertainment.
In 2015, Dave was elected as an Officer of the Nashville Musicians Association, AFM Local 257 of the American Federation of Musicians (AFM) where he serves as a member of the Hearing Board. Also in 2015, Dave produced a new classic country album by Buddy Jewell, winner of the first Nashville Star on USA Network who has had several Billboard Number 1s. The album My Father's Country featured a collection of classic country songs, including Abilene, Behind Closed Doors, Galveston and other songs Jewell grew up listening to his father sing.
In 2016, the Moodys produced the sequel to Season of Miracles entitled Season of Mysteries as well as the feature film Silver Twins written by Larry Silver. Both pictures were filmed in Nashville. Throughout 2016, Dave hosted The New Nashville Showcase®, a monthly concert series featuring new and upcoming artists across multi music genres.
Dave and his family launched a second motion picture brand Downbeat Films in 2017 to create and release a wide variety of indie feature film genres. They produced a new suspense thriller, All Light Will End, along with Red Vessel Entertainment, Music City Films and Ghost Horse. The cast for this feature, written by Chris Blake, included Andy Buckley, Sarah Butler, John Schuck, Sam Jones III, Ashley Pereira, Ted Welch, Aaron Munoz, and Alexandra Harris. The film was acquired for distribution by Gravitas Ventures and released in November 2018. The film won a number of festival awards and was released on Netflix in February 2019. The Moodys have a number of other film and music projects in various stages of production. The patriotic drama No Time To Run, featuring Christina Marie Karis, Mark Collins, and Herman Cain was shot in Knoxville, TN and is currently in post-production with an anticipated release date of early 2020.
Personal life
Dave Moody was born in Fayetteville, North Carolina on May 24, 1962. His father was Dwight L. Moody Jr and his mother Katherine Lucille "Cathy" (Little). He graduated from Independence High School in Mint Hill, North Carolina in 1980 and earned his B.A. History from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte in 1984. During his teens, Dave was active in scouting and became an Eagle Scout in 1978 and earned the Distinguished Service Award from the Order of the Arrow in 1986. Dave was honored with the Distinguished Alumni Award and Alumni Hall of Fame recognition from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte in 1990. He married Susan Patricia Davis from Florence, SC in 1984 and the couple has two children, Joshua and Rebecca. His family now lives in Mt. Juliet, Tennessee.
Discography
Member of The Moody Brothers
Cotton Eyed Joe (1985)
The Moody Brothers (1987)
Brother To Brother (1989)
Guitar Boogie (1992)
Member of PraiseStreet Worship Band
All Of You (2000)
Come And Worship (2000)
Worship The King (2002)
Te Amo Dios (2004)
Solo artist
I Will Follow You (2001)
Blinded (2003)
Right Where I Belong (2005)
Feels Like Home (2007)
Motion picture soundtracks
Stuck in the Past (2008)
Praise Band: The Movie (2008)
No Limit Kids: Much Ado About Middle School (2010)
Season of Miracles (2013)
Feature films
Composer: Stuck In The Past (2008) for Dog 'N Doggie Productions
Director, Producer & Composer: Praise Band: The Movie (2008) for Elevating Entertainment
Producer, Director: Jimmy Paul The Pug Tooth Fairy (2010) (Animated Short Film)
Producer, Director: Elf Sparkle & The Special Red Dress (2010) (Animated Film)
Composer: Generational Curses (2010) for Flenory Productions
Director, Producer & Composer: No Limit Kids: Much Ado About Middle School (2010) for Elevating Entertainment
Director, Producer & Composer: Season of Miracles (2013) for Elevating Entertainment, distributed by Gaiam Vivendi Entertainment
Director, Producer & Composer: Silver Twins (2017) for Elevating Entertainment, distributed by Pure Flix
Director, Producer & Composer: Shakespeare School Year (2018) for Elevating Entertainment, distributed by Pure Flix
Producer & Composer: All Light Will End (2018) for Downbeat Films, distributed by Gravitas Ventures
Television
Composer/Producer: National commercials for Bojangles, Pepsi, NBA, Kanawha Insurance, and others
Composer: Theme Song Robbin's Nest (2008) for Uplifting Entertainment (TBN)
Creator/Producer: On A Blue Ridge Sunday Christian Music Series (2009)
Awards and nominations
Grammy Awards
Nominations
1985 nominated for Grammy Award – Best Country Instrumental Performance Cotton Eyed Joe The Moody Brothers
1990 nominated for Grammy Award – Best Country Instrumental Performance Great Train Song Medley The Moody Brothers
GMA Dove Awards
Winner
2005 won Dove Award – Spanish Language Album of the Year Te Amo Dios / PraiseStreet Worship Band Artist/Producer/Songwriter
2006 won Dove Award – Spanish Language Album of the Year Leonardo Executive Producer
Nominations
2002 nominated for Dove Award – Country Recorded Song of the Year Will The Circle Be Unbroken Artist/Producer
2003 nominated for Dove Award – Country Recorded Song of the Year God Is Good All The Time Artist/Producer
2004 nominated for Dove Award – Bluegrass Recorded Song of the Year Love Is Free / George Hamilton IV with The Moody Brothers Artist/Producer/Songwriter
2004 nominated for Dove Award – Bluegrass Album of the Year On A Blue Ridge Sunday / George Hamilton IV Producer
2005 nominated for Dove Award – Bluegrass Recorded Song of the Year Little Mountain Church House Artist/Producer
2005 nominated for Dove Award – Southern Gospel Album of the Year faith, hope, joy / Young Harmony Producer
2006 nominated for Dove Award – Country Album of the Year About You Producer
2006 nominated for Dove Award – Bluegrass Album of the Year So Glad / The Bradleys Producer
2007 nominated for Dove Award – Traditional Gospel Album of the Year Sing to the Lord A New Song / Alabama Spirituals Producer
2007 nominated for Dove Award – Bluegrass Album of the Year Ancient of Days / Harvest Wind Producer
2007 nominated for Dove Award – Special Events Album of the Year Bluegrass Gospel Time Artist/Producer
2007 nominated for Dove Award – Southern Gospel Album of the Year Strength / Young Harmony Producer
2007 nominated for Dove Award – Bluegrass Recorded Song of the Year If I Could Hear My Mother Pray Again Artist/Producer
2007 nominated for Dove Award – Country Album of the Year Feels Like Home Artist/Producer
2010 nominated for Dove Award – Bluegrass Album of the Year I Have Been Blessed / Far City Boys
2011 nominated for Dove Award – Bluegrass Recorded Song of the Year I'm Using My Bible for a Roadmap Artist/Producer
Film Awards
Winner
2008 Winner Creation Arts Film Festival (Edmonton, Alberta, Canada) – Stuck in the Past "Best Musical Film" Composer
2008 Winner International Christian Film Festival (Irvine, California) – Praise Band: The Movie Best Music Film" Producer/Director/Composer
2009 Winner BC International Film Festival (Dallas, Texas) – Praise Band: The Movie "2nd Place Best Feature Production" Producer/Director/Composer
2010 Winner Phoenix International Film Festival (Phoenix, Arizona) – No Limit Kids: Much Ado About Middle School "Best Film for Young Viewers" Producer/Director/Composer
2010 Winner Redemptive Film Festival (Regent University, Virginia) – No Limit Kids: Much Ado About Middle School "Redemptive Storytellers Award" Producer/Director/Composer
2010 Winner Independents' Film Festival (Tampa, Florida) – No Limit Kids: Much Ado About Middle School "Best Independent Feature Film" Producer/Director/Composer
2011 Winner Silver Telly Award – No Limit Kids: Much Ado About Middle School "Film/Video Category Winner" Producer/Director/Composer
2018 Winner Tupelo Film Festival – All Light Will End "Best Feature Film" Producer/Composer
Nominations/Official Selections
2008 Nominee Sabaoth Film Festival (Milan, Italy) – "Best First Production" Praise Band: The Movie Producer/Director
2011 Nominee KIDS FIRST! Film Festival (San Francisco, California) – "Best Indie Feature Ages 8–12" No Limit Kids: Much Ado About Middle School Producer/Director/Composer
2010 Official Selection Gideon Film Festival (Asheville, North Carolina) – "No Limit Kids: Much Ado About Middle School" Producer/Director/Composer
2010 Official Selection KIDS FIRST! Film Festival (San Francisco, California) – No Limit Kids: Much Ado About Middle School Producer/Director/Composer
2010 Official Selection TriMedia Film Festival (Ft Collins, Colorado) – No Limit Kids: Much Ado About Middle School Producer/Director/Composer
2010 Official Selection International Black Film Festival of Nashville (Nashville, Tennessee) – Generational Curses Composer
2010 Official Selection International Black Film Festival of Nashville (Nashville, Tennessee) – No Limit Kids: Much Ado About Middle School Producer/Director/Composer
2010 Official Selection Eugene International Film Festival (Eugene, Oregon) – No Limit Kids: Much Ado About Middle School Producer/Director/Composer
2013 Official Selection Gideon Film Festival (Orlando, Florida) – Season of Miracles Producer/Director/Composer
2013 Official Selection Dixie Film Festival (Atlanta, Georgia) – Season of Miracles Producer/Director/Composer
2018 Official Selection Toronto International Spring of Horror (Toronto, Canada) – All Light Will End Producer/Composer
2018 Official Selection Milledgeville Film Festival (Milledgeville, GA) – All Light Will End Producer/Composer
References
External links
Dave Moody (official site)
American country singer-songwriters
Singer-songwriters from North Carolina
American performers of Christian music
Living people
1962 births
Musicians from Fayetteville, North Carolina
University of North Carolina at Charlotte alumni
Film directors from North Carolina
American country record producers
Country musicians from North Carolina