A.J. "Jamie" Morton (b. 1 January 1980) is a former Scottish actor and son of Alexander Morton, recent star of Monarch of the Glen. He is also known as Jamie A. Morton.
Early Life
Born in Glasgow, A.J. Morton started acting at the age of 6, when he played Sean Reilly in David Hayman's The Gorbals Story by 7:84 Theatre Company. He lived in Irvine, Ayrshire with his mother and father and often joined his father on location during filming or rehearsal. During this period he became friends with Robert Carlyle, Caroline Paterson and Stuart Davids, who, together with A.J.'s father Alexander Morton, founded the Raindog Theatre Company in 1990.
He also appeared as himself in Scottish Television's Glen Michael's Cavalcade.
Career
A.J. trained under Robert Carlyle and his father Alexander Morton in 1991-1995 as the youngest member of Carlyle's Glasgow Theatre company Raindog. His first feature film was multiple award winning , starring Iain Glen, Robert Carlyle and Alexander Morton. A. J. also appeared in The Yugoslav Hitman, a film based on a true story and set in 1988. He worked on several Raindog productions with Robert Carlyle, including Irvine Welsh's Ecstasy: Three Tales of Chemical Romance, a gritty reality drama set in the Scottish underworld and Wasted, another reality production about drugs and prostitution. His career spanned a decade between 1986 and 1996. Carlyle won Best Director award for the direction of Wasted and One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest starring his father Alexander Morton.
Though he is no longer an actor, A.J. Morton is now Secretary of Scotland for the Tesla Memorial Society of New York and a writer. He currently lives in continental Europe with his wife and children.
Theatre Work
*The Gorbals Story, 1986, Dir. David Hayman (Sean Reilly)
*Macbeth, 1991, Raindog, Dir. Robert Carlyle (Warlock/Peasant)
*Wasted, 199?, Raindog, Dir. Robert Carlyle (Wee Eddie/Raimi's gimp/Snuff Film victim)
*Ecstasy, 1994, Raindog, Dir. Robert Carlyle (Wee Eddie)
*Follow Follow, 1995, Dir. Ron Bain (Rangers Supporter)
*Red Riding Hood the Sequel, 1994, Dir. Andy Gray (Pizzaman)
Filmography
*Glen Michael's Cavalcade, 1987 (as himself)
*Silent Scream, 1990 (Young Don Winters)
*The Yugoslav Hitman, 1993 (Neil McVicar)
Early Life
Born in Glasgow, A.J. Morton started acting at the age of 6, when he played Sean Reilly in David Hayman's The Gorbals Story by 7:84 Theatre Company. He lived in Irvine, Ayrshire with his mother and father and often joined his father on location during filming or rehearsal. During this period he became friends with Robert Carlyle, Caroline Paterson and Stuart Davids, who, together with A.J.'s father Alexander Morton, founded the Raindog Theatre Company in 1990.
He also appeared as himself in Scottish Television's Glen Michael's Cavalcade.
Career
A.J. trained under Robert Carlyle and his father Alexander Morton in 1991-1995 as the youngest member of Carlyle's Glasgow Theatre company Raindog. His first feature film was multiple award winning , starring Iain Glen, Robert Carlyle and Alexander Morton. A. J. also appeared in The Yugoslav Hitman, a film based on a true story and set in 1988. He worked on several Raindog productions with Robert Carlyle, including Irvine Welsh's Ecstasy: Three Tales of Chemical Romance, a gritty reality drama set in the Scottish underworld and Wasted, another reality production about drugs and prostitution. His career spanned a decade between 1986 and 1996. Carlyle won Best Director award for the direction of Wasted and One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest starring his father Alexander Morton.
Though he is no longer an actor, A.J. Morton is now Secretary of Scotland for the Tesla Memorial Society of New York and a writer. He currently lives in continental Europe with his wife and children.
Theatre Work
*The Gorbals Story, 1986, Dir. David Hayman (Sean Reilly)
*Macbeth, 1991, Raindog, Dir. Robert Carlyle (Warlock/Peasant)
*Wasted, 199?, Raindog, Dir. Robert Carlyle (Wee Eddie/Raimi's gimp/Snuff Film victim)
*Ecstasy, 1994, Raindog, Dir. Robert Carlyle (Wee Eddie)
*Follow Follow, 1995, Dir. Ron Bain (Rangers Supporter)
*Red Riding Hood the Sequel, 1994, Dir. Andy Gray (Pizzaman)
Filmography
*Glen Michael's Cavalcade, 1987 (as himself)
*Silent Scream, 1990 (Young Don Winters)
*The Yugoslav Hitman, 1993 (Neil McVicar)
The British television program, Brainiac: Science Abuse is well known for featuring popular pieces of music performed by many people. The title of the song is often relevant to the subject of the experiment being done while the song is played.
Songs are listed in the order they are played and unknown songs are noted. Music thought to be written exclusively for the show are not listed.
The following is a list of performers and their songs
Series One
*Episode One unknown, unknown, Jorge BenJor "Mas que nada", unknown, unknown, Journey "Keep on Runnin", Vangelis Theme from "Chariots of Fire" unknown, C & C Music Factory "Things That Make You Go Hmmm", unknown, unknown, unknown, unknown, Theme from "The Great Escape", unknown, C & C Music Factory "Things That Make You Go Hmmm", unknown, unknown, R.E.M. "Shiny Happy People"
*Episode Two unknown, The Carpenters "Close to You" unknown, unknown, unknown, unknown, unknown, unknown, unknown, Elton John "Rocket Man", unknown, unknown, unknown, Diana Krall "The Look of Love", Steppenwolf "Born to Be Wild", C & C Music Factory "Things That Make You Go Hmmm", Diana Krall "The Look of Love", unknown, unknown
*Episode Three Weird Al Yankovic "Eat It", unknown, unknown, unknown, Rod Stewart "I Am Sailing", Celine Dion "My Heart Will Go On", unknown, unknown, Glenn Frey "The Heat Is On", Rehab "So Dizzy", unknown, unknown, unknown, Nelly "Hot In Herre", unknown, The Prodigy "Smack My Bitch Up", unknown, unknown, The Prodigy "Smack My Bitch Up", unknown
*Episode Four unknown, Electric Six "'", Eddy Grant "Electric Avenue", C & C Music Factory "Things That Make You Go Hmmm", unknown, unknown, unknown, unknown, R. Kelly "I Believe I Can Fly", C & C Music Factory "Things That Make You Go Hmmm", unknown, unknown, C & C Music Factory "Things That Make You Go Hmmm", unknown, Quincy Jones Getta Bloomin' Move-On (Chorus from The Italian Job) , John Williams Theme from "Jaws", unknown Jean Michel Jarre "Oxygene Part IV"
*Episode Five unknown, Elvis Presley "Viva Las Vegas", unknown, Elvis Presley "Viva Las Vegas", unknown, unknown, unknown, C & C Music Factory "Things That Make You Go Hmmm", unknown, Carl Orff O Fortuna, Arrow "Hot Hot Hot", unknown, Brad Paisley "Alcohol" Sam Cooke "Chain Gang", unknown, unknown, unknown, unknown, Theme from "Mission: Impossible", unknown, unknown,
Series Two
*Every episode: Traditional "Aloha Oe" ("Which fruit floats" segment)
*Every episode: C&C Music Factory "Things that make you go hmmm"
*Various episodes: Tina Turner "Simply the Best"
Series Three
*Every episode: Traditional "Dueling Banjos" ("Will it break or bounce?" segment)
*Every episode: St Winifred's School Choir "There's no one quite like Grandma" (Granny Brainiac Segment)
*Every episode: Scissor Sisters Laura (Dr. Bunhead On The Road)
*Various Episodes: Diana Ross "Chain Reaction"
*Episode unknown: Britney Spears "Toxic"
*Episode Four: Whitesnake "Slide it in", Gustav Holst "The Planets" (Mars)
*Episode Five: Peter Tchaikovsky "The Nutcracker", Steppenwolf "Born to Be Wild", Antonio Vivaldi "The Four Seasons" (Spring), Richard Wagner "Ride of the Valkyries"
*Episode Six: Pink Floyd "Another Brick in the Wall" Singer unknown Mah Nà Mah Nà, Antonio Vivaldi "The Four Seasons" (Spring), The Ohio Players "Love Rollercoaster", Lipps Inc "Funkytown", KC and the Sunshine Band ""
*Episode Seven: Kaiser Chiefs "Everyday I Love You Less And Less", Theme from The Adventures of Black Beauty "Galloping Home", The Beatles "Good Day Sunshine", Katrina And The Waves " Walking On Sunshine", The Beatles "Rain", "Rawhide",
*Episode Eight: Mozart "Marriage of Figaro" (overture), Theme from Mission: Impossible, ABBA "Money Money Money"
*Christmas Special: Traditional "Deck the Halls", Slade "Merry Xmas Everybody", Santa Baby, Modest Mussorgsky "Night on Bald Mountain", Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town Emerson, Lake & Palmer "I Believe in Father Christmas", Traditional "We Wish You a Merry Christmas", "Once in Royal David's City", Richard Wagner "Ride of the Valkyries" Traditional "Hark the Herald Angels Sing" Brenda Lee "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" "'", Mariah Carey, "All I Want For Christmas Is You" Antonio Vivaldi "The Four Seasons" (Winter), Maurice Ravel "Boléro", "Sleigh Ride", Cliff Richard "Mistletoe and Wine", Shakin' Stevens "Merry Christmas Everyone" Georges Bizet "Carmen", Traditional "O Little Town of Bethlehem" (Forest Green), "Drivin' Home for Christmas" Traditional "O Come All Ye Faithful" The Waitresses "Christmas Wrapping" Carl Orff "O Fortuna" Giacomo Puccini "Nessun Dorma", "Silent Night"
Series Four
*Various Episodes "Ride of the Valkries", Queen, "Breakthru", Ann Beretta "Crash" Talking Heads "Ride to Nowhere"
*Episode One "Chicken Dance", Richard Wagner Richard Strauss "Also sprach Zarathustra"
*Episode Two Stevie Wonder "I Just Called to Say I Love You", Tom Jones "I Like the Way You Move", Groove Armada "I See You Baby",
*Episode Three Britney Spears "Toxic", The Fifth Dimension "Up, Up and Away" Sugarbabes "Freak Like Me", Theme from Fawlty Towers, Sinead O'Connor "Visions of You"
*Episode Four Traditional "The Happy Wanderer", Caesars "Jerk It Out", Basement Jaxx "Where's Your Head At", Madonna "Skin", The Cure "Close to Me", Theme from Austin Powers, R.E.M. "'", Dolly Parton "9 to 5" Franz Ferdinand "Take Me Out" Kaiser Chiefs "I Predict a Riot", Barry White You're My First, My Last, My Everything", Undertones "Teenage Kicks",
*Episode Five Otis Blackwell "Great Balls of Fire" Stealers Wheel "Stuck In The Middle With You" War "Low Rider" Groove Armada "I See You Baby", "Born to Be Wild"
*Episode Six Gustav Holst "The Planets" (Mars), Kaiser Chiefs "I Predict a Riot", Richard Strauss "Also Sprach Zarathustra", Theme from Austin Powers, John Philip Sousa "Liberty Bell March", Daniel Bedingfield "Gotta Get Thru This", Britney Spears "Toxic", Weird Al Yankovic "Eat It", Leroy Anderson "The Typewriter",
*Episode Seven Otis Blackwell "Great Balls of Fire", Franz Ferdinand "Darts of Pleasure" Caesars "Jerk It Out", Dolly Parton "9 to 5", Elvis Presley "Hound Dog", George Clinton "Atomic Dog'",
*Episode Eight R.E.M. Everybody Hurts, House of Pain Jump Around, Franz Ferdinand Darts of Pleasure, The Beach Boys I Get Around, Bruce Springsteen Born to Run Radiohead High and Dry, Mozart Overture from Marriage of Figaro, The Cure "The Lovecats"
*Episode Nine The Fifth Dimension "Up, Up and Away", Choral from "Beethoven's Ninth Symphony", Franz Ferdinand "Darts of Pleasure", Tony Christie "The Avenues and Alleyways",
Series Five
*Episode One Traditional Aloha Oe, Elvis Presley "Stuck on You", Charles Wright "Express Yourself", Modest Mussorgsky "Night on Bald Mountain", Kate Bush "Running Up That Hill", Soviet National Anthem, Johann Sebastian Bach "Toccata and Fugue In D minor", The Trammps "Disco Inferno", The Beach Boys "Fun Fun Fun", The Beach Boys "I Get Around", The Beach Boys "Little Deuce Coupe", The Beach Boys "Sloop John B" Jimmy Cliff "The Harder They Come"
*Episode Two The Trammps Disco Inferno", Girls Aloud "Long Hot Summer", Traditional Aloha Oe, Soviet National Anthem, Cornershop "Brimful of Asha" Vanilla Ice "Ice Ice Baby" Queen "Breakthru" Traditional "Greensleeves" Tchaikovsky "1812 Overture" Bee Gees "Stayin' Alive"
Multiple Series
The Dandy Warhols "I am a Scientist"
Scissor Sisters "Laura"
Songs are listed in the order they are played and unknown songs are noted. Music thought to be written exclusively for the show are not listed.
The following is a list of performers and their songs
Series One
*Episode One unknown, unknown, Jorge BenJor "Mas que nada", unknown, unknown, Journey "Keep on Runnin", Vangelis Theme from "Chariots of Fire" unknown, C & C Music Factory "Things That Make You Go Hmmm", unknown, unknown, unknown, unknown, Theme from "The Great Escape", unknown, C & C Music Factory "Things That Make You Go Hmmm", unknown, unknown, R.E.M. "Shiny Happy People"
*Episode Two unknown, The Carpenters "Close to You" unknown, unknown, unknown, unknown, unknown, unknown, unknown, Elton John "Rocket Man", unknown, unknown, unknown, Diana Krall "The Look of Love", Steppenwolf "Born to Be Wild", C & C Music Factory "Things That Make You Go Hmmm", Diana Krall "The Look of Love", unknown, unknown
*Episode Three Weird Al Yankovic "Eat It", unknown, unknown, unknown, Rod Stewart "I Am Sailing", Celine Dion "My Heart Will Go On", unknown, unknown, Glenn Frey "The Heat Is On", Rehab "So Dizzy", unknown, unknown, unknown, Nelly "Hot In Herre", unknown, The Prodigy "Smack My Bitch Up", unknown, unknown, The Prodigy "Smack My Bitch Up", unknown
*Episode Four unknown, Electric Six "'", Eddy Grant "Electric Avenue", C & C Music Factory "Things That Make You Go Hmmm", unknown, unknown, unknown, unknown, R. Kelly "I Believe I Can Fly", C & C Music Factory "Things That Make You Go Hmmm", unknown, unknown, C & C Music Factory "Things That Make You Go Hmmm", unknown, Quincy Jones Getta Bloomin' Move-On (Chorus from The Italian Job) , John Williams Theme from "Jaws", unknown Jean Michel Jarre "Oxygene Part IV"
*Episode Five unknown, Elvis Presley "Viva Las Vegas", unknown, Elvis Presley "Viva Las Vegas", unknown, unknown, unknown, C & C Music Factory "Things That Make You Go Hmmm", unknown, Carl Orff O Fortuna, Arrow "Hot Hot Hot", unknown, Brad Paisley "Alcohol" Sam Cooke "Chain Gang", unknown, unknown, unknown, unknown, Theme from "Mission: Impossible", unknown, unknown,
Series Two
*Every episode: Traditional "Aloha Oe" ("Which fruit floats" segment)
*Every episode: C&C Music Factory "Things that make you go hmmm"
*Various episodes: Tina Turner "Simply the Best"
Series Three
*Every episode: Traditional "Dueling Banjos" ("Will it break or bounce?" segment)
*Every episode: St Winifred's School Choir "There's no one quite like Grandma" (Granny Brainiac Segment)
*Every episode: Scissor Sisters Laura (Dr. Bunhead On The Road)
*Various Episodes: Diana Ross "Chain Reaction"
*Episode unknown: Britney Spears "Toxic"
*Episode Four: Whitesnake "Slide it in", Gustav Holst "The Planets" (Mars)
*Episode Five: Peter Tchaikovsky "The Nutcracker", Steppenwolf "Born to Be Wild", Antonio Vivaldi "The Four Seasons" (Spring), Richard Wagner "Ride of the Valkyries"
*Episode Six: Pink Floyd "Another Brick in the Wall" Singer unknown Mah Nà Mah Nà, Antonio Vivaldi "The Four Seasons" (Spring), The Ohio Players "Love Rollercoaster", Lipps Inc "Funkytown", KC and the Sunshine Band ""
*Episode Seven: Kaiser Chiefs "Everyday I Love You Less And Less", Theme from The Adventures of Black Beauty "Galloping Home", The Beatles "Good Day Sunshine", Katrina And The Waves " Walking On Sunshine", The Beatles "Rain", "Rawhide",
*Episode Eight: Mozart "Marriage of Figaro" (overture), Theme from Mission: Impossible, ABBA "Money Money Money"
*Christmas Special: Traditional "Deck the Halls", Slade "Merry Xmas Everybody", Santa Baby, Modest Mussorgsky "Night on Bald Mountain", Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town Emerson, Lake & Palmer "I Believe in Father Christmas", Traditional "We Wish You a Merry Christmas", "Once in Royal David's City", Richard Wagner "Ride of the Valkyries" Traditional "Hark the Herald Angels Sing" Brenda Lee "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" "'", Mariah Carey, "All I Want For Christmas Is You" Antonio Vivaldi "The Four Seasons" (Winter), Maurice Ravel "Boléro", "Sleigh Ride", Cliff Richard "Mistletoe and Wine", Shakin' Stevens "Merry Christmas Everyone" Georges Bizet "Carmen", Traditional "O Little Town of Bethlehem" (Forest Green), "Drivin' Home for Christmas" Traditional "O Come All Ye Faithful" The Waitresses "Christmas Wrapping" Carl Orff "O Fortuna" Giacomo Puccini "Nessun Dorma", "Silent Night"
Series Four
*Various Episodes "Ride of the Valkries", Queen, "Breakthru", Ann Beretta "Crash" Talking Heads "Ride to Nowhere"
*Episode One "Chicken Dance", Richard Wagner Richard Strauss "Also sprach Zarathustra"
*Episode Two Stevie Wonder "I Just Called to Say I Love You", Tom Jones "I Like the Way You Move", Groove Armada "I See You Baby",
*Episode Three Britney Spears "Toxic", The Fifth Dimension "Up, Up and Away" Sugarbabes "Freak Like Me", Theme from Fawlty Towers, Sinead O'Connor "Visions of You"
*Episode Four Traditional "The Happy Wanderer", Caesars "Jerk It Out", Basement Jaxx "Where's Your Head At", Madonna "Skin", The Cure "Close to Me", Theme from Austin Powers, R.E.M. "'", Dolly Parton "9 to 5" Franz Ferdinand "Take Me Out" Kaiser Chiefs "I Predict a Riot", Barry White You're My First, My Last, My Everything", Undertones "Teenage Kicks",
*Episode Five Otis Blackwell "Great Balls of Fire" Stealers Wheel "Stuck In The Middle With You" War "Low Rider" Groove Armada "I See You Baby", "Born to Be Wild"
*Episode Six Gustav Holst "The Planets" (Mars), Kaiser Chiefs "I Predict a Riot", Richard Strauss "Also Sprach Zarathustra", Theme from Austin Powers, John Philip Sousa "Liberty Bell March", Daniel Bedingfield "Gotta Get Thru This", Britney Spears "Toxic", Weird Al Yankovic "Eat It", Leroy Anderson "The Typewriter",
*Episode Seven Otis Blackwell "Great Balls of Fire", Franz Ferdinand "Darts of Pleasure" Caesars "Jerk It Out", Dolly Parton "9 to 5", Elvis Presley "Hound Dog", George Clinton "Atomic Dog'",
*Episode Eight R.E.M. Everybody Hurts, House of Pain Jump Around, Franz Ferdinand Darts of Pleasure, The Beach Boys I Get Around, Bruce Springsteen Born to Run Radiohead High and Dry, Mozart Overture from Marriage of Figaro, The Cure "The Lovecats"
*Episode Nine The Fifth Dimension "Up, Up and Away", Choral from "Beethoven's Ninth Symphony", Franz Ferdinand "Darts of Pleasure", Tony Christie "The Avenues and Alleyways",
Series Five
*Episode One Traditional Aloha Oe, Elvis Presley "Stuck on You", Charles Wright "Express Yourself", Modest Mussorgsky "Night on Bald Mountain", Kate Bush "Running Up That Hill", Soviet National Anthem, Johann Sebastian Bach "Toccata and Fugue In D minor", The Trammps "Disco Inferno", The Beach Boys "Fun Fun Fun", The Beach Boys "I Get Around", The Beach Boys "Little Deuce Coupe", The Beach Boys "Sloop John B" Jimmy Cliff "The Harder They Come"
*Episode Two The Trammps Disco Inferno", Girls Aloud "Long Hot Summer", Traditional Aloha Oe, Soviet National Anthem, Cornershop "Brimful of Asha" Vanilla Ice "Ice Ice Baby" Queen "Breakthru" Traditional "Greensleeves" Tchaikovsky "1812 Overture" Bee Gees "Stayin' Alive"
Multiple Series
The Dandy Warhols "I am a Scientist"
Scissor Sisters "Laura"
William Main (1973-) is a professional ski instructor at Crested Butte Academy in Crested Butte, Colorado. He has made appearances on the cover of Powder Magazine and Ski Digest for his revolutionary involvement in the slopestyle genre of skiing. He was the first man in the world to land a 1080 switch (1991) and first to land a barrel roll 720 (1987).
Roy Moller (born July 3, 1963) is a Scottish singer-songwriter, formerly with outfit , who embarked on a solo career in 2004. He is well respected in indie pop circles and has collaborated on numerous occasions with Belle & Sebastian guitarist Stevie Jackson. He writes 60s-influenced guitar pop and has earned comparisons to The Kinks' singer Ray Davies.
Biography
Roy Moller was born in Edinburgh and grew up in Leith before moving to Glasgow to attend Strathclyde University. He was the joint winner of the university's Keith Wright Poetry Competition in 1985 with two sonnets: one about Allen Ginsberg and one about Jim Morrison. After graduating, he played in The Huxleys (1989 to 1991) who were fronted by fellow student and future author Laura Marney.
Meth O.D.
In 1994, Moller joined Meth O.D., playing guitar alongside former Golden Dawn frontman Rob Smith. Moller featured prominently on 1995's Cyberbilly EP, 1996's Avoid Freud EP, 1997's Texas God Starvation album and 1998's Dry Riser album. After Meth O.D. split, Moller and frontman Rob Smith continued writing together under the RobRoy moniker.
The Wow Kafe
In 2000, Moller formed instrumental guitar band with Bill Wright. Their 2001 Over Kansas EP featured Moller on lead guitar on "Who Shall Apologise To The Emperor", a song "NME" described as "utterly ace".
Solo career
Moller released his first solo single, Maximum Smile, on the German label Felicite in 2003. The song, one of the tunes co-written with Rob Smith, received positive press and went on to appear on Moller's 2006 debut album.
After the success of the Maximum Smile single, Moller left The Wow Kafe to pursue a solo career. In 2004 he released Second City Firsts, a six-song polycabonate lathe-cut on Heliotone. The following year produced the Fermez La Bouch maxi-single on Pickled Egg and saw Moller begin recording songs for his debut album.
Moller's debut album, Speak When I'm Spoken To, was released in December 2006 on Book Club Records. It featured appearances from Belle & Sebastian members Stevie Jackson and Bobby Kildea, as well as Gary Thom (The Moondials, Astrid), Zac Ware (The Proclaimers touring member), Bill Wright (The Wow Kafe), Ulric Kennedy (Golden Dawn), Stef La Batteur (Meth O.D., The Wow Kafe, Twin Atlantic), Warren Macintyre (The Moondials, The Ducks), Craig Laurie (The Starlets), Ronan Breslin (Hardbody, The Ducks) and Sporting Hero. Stevie Jackson co-produced a number of tracks, while Ulric Kennedy produced two songs.
In 2007, Moller contributed Magnificent Dreams to the bonus disc of The Beautiful Music's second Television Personalites tribute album, I Would Write A Thousand Words.
Collaborations
Roy Moller has co-written Belle & Sebastian songs with guitarist Stevie Jackson, including "Seymour Stein" and "Chickfactor" (The Boy With The Arab Strap, 1998), "Roy Walker" (Dear Catastrophe Waitress, 2003), "I Believe In Travellin' Light" ("I'm A Cuckoo" single, 2004), "I Took A Long Hard Look" ("Funny Little Frog" single, 2006) and "Portland, Oregon" (unreleased). He also briefly appears in the video for Belle & Sebastian's "The Wrong Girl".
Moller and Jackson have been friends for approximately 15 years. They met at an Elvis Costello concert and bonded over a mutual love of the same music. They first worked together when Jackson produced Moller's Maximum Smile single for Felicite.
Moller also played guitar on German pop group The Happy Couple's 2005 single, "Hopeless Case". The song appeared on their Fools In Love EP, released on .
Roy Walker
As well as co-writing "Roy Walker", track 11 on 2003's Dear Catastrophe Waitress album, Roy Moller is also the subject of the song. In a 2006 interview with "Rave Magazine", Moller revealed the story behind the composition.
"I'm not a particularly good sleeper. And when I used to live in flats in the West End of Glasgow - the artsier part, cobbled streets, delis and so on - I would walk the streets with my walkman on, just soaking up the atmosphere. I would think about what it was like in the past in those places, ad that's where the song developed from really. Stevie and I wrote it about someone who's open to the idea of different times co-existing with the present."
Dyspraxia
In 2005, Roy Moller was diagnosed with dyspraxia. He formed Adult Dyspraxia Scotland with Sheena Wannan and became Executive Musical Director of Dyspraxia USA for which he wrote and recorded the theme song "I'm Wired".
Writing
An occasional writer, Moller has also contributed to magazines such as Strathcyle Telgraph (including an interview with Monty Python's Terry Jones in 1982), Top, Meantime, Bigwig (including an interview with Belle & Sebastian members Stuart Murdoch and Stuart David in 1986) and isthismusic? (interviews with Josef K, Orange Juice and Aztec Camera guitarist Malcom Ross in 2006).
Solo discography
*"Maximum Smile" (single on Felicité label, 2003)
*Second City Firsts (six-song polycarbonate lathe-cut EP on Heliotone, 2004)
*"Fermez La Bouche" (maxi-single on Pickled Egg, 2005)
*Speak When I'm Spoken To (album on Book Club Records, 2006)
Biography
Roy Moller was born in Edinburgh and grew up in Leith before moving to Glasgow to attend Strathclyde University. He was the joint winner of the university's Keith Wright Poetry Competition in 1985 with two sonnets: one about Allen Ginsberg and one about Jim Morrison. After graduating, he played in The Huxleys (1989 to 1991) who were fronted by fellow student and future author Laura Marney.
Meth O.D.
In 1994, Moller joined Meth O.D., playing guitar alongside former Golden Dawn frontman Rob Smith. Moller featured prominently on 1995's Cyberbilly EP, 1996's Avoid Freud EP, 1997's Texas God Starvation album and 1998's Dry Riser album. After Meth O.D. split, Moller and frontman Rob Smith continued writing together under the RobRoy moniker.
The Wow Kafe
In 2000, Moller formed instrumental guitar band with Bill Wright. Their 2001 Over Kansas EP featured Moller on lead guitar on "Who Shall Apologise To The Emperor", a song "NME" described as "utterly ace".
Solo career
Moller released his first solo single, Maximum Smile, on the German label Felicite in 2003. The song, one of the tunes co-written with Rob Smith, received positive press and went on to appear on Moller's 2006 debut album.
After the success of the Maximum Smile single, Moller left The Wow Kafe to pursue a solo career. In 2004 he released Second City Firsts, a six-song polycabonate lathe-cut on Heliotone. The following year produced the Fermez La Bouch maxi-single on Pickled Egg and saw Moller begin recording songs for his debut album.
Moller's debut album, Speak When I'm Spoken To, was released in December 2006 on Book Club Records. It featured appearances from Belle & Sebastian members Stevie Jackson and Bobby Kildea, as well as Gary Thom (The Moondials, Astrid), Zac Ware (The Proclaimers touring member), Bill Wright (The Wow Kafe), Ulric Kennedy (Golden Dawn), Stef La Batteur (Meth O.D., The Wow Kafe, Twin Atlantic), Warren Macintyre (The Moondials, The Ducks), Craig Laurie (The Starlets), Ronan Breslin (Hardbody, The Ducks) and Sporting Hero. Stevie Jackson co-produced a number of tracks, while Ulric Kennedy produced two songs.
In 2007, Moller contributed Magnificent Dreams to the bonus disc of The Beautiful Music's second Television Personalites tribute album, I Would Write A Thousand Words.
Collaborations
Roy Moller has co-written Belle & Sebastian songs with guitarist Stevie Jackson, including "Seymour Stein" and "Chickfactor" (The Boy With The Arab Strap, 1998), "Roy Walker" (Dear Catastrophe Waitress, 2003), "I Believe In Travellin' Light" ("I'm A Cuckoo" single, 2004), "I Took A Long Hard Look" ("Funny Little Frog" single, 2006) and "Portland, Oregon" (unreleased). He also briefly appears in the video for Belle & Sebastian's "The Wrong Girl".
Moller and Jackson have been friends for approximately 15 years. They met at an Elvis Costello concert and bonded over a mutual love of the same music. They first worked together when Jackson produced Moller's Maximum Smile single for Felicite.
Moller also played guitar on German pop group The Happy Couple's 2005 single, "Hopeless Case". The song appeared on their Fools In Love EP, released on .
Roy Walker
As well as co-writing "Roy Walker", track 11 on 2003's Dear Catastrophe Waitress album, Roy Moller is also the subject of the song. In a 2006 interview with "Rave Magazine", Moller revealed the story behind the composition.
"I'm not a particularly good sleeper. And when I used to live in flats in the West End of Glasgow - the artsier part, cobbled streets, delis and so on - I would walk the streets with my walkman on, just soaking up the atmosphere. I would think about what it was like in the past in those places, ad that's where the song developed from really. Stevie and I wrote it about someone who's open to the idea of different times co-existing with the present."
Dyspraxia
In 2005, Roy Moller was diagnosed with dyspraxia. He formed Adult Dyspraxia Scotland with Sheena Wannan and became Executive Musical Director of Dyspraxia USA for which he wrote and recorded the theme song "I'm Wired".
Writing
An occasional writer, Moller has also contributed to magazines such as Strathcyle Telgraph (including an interview with Monty Python's Terry Jones in 1982), Top, Meantime, Bigwig (including an interview with Belle & Sebastian members Stuart Murdoch and Stuart David in 1986) and isthismusic? (interviews with Josef K, Orange Juice and Aztec Camera guitarist Malcom Ross in 2006).
Solo discography
*"Maximum Smile" (single on Felicité label, 2003)
*Second City Firsts (six-song polycarbonate lathe-cut EP on Heliotone, 2004)
*"Fermez La Bouche" (maxi-single on Pickled Egg, 2005)
*Speak When I'm Spoken To (album on Book Club Records, 2006)