OSI Interview

Ever since his split from Dream Theater, Kevin Moore has marched to the beat of his own drum. He played for Fates Warning for a while, then started his own solo project Chroma Key, and joined Jim Matheos for a new project, OSI. Now on its third album, the band has featured some of the best musicians in progressive metal, including drummers Mike Portnoy and Gavin Harrison. Moore spoke to About.com recently about the new album Blood, his approach to vocals, and the future of Chroma Key.

Dan Marsicano: Can you tell me a bit about the history of OSI?
Kevin Moore: This came about six years ago when Jim Matheos was about to start a solo project and asked me if I was interested. I was, and he started sending me ideas. I started coming up with melodies in the recording room. He was looking for a vocalist at the time, but as I kept on writing, we figured that I would do the vocals and make it sound presentable. Now we’re on our third album and we work together long distance, mostly exchanging files on the Internet.

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(photo courtesy Inside Out Music)