Iain James Armour

Iain James Armour
Background information
Also known as Fox Amoore
Born (1984-08-26) 26 August 1984
United Kingdom
Origin Scotland
Genres Soundtrack, Orchestral, New Age
Occupation(s)
  • Composer
  • Pianist
  • Vocalist
Instruments Vocals, piano
Years active 2004-present
Website www.foxamoore.com

Iain James Armour, better known as Fox Amoore, is a Scottish pianist and composer.

Armour has released 13 albums, two of which were recorded at Abbey Road Studios.[1]

Armour has toured globally, performing live in historic venues such as The Cavern Club, Liverpool[2] and Lee's Palace, Toronto.[3]

In addition to performing and recording albums, he has composed and recorded music for video game soundtracks, including working with SuperVillain Studios for their production of Order Up! for Nintendo Wii.[4]

When asked why he chose this career path, he replied with "Music just has a good emotional impact. It’s like a language to me, a form of expression."

History

When Armour was four years old, he discovered a love for playing the piano. Mostly self-taught, with some private lessons, he started playing professionally at the age of fourteen at the Craws Nest Hotel in Anstruther, Scotland. For six years he was an integral part of the resident band there, performing multiple times each week.

He continued his education in music studying at Guildhall School of Music and Drama, where he received an award for highest honors. In 2006, Armour obtained a BA in Popular Music Performance at University of the Highlands and Islands Perth.

Though he discovered the piano at a young age at his grandparents house, he is the first amongst his family to show such desire and passion for music. He credits his parents and family for their never ending support throughout the years helping him reach his goals.

Throughout his career in playing and composing music he has frequently referred to his inspirations as Hans Zimmer, Thomas Newman, and James Horner.

Career

Armour was the resident pianist at Gleneagles Hotel in Scotland for many years before he began touring throughout the United Kingdom and the United States. He was also the entertainment director and resident cocktail pianist for the Queen's Hotel, Bridge of Allan, Scotland. He first began touring in Europe with The Getback Band[5] (a Paul McCartney Beatles Tribute Band). He currently performs with McDonald’s Farm[6] in the UK and with Foxes and Peppers[7] in the US. He is an active performer during International Beatle Week in Liverpool and has raised thousands of dollars for charitable organizations in the United States and other countries.

Media Appearances

2 November 2017 WDIV Channel 4 Click On Detroit[8]

3 November 2017 WJBK Fox 2 Detroit[9]

4 November 2017 WXYZ ABC 7 Detroit[10]

Discography

TitleYearArtists
Albums
The Spirit of the Wolf2004Self
The Ballad of Midnight2007Self
Masked2009Self
Fly2010Self
Feel2011Self
Come Find Me2014Self; featuring: Alexander James Adams,[11] Nicola Kinsman,[12] Travis Ratledge,[11] Amadhia Albee, Neil Humphrey,[13] Simon Rhodes,[14] English Chamber Orchestra[15]
We Will Be2015Self; featuring: Ned Wilkinson,[16] Ashley Serena, Nicola Kinsman,[17] Travis Ratledge[17]
The Dreamcatcher2017Self; featuring: , Tim Russ,[18] Jared Clark,[19] Nicola Kinsman, Ned Wilkinson,[20] Joe Bisbey, Neil Humphrey, Simon Rhodes,[21] Prague Philharmonic Orchestra,[22] Opus 32 Choir,[22] Eclipse Choir[23]
Soundtracks
Bitter Lake[24]2011Self
Bitter Lake Legends of Valanor2012Self, Nicola Kinsman, Ashley Serena
Keepers of the Light[25]2016Self, Travis Ratledge, Jared Clark, Joe Jones
Goldeneyes2016Self
The Skies of Astar2017Self
Juno Rising2018Self
Collaborations
Someone Like You (Adele Cover[26])2011Self, Travis Ratledge
Fire Killer2012Self, Travis Ratledge
Somebody That I Used To Know (Gotye Cover[27])2012Self, Travis Ratledge, Jenny Lane
Hashtag[28]2016Self, Jared Clark, Nicola Kinsman, Ned Wilkinson, Arthur Rossi
Spread Thy Wings2018Self, Jared Clark, Mark Wakeham, Ned Wilkinson, Alice Kane Wolf
Singles
Ron Ron Forever More[29]2015Self, Nicola Kinsman

Game Soundtracks

NameYearPlatform
Order Up![4]2008Nintendo Wii
Soul Locus[30]2015Steam
Major\Minor[31]2016Steam
Lupinball[32]2017Steam
Unlucky Seven[33]2018Steam

Upcoming Projects

Armour completed the recording of his third studio album and second collaboration with Jared Clark on September 5th at Ocean Way Studios in Nashville. Through the generous support of friends and listeners, crowdfunding for this project was extremely successful. [34] Spread Thy Wings is due to release December of 2018 and features a choir and orchestra from Nashville Music Scoring.

Armour and Clark are working on a collaborative holiday album, also due to release in December of 2018.

Touring

Armour has performed worldwide with many of the artists he has recorded with. He has also performed during Beatle Week in Liverpool with Mark Hudson,[35] Micky Dolenz,[36] Laurence Juber,[6] and Steve Holley.[6]

Venues

VenueLocationDates
United States
JuilliardNew York, NY2005
David L. Lawrence Convention Center[37]Pittsburgh, PA2013–2018
SeaTac HiltonSeattle, WA2013, 2015
Intercontinental Dallas[38]Addison, TX2014–2018
Doubletree by Hilton at Seaworld OrlandoOrlando, FL2015–2018
Dulles Regency HyattHerndon, VA2015–2017
Grand Sierra Resort[39]Reno, NV2015–2018
Hyatt Regency O’hare[40]Rosemont, IL2015–2018
San Jose Convention Center[41]San Jose, CA2015–2018
Marriott Marquis AtlantaAtlanta, GA2016
Sheraton Detroit NoviNovi, MI2016–2018
Edward Hotel and Convention Center[42]Dearborn, MI2017
Indianapolis Marriott EastIndianapolis, IN2017
Whispering Woods Hotel and Convention CenterOlive Branch, MS2017–2018
Kalahari ResortWisconsin Dells, WI2017
Radisson Hotel CromwellCromwell, CT2017
Detroit Marriott at the Renaissance CenterDetroit, MI2017–2018
Renaissance SeattleSeattle, WA2017–2018
Scottsdale ResortScottsdale, AZ2017
Sheraton Milwaukee BrookfieldBrookfield, WI2017–2019
Sheraton Portland Airport HotelPortland, OR2017
United Kingdom
Carnegie HallDunfermline, Scotland2005
Albert HallLondon, UK2011
Birmingham Hilton MetropoleBirmingham, UK2015
Cavern Club[2]Liverpool, UK2005–2016, 2018[43]
St George's Hall, LiverpoolLiverpool, UK2016
Adelphi BallroomLiverpool, UK2005–2016
Other International Locations
Estrel HotelBerlin, Germany2012–2018
Bayview HotelSingapore2013
Outrigger HotelQueensland, Australia2013–2014, 2019
Sofievsky PosadKiev, Ukraine2016
Lee's Palace[3]Toronto, ON, Canada2017–2018

Abbey Road Albums

Come Find Me

Armour's first recording at Abbey Road Studios became possible by a crowdfunding project. Fans gave their support to make this happen for him and a total of $28,000 USD was raised.[44] Combined with artists Alexander James Adams,[11] Nicola Kinsman,[12] Travis Ratledge,[11] Amadhia Albee, Neil Humphrey,[13] and the English Chamber Orchestra,[15] the album was recorded. Come Find Me was composed by himself and recorded and mixed by Grammy Award winner Simon Rhodes.[14][45] To date over 5,000 CD, digital, and vinyl copies have been sold worldwide.[7]

The Dreamcatcher

Armour's second recording at Abbey Road Studios. This was also a crowdfunding project that fans gave their support towards and a total of $31,100 USD was raised. The increased support from fans allowed this album to have the 70 piece City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra,[22] Opus 32 Choir,[22] and Eclipse Choir[23] record for the album. He once again composed this album and performed on it along with fellow artists Jared Clark,[19] Nicola Kinsman, Ned Wilkinson,[20] Joe Bisbey, and Neil Humphrey. This album was also recorded and mixed by Grammy Award winner Simon Rhodes.[14][45] The promotional launch video was shot by EZWolf on location in Scotland and Los Angeles featuring Tim Russ as a voice actor[18] and the wolves of Project Wildsong.[46] The Dreamcatcher was released on 30 June 2017 with a live concert in the Spirit of Pittsburgh Ballroom at the David L. Lawerence Convention Center in Pittsburgh, PA.

References

  1. ↑ Fox Amoore at Abbey Road Studios - A documentary by EZwolf. 2014-02-23. Retrieved 2017-04-18.
  2. 1 2 "McDonalds Farm". Retrieved 2017-04-18.
  3. 1 2 @LeesPalaceTO (2017-03-22). "Tonight! Xephyr, Pepper Coyote, and Fox Amoore! $8 at the door, doors at 8PM!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  4. 1 2 "Fox Amoore's Biography". Retrieved 2017-04-18.
  5. ↑ "The GetBack Band". Retrieved 2017-04-18.
  6. 1 2 3 "Biography". Retrieved 2017-04-18.
  7. 1 2 "Fox Amoore & Pepper Coyote". Retrieved 2017-04-18.
  8. ↑ "Youmacon Anime and gaming convention comes to Detroit". Retrieved 2017-11-02.
  9. ↑ "WJBK 11-03-2017 Fox & Pepper". Retrieved 2017-11-03.
  10. ↑ "Youmacon 2017 underway in downtown Detroit this weekend". Retrieved 2017-11-04.
  11. 1 2 3 4 "Fox Amoore - Come Find Me". Retrieved 2017-04-18.
  12. 1 2 "Come Find Me - Fox Amoore". Retrieved 2017-04-18.
  13. 1 2 "Neil Humphrey Discography". Retrieved 2017-04-18.
  14. 1 2 3 "Come Find Me CD". Retrieved 2017-04-18.
  15. 1 2 ""COME FIND ME" • ABBEY ROAD". 2014-03-10. Retrieved 2017-04-18.
  16. ↑ "Rhubarb the Bear Discography". Retrieved 2017-04-18.
  17. 1 2 "We Will Be - Fox Amoore". 2015-10-04. Retrieved 2017-04-18.
  18. 1 2 Dreamcatcher - The Making Of... 2016-11-06. Retrieved 2017-04-18.
  19. 1 2 @peppercoyote (2017-02-10). "My current view" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  20. 1 2 "Ned Wilkinson". 2017-02-10. Retrieved 2017-04-18.
  21. ↑ @FoxAmoore (2017-02-20). "Mixing The Dreamcatcher at @AbbeyRoad with the legendary (and smartly dressed) Simon Rhodes!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  22. 1 2 3 4 "The Dreamcatcher - Official Demo". 2017-03-20. Retrieved 2017-04-18.
  23. 1 2 "Eclipse Choir recording at Abbey Road Studios for Fox Amoore". 2017-02-11. Retrieved 2017-04-18.
  24. ↑ "Bitter Lake (Video 2011) - Full Cast & Crew". Retrieved 2017-04-18.
  25. ↑ "Keepers of the Light". Retrieved 2017-04-18.
  26. ↑ Someone Like You (Adele Cover). 2011-10-21. Retrieved 2017-04-18.
  27. ↑ Somebody That I Used to Know - Gotye Orchestral Cover. 2012-04-16. Retrieved 2017-04-18.
  28. ↑ "#Hashtag". 2016-08-25. Retrieved 2017-04-18.
  29. ↑ RIP RonRon April 16, 2008 - April 6, 2016. 2016-04-06. Retrieved 2017-04-18.
  30. ↑ "Soul Locus". Retrieved 2017-04-18.
  31. ↑ "Major\Minor". Retrieved 2017-04-18.
  32. ↑ "Steam Greenlight :: Lupinball". Retrieved 2017-04-18.
  33. ↑ "Unlucky Seven on Steam". Retrieved 2017-04-18.
  34. ↑ "Spread Thy Wings". Retrieved September 18, 2018.
  35. ↑ "Mcdonalds Farm". 2016-09-12. Retrieved 2017-04-18.
  36. ↑ @FoxAmoore (2016-08-30). "ACHIEVEMENT UNLOCKED: MEET A MONKEE. (Still staying a fox though.) Mr. Mickey Dolenz, Mark Hudson and yours truly!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  37. ↑ AC2016 Fox Amoore & Pepper Coyote - #HASHTAG. 2016-07-10. Retrieved 2017-04-18.
  38. ↑ "Furry Fiesta 2015". Retrieved 2017-04-18.
  39. ↑ BLFC 2016 Foxes & Peppers. 2016-05-13. Retrieved 2017-04-18.
  40. ↑ "Schedule Fox Amoore". Retrieved 2017-04-18.
  41. ↑ "Fox Amoore's schedule". Retrieved 2017-04-18.
  42. ↑ "Midwest Media Expo". Retrieved 2017-04-18.
  43. ↑ "The Cavern Club Live Lounge". Retrieved 2017-09-18.
  44. ↑ "Come Find Me - The Journey to Abbey Road". 2013-09-08. Retrieved 2017-04-18.
  45. 1 2 "Simon Rhodes - Awards". Retrieved 2017-04-18.
  46. ↑ Fox Amoore's 'The Dreamcatcher'. 2016-09-30. Retrieved 2017-04-18.
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