Dave 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

The Moody Brothers

The Moody Brothers are an Americana country music trio who gained prominence in 1985 when they were nominated for a Grammy Award for their instrumental performance of the classic fiddle tune "Cotton Eyed Joe"...

. After becoming regular performers on the Grand Ole Opry

Grand Ole Opry

The Grand Ole Opry is a weekly country music stage concert in Nashville, Tennessee, that has presented the biggest stars of that genre since 1925. It is also among the longest-running broadcasts in history since its beginnings as a one-hour radio "barn dance" on WSM-AM...

 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 thirty 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

Lamon Records

Lamon Records is an indie record label, originally established in North Carolina, now based in Nashville, Tennessee. Known primarily as an artist development label, Lamon Records Nashville usually concentrates its efforts in Americana, Bluegrass, Country, as well as all forms of Christian...

 and his own Dave Moody Productions. His tribute to legendary guitarist Chet Atkins

Chet Atkins

Chester Burton Atkins , known as Chet Atkins, was an American guitarist and record producer who, along with Owen Bradley, created the smoother country music style known as the Nashville sound, which expanded country's appeal to adult pop music fans as well.Atkins's picking style, inspired by Merle...

 "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 19 other Dove nominations along the way to emerge as a major Christian music industry

Christian music industry

The Christian music industry is a small part of the larger music industry, that focuses on traditional Gospel music, Southern Gospel music, Contemporary Christian music, and alternative Christian music. It is sometimes called the gospel music industry, although this designation is not a limitation...

 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 Josh Moody started Elevating Entertainment where they wrote, produced and directed their first family film, Praise Band: The Movie which was released in January 2009. The Moodys' second film No Limit Kids: Much Ado About Middle School, features Bill Cobbs

Bill Cobbs

Wilbert "Bill" Cobbs is an American film and television actor. He has starred in over 120 television programs and movies.-Life and career:...

 and Golden Globe Nominee Lee Meriwether

Lee Meriwether

Lee Ann Meriwether is an American actress, former model, and the winner of the 1955 Miss America pageant. She is perhaps best known for her role as Betty Jones, the crime-solving partner in the long-running 1970s crime drama, Barnaby Jones. The role earned her two Golden Globe Award nominations in...

 was released in 2010. The company has several new projects in development.

In 2010, Dave and Colin Elliott from Ireland produced the George Hamilton IV

George Hamilton IV

George Hege Hamilton IV is an American country musician. He began performing in the late 1950s as a teen idol, later switching to country music in the early 1960s.-Biography:Hamilton was born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina...

 & Friends album Old Fashioned Hymns and Gospel Songs...for Those Who Miss Them which featured musical guests Ricky Skaggs

Ricky Skaggs

Rickie Lee "Ricky" Skaggs is a country and bluegrass singer, musician, producer, and composer. He primarily plays mandolin; however, he also plays fiddle, guitar, and banjo.-Early career:...

, Marty Stuart

Marty Stuart

John Martin "Marty" Stuart is an American country music singer-songwriter, known for both his traditional style, and eclectic merging of rockabilly, honky tonk, and traditional country music...

, Gail Davis

Gail Davis

Gail Davis was an American actress, best known for her starring role as Annie Oakley in the 1950s television Western series Annie Oakley.-Life and career:...

, Pat Boone

Pat Boone

Charles Eugene "Pat" Boone is an American singer, actor and writer who has been a successful pop singer in the United States during the 1950s and early 1960s. He covered black artists' songs and sold more copies than his black counterparts...

, Del McCoury

Del McCoury

Delano Floyd McCoury is an American bluegrass musician. As leader of the Del McCoury Band, he plays guitar and sings lead vocals along with his two sons, Ronnie McCoury and Rob McCoury, who play mandolin and banjo respectively...

, Charlie Pride, Bill Anderson, Connie Smith

Connie Smith

Connie Smith is an American country music artist. She began her career in 1963 after winning a local talent contest near Columbus, Ohio, which attracted the attention of country songwriter Bill Anderson...

, Tommy Cash

Tommy Cash

Tommy Cash, , is a singer-songwriter and younger brother of Johnny Cash.-Biography:Cash was born in Dyess, Arkansas, youngest of four sons and three daughters of Ray and Carrie Cash, and eight years after his brother, Johnny Cash. He formed his first band in high school. After high school...

, Cliff Barrows

Cliff Barrows

Clifford Burton Barrows is the longtime music and program director for the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association. He has been a part of the Graham organization since 1949...

, George Beverly Shea

George Beverly Shea

George Beverly "Bev" Shea is a Grammy Award-winning Canadian-born American gospel singer and hymn composer. Shea has often been described as "America's beloved Gospel singer" and is considered "the first international singing 'star' of the gospel world," as a consequence of his solos at Billy...

 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.

Personal life

David B. Moody was born in Fayetteville, North Carolina on May 24, 1962. His father is Dwight L. Moody, Jr and his mother Catherine Lucille (Little). He graduated from Independence High School in Mint Hill, NC 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

Eagle Scout (Boy Scouts of America)

Eagle Scout is the highest rank attainable in the Boy Scouting program of the Boy Scouts of America . A Scout who attains this rank is called an Eagle Scout or Eagle. Since its introduction in 1911, the Eagle Scout rank has been earned by more than 2 million young men...

 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

Mt. Juliet, Tennessee

Mt. Juliet is a city located in the western portion of Wilson County, Tennessee, U.S.A. It is a suburb of Nashville, and is approximately east of downtown. It is located roughly between two major national east-west routes, Interstate 40 and U.S. Route 70. As of the 2010 census, the city had a...

.

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)

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

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) for Moody Multimedia Group

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
  George Hamilton IV
  George Hege Hamilton IV is an American country musician. He began performing in the late 1950s as a teen idol, later switching to country music in the early 1960s.-Biography:Hamilton was born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina...
  
   with The Moody Brothers
  The Moody Brothers
  The Moody Brothers are an Americana country music trio who gained prominence in 1985 when they were nominated for a Grammy Award for their instrumental performance of the classic fiddle tune "Cotton Eyed Joe"...
  
  Artist/Producer/Songwriter
• 2004 nominated for Dove Award - Bluegrass Album of the Year On A Blue Ridge Sunday / George Hamilton IV
  George Hamilton IV
  George Hege Hamilton IV is an American country musician. He began performing in the late 1950s as a teen idol, later switching to country music in the early 1960s.-Biography:Hamilton was born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina...
  
  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
  Young Harmony
  -Musical career:During the week Johnathan and Ginger work in the office of Young Harmony preparing for the next weekend of ministering. They also make the most of their off-road time, spending it with their three children, Josh, Markale and Ashley...
  
  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
  Young Harmony
  -Musical career:During the week Johnathan and Ginger work in the office of Young Harmony preparing for the next weekend of ministering. They also make the most of their off-road time, spending it with their three children, Josh, Markale and Ashley...
  
  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

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

External links

• Dave Moody (official site)