Kim Moyes (born 1976) is one half of a Sydney electronica two-piece, The Presets. He plays keyboard and drums. He also played Moog synthesizer for Sydney band Prop. Kim is also in the band The Dissociatives with Daniel Johns of Silverchair and producer Paul Mac. His producing credits include, but are not limited to The Valentinos and The Cops, both Sydney based bands. Kim played vibes on the soundtrack to the Australian film Somersault, with Sydney-based band Decoder Ring. Year 1976 Pick up sticks(MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Sydney Opera House on Sydney Harbour Sydney (pronounced ) is the most populous city in Australia, with a metropolitan area population of approximately 4. ... The Presets are a Sydney-based electronic duo, consisting of Julian Hamilton and Kim Moyes. ... Moog is usually referring to one of the following two people: Robert Moog, a pioneer of electronic music, best known as the inventor of the Moog synthesizer. ... The Dissociatives is an Australian band consisting of Daniel Johns of Silverchair and Australian dance producer Paul Mac. ... Daniel Paul Johns (born April 22, 1979) is an Australian vocalist, composer, guitarist and pianist, best known as frontman of the rock band Silverchair. ... For the C. S. Lewis novel, see The Silver Chair. ... Paul Mac (born Paul McDermott) is a musician, producer and remixer from Sydney, Australia (not to be confused with the UK Techno DJ and producer Paul Mac alias Paul Souter). ... This article is about the band. ... Decoder Ring is an experimental electronic-rock crossover group from Sydney, Australia, formed in 2001 by Matt Fitzgerald and members of The Jackson Code, Sea Life Park and El Mopa. ...

Career

Kim lives in Camperdown, Sydney and has been associated with Los Angeles/Sydney based session drummer Felix X. Bloxsom, (who played drums on the Presets debut album Beams) and London/Sydney based theatre actor Sam Smith. Kim graduated from Sydney's Conservatorium of Music, and is currently working on a second Presets album and a Presets world tour. Kim's favourite food is Cadbury hazelnut chocolate and, aside from BJB Studio's owners, Chris Townend and Scott Horscroft, he is the only person allowed to hold a drink near the mixing desk. Kim works under the alias K.I.M and makes original music and remixes. He states that the performace at Rocket Bar, Adelaide 2 weeks ago was the best show he had played.

Controversy

Kim has been accused of stealing lyrics and themes from such established artists as The Pixies, Michael Jackson, Enya and Peter Frampton. In response, Kim has labelled these indiscretions as "homages". This article is about the band named Pixies. ... Michael Joseph Jackson (August 29, 1958), commonly known as MJ as well as the King of Pop, is an American musician, entertainer, and pop icon whose successful career and controversial personal life have been a part of pop culture for the last three decades. ... Enya, birth name Eithne Patricia Ní Bhraonáin (IPA: ), sometimes presented in the media as Enya Brennan, was born on 17 May 1961, in Gweedore, County Donegal, Ireland, and is a four-time Grammy Award-winning singer, an Academy Award-nominated songwriter, and Irelands best-selling solo artist and... Peter Kenneth Frampton (born April 22, 1950 in Beckenham, Kent) is an English musician, best known today for his solo work in the mid-1970s and as one of the original members of the band Humble Pie. ...

Kim once refused to DJ after a set by The Valentinos at Sydney's Club 77, citing his distaste for "rock and roll". This article does not cite any references or sources. ...