Formed in the spring of 2001, the origins of Foxy Moon Baby began as a recording experiment between guitarist and composer Dennis Lippe, drummer Casey OConnor, and audio engineer Tom Campbell. Utilizing their in-depth knowledge of jazz harmony and rhythm, the trio composed songs with uncommon time and key signatures, driven by rock and funk beats, and a focus towards unique textures for each song. Eleven original songs, first slated for a Dennis Lippe solo album, were re-arranged and crafted to create a musical sound unique from the humdrum world of popular music.
Near the completion of the album, an opportunity was presented to debut this new and experimental material at Phishs IT Festival. From this opportunity, an 8-piece live band was formed consisting of a 3-piece horn section, dual guitars, and a veteran rhythm section of bass, drums, and percussion. The name created for this live band was Foxy Moon Baby.
With the success and national buzz generated from the It Festival, Foxy Moon Baby pushed into the live music scene establishing notable performances and rotations in venues throughout New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware, in addition to performing various festivals including Mayfair and the Doylestown Music & Arts Festival.
In early 2005, Foxy Moon Baby was compelled to relocate its operations to Bayville, NY from the Pocono Mountains of Pennsylvania, causing a change in the bands original line-up of musicians. Continuing to strive for nothing less than excellence, FMB focused on obtaining only the best performers, and with the introduction of keyboards to the sound, the band has become more musically diversified, polished, and stronger than ever.
Foxy Moon Baby is currently expanding its performing territory throughout the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions, and is prospecting for a prominent record label to support an upcoming studio album. The band often releases its Foxy Moon Booties, an original live music series of FMB shows, and continues to perform in a rotation of venues throughout the Northeast.
Hello my FMB friends! I hope you're all doing well. I'm looking forward to seeing you all again at your upcoming show in Oneonta, we will hammer down! PDCMT
Hey guys, yea it has been a while. Things are good with me, I have been playing in a band for about the past year that is doing pretty well. We just got off the road and are going back out in Oct. We are playing with the Josh Dion Band a lot we have the same booking agent so thats why. I though that was pretty funny because I remember when we played with them at Garlic Fest. Things seem to going well for you guys. The recordings you have up sound awsome. Do you guys still play the Sarah St. if so maybe sometime when I go home I'll try to catch a show.
Got turned onto your music from a Relix CD and I am so diggin your sound & grooves... nicely done, keep it up. It's so nice to hear original, GOOD, refreshing music!! Peace -
Dennis, Tom, Chris!!! What's goin' on guys? Glad to see you're doing so well...I was just listening to the first "booties"...great times...speaksoon, Steve
Foxy Moon Baby, as our myspace page approaches a few thousand friends we would like to take the time and thank you for being one of them. We have some exciting things happening this summer so don't hesitate to visit the site and check up on us. Thanks again Foxy Moon Baby.
