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Rudy Moni Rudolph Anthony Moni, Jr. ( born 27 April 1959 ) is American guitarist, singer, songwriter, system engineer who is active in multimedia production. Although Moni has a diversified career his main focus is Rock - N – Roll with a history in live performance including the genres of Disco, Big Band, Pit Bands and Classical Guitar. - Show quoted text - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Contents Musical Career Early years 1970's St.Paul of the Cross Pipe Fitter's Band Cambridge 1980's Touch Magnum Force Expectations Reverbs JC Rockers Junior's Juniors 1990's The Mary Buck Band Rhythm Method Time Capsule Solo Acoustic 2000's Nostalgia Westfield Dixieland Allstars Blues Messengers Classical Study Broadway style pit bands High On The Heights 2010's Night Shift - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Influences - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Guitars and Other Equipment - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Video Career Producer Writer Director Videographer Editor Music Composer - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Technology Career Holographer Systems Engineer - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Mental Illness - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Substance Abuse - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - References - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - External Links - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Early Years Moni was born in Jersey City, New Jersey, the son of Dorothy Canzano and Rudolph Anthony Moni, Sr. After attending grammar school at St. Paul of the Cross, Moni attended Hudson Catholic Boy’s High School. Following high school, he earned a Bachelor of Arts in Media Arts from New Jersey City University (f/k/a Jersey City State College). Moni’s musical career started at the age of 10 when he began playing his grandfather's “no name” guitar. Moni’s original interest in music was with the drums, however, his mother preferred for him to play guitar. After two years of formal guitar lessons, Moni began performing around the Hudson County area performing at a variety of small venues. Jersey City / Hudson County at this time was a fantastic place to be a musician. Just about every neighborhood had at least one band. Jamming could be heard all over the place on a regular basis. Due to the vast number of people playing music, the opportunity to learn from each other was readily available and the shared musical experiences are found in his music. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Musical Career 1970s Cambridge and the Pipe Fitters Band In 1972, Moni began playing gigs around Hudson County after taking two years of lessons at local music stores in Jersey City. The bands were named "Cambridge" (after one of the local streets) and "The Pipe Fitters Band" (after a local union hall). Moni also performed at services being held at St. Paul of the Cross, his home parish. 1980s Touch, Expectations, Reverbs, JC Rockers, Magnum Force, Junior's Juniors While attending college, Moni began writing songs in the vain of the "Alternative Rock" movement that was starting in NYC. While in the “Reverbs”, Moni performed at the "What's Is" night club in Jersey City. One of these gigs featured drummer Clem Burke of “Blondie“. During this time they opened for Joan Jett at “Englander's“ in Hillside, New Jersey. “Touch“, “The Expectations“ and “The JC ( Jersey City ) Rockers“ all were original bands of which Moni was a member. Moni was also the bass player for the disco band, “Magnum Force”. Moni’s involvement with original music came to an abrupt end in 1982. At a gig at “Maxx's Kansas City“ in NYC the drummer's truck was stolen before their set. After their set a 1972 Fender Telecaster (the first "real" guitar that Moni ever played) belonging to one of Moni's close friends was stolen. Rudy was so disgusted that he pulled out of the band and most music activities for the following six years. Moni did recommence his musical career again with “Junior's Juniors“ after moving to the Jersey Shore. 1990s Rhythm Method and Time Capsule In the mid 1990's, Moni continued making his way around the Jersey Shore music scene playing in three bands. “The Mary Buck Band“, “The Rhythm Method“ and “Time Capsule“. Moni also performed some solo acoustic gigs at the well known "Jason's Jazz and Blues" nightclub in South Belmar, New Jersey. 2000's Nostalgia,The Westfield Dixie Land All Stars, Blues Messengers,Classical Study,Broadway style pit bands, High On The Heights During the 2000s, Moni explored with four new musical genres. The first involved “Nostlagia“, an 18 piece Big Band and their associated “Westfield Dixieland All Stars“ (which he still plays original gigs). Moni coaxed some of the musicians from the Big Band and formed a R & B band called the "Blues Messengers" around this time. Also, Moni spent a year studying classical guitar in NYC with Virginia Luque. Ms. Lugue studied with Maestro Andres Segovia for eight years starting when she was a young girl. This time frame was rounded out with some High School "Pit Band" groups and some return Rock - N - Roll gigs in Jersey City with "High On The Heights". 2010's Night Shift The “Night Shift“ band was formed at the end of 2009. This group had success playing the Jersey Shore bar circuit. Moni stopped playing with this group in mid 2010 to focus on his original material again. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Influences His influences are extremely diverse. Bands include “The Beatles”, “The Who”, “The Rolling Stones” and most of the other "British Invasion" bands. Guitarists include Django Reihnardt, Andres Segovia, Jeff Beck, Eric Clapton, Alvin Lee, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Jimmie Vaughn, Ritchie Blackmore, Peter Frampton. . . etc. Other people include Jesus Christ and Maharishi Mahesh Yogi. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Guitars and Other Equipment Some of his more notable guitars include two Fender Stratocasters ( 1982 and 1987 American Standards ) and a 1976 Gibson Les Paul Deluxe ( modified to a Standard model ). He also has two Fender Electric Bass Guitars. A 2010 Jaquar and a 1972 Precision. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Video Career Producer, Writer, Director, Videographer, Editor, Music Composer After earning his BA in Media Arts from Jersey City State College ( now known as New Jersey City State University ) Moni worked in the video production industry in various freelance positions. These include Producer, Writer, Director, Videographer, Editor, Music Composer. Rudy also initiated some of his own video projects. These include " The Phil Woods Quintet Live 1996 " and other commercial and industrial projects. In 2010 Rudy and his wife Melinda produced an experimental short ( 6 minute ) film titled " Nature : God's Love In Our World " that was showcased at the Diocese of Trenton's RE: Image Film Festival in Asbury Park, New Jersey. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Technology Career Holographer, Systems Engineer In 1984 Moni was hired on as a holographer with Eidetic Images (later acquired by The American Bank Note Company (“The Bank Note”)) in Elmsford, New York. Moni was hired by Eidetic Images because of his expertise in the technique of lighting objects. Moni received training in lighting during college. While with Eidetic Images, Moni worked with the team to produce some now famous holograms, specifically, two National Geographic Magazine Covers in 1984; the "Eagle" and the "Skull". The Visa "Dove" was also a master Moni helped produce. After a year with The Bank Note, Moni became a "Video Specialist" with a contractor for the United States' Army's Electronic Technology and Devices Laboratory and at Fort Monmouth, New Jersey between the years of 1985 and 1996. He became part of the "Advanced Displays Group" with responsibilities supporting the research and development efforts in the areas of flat panel displays, akin to the ones used in laptop computers and large screen home theatre systems. When the Laboratory moved South to the Washington, DC area, Moni went on to work with two major computer manufacturers. First he spent three years traveling North America for Tandem Computers supporting high - availability systems for financial institutions and telcos. Then in 2000 he joined Sun Microsystems where he was assigned as an on site Senior Support Systems Engineer with the Bloomberg Financial News Network in Princeton, New Jersey and New York City's Financial Down Town District. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Mental Illness In 1987 Rudy was diagnosed with Manic Depressive Illness (now known as Bipolar Disorder). Moni has had multiple hospital stays because of this problem. Over the years since then he has developed a strong support system with family, friends and professionals to keep this serious disease in check. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Substance Abuse Moni started drinking and drugging on the streets of Jersey City when he was 16 years old. This behavior continued at different levels until March of 2001. When he turned 41 he started working a solid recovery program. On March 4, 2010 he celebrated his tenth year of sobriety. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - References - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - External Links www.rudymoni.com www.moni-multimedia.com - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Personal Today At present Moni lives in Shark River Hills, New Jersey with his wife Melinda