John Moen is a member of the Portland, Oregon rock bands The Decemberists and Perhapst. He sings, plays the drums, five banjos, the melodica, occasionally the keyboard, and dances around with a floor tom.
Prior to joining The Decemberists, John played with over 20 bands including singer/songwriter Elliott Smith, The Jicks, Cavemanish Boys, The Dharma Bums, The Minus 5 (sometimes) and the Maroons. He is also a member of former Guided By Voices leader Robert Pollard's new band, Boston Spaceships. Boston Spaceships' first album Brown Submarine was released in August, 2008 on Pollard's "Guided By Voices, Inc" label.
He was born in Brainerd, Minnesota and raised in Salem, Oregon. He has been an integral part of the music scene in and around Portland, Oregon since the 1980s. He has one daughter and has expressed interest in gardening and cooking. He is also a big fan of the Portland Trail Blazers NBA team.
Nicknames include Spydur, Hot Dog, Jack, Banjo, Dusty, and Johnny Go Go Go.
Moen is noted for having perfect pitch.
He wrote one entry in a blog, The Galley Chef, but never followed up. http://www.thegalleychef.blogspot.com/
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