Sick Puppies Frontman Shimon Moore Leaves Band
In a surprising move today, it was announced that frontman Shimon (Shim) Moore has decided to leave the band Sick Puppies. Bassist Emma Anzai and drummer Mark Goodwin posted a statement earlier today announcing that while Shim would be moving on, they plan on carrying on with a new vocalist.
Sick Puppies are undergoing some exciting changes and evolving. Former member Shimon Moore is no longer with the band and is pursuing other endeavors. We are currently in the studio writing material for our upcoming studio album while auditioning new singers. As always, there is nothing we enjoy more than creating and performing music for our fans. Our passion and determination to create and share our music is stronger than ever. We cannot wait for Sick Puppies’ next chapter to unfold and for you all to be part of it.
With respect and appreciation,
Emma & Mark
Sick Puppies are undergoing some exciting changes and evolving. Former member Shimon Moore is no longer with the band and is pursuing other endeavors. We are currently in the studio writing material for our upcoming studio album while auditioning new singers. As always, there is nothing we enjoy more than creating and performing music for our fans. Our passion and determination to create and share our music is stronger than ever. We cannot wait for Sick Puppies’ next chapter to unfold and for you all to be part of it.
With respect and appreciation,
Emma & Mark
Shim has recently been posting on social media that he has been working on new music, but there was no mention of it was for Sick Puppies or something else.
UPDATE: OCTOBER 24, 2014 - Shimon Moore has released a statement.
UPDATE: NOVEMBER 6, 2014 - Emma Anzai and Mark Goodwin have released another statement which can be read below:
We have always wanted to be professional and respectful to everyone involved, but unfortunately Shim has taken a different approach and has been distorting the facts to make himself out to be the victim of a surprise “ousting”. We released a statement on October 20th and had planned on not responding to Shim’s posting, but after reading all your comments we felt the need to set the record straight.
Shim's claim that “This was the first I had heard of it” is simply not true. The truth is Shim engaged a lawyer against US ... for the second time. He notified us through his lawyer that he wanted to dissolve the band. All our hard work and dedication was now in jeopardy, not to mention all YOUR years of love and support of the band. We couldn't let that happen so we made the difficult decision to move forward without him.
Despite Shim’s actions we still wish him the best.
We, Emma and Mark, love writing music, performing and being in this band. If you know us at all then you know that we would not casually throw away 15 years of hard work. We trust you understand and each of you should know that moving forward we only want, and have always wanted -- to keep the focus on the music.
Thank you so much for all your love and support and we'll see you out on the road real soon.
Emma and Mark.
We have always wanted to be professional and respectful to everyone involved, but unfortunately Shim has taken a different approach and has been distorting the facts to make himself out to be the victim of a surprise “ousting”. We released a statement on October 20th and had planned on not responding to Shim’s posting, but after reading all your comments we felt the need to set the record straight.
Shim's claim that “This was the first I had heard of it” is simply not true. The truth is Shim engaged a lawyer against US ... for the second time. He notified us through his lawyer that he wanted to dissolve the band. All our hard work and dedication was now in jeopardy, not to mention all YOUR years of love and support of the band. We couldn't let that happen so we made the difficult decision to move forward without him.
Despite Shim’s actions we still wish him the best.
We, Emma and Mark, love writing music, performing and being in this band. If you know us at all then you know that we would not casually throw away 15 years of hard work. We trust you understand and each of you should know that moving forward we only want, and have always wanted -- to keep the focus on the music.
Thank you so much for all your love and support and we'll see you out on the road real soon.
Emma and Mark.