Joe W. Moore III currently serves as Assistant Professor of Percussion at the University of Louisiana at Monroe where he oversees all aspects of percussion studies. Prior to his appointment at ULM, he served on the music faculties at Benedict College, the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, and the University of Texas at Brownsville. Moore holds a Bachelor of Music degree from the University of Central Florida, a Master of Music degree from the University of South Carolina, and a Doctor of Musical Arts degree with a minor in composition from Louisiana State University. His primary percussion teachers include Jeff Moore, Kirk Gay, Scott Herring, Jim Hall, Brett Dietz and Troy Davis. His composition teachers include Jay Batzner, Brett Dietz, and Dinos Constantinides.                                    

Active as a soloist and chamber musician, Moore performs as a member of the Omojo Percussion Duo, the Ninkasi Percussion Group, 2x2 Percussion, and Dead Resonance. Recent performances have included New Music on the Bayou, the Sugarmill Music Festival, the UTRGV Marimba Festival, the National Conference on Percussion Pedagogy, and the 2018 Percussive Arts Society International Convention.

As a composer, Moore's works have been performed and heard across the United States, South America, Europe, and Asia. Some instances include state music educator conferences, the National Conference on Percussion Pedagogy, and the Percussive Arts Society International Convention. C. Alan Publications, Alea Publishing and Recording, Percussion Music Europe, and Innovative Percussion Publications publish Dr. Moore's music. He also self-publishes many of his own manuscripts.

Dr. Moore's sponsors include Pearl Drums/Adams Musical Instruments, REMO Drumheads, SABIAN Cymbals, Black Swamp Percussion, and Vic Firth sticks and mallets.