Moby
Moby makes electronic music that moves between the dance floor and quiet reflection, alongside collaborations, films and a lifelong commitment to animal rights.
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Moby’s happenings, collected from public sources, plus his backstory and Starbook, where fans write.
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Overview
- Name
- Richard Melville Hall
- Born
- September 11, 1965 · New York City
- Work
- Musician, producer, DJ and author
- Breakout
- “Go” brought his music to a wider audience in 1991; Play followed in 1999.
- Animal rights
- Vegan since November 27, 1987
Mini bio
How it started.
Before the familiar piano lines and dance records, Moby played in hardcore punk bands. He moved through hip-hop DJing into electronic production and the New York club scene. His 1991 track “Go,” which sampled the Twin Peaks theme, became his early breakthrough.
The songs fans found.
Play arrived in 1999 with “Honey,” “Porcelain,” “Natural Blues” and “Why Does My Heart Feel So Bad?” Its blend of electronic music and sampled voices travelled into films, television and advertising. The follow-up, 18, brought “We Are All Made of Stars,” “In This World” and “Extreme Ways” in 2002.
More ways to tell the story.
His memoir Porcelain looks back at finding his place in New York’s club scene. On Reprise, he revisited his songs with the Budapest Art Orchestra and guest singers. Future Quiet continues his quieter side with piano and ambient music, while his public work also keeps animal rights in view.
Creditschronological, newest first
Music
- 2026Future QuietRecording artist
- 2021RepriseRecording artist; orchestral reworkings with the Budapest Art Orchestra
- 200218Recording artist
- 1999PlayRecording artist
- 1995Everything Is WrongRecording artist
Books
- 2016Porcelain: A MemoirAuthor
Awards
- VIVA Comet Award2000 · Best International Video for “Why Does My Heart Feel So Bad?”
- MTV Europe Music Award2000 · Best Video for “Natural Blues,” directed by David LaChapelle
- Grammy nominationsSix nominations, including Best Alternative Music Album for Play in 2000 and Best Dance/Electronic Album for Last Night in 2009.
Quotes
I know it sounds simplistic, but I just really love making things.Moby, Deutsche Grammophon artist biography
Speaking from his Los Angeles studio during the making of Reprise, he described what keeps him creating.
Trivia
- He used to play David Bowie’s “Heroes” on acoustic guitar with Bowie in his apartment.
- His first orchestral performance was with the Los Angeles Philharmonic in October 2018, with Gustavo Dudamel conducting.
- He and Øneheart made “lagrange point” while working 12 time zones apart.
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