Moby
Sign in to saveRichard Melville Hall (born September 11, 1965), known professionally as Moby, is an American musician, songwriter and animal rights activist. He has sold 20 million records worldwide. AllMusic considers him to be "among the most important dance music figures of the early 1990s, helping bring dance music to a mainstream audience both in the United States and the United Kingdom".
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Moby is an American musician and songwriter who became a major figure in bringing dance music to mainstream audiences in the early 1990s, selling 20 million records worldwide. Beyond his music career, he is also known as an animal rights activist.
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- 1965-09-11
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Known by his stage name Moby, Richard Melville Hall, is an American singer-songwriter, musician, DJ and photographer. He is well known for his electronic music and animal rights activism. Moby has sold over 20 million albums worldwide, and is considered one of the most important contributor to dance music in the early 1990s. His electronic dance music work, which experimented with techno,…
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- Something Divine — Self2026
- DIY: The Rise and Fall and Rise of Punk — Self2025
- Moby: 25 Years of Play - Sportpaleis Antwerp2024
- Moby - PLAY 25 - Sportpaleis d'Anvers - ARTE Concert — Self2024
- Confluence — Self2024
- Punk Rock Vegan Movie — Self/The Devil2023
- Moby: Reprise — Moby
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25 sectionsContents
- Early life and influences
- Career
- 1989–1993: Signing with Instinct, "Go", and breakthrough
- 1993–1998: Signing with Elektra, ''Everything Is Wrong'', and ''Animal Rights''
- 1999–2004: ''Play'', worldwide success, and ''18''
- 2004–2010: ''Hotel'', ''Last Night'', and ''Wait for Me''
- 2010–2015: ''Destroyed'' and ''Innocents''
- 2016–present: Recent albums and documentary
- Collaborations
- TV/Film work
- Business ventures
- Personal life
- Veganism and animal rights
- Drug use
- Spirituality and faith
- Charity
- Photography
- Books
- Politics
- Discography
- Awards
- See also
- References
- Sources
- External links
Richard Melville Hall (born September 11, 1965), known professionally as Moby, is an American musician, songwriter and animal rights activist. He has sold 20 million records worldwide. AllMusic considers him to be "among the most important dance music figures of the early 1990s, helping bring dance music to a mainstream audience both in the United States and the United Kingdom".
After taking up guitar and piano at the age of nine, he played in several underground punk rock bands through the 1980s (Vatican Commandos, Flipper, Ultra Vivid Scene) before turning to electronic dance music. In 1989, he moved to New York City and became a prolific figure as a DJ, producer, and remixer. His 1991 single "Go" was his mainstream breakthrough, especially in Europe, where it peaked within the top ten of the charts in the Netherlands and the United Kingdom. Between 1992 and 1997 he scored eight top ten hits on the Billboard Dance Club Songs chart including "Move (You Make Me Feel So Good)", "Feeling So Real", and "James Bond Theme (Moby Re-Version)". Throughout the decade he also produced music under various pseudonyms, released the critically acclaimed Everything Is Wrong (1995). His punk-oriented album Animal Rights (1996) alienated much of his fan base.
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