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Moby

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Moby Biography

Moby is who you can consider as an artist who believes in �electronic music�. He used to love punk and was even a member of: �The Vatican Commandos�, but he left in 1989 to pursue a career in electronic music. He is an American who�s Richard Melville Hall in real life, born in New York City in September 1965. He uses �Moby� as his stage name in honor of his relative, the author of Moby Dick: Herman Melville.

His track entitled �Go� gave Moby the fame he wanted. �Go� is a track that utilizes the string line from one of Twin Peaks� theme songs: �Laura Palmer�s Theme�. Moby is also recognized for the following singles: �South Side� (featuring Gwen Stefani), �Next is E�, and the single: �We Are All Made of Stars�. Mody also launched some singles under different names such as: Barracuda, The Brotherhood, Brainstorm/Mindstorm, Voodoo Child, Lopez, and UHF.

A number of songs released by Moby are also found in major films, the most popular of which is �God Moving Over the Face of the Waters�, used in 1995�s Heat. �Why Does My Heart Feel So Bad?� is also a Moby song that was utilized in �Peaceable Kingdom�, a documentary film, where viewers can hear the song during the climax. Moby also introduced, in 1997, �I Like to Score�, a collection of songs that were either used or were inspired by movies.

Moby�s first album was recorded under Elektra Records and was entitled: �Everything Is Wrong�. The album earned a little bit of notoriety and praise. His next album was both electronic and hard rock called: �Animal Rights� recorded in 1996. In 1997 came �I Like to Score.� Both �Animal Rights� and �I Like to Score�, however, were not that successful and ended the partnership between Moby and Elektra Records.

In 1999, Moby finally released a breakthrough album named: �Play� released under V2 Records. A total of 18 songs can be found in the album, with all of them commercially license. For example, the track �Porcelain� can be heard in Nordstrom�s and Bailey�s Irish Cream�s TV commercials. �Play� was indeed Moby�s most successful album.

After two years, Moby started the Area One Festival which was a well-anticipated rock festival on tour that showcases various musical genres. The following year, Moby had his own television show called: �Senor Moby�s House of Music� on MTV which placed more ambiguous electronic music on the spotlight. The show didn�t really last that long on air. Presently, Moby is busy managing his business: �Teany�, a coffee shop/diner in Little Italy in New York.