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There are more than one artist using this name: 1) Moby is an American electronic musician and is also the name of his live band. Born Richard Melville Hall on September 11, 1965 in Harlem, New York. Moved to Darien, Connecticut at the age of 2. He's also released music under the names Voodoo Child, Barracuda, U.H.F., The Brotherhood, DJ Cake, Lopez, On the Rim of the Wheel a Nail, and Brainstorm/Mindstorm. Moby plays keyboards, guitar and bass guitar, and expresses mild[/atrist] irritation at the assumption that everything on his newer albums are samples. He took his performing name from the novel Moby Dick by Herman Melville, who is his great-great-granduncle. Early years Moby used to be in a punk band called the Vatican Commandos, which was formed in 1980, but abandoned punk in 1989 for electronic music. He realized his music tastes and growth were going in a different direction than his previous band's. His first album "The Story So Far (aka Moby)" featured the single "Go", which gained popularity in many discos, and earned a spot on the UK charts. The song is so popular that Moby still plays "Go" regularly in his sets. "Go" is a progressive track using the string line from "Laura Palmer's Theme" from the TV drama Twin Peaks. 1994-1998 His first album for the UK based MUTE Records was Everything Is Wrong (which had US distribution via Elektra) , which earned early critical praise and minor commercial success. He followed that up with a hard rock/electronic album called Animal Rights in 1996. In 1997, he released I Like to Score, a collection of music included in movies. Among those tracks was an updated version of the James Bond theme used for the James Bond film Tomorrow Never Dies. However, both Animal Rights and I Like to Score had only limited success and Moby and Elektra parted company however he remained signed to MUTE. 1999-2004 After a decade's worth of music, Moby's breakthrough album was 1999's Play. Mainstream reviewers raved about his talents on the album (released on V2 Records) though some early fans were let down. The album has 18 tracks and was the first album in history to have all of its tracks commercially licensed: "Porcelain," for instance, appeared on TV commercials for Bailey's Irish Cream, Hong Kong's PCCW and Nordstrom, and Volkswagen's MKIV Jetta; "Find My Baby" was on a commercial for American Express featuring golfer Tiger Woods.
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Moby: Free EP and New Album

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FREE EP AVAILABLE NOW FEATURING THREE SONGS FROM NEW ALBUM; DESTROYED OUT MAY 17; PHOTOGRAPHY BOOK TO BE RELEASED WITH ALBUM Moby and Mute are pleased to announce details of Destroyed, a new album and book of photography set for release on May 17, 2011. Destroyed the album will be available in CD, vinyl, and digital formats and will be included with the Destroyed book of photography. Published by Damiani/D.A.P, the book is 128 pages and features 55 photographs taken ...
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Moby: Wait For Me

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By: Greg Gargiulo
There's no shortage of waiting, but not a whole lot of payoff either on Moby's newest, Wait for Me (Little Idiot/Mute). After slightly stepping out of character to craft his upbeat tribute to the club scene with 2008's Last Night, which proved to be a predominantly successful endeavor, Moby has returned to his ambient roots. Only problem is in his absence the roots have become dry and dull, and the product they've yielded this time lacks enough ...
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Moby: Album/Live Band Tour

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Moby Announces U.S. Tour Dates In Support Of New Album Wait For Me
Moby Moby will tour the U.S. this fall in support of his new album Wait For Me, which Rolling Stone has called A return to form." For his live show, Moby will be on guitar, piano, percussion and occasionally singing lead. Joining Moby on stage are regularly collaborating vocalists Joy Malcolm and Kelli Scarr as well as an additional percussionist, bassist and violinist. This will be the ...
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California '66 Revue Tour Brings Electric Prunes, Love and Moby Grape's Jerry Miller to U.S. Cities

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Eastern and Midwestern tour to commence in Philadelphia on August 4, wrapping up in DC area on August 18
LOS ANGELES, Calif. — Three premiere bands of the Los Angeles psychedelic era of the late ’60s will join forces August 4-18, 2009 for the California ’66 Revue tour. The Electric Prunes, Love and, for the April 12-18 dates, Jerry Miller from Moby Grape will bring the spirit of Sunset Strip and San Francisco in the late ’60s up the East ...
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