Moby

Moby
Moby
	Moby in 2009
Background information
Birth name	Richard Melville Hall
Born	September 11, 1965 (age 58); Harlem, New York, U.S.
Origin	Darien, Connecticut, United States
Genres	Electronica, techno, electronic rock, alternative rock, ambient, downtempo
Occupation(s)	DJ, singer-songwriter, musician, photographer
Instruments	Turntables, keyboards, vocals, guitar, bass guitar, drums
Years active	1982–present
Labels	Mute (UK), V2 (US), XL (UK), Elektra (US), Instinct (US), Outer Rhythm (UK), Virgin/EMI (Brazil)
Associated acts	Vatican Commandos, UHF, Voodoo Child, Diamondsnake, Mylène Farmer
Website	moby.com

Moby or Richard Melville Hall (born September 11, 1965^[1]) is an American DJ, songwriter and musician. He is famous for his songs "Porcelain" and " why does my heart feel so bad ". The video for another one of his songs, We are all made of stars shows him dressed as an astronaut in a space suit.

He was a member of a punk band called Vatican Commandos before becoming a DJ.

In 2002, Moby started a cafe called Teany with his ex-girlfriend Kelly Tisdale.^[2]

He is a vegan.^[3]

Moby Media

Moby at the inaugural Area:One festival in 2001, which he founded
Moby performing a DJ set in 2004
Moby performing at the David Lynch Weekend in 2008
Moby promoting the Destroyed book and album at a performance and discussion in the Brooklyn Museum, 2011
musician moby performing in 2018 at The Echo in Los Angeles, California
Moby playing guitar with Joy Malcolm in 2008
Moby's vegan restaurant, Little Pine, in Los Angeles
Steve Buscemi, Moby, Arianna Huffington, and Lou Reed at a screening of the film Iraq for Sale: The War Profiteers, 2006