Skrillex

Skrillex
Skrillex
	Skrillex in 2012
Background information
Birth name	Sonny John Moore
Born	January 15, 1988 (age 36)
Origin	Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Genres	Dubstep, electro house, post-hardcore
Occupation(s)	DJ, music producer, guitarist, singer
Instruments	Vocals, bass, turntables, drum machine, synthesiser, sampler, sequencer, personal computer
Years active	2002–present
Labels	Atlantic, Big Beat, mau5trap, OWSLA
Associated acts	From First to Last, deadmau5, Diplo, Kill the Noise, Porter Robinson, Dog Blood
Website	www.skrillex.com/de

Sonny John Moore (born 15 January 1988) is an American electronic music producer, DJ and singer-songwriter. He is better known by his stage name, Skrillex.

Career

Early career

Moore started his first band when he was 13, which was called The Riots. He also started a second band called Hazel-rah. He joined the band "From First to Last" in 2004 when he was 16. Moore left "From First to Last" in 2007 and announced that he would be starting a solo career. He also dropped out of school at a young age.

Production career

He was signed by deadmau5 to his label, mau5trap recordings, where he released his second EP, Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites.^[1] His song "Kill Everybody" was featured in the trailer for Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception. He also made a song called "Reptile Theme" for the soundtrack to Mortal Kombat.

On 17 August 2011, Skrillex announced that he was starting his label, OWSLA.^[2]

In 2011, he was nominated for five Grammy awards. He won three for "Best Dance/Electronica Album," "Best Dance Recording," and "Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical".^[3]

He holds the world record for most Grammys won by an Electronic Dance Music artist, with 8 awards.

His song "First of the Year (Equinox)" was featured in the first episode of the Beavis and Butt-head revival. He released his fourth EP Bangarang on 23 December 2011.

He made a song titled "Bug Hunt" for the 2012 animated film Wreck-It Ralph and also made a small and brief cameo as a DJ.^[4]

The song "Make it Bun Dem" with Damian Marley was used as a looped variant and plays during the single player mission 'Kick the Hornet’s Nest' in the 2012 video game Far Cry 3.^[5]

He released his sixth EP titled Leaving on 2 January 2013 for OWSLA's subscription service called The Nest.^[6]

On 14 March 2014, Skrillex released his debut studio album Recess.^[7]

Discography

Studio albums

Recess (2014)

Extended plays

Gypsyhook (as Sonny) (2009)
My Name Is Skrillex (2010)
Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites (2010)
More Monsters and Sprites (2011)
Bangarang (2011)
Make It Bun Dem After Hours (2012)
Leaving (2013)

Awards

Grammy Awards

Year	Nominated work	Award	Result
2012	Himself	Best New Artist	Nominated
2012	"Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites"	Best Dance Recording	Won
2012	"Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites"	Best Dance/Electronica Album	Won
2012	Benny Benassi feat. Gary Go – "Cinema (Skrillex Remix)"	Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical	Won
2012	"First of the Year (Equinox)"	Best Short Form Music Video	Nominated
2012	"First of the Year (Equinox)"	Best Short Form Music Video	Nominated
2013	"Bangarang"	Best Dance Recording	Won
2013	"Bangarang"	Best Dance/Electronica Album	Won
2013	"Promises" (Skrillex & Nero Remix)	Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical	Won

MTV Video Music Awards

Year	Nominated work	Award	Result
2012	"First of the Year (Equinox)"	Best Electronic Dance Music Video	Nominated
2012	"First of the Year (Equinox)"	Best Visual Effects in a Video	Won

Annie Awards

Year	Nominated work	Award	Result
2013	"Wreck-it Ralph"	Outstanding Achievement, Music in an Animated Feature Production	Won

Skrillex Media

The logo of Skrillex – American DJ and record producer
Photo Credit: Michael Nusbaum, www.mikenusbaum.com
(L to R:) Porter Robinson, Zedd, and Skrillex performing at SXSW in March 2012
Skrillex performing with From First to Last at Emo Nite in 2017, his first show with the band in over ten years