Skrillex biography wiki
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Skrillex
American DJ and producer (born 1988)
Not to be confused with Skillet (band).
Musical artist
Sonny John Moore (born January 15, 1988),[9] known professionally as Skrillex, is an American DJ, record producer, and singer. Raised in Northeast Los Angeles and Northern California, he began his career in 2004 as the lead vocalist of the post-hardcore band From First to Last. He recorded their first two studio albums with the band, Dear Diary, My Teen Angst Has a Bodycount (2004) and Heroine (2006), before leaving to pursue a solo career in 2007.[10][11] He began his first tour as a solo artist in late 2007. After recruiting a new band lineup, Moore joined the Alternative Press Tour to support bands such as All Time Low and the Rocket Summer, and appeared on the cover of Alternative Press's annual "100 Bands You Need to Know" issue.[12]
After releasing the extended play Gypsyhook (2009), Moore was scheduled to record his debut studio album, Bells, with producer Noah Shain. Although its release was cancelled, he began performing under the name Skrillex and released the dubstep EP, My Name Is Skrillex (2010) as a free download on MySpace. It was followed by Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites (2010) and More Mons
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Skrillex is the pseudonym used by Los Angeles, California, USA musician Sonny Moore to differentiate his electronic solo work from his work with From First to Last and his other solo projects.
As Skrillex, Moore is an electronic DJ and producer boasting a musical style that incorporates electro house, fidget house, and brostep. Moore began producing and performing under the alias Skrillex at clubs in the Los Angeles area in 2008.
Throughout 2010, Skrillex became a bigger and bigger part of Moore’s life. On June 7, 2010 he released his debut EP as Skrillex, My Name is Skrillex, as a free download. Soon after, he was signed to mau5trap and began a nationwide tour with deadmau5. On October 22, 2010 he released his second EP, Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites, as a co-release through mau5trap and Big Beat.
On June 2, 2011, Moore announced the release of a "Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites" remix EP titled More Monsters and Sprites, which was released on June 7, 2011 on Beatport and June 21, 2011 on iTunes. It contained 3 new tracks, as well as 4 remixes of "Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites".
Skrillex announced his label OWSLA on August 17, 2011.
On December 23, 2011, Moore released the Bangarang EP. The EP features Ellie Goulding on the track "S
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