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Moby né le 11 septembre 1965 à New York, est un auteur-compositeur-interprète, chanteur, musicien, producteur de producteur, réalisateur artistique et photographe américain.Multi-instrumentiste, il chante, joue de la guitare, des Synthétiseur|claviers, de la Guitare basse|basse et des Instrument de percussion|percussions. L’artiste aborde, à travers la musique électronique, une multiplicité de Genre musical|genres musicaux où il puise son inspiration aussi bien dans la techno, que dans le blues ou le rock.Moby est l'une des figures de la ''Eurodance|dance music'' des années 1990. Il a vendu plus de 20 millions d'album albums à travers le monde. Artiste engagé, il est aussi connu pour son véganisme, sa défense des droits des animaux et ses opinions Parti démocrate (États-Unis)|démocrates.Avant d’avoir acquis sa notoriété, Moby a produit sa musique sous différents pseudonymes tels que Voodoo Child, Barracuda, UHF, The Brotherhood, Schaumgummi, DJ Cake, Lopez, Brainstorm & Mindstorm ou The Pork Guys. Ses premiers succès comme ''Go Go'' en 1990 et l'album ''Everything is Wrong'' en 1995 l'ont fait connaître dans le milieu des Musique électronique|musiques électroniques comme la techno ou l'ambient. Après une période tournée vers le punk rock, son succès international débute avec l'album ''Play (album de Moby)|Play'' en 1999 tourné vers l'electronica et le downtempo, composé de succès tels que ''Porcelain'', ''Natural Blues'' et ''Why Does My Heart Feel So Bad?'' et vendu à dix millions d'exemplaires dans le monde. Il est suivi par ''1818'' en 2002 qui poursuit cette même sonorité et est vendu à cinq millions d'exemplaires dans le monde. Il se penche vers le rock alternatif pour ''HotelHotel'' en 2005, vendu à deux millions d'exemplaires. Il retourne à ses débuts dance avec ''Last Night (album de Moby)|Last Night'' en 2008 et à l'ambient avec ''Wait for Me (album de Moby)|Wait for Me'' en 2009. Après ses albums ''Destroyed (album de Moby)|Destroyed'' en 2011 et ''Innocents (album de Moby)|Innocents'' en 2013, il a créé en 2016 un groupe engagé nommé The Void Pacific Choir.Il a collaboré, produit et remixé avec des artistes internationalement connus tels que David Lynch, New Order, A$AP Rocky, The B-52's, Brian Eno, Erasure, Metallica, Soundgarden, The Prodigy, David Bowie, Ferry Corsten, Mylène Farmer, Sinéad O'Connor, Public Enemy, Plastikman, The Rolling Stones, Daft Punk, Pet Shop Boys, Skylar Grey, Jean-Michel Jarre, Indochine (groupe)|Indochine, etc.American musician (born 1965) other uses Use mdy dates July 2021 Infobox musical artist | image = Moby 12 17 2018 -16 (31743191557).jpg | alt = Moby playing his guitar in 2018 | caption = Moby performing in 2018 | birth_date = birth date and age|1965/9/11 | birth_place = New York City, U.S. | birth_name = Richard Melville Hall | occupation = hlist|Musician|singer|songwriter|producer|DJ|activist | years_active = 1983–present | genre = hlist|Electronica|trip hop|house music|house|downtempo|ambient music|ambient|alternative rock|techno|punk rock|chill-out | label = flatlist| * Instinct Records|Instinct * Elektra Records|Elektra * Mute Records|Mute * Little Idiot/Fontana Records|Fontana * V2 Records|V2/Bertelsmann Music Group|BMG * Virgin Records/EMI * Because Music|Because * Deutsche Grammophon/zwspUniversal Classics | instruments = flatlist| *Vocals *guitar *bass *keyboards *drums | website = URL|moby.com | module = Infobox person|embed=yes | signature = Signature of Moby.svg | signature_size = 100px ''Richard Melville Hall'' (September 11, 1965, known professionally as ''Moby'', is an American musician, songwriter, record producer, disc jockey, and animal rights activist. He has sold 20 million records worldwide. AllMusic considers him to be "among the most important electronic dance music|dance music figures of the early 1990s, helping bring dance music to a mainstream audience both in the United States and the United Kingdom".cite web | url = https://www.allmusic.com/artist/p13697 | title = Moby | author = Stephen Thomas Erlewine | work = Allmusic | access-date = September 28, 2011 | archive-date = June 4, 2011 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110604143641/http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p13697 | url-status = live After taking up guitar and piano at age nine, he played in several underground punk rock bands through the 1980s before turning to electronic dance music. In 1989, he moved to New York City and became a prolific figure as a DJ, producer and remixer. His 1991 single "Go (Moby song)|Go" was his mainstream breakthrough, especially in Europe, where it peaked within the top ten of the charts in the Netherlands and the United Kingdom. Between 1992 and 1997 he scored eight top 10 hits on the Dance Club Songs|''Billboard'' Dance Club Songs chart including "Move (Moby song)|Move (You Make Me Feel So Good)", "Feeling So Real", and "James Bond Theme#Moby's remix|James Bond Theme (Moby Re-Version)". Throughout the decade he also produced music under various pseudonyms, released the critically acclaimed ''Everything Is Wrong (album)|Everything Is Wrong'' (1995) and composed music for films. His punk-oriented album ''Animal Rights (album)|Animal Rights'' (1996) alienated much of his fan base.Cite news Stephen Bijan 2018-05-03 Moby's Relentless Pursuit of Authenticity https://www.thenation.com/article/archive/mobys-muzak/ 2024-06-12 |language=en-US |issn=0027-8378 Moby found commercial and critical success with his fifth album ''Play (Moby album)|Play'' (1999, which, after receiving little recognition, became an unexpected global hit in 2000 after each track was licensed to films, television shows, and commercials. It remains his highest selling album with 12 million copies sold.Cite web http://music.yahoo.com/read/news/12054910 https://web.archive.org/web/20061213050246/http://music.yahoo.com/read/news/12054910 December 13, 2006 Moby Didn't Feel Pressure To Follow Up 'Play,' '18' Bows At Number Four December 13, 2006 November 12, 2018 Its seventh single, "South Side (song)|South Side", featuring Gwen Stefani, remains his only one to appear on the US Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100, reaching No. 14. Moby followed ''Play'' with albums of varied styles including electronic, dance, rock, and downtempo music, starting with ''18 (Moby album)|18'' (2002, ''Hotel (album)|Hotel'' (2005, and ''Last Night (Moby album)|Last Night'' (2008). His later albums saw him explore ambient music, including the almost four-hour release ''Long Ambients 1: Calm. Sleep.'' (2016). Moby continues to record and release albums; his twenty-first studio album, ''Resound NYC'', was released in May 2023. In addition to his music career, Moby is known for his veganism and support for animal rights and humanitarian aid. He was the owner of Teany|TeaNY, a vegan cafe in Manhattan, and Little Pine (restaurant)|Little Pine, a vegan restaurant in Los Angeles, and organized the vegan music and food festival Circle V. He is the author of four books, including a collection of his photography and two memoirs: ''Porcelain: A Memoir'' (2016) and ''Then It Fell Apart'' (2019).