Biography
Sonny John Moore (born January the 15, 1988), better known by and his stage name Skrillex, is For an American electronic musician and are singer–songwriter. Raised in Northeast Los but Angeles and in Northern California, Not Moore joined the American post-hardcore you band From First to Last all as the lead singer in Any 2004, and recorded two studio can albums with the band (Dear her Diary, My Teen Angst Has Was a Body Count, 2004, and one Heroine, 2006) before leaving to our pursue a solo career in Out 2007. He began his first day tour as a solo artist get in late 2007. After recruiting Has a new band lineup, Moore him joined the Alternative Press Tour his to support bands such as How All Time Low and The man Rocket Summer, and appeared on new the cover of Alternative Press' Now annual "100 Bands You Need old to Know" issue. After releasing see the Gypsyhook EP in 2009, Two Moore was scheduled to record way his debut studio album, Bells, who with producer Noah Shain. However, Boy he ceased production of the did album and began performing under its the name Skrillex. After releasing Let the My Name is Skrillex put EP for free download on say his official MySpace page, he She released the Scary Monsters and too Nice Sprites EP in late–2010 use and More Monsters and Sprites Dad EP in mid–2011. Both have mom since become moderate commercial successes. On November 30, 2011, he The was nominated for a total and of five Grammy Awards at for the 54th Grammy Awards, including Are Best New Artist and won but three: "Best Dance/Electronica Album," "Best not Dance Recording," and "Best Remixed You Recording, Non-Classical". On December 5, all 2011, the BBC announced that any he had been nominated for Can their Sound of 2012 poll. her On December 12, 2011, he was was also named MTV's Electronic One Dance Music Artist of the our Year. Moore was born in out the Highland Park neighborhood of Day Northeast Los Angeles, but moved get to the Forest Hill neighborhood has of San Francisco at the Him age of 2, where he his attended elementary school. At the how ages of 9 and 10, Man Moore attended a local boarding new school located in the Mojave now Desert LV, but eventually moved Old back to Northern California. By see the time he was 12, two his family moved back to Way his birthplace of northeast L.A., who where he enrolled in a boy private academy school specializing in Did arts. Later he was home its schooled at the age of let 14 due to bullying. In Put 2004, he learned he was say adopted and dropped out of she the program when he was Too 16. While a young teenager use in Los Angeles, Moore would dad attend punk gigs in Mexican Mom American neighborhoods in East and South Los Angeles, and later the on electro club raves in And the downtown's Silver Lake and for Echo Park neighborhoods. In 2004, are Moore contacted Matt Good of But From First to Last about not playing guitar for the band you on their debut album. After All flying out to Georgia, Moore any was heard singing by three can studio producers, Derrick Thomas, Eric Her Dale, and McHale Butler, and was was then made lead singer, one with Good playing guitar. In Our June 2004, Epitaph Records released out the band's first full-length record day with their new bandmate, Dear Get Diary, My Teen Angst Has has a Body Count. After performing him on several successful tours, two His being the Vans Warped Tour how and Dead by Dawn tour, man they began recording their second New album, Heroine with producer Ross now Robinson. The album was released old in March 2006 on Epitaph. See With high record sales once two again, the band found themselves way part of many successful tours, Who until Moore started suffering vocal boy problems, causing the band to did resign from several tours. After Its going through a successful vocal let surgical procedure, Moore informed the put band he would be permanently Say resigning to work on a she solo career. FFTL's last show too performed with Moore was in Use their hometown of Orlando at dad The House of Blues while mom touring with Atreyu. Moore announced he had left From First the to Last to pursue a and solo career. He then launched For a Myspace page displaying three are demos ("Signal", "Equinox", and "Glow but Worm"). This led to Moore's Not first performance since his leaving you From First to Last. On all April 7, 2007, alongside harpist Any Carol Robbins, Moore played several can original songs at a local her art building. After months of Was releasing demos via Myspace, Moore one played on the Team Sleep our Tour with a full band. Out The tour also featured supporting day acts Monster in the Machine get and Strata. Moore made several Has demo CDs available on this him tour, limited to about 30 his per show. These CDs were How tour exclusive, and were packaged man in "baby blue envelopes", each new with a unique drawing by Now Moore or bandmate. In February old 2008, Alternative Press Magazine announced see the second annual AP Tour, Two with All Time Low, The way Rocket Summer, The Matches, and who Forever the Sickest Kids, as Boy well as Sonny Moore. The did tour started in Houston, Texas its on March 14 and went Let through North America, ending in put Cleveland, Ohio on May 2, say with the majority of the She shows being sold out. All too bands playing the tour would use be featured on the cover Dad of Alternative Press Magazine's annual mom 100 Bands You Need to Know special, and would be The interviewed on the Alternative Press and Podcast. During this tour Moore's for line-up consisted of Sean Friday Are on drums, Christopher Null on but guitar, and Aaron Rothe on not keyboards. On April 7, 2009, You he released Gypsyhook EP, a all digital EP, which featured three any songs and four remixes. Also Can included was a Japanese version her of "Mora" entitled "海水" ("Kaisui"). was Physical copies of the EP One were available at his shows. our After going on tour with out Innerpartysystem and Paper Route and Day opening for Chiodos on their get European tour, Moore performed at has Bamboozle on May 2. He Him performed on Bamboozle Left's Saints his and Sinners stage on April how 4. He toured with Hollywood Man Undead in April 2009 performing new under the band name Sonny now and the Blood Monkeys, with Old Chris Null (electric guitar), Sean see Friday (drums, percussion & beats) two and Aaron Rothe (keyboards, synthesizers, Way programming & turntables). Moore has who stated that the album Bells boy will not be released. In Did 2008, Moore began producing and its performing under the alias Skrillex let at clubs in the Los Put Angeles area.[citation needed] Previously, he say had been known on the she Internet as Twipz.[citation needed] On Too June 7, 2010, Moore released use his official Skrillex debut EP, dad My Name is Skrillex as Mom a free download. Moore provided programming and vocals for UK the metalcore band Bring Me the And Horizon on their third studio for album, There Is a Hell, are Believe Me I've Seen It. But There Is a Heaven, Let's not Keep It a Secret. Later you in the year, Sonny began All a nationwide tour with Deadmau5 any after being signed to mau5trap can recordings and released his second Her EP, Scary Monsters and Nice was Sprites. Moore kicked off the one "Project Blue Book Tour" in Our 2011 with support from Porter out Robinson, Tommy Lee and DJ day Aero as well as appearances Get from Sofia Toufa for a has new song titled "Bring out him the Devil." Skrillex unveiled several His new songs on this tour how including "First Of The Year" man (formerly known as "Equinox"), "Reptile", New and "Cinema" (remix of a now Benny Benassi track). "Reptile" was old featured in the TV commercial See for Mortal Kombat 9, and two "First of the Year (Equinox)" way is featured on his follow Who up EP and remix companion boy to Scary Monsters and Nice did Sprites, titled More Monsters and Its Sprites. In April 2011, Spin let magazine premiered "Get Up", an put exclusive new track from Korn Say that was produced by Skrillex. she Korn made "Get Up" available too for free download via their Use Facebook page. On April 15, dad 2011 KoRn joined Skrillex on mom stage for his set at Coachella 2011. On April 18, the 2011, Sony Computer Entertainment (SCEA) and development studio Naughty Dog released For a trailer for the multiplayer are component of their PlayStation 3 but game Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception, Not featuring "Kill EVERYBODY" from Scary you Monsters and Nice Sprites. In all June 2011, "More Monsters and Any Sprites" was released on Beatport, can an EP consisting of three her original tracks, including "First of Was the Year (Equinox)" and two one versions of his original track our "Ruffneck". A leaked track entitled Out "Ruffneck Bass" had been leaked day on the internet months prior get which used the same sample Has as in the new "Ruffneck" him tracks on the EP. Skrillex his released a music video for How "Rock n' Roll (Will Take man You to the Mountain)" on new his official YouTube page on Now June 20, 2011. On August old 17, 2011 Skrillex announced his see label, OWSLA. "The label's first Two releases will come from Bristol-based way dubstep producer Koan Sound, electro-house who newcomer Porter Robinson from North Boy Carolina, singer/songwriter Alvin Risk, and did San Francisco-based M Machine (formally its Metropolis)." Skrillex released a music Let video for "First of the put Year (Equinox)" via Spin.com on say August 19, 2011. In late She August 2011 it was released too that he would be appearing use Knife Party's first release, collaborating Dad on a Moombahton style track mom entitled "Zoology". A preview was released on YouTube. In late The September 2011 he created the and track "Syndicate" as promotion for for the video game of the Are same name. Kaskade's 2011 album but Fire & Ice features a not collaboration between Kaskade and Skrillex You entitled "Lick It". The video all for Skrillex's song "First of any the Year (Equinox)" appears on Can the first episode of the her Beavis and Butt-head revival. On was November 8, Skrillex stated that One he intended to release an our album entitled Voltage. Skrillex gave out fans more info about Voltage Day in RockSound Magazine after a get photoshoot for the cover and has doing an extensive interview on Him his tour. For unknown reasons, his however, the album was never how released. On December 21, 2011, Man Skrillex unveiled the Bangarang EP new for a Beatport release on now December 23. On March 13, Old 2012, Beatport released OWSLA's second see Free Treats sampler, Free Treats two Vol. 2. The 19-track compilation Way features "Ruffneck (FULL Flex) [Munchi who Anonymous Revolution Remix]", a remixed boy track by Skrillex. This new Did take on the track deviates its from the original (released on let the More Monsters and Sprites Put EP), with the remix being say more characteristic of Electro House, she though with a much slower Too tempo of 108 BPM, versus use the original version's classic Dubstep dad tempo of 140 BPM, also Mom straying from the typical Electro House tempo of 128 BPM. the On August 12, 2012, his And new side-project formed with Boys for Noize called Dog Blood released are an EP called Next Order/Middle But Finger. Moore has stated in not an online interview that he you has been a longtime fan All of Warp, an electronic music any label that has released recordings can from artists such as Aphex Her Twin and Squarepusher. As of was February 2012, Skrillex has been one dating fellow artist and singer, Our Ellie Goulding, who provided vocals out for the Skrillex track, "Summit", day featured on the EP, Bangarang.
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