Moby
Moby (at a rave in 2004)
Background information
Birth name	Richard Melville Hall
Also known as	Voodoo Child, Barracuda, UHF, The Brotherhood, DJ Cake, Lopez, Mindstorm, Schaumgummi, and Pork Guys
Born	September 11, 1965 (1965-09-11) (age 42)
Genre(s)	Downtempo House Ambient Alternative
Instrument(s)	Turntables Keyboards Guitar Bass guitar Vocals Drums
Years active	1985-present
Label(s)	Long term relationship with Mute Records in the UK. Events 9 - The Battle of the Teutoburg Forest ends 506 - The Bishops of Visigothic Gaul Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Downtempo (or Downbeat) is a laid-back Electronic music style similar to Ambient music, but usually with a beat or groove unlike House music is a style of Electronic dance music initially popularized in mid-1980s Discothèques catering to the African-American, Latino Ambient music is a Musical genre in which sound is more important than notes Alternative rock (also called alternative music, alt-rock or simply alternative; known primarily in the UK as indie) is a genre of A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified for the purpose of making Music. The phonograph, or gramophone, was the most common device for playing recorded Sound from the 1870s through the 1980s A keyboard instrument is any musical instrument played using a Musical keyboard. The guitar is a Musical instrument with ancient roots that is used in a wide variety of musical styles The electric bass guitar (also called electric bass, or simply bass; ˈbeɪs as in "base" is a Stringed instrument played primarily with the Singing is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, which is often contrasted with Speech. A drum kit (also drum set or trap set) is a collection of Drums Cymbals and sometimes other Percussion instruments such as cowbells In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Mute Records is a Record label formed in 1978 by Daniel Miller primarily to release his own single "T Other labels include Elektra, Instinct & V2 Records in the US and Outer Rhythm & XL Recordings in the UK. Elektra Records is a now-dormant American Record label owned by Warner Music Group (WMG and from 2004 on operating under WMG's Atlantic Records Instinct Records is a New York City Electronic music Record label that first gained prominence in 1990. V2 redirects here For the rocket see V-2 rocket. For other meanings see V2 (disambiguation. Beginings Rhythm King Records Ltd was an Independent record label founded in the mid 1980's by Martin Heath DJ Jay Strongman and James Horrocks XL Recordings is an Independent record label which was launched by Tim Palmer Nick Halkes and Richard Russell with Beggars Banquet Records in 1989 to release
Website	www.moby.com

Richard Melville Hall, also known as Moby (born September 11, 1965 in Harlem, New York^[1]) is an American DJ, songwriter, musician and singer. Events 9 - The Battle of the Teutoburg Forest ends 506 - The Bishops of Visigothic Gaul Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Harlem is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Manhattan, long known as a major African American cultural and business center New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A disc jockey (also known as DJ or deejay) is a person who selects and plays recorded music for an audience A songwriter is someone who writes the Lyrics to songs the Musical composition (chords or Melody to songs or both A musician is a person who plays or writes Music. Musicians can be classified by their roles in creating or performing music An instrumentalist plays a

He plays keyboard, guitar, bass guitar and drums. After eight top 40 singles in the UK in the 1990s he released the album Play, in 1999, which sold 9 million copies worldwide^[2]. Play is the sixth Studio album by the music artist Moby. While some of Moby's earlier work garnered critical and commercial success within the Electronic His follow up albums, 18, Hotel, and Last Night sold 6 million copies and have achieved gold and platinum status in over 30 countries. 18 is a 2002 album by electronic artist Moby. It sees Moby following a similar direction to that of his previous album Play, Hotel is an Album by the musician Moby, first released internationally on March 14, 2005 and then on March 22, Last Night is Moby 's eighth studio album and was released on 29 March 2008 in Australia 1 April 2008 in the USA

He has also released music under the names Voodoo Child, Barracuda, Brainstorm, The Brotherhood, DJ Cake, Lopez, Mindstorm, Schaumgummi,^[3] and Pork Guys, and as a member of the bands Vatican Commandos, AWOL, Caeli Seoul and Gin Train. Vatican Commandos were a hardcore punk band formed in Darien Connecticut. ^[1]

Contents 1 Early life and name 2 Music career 2.1 Early years 2.2 1994–1998 2.3 1999–2004 2.4 2005 onwards 3 Collaborations 4 Essays 5 Besides music 6 Activism 7 Faith 8 Discography 9 Videography 10 Biographies 11 References 12 External links

Early life and name

He was born in Harlem, New York, and raised by his mother in Darien, Connecticut. Harlem is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Manhattan, long known as a major African American cultural and business center New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous Darien is a town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. Connecticut ( is a state located in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. His father died when he was two years old and he grew up very poor; both he and his mother were recipients of welfare and food stamps until he turned 18. The US Food Stamp Program is a Federal assistance program that provides food to low and no income people living in the United States.

According to Hall, his middle name and the nickname "Moby" were given to him by his parents due to an ancestral relationship to Moby Dick author Herman Melville: "The basis for Richard Melville Hall – and for Moby – is that supposedly Herman Melville was my great-great-great-granduncle. Moby-Dick is an 1851 Novel by Herman Melville. The story tells the adventures of the wandering sailor Ishmael and his voyage on the whaleship Herman Melville (August 1 1819 &ndash September 28 1891 was an American novelist Short story writer Essayist and poet "^[4]

Music career

Early years

Moby started playing music when he was nine years old, originally studying classical guitar and music theory, and eventually learning piano and drums.

From 1982 to 1985 Moby was in a hardcore punk band called the Vatican Commandos, who released an EP called Hit Squad for God. Vatican Commandos were a hardcore punk band formed in Darien Connecticut. He was also in a Joy Division-inspired post-punk group called AWOL, who released an eponymous album in 1983. Joy Division were an English rock band formed in 1976 in Salford, Greater Manchester. Post-punk was a popular musical movement in the mid to late 1970s following on the heels of the initial Punk rock explosion of the early 1970s

He first started DJ'ing at a dive bar called The Beat in Port Chester, New York in 1984, originally playing punk and goth records, but eventually switching over to hip-hop and house music. New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous Hip hop is a cultural movement which developed in New York City in the 1970s primarily among African Americans and Latinos. House music is a style of Electronic dance music initially popularized in mid-1980s Discothèques catering to the African-American, Latino He attended UCONN and SUNY Purchase, studying philosophy and photography. The University of Connecticut ( Connecticut or UConn) is the State of Connecticut 's Land-grant university. The State University of New York at Purchase, also known as Purchase College and SUNY Purchase, is a public liberal, visual, and Philosophy is the study of general problems concerning matters such as existence knowledge truth beauty justice validity mind and language Photography (fә'tɒgrәfi or fә'tɑːgrәfi (from Greek φωτο and γραφία is the process and Art of recording pictures by means of capturing

After years of pursuing a record deal he signed a recording contract with Instinct Records in 1989. Instinct Records is a New York City Electronic music Record label that first gained prominence in 1990. During this time, Moby lived in an abandoned factory in a crack-infested neighborhood in Stamford, Connecticut, and his loft in the abandoned factory had neither running water nor heat. "I used to collect bottles and cans and wait in line with homeless people to return them so that I could make enough money to buy groceries. " — Moby.

His first single for Instinct was "Mobility," but it was the second single, "Go," a progressive house track using the string line from "Laura Palmer's Theme" from the TV drama Twin Peaks, which reached the UK top ten in October 1991 and earned him his first appearance on Top of the Pops. " Go " is the name of a song by the Techno artist Moby. Twin Peaks is a Television Serial drama that follows the investigation of the brutal murder of popular respected Teenager and homecoming queen Top of the Pops, also known as TOTP, was a long-running British music chart Television programme, made and broadcast Some of his other singles in 1992 and 1993 were "Next Is The E", "Thousand" (the world's fastest song, according to the Guinness Book of World Records), and "Voodoo Child. Guinness World Records, known until 2000 as The Guinness Book of Records (and in previous U "^[1]

In 1991 and 1992, he remixed The Prodigy, Orbital, Erasure, Michael Jackson, and Ten City. The Prodigy are an Electronic music group formed by Liam Howlett in 1990 in Braintree Essex, England. Orbital were an English electronic duo consisting of brothers Phil Hartnoll and Paul Hartnoll whose career lasted from 1989 until 2004 Erasure are an English Synth pop duo formed by Songwriter and Keyboardist Vince Clarke and Singer Michael Joseph Jackson (born August 29 1958 is an American musician entertainer and businessman Ten City was a Chicago, Illinois based Dance-pop / House music trio who enjoyed a number of club hits and Urban radio hits in the eighties

In 1992 he toured with The Prodigy, Richie Hawtin, and John Acquaviva. The Prodigy are an Electronic music group formed by Liam Howlett in 1990 in Braintree Essex, England. Richard (Richie Hawtin (born June 4 1970, Banbury, Oxfordshire, England) is a English - Canadian Electronic John Acquaviva, aka "Swen Weber" is a second-wave techno artist and club DJ from London Ontario

1994–1998

In 1994 Moby signed with Mute Records and released an ep entitled Move. Mute Records is a Record label formed in 1978 by Daniel Miller primarily to release his own single "T MOVE is an organization formed in Philadelphia Pennsylvania, in 1972 by John Africa and Donald Glassey This became his second appearance on Top of the Pops. Top of the Pops, also known as TOTP, was a long-running British music chart Television programme, made and broadcast During this time he also went on tour with Orbital and Aphex Twin in North America.

He then released his first album, Everything Is Wrong, on Mute Records in 1995. Everything Is Wrong is an album released in 1995 by the artist Moby. Mute Records is a Record label formed in 1978 by Daniel Miller primarily to release his own single "T Early copies (in the UK at least) came with a special bonus CD called Underwater. This was a 43-minute five-track instrumental ambient CD. Everything Is Wrong earned early critical praise (Spin Magazine named it Album of The Year) and some commercial success. Everything Is Wrong is an album released in 1995 by the artist Moby. Spin is a Music Magazine that reports on Music for Life Founded in 1985 by publisher Bob Guccione Jr He followed this up in early 1996 with the double album Everything Is Wrong—Mixed and Remixed. In 1995 Moby also headlined the second stage at Lollapalooza, playing alongside Beck, Sonic Youth, and Pavement. Lollapalooza is an American music festival featuring Alternative rock, hip hop, and Punk rock bands Dance and Comedy performances Beck' s birth name was Bek see the sources given This is not a typo and should not be changed without good reason Sonic Youth is an American Alternative rock band formed in New York City in 1981

In 1996 he released a punk rock album called Animal Rights and toured Europe with the Red Hot Chili Peppers and Soundgarden. "Animal liberation" redirects here for other uses see Animal liberation (disambiguation. Red Hot Chili Peppers are Moby usually writes all his own music, occasionally with collaborators, but Animal Rights included a cover version of Mission of Burma's That's When I Reach for My Revolver. Mission of Burma is an American Post-punk band formed in Boston Massachusetts in 1979 " That's When I Reach for My Revolver " is a song by Mission of Burma that was written and sung by band member Clint Conley. The single "Come on Baby" from Animal Rights was Moby's third Top of the Pops performance. " Come on Baby " is the second single released from Moby 's 1996 album Animal Rights. Top of the Pops, also known as TOTP, was a long-running British music chart Television programme, made and broadcast It was notable for its very aggressive look and sound.

In 1997, he released I Like to Score, a collection of his music that had been used in movies. I Like to Score is a 1997 Compilation album by Moby, featuring Electronica Music that has appeared in various Films Among those tracks was an updated version of the James Bond Theme used for the James Bond film Tomorrow Never Dies, and his cover of "New Dawn Fades" by Joy Division, which had appeared in Michael Mann's Heat. The " James Bond Theme " is the main signature theme of the James Bond films and is featured in every "official" (EON Productions Tomorrow Never Dies, released in 1997, is the eighteenth Spy film in the James Bond series, and the second to star Pierce Brosnan Joy Division were an English rock band formed in 1976 in Salford, Greater Manchester. Michael Mann is the name of Michael Mann (director (born 1943 Hollywood Fats (real name Michael Mann 1954-1986 accomplished Heat is a 1995 American crime drama Film written and directed by Michael Mann.

1999–2004

In 1999 Moby released the album Play. Play is the sixth Studio album by the music artist Moby. While some of Moby's earlier work garnered critical and commercial success within the Electronic Play was released to poor reviews and moderate sales, but eventually went on to sell over nine million records worldwide. Many of the songs on the album were licensed to films, advertisements, and TV shows, but the majority of licenses were to independent films and non-profit groups. Moby performed three times on Top of the Pops with singles from the album. Top of the Pops, also known as TOTP, was a long-running British music chart Television programme, made and broadcast One of the collaborations on the album was "Southside", featuring Gwen Stefani. Gwen Renée Stefani (born October 3 1969 (ˈgwɛn stɛˈfɑːni is an American recording artist and Fashion designer Stefani fronts the rock band No Doubt

In 2000 his song Flower, part of the album Play: The B Sides, was used as the main theme to the Nicolas Cage starred film remake; Gone in 60 Seconds.

In 2002 Moby released the follow up to Play, 18, which earned gold and platinum awards in over 30 countries, and sold more than four million copies. 18 is a 2002 album by electronic artist Moby. It sees Moby following a similar direction to that of his previous album Play, Moby toured extensively for both Play and 18, playing well over 500 shows in the course of four years.

He founded the Area:One Festival in 2001, a popular touring festival that features an eclectic range of musical genres. The Area Festival was a Music festival founded by popular electronic Musician Moby, who asserted that he was "in large part inspired The Area:One tour featured: Outkast, Moby, New Order, Incubus, Nelly Furtado, and Paul Oakenfold. Outkast (typeset as OutKast) is a Grammy Award -winning American hip hop duo based out of East Point Georgia, a city New Order are an English rock group formed in 1980 by Bernard Sumner ( vocals, Guitars Synthesizers, Peter Hook An incubus (plural incubi) is a Demon in male form supposed to lie upon sleepers especially women in order to have Sexual intercourse with them according Nelly Kim Furtado (born December 2 1978 is a Canadian Singer-songwriter, record producer actor and instrumentalist, who also holds Portuguese Paul Oakenfold (born 30 August, 1963 in Greenhithe, Kent, UK) is a Record producer and a popular trance Area2 tour (2002) featured David Bowie, Moby, Blue Man Group, Busta Rhymes, and Carl Cox. David Bowie (ˈboʊiː born David Robert Jones on 8 January 1947 is an English Musician, actor producer, and arranger. Blue Man Group ( Blue Man, BMG) is a creative organization founded by Phil Stanton Chris Wink and Matt Goldman it is centered on a trio of mute performers called Trevor George Smith Jr, (born May 20 1972 better known as Busta Rhymes, is an American actor and Musician of Jamaican descent Carl Cox (born July 29, 1962 in Oldham, Lancashire, England) is an international techno and house

In 2001, Moby also earned the ire of rapper Eminem after Moby called Eminem's music misogynist and homophobic; Eminem later satirized Moby (among others) in Without Me, declaring "Nobody listens to techno!" The two got into a confrontation at the 2002 MTV Video Music Awards, along with Triumph the Insult Comic Dog. Marshall Bruce Mathers III (born October 17 1972 known as Slim Shady and his primary Stage name Eminem, is an Academy Award -winning Marshall Bruce Mathers III (born October 17 1972 known as Slim Shady and his primary Stage name Eminem, is an Academy Award -winning " Without Me " is a song by Rapper Eminem from his album The Eminem Show. The MTV Video Music Awards were established in the end of the summer of 1984 by MTV to celebrate the top Music videos of the year Triumph the Insult Comic Dog is a character Puppet performed by Robert Smigel premiering in 1997 on NBC 's Late ^[5]

In the next few years, Moby co-wrote "Is It Any Wonder" with Sophie Ellis-Bextor, remixed the Beastie Boys and David Bowie and Nas and Metallica, produced and wrote a song for Britney Spears, and collaborated with Public Enemy on "Make Love, Fuck War", which was released prior to the 2004 U. Sophie Michelle Ellis-Bextor (born 10 April 1979) is a multi- platinum selling British pop Singer and Songwriter David Bowie (ˈboʊiː born David Robert Jones on 8 January 1947 is an English Musician, actor producer, and arranger. Nasir Jones, nɑːˈsiər (born September 14 1973 better known by his Stage name Nas, nɑːz formerly Nasty Nas, is an American rapper Metallica is an American heavy metal band that formed in 1981 in. Britney Jean Spears (born December 2 1981 is an American recording artist and entertainer S. presidential election. Moby also had his song "Extreme Ways" used in the Jason Bourne movies. Although not a hit when it was released, "Extreme Ways" has gone on to become Moby's most downloaded song.

In 2004 Moby worked on the John Kerry presidential campaign, and also worked extensively with liberal group moveon.org. } John Forbes Kerry (born December 11 1943 is an American Politician who is currently serving his fourth term as the junior United States Senator MoveOn is an American non-profit progressive liberal public policy advocacy group and Political action committee which has raised millions of

2005 onwards

In 2005 Moby released Hotel. Hotel is an Album by the musician Moby, first released internationally on March 14, 2005 and then on March 22, Instead of his relying on samples for vocals, all of the vocals and instruments were performed live in the studio, by Moby and vocalist Laura Dawn. Laura Dawn (born January 1, 1970 in Pleasantville Iowa) is a Political activist and Singer / Songwriter.

Hotel spawned two of Moby's biggest European hits, "Lift Me Up" and "Slipping Away," both of which were #1 European singles. Hotel is an Album by the musician Moby, first released internationally on March 14, 2005 and then on March 22, " Lift Me Up " is a single by the American musician Moby. " Slipping Away " is an electronic song recorded by Moby for his album Hotel (2005 Hotel went on to earn gold and platinum awards in over twenty countries, with global sales of over two million copies.

In 2006 Moby also acted in the movie Pittsburgh, with Jeff Goldblum and Illeana Douglas. Pittsburgh is a 1942 Feature film directed by Lewis Seiler and starring Marlene Dietrich, Randolph Scott, and John Jeffrey Lynn Goldblum (born October 22, 1952) is an Academy Award -nominated American actor Illeana Douglas (born July 25 1965 is an Emmy award -nominated American actress

In 2006 He accepted an offer to score the soundtrack for Richard Kelly's 2007 movie Southland Tales because he was a fan of Kelly's previous film, Donnie Darko. Richard Kelly (born March 28, 1975 in Newport News Virginia) is an American Film director and writer, best Southland Tales is a 2006 Science fiction / Drama / Black comedy Film, written and directed by Richard Kelly. Donnie Darko is a 2001 cult classic Psychological thriller Film written and directed by Richard Kelly, and starring

In 2007 Moby launched a website entitled mobygratis. com. mobygratis provides free music for film students and independent and non-profit filmmakers. It is a non-profit venture, with any/all revenue earned by mobygratis. com going to the Humane Society/HSUS. A humane society may be a group that aims to stop human or animal Suffering due to Cruelty or other reasons although in many countries it is now used mostly for societies The Humane Society of the United States ( HSUS) is a Washington D

In 2007 Moby also started a rock band, The Little Death, NYC, with his friends Laura Dawn, Daron Murphy, and Aaron Brooks. Laura Dawn (born January 1, 1970 in Pleasantville Iowa) is a Political activist and Singer / Songwriter. Daron Murphy is a musician best well known for his work as a guitarist with electronica icon Moby. Aaron Brooks may refer to Aaron Brooks (American football (born 1976 American football player Aaron Brooks (basketball (born 1985

In 2008 Moby released Last Night, an eclectic album of electronic dance music inspired by a night out in his New York neighborhood (the Lower East Side). Last Night is Moby 's eighth studio album and was released on 29 March 2008 in Australia 1 April 2008 in the USA The singles from Last Night include "Alice," "Disco Lies," "I Love To Move In Here," and "Ooh Yeah. " Alice " is the first single in UK released by electronica artist Moby from his 2008 album Last Night, featuring guest vocals from the British " Disco Lies " is the first single in Europe released by electronica artist Moby from his 2008 album Last Night. " ^[6]

In collaboration with The Sunday Times, Moby released an exclusive mix album titled "A Night In NYC" which appeared on the newspaper's cover. The Sunday Times is a Sunday Broadsheet Newspaper distributed in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland. It was a compilation of Moby tracks spanning his career and included video from his new album Last Night.

Collaborations

Moby has collaborated live with many of his heroes while on tour or at fundraisers. He has performed "Walk on the Wild Side" with Lou Reed, "Me and Bobby McGee" with Kris Kristofferson, "Heroes" with David Bowie, "Helpless" with Bono and Michael Stipe, "New Dawn Fades" with New Order, "Make Love, Fuck War" with Public Enemy, "Whole Lotta Love" with Slash, and "That's When I Reach For My Revolver" with Mission Of Burma, among others. Lewis Allan Reed (born March 2 1942 is an American rock Singer-songwriter and Guitarist. David Bowie (ˈboʊiː born David Robert Jones on 8 January 1947 is an English Musician, actor producer, and arranger. John Michael Stipe (born January 4 1960 in Decatur Georgia) is an American singer who is the lead vocalist for the Alternative rock band R New Order are an English rock group formed in 1980 by Bernard Sumner ( vocals, Guitars Synthesizers, Peter Hook Mission of Burma is an American Post-punk band formed in Boston Massachusetts in 1979

Essays

Many Moby albums include essays that he has written himself in the inlay card. Everything Is Wrong had essays on over-consumption ("We use toxic chlorine bleach to keep our underpants white") and U. Chlorine (ˈklɔriːn from the Greek word 'χλωρóς' ( khlôros, meaning 'pale green' is the Chemical element with Atomic number 17 and A bleach is a Chemical that removes color or whitens often via Oxidation. S. religious leaders ("Why doesn't the Christian right go out and spread mercy, compassion and selflessness?"), and The End of Everything discussed being a vegan ("Could you look an animal in the eyes and say to it, 'My appetite is more important than your suffering'?"). The Christian right is a term used predominantly in the United States to describe a spectrum of right-wing Christian political and social movements and

He was interviewed by Lucy Walker for a chapter in Sound Unbound: Sampling Digital Music and Culture (The MIT Press, 2008) edited by Paul D. Lucy Walker (born in London, United Kingdom) is a Film director, mostly of theatrical feature Documentaries. Miller a. k. a. DJ Spooky. DJ Spooky That Subliminal Kid (born Paul D Miller,1970 is a Washington DC-born electronic and experimental Hip hop musician whose work is often called "

Besides music

Moby is a vegan, and self-proclaimed "simpleton". He has expressed pro-choice views. Overview See also Ethical aspects of abortion Pro-choice advocates emphasize their beliefs that having a child is a personal choice that affects a woman's body and He lives in New York City's Little Italy, where he has lived for a decade in a small apartment in a five-story building across the street from David Bowie. The City of New York Little Italy is a neighborhood in lower Manhattan, New York City, once known for its large population of Italians. David Bowie (ˈboʊiː born David Robert Jones on 8 January 1947 is an English Musician, actor producer, and arranger. Until recently he co-owned a small restaurant and tea shop called TeaNY, where he occasionally waited tables. A restaurant is a retail establishment that serves prepared Food to Customers. A tea house or tearoom is a venue centered on drinking Tea. Their function varies widely depending on the culture and some cultures have a variety of distinct TeaNY (also spelled in lowercase as such teany) is the name of a small tea house restaurant and beverage distributor in New York City that is owned by Kelly Tisdale He also organized the Little Idiot Collective, a group of artists.

In an interview with Psychology Today, Moby stated that when he was 19, he tried LSD and began suffering from panic attacks. Psychology Today is a bi-monthly magazine published in the United States. Panic attacks are sudden discrete periods of intense anxiety mounting Physiological arousal fear stomach problems and discomfort that are associated with a variety of He claims that he no longer experiences them as frequently as he used to, but occasionally he will "have too much caffeine, be stressed out about work and be in a relationship that's not going well, and it will happen again. Caffeine is a bitter white crystalline Xanthine Alkaloid that acts as a Psychoactive Stimulant Drug and a mild Diuretic " He is very open about this in an attempt to help fans who suffer from similar panic disorders. Panic Disorder is a Psychological condition characterized by recurring Panic attacks in combination with significant behavioral change lasting at least a month ^[7]

When asked about drugs, he responded: "I'm sort of a libertarian. Libertarianism is a term used by a broad spectrum of political philosophies which prioritize individual Liberty and seek to minimize or even abolish the People should be able to do what they want. I ultimately defer the wisdom to an adult to make their own choices. If someone wants to do drugs, I think it's their own business and not the business of the state. "^[8]

Activism

Moby is an advocate for a variety of causes, working with MoveOn and The Humane Society, among others. MoveOn is an American non-profit progressive liberal public policy advocacy group and Political action committee which has raised millions of A humane society may be a group that aims to stop human or animal Suffering due to Cruelty or other reasons although in many countries it is now used mostly for societies He created MoveOn Voter Fund's Bush in 30 Seconds contest along with singer/ MoveOn Cultural Director Laura Dawn and MoveOn Executive Director Eli Pariser. Bushin30secondsorg is a liberal web site sponsored by MoveOnorg voter fund. Laura Dawn (born January 1, 1970 in Pleasantville Iowa) is a Political activist and Singer / Songwriter. Eli Pariser (born December 17, 1980 in Lincolnville Maine) is Executive Director of MoveOn The music video for the song "Disco Lies" from From Last Night has heavy anti-meat industrial themes, evoking the activism of PETA. " Disco Lies " is the first single in Europe released by electronica artist Moby from his 2008 album Last Night.

He also actively engages in nonpartisan activism, and serves on the Board of Directors of Amend. org^[9], a nonprofit that implements injury prevention programs in Africa.

Moby is a member of the Board of Directors of the Institute for Music and Neurologic Function (IMNF), a not-for-profit organization dedicated to advancing scientific inquiry on music and the brain and to developing clinical treatments to benefit people of all ages^[10]. The Institute for Music and Neurologic Function is a US nonprofit organization conducting research into and applying Music therapy. A non-profit organization ( abbreviated "NPO" also "not-for-profit" is a legally constituted Organization whose objective is to support or engage He has also performed on various benefit concerts to help increase awareness for music therapy and raise funds for the Institute. In 2004, he was honored with the IMNF’s "Music Has Power Award" for his advocacy of music therapy and for his dedication and support to its recording studio program.

He is an advocate of network neutrality and he testified before United States House of Representatives committee debating the issue in 2006. See also Network neutrality in the United States See also Network neutrality in Canada Definitions of network neutrality Advocates offer three The United States House of Representatives is one of the two chambers of the United States Congress; the other is the Senate. ^[11][12]

Faith

In a 2003 BBC interview, Moby spoke about his encounter with the Gospels, "In about 1985 I read the teachings of Christ and was instantly struck by the idea that Christ was somehow divine. This article is about the canonical books of the New Testament Christ is the English term for the Greek ( Khristós) meaning "the anointed " When I say I love Christ and love the teachings of Christ I mean that in the most simple and naïve and subjective way. I'm not saying I'm right, and I certainly wouldn't criticize anyone else's beliefs. "^[13]

In a September 20, 2006 audio interview with Sojourners Magazine, he says, "I read the New Testament, specifically the gospels and I was struck at their divinity, feeling that humans could not have figured this out on their own. Events 451 - The Battle of Chalons takes place in North Eastern France. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Sojourners Magazine, a monthly publication of the Christian social justice organization Sojourners was first published in 1971 under the original title of The Post-American. We're just not bright enough. "^[14] He also discusses his faith on his own weblog. A blog (a contraction of the term " Web log " is a Web site, usually maintained by an individual with regular entries of commentary descriptions of On January 19, 2007, in his reaction to seeing Alexandra Pelosi's Friends of God, a film about evangelism in the United States, Moby writes, "The movie reminded me just how utterly disconnected the agenda of the evangelical Christian right is from the teachings of Christ. Events 1419 - Hundred Years' War: Rouen surrenders to Henry V of England completing his reconquest of Normandy. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Alexandra C Pelosi (born on October 5 1970 in San Francisco California) is a journalist documentary filmmaker and writer based in New York Friends of God A Road Trip With Alexandra Pelosi is an HBO television documentary about evangelicals in the United States that Evangelism is the Christian practice of proselytisation. The intention of most evangelism is to effect Eternal salvation to those who do not follow the The United States of America —commonly referred to as the "^[15]

He supports the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster. The Flying Spaghetti Monster (also known as the FSM) is the Deity of a ^[16]

Discography

Main article: Moby discography

Videography

• Play: The DVD (2001)
• 18 B Sides + DVD (2003)
• The Hotel Tour 2005 (2006)
• Go: The Very Best of Moby (2006)

Biographies

• Moby: Replay, 2001 Olmstead Press Paperback ISBN 1-58754-011-8

References

External links

• Official site / journal
• Moby page at Mute Records web site
• Listings of all Moby albums and music sampler
• Interview with Moby at musicOMH.com
• Moby Interview
• Interview with Moby
• Moby discusses Southland Tales

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