Mocky is a pop music performer (born Dominic Salole) in Saskatchewan on October 7, 1974 who later moved to Ottawa and then Toronto, Canada. Saskatchewan (səˈskætʃəwən) is a prairie province in Canada, which has an area of 588276 He later moved to Berlin, Germany. Berlin is the capital city and one of sixteen states of Germany. His father is of Somali descent but born in present-day Yemen, his mother is from England. Somalis ( Soomaaliyeed, الصوماليون are an ethnic group located in the Horn of Africa, also known as the Somali Peninsula. Yemen ( Arabic: اليَمَن al-Yaman officially the Republic of Yemen ( Arabic: الجمهورية اليمنية al-Jumhuuriyya England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland

Mocky is known for a sense of humour in his music and combining elements of hip-hop, and experimental sounds into memorable tunes. His song "Sweet Music" from his first album quickly became an underground hit especially in Europe. He has released three albums under his own name. He has also been a member of the groups The Puppetmastaz, The Shit, Son,The D. " The Shit " (also spelled as The ?hit on the single cover was a single by American Rapper, The D Son was a Canadian Alternative rock band in the 1990s The band included Jason Beck, Dominic Salole and Dave Szigeti. O. M, The Freeway Band, and The Roustabouts.

Mocky is also known for his close musical associations and collaborations with Peaches, Feist and Gonzales, Taylor Savvy, Kevin Blechdom and Jamie Lidell. Merrill Beth Nisker (born 1968 in Toronto Ontario) better known as Peaches, is an Electronica musician whose songs are concerned mainly with Leslie Feist (born 13 February 1976 in Amherst Nova Scotia, Canada) is a Canadian Singer-songwriter. Gonzales (real name Jason Charles Beck) is a Canadian musician currently residing in Paris, France. Jamie Lidell (born September 18 1973 in Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, England) is a musician

Mocky cowrote and co produced on Jamie Lidell's 2005 album Multiply, and Feist's album The Reminder. Jamie Lidell (born September 18 1973 in Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, England) is a musician Multiply is an album by Jamie Lidell on Warp Records. Unusually for Warp which for many years released mainly Electronic music, the album Mocky co-wrote and co-produced 2008's "JIM" by Jamie Lidell

Discography

Solo Albums: 2006 Mocky - Navy Brown Blues / 2004 Mocky - Are + Be / 2003 Mocky - In Mesopotamia (JD Slazenger version) / 2002 Mocky - In Mesopotamia (original version)

Productions, compositions or instrumental features appear on: 2008 Jamie Lidell - Jim / 2007 Feist - The Reminder / 2007 Teki Latex - Party De Plaisir / 2007 Micky Green - White T-Shirt / 2006 Soffy O - The Beauty Of It / 2006 Jamie Lidell - Multiply Additions / 2006 Jane Birkin - Fictions / 2005 Jamie Lidell - Multiply / 2005 Kevin Blechdom - Eat My Heart Out / 2005 Puppetmastaz - Creature Shock Rock Radio / 2005 Studio R - Clapz / 2003 Gonzales - Presidential Suite / 2002 Puppetmastaz - Zoology / 2002 Gonzales - The Entertainist

Remixes: 2007 Young MC - Bust A Move / 2006 Architecture In Helsinki - Need To Shout / 2006 Jamie Lidell - What's The Use / 2005 Feist - Inside & Out / 2004 Feist - Mushaboom / 2004 Husky Rescue - Summertime Cowboy / 2003 V. A. - Cinemix / 2003 Isolee - It's About

External links

• A Word From Mocky
• Mocky on Myspace
• RBMA Radio On Demand - Train Wreck Mix - Mocky (Fine)