American DJ and record producer From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sonny John Moore (born 15 January 1988) is an American electronic music producer, DJ and singer-songwriter. He is better known by his stage name, Skrillex.
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Birth name | Sonny John Moore |
Born | January 15, 1988 |
Origin | Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
Genres | Dubstep, electro house, emo[1] |
Occupation(s) | DJ, music producer, guitarist, singer |
Instruments | Vocals, bass, turntables, drum machine, synthesiser, sampler, sequencer, personal computer |
Years active | 2002–present |
Labels | Atlantic, Big Beat, mau5trap, OWSLA |
Website | www |
Moore started his first band when he was 13, which was called The Riots. He also started a second band called Hazel-rah. He joined the band "From First to Last" in 2004 when he was 16. Moore left "From First to Last" in 2007 and announced that he would be starting a solo career. He also dropped out of school at a young age.
He was signed by deadmau5 to his label, mau5trap recordings, where he released his second EP, Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites.[2] His song "Kill Everybody" was featured in the trailer for Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception. He also made a song called "Reptile Theme" for the soundtrack to Mortal Kombat.
On 17 August 2011, Skrillex announced that he was starting his label, OWSLA.[3]
In 2011, he was nominated for five Grammy awards. He won three for "Best Dance/Electronica Album," "Best Dance Recording," and "Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical".[4]
He holds the world record for most Grammys won by an Electronic Dance Music artist, with 8 awards.
His song "First of the Year (Equinox)" was featured in the first episode of the Beavis and Butt-head revival. He released his fourth EP Bangarang on 23 December 2011.
He made a song titled "Bug Hunt" for the 2012 animated film Wreck-It Ralph and also made a small and brief cameo as a DJ.[5]
The song "Make it Bun Dem" with Damian Marley was used as a looped variant and plays during the single player mission 'Kick the Hornet’s Nest' in the 2012 video game Far Cry 3.[6]
He released his sixth EP titled Leaving on 2 January 2013 for OWSLA's subscription service called The Nest.[7]
On 14 March 2014, Skrillex released his debut studio album Recess.[8]
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Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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2012 | Himself | Best New Artist | Nominated |
2012 | "Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites" | Best Dance Recording | Won |
2012 | "Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites" | Best Dance/Electronica Album | Won |
2012 | Benny Benassi feat. Gary Go – "Cinema (Skrillex Remix)" | Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical | Won |
2012 | "First of the Year (Equinox)" | Best Short Form Music Video | Nominated |
2012 | "First of the Year (Equinox)" | Best Short Form Music Video | Nominated |
2013 | "Bangarang" | Best Dance Recording | Won |
2013 | "Bangarang" | Best Dance/Electronica Album | Won |
2013 | "Promises" (Skrillex & Nero Remix) | Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical | Won |
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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2012 | "First of the Year (Equinox)" | Best Electronic Dance Music Video | Nominated |
2012 | "First of the Year (Equinox)" | Best Visual Effects in a Video | Won |
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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2013 | "Wreck-it Ralph" | Outstanding Achievement, Music in an Animated Feature Production | Won |
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