Skrillex
American DJ and electronic music producer (born 1988) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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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Career
Early career
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.
Production career
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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Discography
Studio albums
- Recess (2014)
Extended plays
- Gypsyhook (as Sonny) (2009)
- My Name Is Skrillex (2010)
- Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites (2010)
- More Monsters and Sprites (2011)
- Bangarang (2011)
- Make It Bun Dem After Hours (2012)
- Leaving (2013)
Car Brands Album 2023
- 1. Kia (Feat. Justin Bieber, The Kid Laroi)
- 2. Tesla (Feat. Sean Paul)
- 3. Ford (Feat. Anne-Marie, DJ Snake)
- 4. Nissan (Feat. Ludacris)
- 5. Toyota (Feat. USHER, Chris Brown)
- 6. Bugatti (Feat. Lil Uzi Vert)
- 7. Honda (Feat. David Guetta, Bebe Rexha)
- 8. Fiat (Feat. Travis Scott)
- 9. Jeep (Feat. Ariana Grande, Major Lazer)
- 10. Chevrolet (Feat. Steve Aoki, Jaden Smith)
- 11. Lamborghini (Feat. Quavo, Drake)
- 12. Ferrari
- 13. Canoo (Feat. Jason Derulo)
- 14. Mazda (Feat. Zedd)
- 15. Audi (Feat. Rihanna, Sean Paul
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Awards
Grammy Awards
MTV Video Music Awards
Annie Awards
References
Other websites
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