Richard Melville Hall (born September 11, 1965), known professionally as Moby, is an American musician, songwriter and animal rights activist. He has sold 20 million records worldwide.
Biography
Richard Melville Hall (born September 11, 1965), known professionally as Moby, is an American musician, songwriter and animal rights activist. He has sold 20 million records worldwide. AllMusic considers him to be "among the most important dance music figures of the early 1990s, helping bring dance music to a mainstream audience both in the United States and the United Kingdom". After taking up guitar and piano at the age of nine, he played in several underground punk rock bands through the 1980s (Vatican Commandos, Flipper, Ultra Vivid Scene) before turning to electronic dance music. In 1989, he moved to New York City and became a prolific figure as a DJ, producer, and remixer. His 1991 single "Go" was his mainstream breakthrough, especially in Europe, where it peaked within the top ten of the charts in the Netherlands and the United Kingdom. Between 1992 and 1997 he scored eight top ten hits on the Billboard Dance Club Songs chart including "Move (You Make Me Feel So Good)", "Feeling So Real", and "James Bond Theme (Moby Re-Version)". Throughout the decade he also produced music under various pseudonyms, released the critically acclaimed Everything Is Wrong (1995). His punk-orien
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Sources & provenance
- https://musicbrainz.org/search?query=Moby&type=artist
- https://musicbrainz.org/artist/8970d868-0723-483b-a75b-51088913d3d4
- https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q14045
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moby
| Field | Value | Source | Verified | Conf. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| origin_country | US | MusicBrainz | June 10, 2026 | 95 |
| origin_city | United States | MusicBrainz | June 10, 2026 | 75 |
| genres | electronic, ambient, downtempo, techno, electronica, house | MusicBrainz | June 10, 2026 | 80 |
| musicbrainz | https://musicbrainz.org/artist/8970d868-0723-483b-a75b-51088913d3d4 | MusicBrainz | June 10, 2026 | 99 |
| bandcamp | https://moby.bandcamp.com/ | MusicBrainz | June 10, 2026 | 88 |
| discogs | https://www.discogs.com/artist/1031 | Wikidata | June 10, 2026 | 90 |
| spotify | https://open.spotify.com/artist/3OsRAKCvk37zwYcnzRf5XF | Wikidata | June 10, 2026 | 90 |
| website | https://moby.com | Wikidata | June 10, 2026 | 90 |
| resident_advisor | https://ra.co/dj/moby | MusicBrainz | June 10, 2026 | 88 |
| apple_music | https://music.apple.com/us/artist/789023 | MusicBrainz | June 10, 2026 | 88 |
| beatport | https://www.beatport.com/artist/moby/22378 | MusicBrainz | June 10, 2026 | 88 |
| tiktok | https://www.tiktok.com/@moby | Wikidata | June 10, 2026 | 90 |
| https://www.instagram.com/moby/ | Wikidata | June 10, 2026 | 90 | |
| soundcloud | https://soundcloud.com/moby | Wikidata | June 10, 2026 | 90 |
| wikidata | https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q14045 | Wikidata | June 10, 2026 | 95 |
| youtube | https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkkiTV-Lnt-m3DQp-ZeFdkA | Wikidata | June 10, 2026 | 90 |
| wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moby | Wikipedia | June 10, 2026 | 85 |
| bio_short | Richard Melville Hall (born September 11, 1965), known professionally as Moby, is an American musician, songwriter and animal rights activist. He has sold 20 million records worldwide. | Wikipedia | June 10, 2026 | 80 |
| bio_long | Richard Melville Hall (born September 11, 1965), known professionally as Moby, is an American musician, songwriter and animal rights activist. He has sold 20 million records worldwide. AllMusic considers him to be "among the most important dance music figures of the early 1990s, helping bring dance music to a mainstream audience both in the United States and the United Kingdom". After taking up guitar and piano at the age of nine, he played in several underground punk rock bands through the 1980s (Vatican Commandos, Flipper, Ultra Vivid Scene) before turning to electronic dance music. In 1989, he moved to New York City and became a prolific figure as a DJ, producer, and remixer. His 1991 single "Go" was his mainstream breakthrough, especially in Europe, where it peaked within the top ten of the charts in the Netherlands and the United Kingdom. Between 1992 and 1997 he scored eight top ten hits on the Billboard Dance Club Songs chart including "Move (You Make Me Feel So Good)", "Feeling So Real", and "James Bond Theme (Moby Re-Version)". Throughout the decade he also produced music under various pseudonyms, released the critically acclaimed Everything Is Wrong (1995). His punk-orien | Wikipedia | June 10, 2026 | 80 |
| gender | male | Wikidata | June 10, 2026 | 94 |
How to cite this page
House Music Intelligence Database. "Moby — House Music Artist Profile." Published by World Famous House Crew. Last verified June 10, 2026. URL: https://database.worldfamoushousecrew.org/artist/moby