102-404: Moby (born 1965) is an American electronic musician and DJ Moby or MOBY may refer to: Moby Richard Melville Hall (born September 11, 1965), known professionally as Moby , is an American musician, songwriter, record producer, DJ and animal rights activist. He has sold 20 million records worldwide. AllMusic considers him to be "among the most important dance music figures of
204-520: A David Lynch speech at the BAFTA Award ceremony in the UK which prompted him to write new material that he liked with little regard to its mainstream commercial success. He decided against recording in a professional studio as he wanted to record the entire album at home, and chose to have the album mixed using analogue equipment. Wait for Me was released on June 30, 2009. Moby and Lynch discussed
306-534: A post-punk group named AWOL around the time of his eighteenth birthday. He is credited on their only release, a self-titled EP, as Moby Hall. In 1983, Moby graduated from Darien High School and started a philosophy degree at the University of Connecticut in Storrs, Connecticut . Around this time he had found the instruments he had learned "sonically limiting" and moved to electronic music. He spun records at
408-589: A 1937 recording of White 's " Shake 'Em On Down ". Darien, Connecticut Darien ( / ˌ d ɛər i ˈ æ n / DAIR -ee- AN ) is a coastal town in Fairfield County, Connecticut , United States. With a population of 21,499 and a land area of just under 13 square miles (34 km ), it is the smallest town on Connecticut's Gold Coast . The town is part of the Western Connecticut Planning Region . It has
510-455: A Beat ", " Next Is the E ", and a double A-side of " I Feel It " with " Thousand ". The latter was recognised by Guinness World Records as the fastest tempo in a recorded song at 1,015 beats-per-minute . In 1992, Moby completed his first US tour as the opening act for the Shamen . In mid-1992, Moby estimated that he had earned between $ 8,000 to $ 11,000 a year for the past six years. At
612-422: A beach and swimming area, clubhouse, playground, picnic area, concession stand, and tennis and paddle courts. In 2022, the town purchased a 60-acre (24 ha) island, Great Island, from the estate William Ziegler . The Darien Community Association bird sanctuary is a 4-acre (1.6 ha) woodland behind Meadowlands manor. The Darien Ice House is an ice rink. Founded in 1928, Noroton Yacht Club runs
714-529: A brief time. His mother struggled to support her son, often relying on food stamps and government welfare. They occasionally stayed with Moby's grandparents in Darien, but the affluence of the New York City suburb made him feel poor and ashamed. Shortly before his mother's death in 1997, Moby learned from her that he has a half brother. His first job was a caddy at a golf course. Moby took up music at
816-445: A chemistry professor, who died in a car crash while drunk when Moby was two. His father gave him the nickname Moby three days after his birth as his parents considered the name Richard too large for a newborn baby. The name was also a reference to the ancestry Hall says he was told by his family, though he is not directly related to Herman Melville , author of Moby-Dick . Moby is distantly related to David Melville , inventor of
918-502: A deal with Mute Records , a British label, to handle his European distribution. Moby's output for Elektra/Mute began with Move , a four-track EP released in August 1993. He attempted to make it in a professional studio, but he disliked the results and re-recorded it at home. The song " All That I Need Is to Be Loved (MV) " is his first song to feature his own vocals. The first single, " Move (You Make Me Feel So Good) ", reached No. 1 on
1020-576: A drummer named Tomato to complete the line-up. They recorded their self-titled debut album in one day and released it for free on their website. It was promoted with a series of gigs in New York City and Los Angeles. Moby contributed four songs to the soundtrack of The Next Three Days , including the single " Mistake ". In January 2010, Moby announced that he had started work on a new album. He later summarised its style as: "Broken down melodic electronic music for empty cities at 2 a.m." The album
1122-573: A high rate of marriage, and high average number of children per household. Situated on the Long Island Sound , between the cities of Stamford and Norwalk , the town of Darien is a bedroom community of New York City in the New York metropolitan area (the town has relatively few office buildings), as many residents commute to New York via Metro-North . There are two railroad stations in Darien, Noroton Heights and Darien , linking
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#17328024248471224-623: A mock figure of Moby on stage. Moby put the attack down to Eminem having "this unrequited crush on me." In 2003, Moby headlined the Glastonbury Festival on the final day. He co-wrote and produced "Early Mornin'" for Britney Spears ' album In the Zone released that year. Moby returned to his dance and rave roots with the release of Baby Monkey , the third album under his Voodoo Child moniker, in 2004. Later that year, he collaborated with Public Enemy on " Make Love Fuck War ",
1326-439: A more experimental style. By this time Instinct had agreed to release Moby who then took legal action, claiming that the label demanded "a ridiculous amount of money" that he did not have to leave. He also expressed disagreements over the way Instinct had packaged and handled his music. Moby was eventually released after he paid the label $ 10,000. In 1993, Moby signed with Elektra Records , which lasted for five years. He secured
1428-528: A night out in his New York City neighborhood. The album was recorded in Moby's home studio and features various guest vocalists, including Wendy Starland, MC Grandmaster Caz , Sylvia of Kudu, MC Aynzli, and the Nigerian 419 Squad. The singles from Last Night include " Alice " and " Disco Lies ". Moby wished for the follow-up to Last Night to be emotional, personal, and melodic. He felt creatively inspired by
1530-623: A number of "self-indulgent dance" singles under the pseudonyms Lopez and DJ Cake on Trophy Records, his own Mute imprint, so he could release material that he was interested in without concern for its commercial impact. In 1996, Moby contributed "Republican Party" to the AIDS benefit album Offbeat: A Red Hot Soundtrip produced by the Red Hot Organization and released his second Voodoo Child album, The End of Everything . While touring Everything Is Wrong , Moby had grown bored with
1632-643: A party. In October 1997, Moby displayed his range of music styles with the release of I Like to Score , a compilation of his film soundtrack work with some re-recorded tracks. Among them are updated version of the " James Bond Theme " used for Tomorrow Never Dies , music used in Scream , and a cover of " New Dawn Fades " by Joy Division , an instrumental version of which appeared in Heat . Late 1997 saw Moby start his first US tour in two years. In 1998, Elektra granted Moby's request to be released from his deal on
1734-538: A protest song against the Iraq War . Moby's seventh album, Hotel , was released in March 2005. The album contains little use of samples, which Moby reasoned to using different audio recording software which had a sampling function that was too difficult to learn, "so it was me just being lazy". He nonetheless said that Hotel is a more satisfying album as a result. The instruments were recorded live by Moby except for
1836-482: A strange way." By mid-1990, Moby had signed a deal as the sole artist of Instinct Records , an independent New York City-based dance label then still in its infancy. The three-man operation saw Moby answer incoming calls and make records in a studio he set up in the owner's lounge. To appear that Instinct had more artists, Moby's early singles were put out under several names such as Voodoo Child, Barracuda, Brainstorm, and UHF. The first, "Time's Up" as The Brotherhood,
1938-464: A two-and-a-half-hour ambient album Ambient 23 . It was made almost exclusively with dated drum machines and synthesizers, with his "early ambient heroes" as sources of inspiration, including Brian Eno and Jean-Michel Jarre . On June 14, 2024, Moby released A lways Centered At Night . Featuring vocals from several artists including Brie O'Banion on the first single released on music platforms, " We're Going Wrong ", serpentwithfeet , returning to
2040-468: Is land and 2.0 square miles (5.2 km ), or 13.41%, is water. Highways include Interstate 95 . It also has two Metro-North Railroad stations for commuter trains into New York City, Noroton Heights and Darien . Darien is bordered on the west by Stamford, on the north by New Canaan , and on the east by Norwalk. On the south it faces Long Island Sound and the North Shore of Long Island . It
2142-631: Is most common in September. As of the census of 2000, there were 19,607 people, 6,592 households, and 5,385 families residing in the town. The population density was 1,525.2 inhabitants per square mile (588.9/km ). There were 6,792 housing units at an average density of 203.9 inhabitants/km (528.3 persons/sq mi). The racial makeup of the town was 95.97% White , 0.45% African American , 0.04% Native American , 2.42% Asian , 0.03% Pacific Islander , 0.30% from other races, and 0.80% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.19% of
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#17328024248472244-423: Is part of "Sustainable Fairfield County"—a cooperative organization made up of ten Fairfield County communities that have joined forces to help advance environmental sustainability and responsibility county-wide. The other municipalities include Easton, Fairfield, Greenwich, New Canaan, Norwalk, Trumbull, Weston, Westport and Wilton. Historically, Darien has been a solidly Republican town; but in 2016 , in spite of
2346-521: Is part of the Connecticut panhandle jutting into New York state. Darien has a humid continental climate , similar to that of New York City, with warm to hot summers and cold winters. The highest recorded temperature was 103 °F (39 °C) in July 1966, while the lowest recorded temperature was −15 °F (−26 °C) in 1968. Snowfall is generally frequent in winter while average precipitation
2448-486: Is protected by three independent all-volunteer fire departments in three fire districts. The Darien Police Department is composed of 51 sworn officers, 18 traffic agents, 12 civilian employees and is headquartered at 25 Hecker Avenue in Darien, CT. The Department maintains a fleet of 30 vehicles which includes 13 marked patrol units, a motorcycle, a 27-foot (8.2 m) SAFEboat, a special services vehicle, undercover vehicles and administrative vehicles. The Department acts as
2550-572: Is the only ambulance service in the nation staffed and run entirely by high school student volunteers, covers one of the deadliest stretches of Interstate 95, and responds to over 1,500 emergency calls annually. The Explorer post is chartered under the Connecticut Yankee Council , and is considered a scouting unit. The service provides emergency care at no cost to the patient, funded entirely by private donations from town residents. Teenagers are allowed to perform patient care due to
2652-591: Is your Pride?" on YouTube in June shortly after the album released. Rolling Stone praised the album on Moby for his "creativity knows no boundaries". Moby later release a complimentary remix album in mid September titled "always centered at night (quiet home: remixes dj mix)". Fans would go on to say the original album is "like a sequel" to Moby's smash hit " Play " released in 1999 going on to be his most recognized album. Moby has collaborated live with many of his heroes while on tour or at fundraisers. He has performed "Walk on
2754-615: The Democratic primary , Hillary Clinton won 832 votes (69.51%) in Darien, far ahead of self-described democratic socialist U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont with 363 votes (30.33%), reflecting the town’s moderate political identity. Darien is served by the Darien Public Schools , and Darien High School was ranked No. 1 in the "U.S. News Best High Schools in Connecticut" in 2019. The school also ranked in
2856-501: The Reprise from various artists, including Topic, Anfisa Letyago , Planningtorock , and Biscuits. On June 1, 2022, Moby launched his new record label, Always Centered at Night. He established it to sign "emerging and fascinating variety of singers to join with me in making music they might not have been able to make elsewhere." The first single, "Medusa", features Grammy nominated singer Aynzli Jones. On January 1, 2023, Moby released
2958-413: The per capita income for the town was $ 116,564. Darien's library was founded in 1894. Andrew Carnegie offered funds for a library, and was rejected. The Darien Library is the most heavily utilized library in Connecticut. Darien maintain 11 parks comprising 203 acres (82 ha) of land. Approximately 30 acres (12 ha) of parkland is shoreline beaches on Long Island Sound. Weed Beach features
3060-597: The 1930s and 1940s, with Darien being a prototypical sundown town . Darien is one of the few municipalities in Connecticut that comply with the State's mandate to report the racial and ethnic makeup of people stopped by the police. 82% of the people stopped are white, 12% are Black, and 15% are Hispanic. According to the United States Census Bureau , the town has a total area of 14.8 square miles (38 km ), of which 12.9 square miles (33 km )
3162-454: The 1992 Mixmag awards, he smashed his keyboard after his set. After his second nationwide tour, this time with the Prodigy and Richie Hawtin , in early 1993, a second compilation of Moby's work for Instinct followed named Early Underground . His second and final album on Instinct, Ambient , was released in August 1993. It is a collection of mostly ambient techno instrumentals of
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3264-652: The Darien Patch, and The Daily Voice, Darien. A monthly magazine known as New Canaan and Darien Magazine is also published covering Darien, New Canaan, and Rowayton (a section of the city of Norwalk). Sound Watch Magazine . is another monthly publication, founded in 2019, dedicated to local news and history of the area. Most public meetings are filmed and broadcast live, and recorded for later broadcast by Cablevision's Channel 79 Government Access. Films at least partially filmed in Darien with release date include: An ambulance service, known as "Darien EMS – Post 53"
3366-470: The Darien option. A sailor who had traveled to Isthmus of Darien , then part of the Spanish Empire , suggested the name Darien, which was eventually adopted by the people of the town. The town name is pronounced / d ɛər i ˈ æ n / (like "Dairy-Ann"), with stress on the last syllable, and has been referred to as such at least as far back as 1913. It is a common misconception to pronounce
3468-500: The Dark (OMD) as "heroes", without whom he would never have begun making electronic music. His other formative influences include Nick Drake , Suicide , Silver Apples , Eric B. & Rakim , and Public Enemy . In 1989, Moby relocated to New York City with his close friend, artist Damian Loeb . In addition to performing DJ sets in local bars and clubs, he played guitar in alternative rock group Ultra Vivid Scene and appeared in
3570-573: The Masonic Lodge in Hollywood Forever Cemetery to support the release of Hotel: Ambient . The performances were accompanied by visuals created by himself and with David Lynch. After Innocents , Moby proceeded to make a new wave dance album with a choir, but realised the difficulty in recording a full choir in his home studio and resorted to multi-tracking vocals performed by himself and guests. He then decided against
3672-641: The Republican climate nationwide, Hillary Rodham Clinton became the first Democrat to win in Darien since 1888 when Grover Cleveland beat Benjamin Harrison by two votes. The pattern resembled one in suburban areas across the country that swung hard into the Democratic column due to the Republican Party being increasingly dominated by Donald Trump and right-wing populism which alienated
3774-409: The UK and Germany included a bonus CD of ambient music entitled Underwater . Moby toured the album with some headline spots on the second stage at the 1995 Lollapalooza festival. He followed it with a double remix album, Everything Is Wrong—Mixed and Remixed . The success of Everything Is Wrong had Moby reach a new peak in critical acclaim. The Los Angeles Times thought the 29-year-old Moby
3876-560: The UK in October and earned him national exposure there with an appearance on Top of the Pops . Instinct capitalised on Moby's success with the late 1991 compilation Instinct Dance featuring tracks by Moby and his pseudonyms. The following year, Moby revealed that "Go" had earned him just $ 2,000 in royalties. The success of "Go" led to increased demand for Moby to produce more music and to remix other artists' songs. He often arranged for
3978-524: The US Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart and No. 21 in the UK. In 1993, Moby toured as the headlining act with Orbital and Aphex Twin . A rift developed between Aphex Twin and himself, partly due to Moby's refusal to tolerate their cigarette smoke, so he travelled to each gig by plane, leaving the rest on the tour bus. In 1994, Moby put out Demons/Horses , an electronic album of two 20-minute tracks under
4080-574: The US. It went on to sell over four million copies worldwide. Moby toured extensively for both Play and 18 , playing over 500 shows in the next four years. The tour included the Area2 Festival in the summer of 2002, featuring a line-up of Moby, David Bowie , Blue Man Group , Busta Rhymes , and Carl Cox . In December 2002, during a tour stop at Paradise Rock Club in Boston, Moby was punched in
4182-781: The Wild Side" with Lou Reed , "Me and Bobby McGee" with Kris Kristofferson , "Heroes" and "Cactus" 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 . He has performed two duets with the French singer Mylène Farmer ("Slipping Away (Crier la vie)" in 2006 and "Looking for My Name" in 2008) and produced seven songs on her eighth album, Bleu Noir , released on December 6, 2010 and two songs on her twelfth album L'Emprise, released on November 25, 2022 . She also sang
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4284-544: The Year and some commentators considered it to be an album ahead of its time as it failed to crack the Billboard 200 or have an impact on the dance charts. In the UK, the album reached No. 25 and the singles " Hymn " and " Feeling So Real " went to Nos. 31 and 30, respectively. Elektra took advantage of its diverse sound by distributing tracks of the same style to corresponding radio stations nationwide. Early copies put out in
4386-482: The age of nine. He started on classical guitar and received piano lessons from his mother before studying jazz, music theory, and percussion. In 1983, he became the guitarist in a hardcore punk band, the Vatican Commandos , playing on their debut EP Hit Squad for God . Around this time he was the lead vocalist for Flipper for two days; Moby played bass for their reunion shows in the 2000s. Moby formed
4488-462: The album Lady Blackbird on the second single " Dark Days ", Benjamin Zephaniah on the third single " Where Is Your Pride? ", Gaidaa on " Transit ", Danae, J.P. Bimeni , Raquel Rodriguez, Aynzli Jones, Akemi Fox, Choklate on the fourth single " Sweet Moon ", India Carney on the fifth and final single, " Precious Mind ", and Jose James . Moby released the music videos for both "Transit" and "Where
4590-562: The album and gigs were donated to animal rights organizations. Later in 2024, "This Wild Darkness" would go on to be featured in the critically acclaimed True Detective: Night Country . In 2018, Moby was a guest performer on "A$ AP Forever" by American rapper A$ AP Rocky which samples "Porcelain". This resulted in Moby's second ever appearance on the US Billboard Hot 100 singles chart, having previously charted for "Southside", 17 years prior. Moby contributed several songs to
4692-624: The album for the previous 18 months and hired Spike Stent to produce it. Moby used several guest vocalists on the album, and picked Neil Young and "Broken English" by Marianne Faithfull as the biggest influences to the musical style on the album. As with Destroyed , the photographs used for the artwork were all shot by Moby. The first single from the album was " A Case for Shame ", followed by "The Perfect Life", which featured Wayne Coyne . A casting call for its video asked "for obese Speedo-sporting bikers, nude rollerskating ghosts, and an S&M gimp proficient in rhythmic gymnastics". Moby promoted
4794-437: The album included a bonus CD of remixes and ambient music entitled Hotel: Ambient that was released on its own in 2014. 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 . In 2007, Moby also started a rock band, The Little Death with his friends Laura Dawn , Daron Murphy , and Aaron A. Brooks . Following
4896-562: The album will be given to charity. In December 2020, Moby released another ambient album, Live Ambients – Improvised Recordings Vol. 1 . It features tracks recorded under three conditions that he set himself: improvise with nothing written beforehand, no editing of the pieces after recording, and that every part of the process was to be "calming". The album was released on digital streaming platforms, followed by videos of Moby performing each track on December 30 on his YouTube channel. A documentary titled Moby Doc on Moby's life and career
4998-695: The album with three shows at the Fonda Theatre in Los Angeles, following his decision to undergo little touring from 2014. He wrote: "Pretty much all I want to do in life is stay home and make music. So, thus: a 3 date world tour." Six of Moby's songs are feature in Charlie Countryman (2013). His music set the tone to Cathedrals of Culture (2014), a 3D documentary film about the soul of buildings, directed by Wim Wenders . In December 2014, Moby performed three shows of ambient music at
5100-442: The album, which lasted 22 months. Every track on Play was licensed to various films, advertisements, and television shows, as well as independent films and non-profit groups. The move was criticised and led to some to consider that Moby had become a sellout, but he later maintained that the licenses were granted mostly to independent films and non-profit projects, and agreed to them due to the difficulty of getting his music heard on
5202-539: The almost four-hour release Long Ambients 1: Calm. Sleep. (2016). Moby continues to record and release albums; his twenty-first studio album, Resound NYC , was released in May 2023. In addition to his music career, Moby is known for his veganism and support for animal rights and humanitarian aid. He was the owner of TeaNY , a vegan cafe in Manhattan, and Little Pine , a vegan restaurant in Los Angeles, and organized
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#17328024248475304-473: The artist and himself to trade remixes as opposed to being paid for his work, which was the case for his mixes for Billy Corgan and Soundgarden . The increased mainstream exposure led Moby to request a release from his contract with Instinct for a bigger label. Instinct refused, so Moby retaliated by holding out on new material. However, Instinct continued to put out records, mostly from demos, without his consent having previously copied many of his tapes and had
5406-411: The average family size was 3.31. In the town, the population was spread out, with 32.5% under the age of 18, 3.0% from 18 to 24, 28.2% from 25 to 44, 24.0% from 45 to 64, and 12.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.7 males. In 2019, the median household income was $ 232,523 and
5508-548: The back of a church. In 1987, he started to send demos of his music to record labels in New York City; he failed to receive an offer, which led to a two-year period of "very fruitless labor". Around 1988, Moby moved into a semi-abandoned factory in Stamford, Connecticut , that had no bathroom or running water, but the free electricity supply allowed him to work on his music, using a 4-track recorder, synthesizer, and drum machine. Moby cites English band Orchestral Manoeuvres in
5610-614: The campus radio station WHUS , which led to DJ work in local clubs and bars. Moby grew increasingly unhappy at university, however, and transferred to State University of New York at Purchase , studying philosophy and photography, to try and renew his interest in studying. He dropped out in April 1984 to pursue DJing and music full-time, which started his interest in electronic dance music . For two years he lived in Greenwich, Connecticut , where he DJ'd at The Cafe, an under-21 nightclub at
5712-401: The comedy Half Magic (2018) directed by Heather Graham . In March 2019, Moby released a follow-up to his first long ambient album, Long Ambients 2 . In January 2020, Moby announced that his new studio album All Visible Objects will be released on May 15. The first single, "Power is Taken" featuring D. H. Peligro , was released on the same day as the announcement. All profits from
5814-486: The condition that he paid to leave, which amounted to "quite a lot". He felt Elektra did little to capitalise on the critical success of Everything Is Wrong , and that it was only interested in radio friendly hits. Left without an American distributor, his only deal remained with the UK-based Mute Records. Moby considered himself an artist that did not belong to a major label as his music did not fit with
5916-544: The dissolution of V2 Records in 2007, Moby signed a new deal with Mute Records to handle his American distribution. In 2007 Moby produced and performed on a remake of "The Bulrushes" by The Bongos that appeared on the special anniversary edition of the group's debut album Drums Along the Hudson , on Cooking Vinyl Records . From 2007 to 2008 he ran a series of New York club events titled "Degenerates". In 2008, Moby released Last Night , an electronic dance album inspired by
6018-422: The drums, for which he enlisted his longtime live drummer Scott Frassetto. The album features vocals from six other performers, including Laura Dawn and Shayna Steele . In 2013, Moby looked back on the album as his least favourite of his career, pointing out that it was the only one not recorded at his home studio. The singles " Lift Me Up " and " Slipping Away " became top-10 hits across Europe. Early copies of
6120-652: 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 age nine, he played in several underground punk rock bands through the 1980s 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
6222-493: The electronic scene and felt the press had failed to understand his records and take them seriously. This marked a major stylistic change for his next album, Animal Rights , combining guitar-driven rock songs with Moby on lead vocals and softer ambient tracks. Upon completing the album Moby said that it was "weird, long, self-indulgent and difficult". Its lead single is a cover version of " That's When I Reach for My Revolver " by post-punk group Mission of Burma . Animal Rights
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#17328024248476324-474: The empty Earth." "This Wild Darkness" was the third single, released in February 2018. Moby described the song as "an existential dialog between me and the gospel choir: me talking about my confusion, the choir answering with longing and hope." Moby promoted the album with three live shows in March 2018 with a full band, one at The Echo in Los Angeles and two at Rough Trade in New York City. All profits from
6426-475: The face and sprayed with mace by two or three assailants while signing autographs outside the venue. The incident left him with multiple bruises and cuts. In February 2002, Moby performed at the closing ceremony of the Winter Olympics . That month he hosted the half-hour MTV series Señor Moby's House of Music , presenting a selection of electronic and dance music videos. His song " Extreme Ways "
6528-433: The fact that Connecticut is one of the few states in the nation which allows emergency medical technicians to be certified at age 16. Students start training while they are in their freshman year of high school. They are elected by current members of Post and then they continue their training supervised by trained adults, Post 53 lets in 20 teenagers a year to join the crew, and includes boys and girls. The town of Darien
6630-476: The fall of 2005. Darien sports teams go by the name of the "Blue Wave". Pear Tree Point School , originally named Plumfield School, was a private school on Long Neck, educating students in pre-kindergarten through Grade 5. The school was closed in summer 2018. Darien is served by a local print/online weeklies, the Darien Times , four exclusively online local news websites, Darienite, HamletHub Darien,
6732-499: The first United States-patented gas light system. Moby was raised by his mother, first in San Francisco from 1969 for a short period. He recalled being sexually abused by a staff member at his daycare during this time. This was followed by a move to Darien, Connecticut , living in a squat with "three or four other drug-addicted hippies, with bands playing in the basement." The two then moved to Stratford, Connecticut , for
6834-462: The follow-up to Play in late 2000. Prior to working on tracks for 18 , he got friends to search for records with vocals that he could use and make samples from and went on to write over 140 songs for the album. At the same time, Moby familiarised himself with the ProTools software and made 18 with it. Released in May 2002, 18 went to No. 1 in the UK and eleven other countries, and No. 4 in
6936-796: The genres that they promoted. Moby's fifth album, Play , was released by Mute and V2 Records in May 1999. The project originated when a music journalist introduced Moby to the field recordings of Alan Lomax from the compilation album Sounds of the South: A Musical Journey From the Georgia Sea Islands to the Mississippi Delta . Moby took an interest in the songs and formed samples from various tracks which he used to base new tracks of his own. Upon release in May 1999, Play had moderate sales but eventually sold over 10 million copies worldwide. Moby toured worldwide in support of
7038-403: The largest junior sailing program in the United States. Elected bodies in the town government are a five-member Board of Selectmen , a nine-member Board of Education , a seven-member Board of Finance , a six-member Planning and Zoning Commission, three-member Board of Assessment Appeals, and a 100-member, nonpartisan Representative Town Meeting . The town has several elective offices as well:
7140-463: The master rights. This was the case for Moby's debut album, Moby , released in July 1992 and formed mostly of previously unreleased demos that Moby considered old and unrepresentative of the musical direction he had taken since. Nonetheless, he claimed Instinct had insisted and had the legal right to put it out. It was re-titled The Story So Far and presented with a different track listing for its UK release. Four singles were released: "Go", " Drop
7242-478: The middle of the twentieth century, but by the twenty-first century it had become a multi-ethnic town with residents of many religions and backgrounds. One of seven households report speaking a language other than English at home. The town's exclusive policies in the early 20th century were similar to other segregated suburbs of the time, including Beverly Hills , California, and Tuxedo Park , New York. There were events involving anti-Black racism and anti-Semitism in
7344-610: The more moderate base, a trend referred to as the suburban revolt. In 2020, this trend continued, with Democrat and former Vice President Joe Biden winning over 60% of the vote and U.S. Representative Jim Himes winning it for the first time in his political career. Darien was one of only five towns in Connecticut that backed former Ohio Governor John Kasich over Donald Trump in the 2016 Republican presidential primary . Kasich received 1,284 votes (48.89%), ahead of Trump who garnered 1,070 votes (41.54 percent) and U.S. Senator Ted Cruz of Texas with 186 votes (7.22 percent). In
7446-486: The music videos produced for the album, live performances, and other bonus features. It was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Long Form Music Video . In 2001, Moby founded the Area:One Festival which toured the US and Canada across 17 shows that summer with a range of artists. The set included Outkast , New Order , Incubus , Nelly Furtado , and Paul Oakenfold , with Moby headlining. Moby started on
7548-424: The name Voodoo Child. Moby's contract with Elektra allowed the opportunity to make his third full-length album, which was underway in 1994. He chose to include a variety of musical styles on the album that he either liked or had been influenced by, including electronic dance, ambient, rock, and industrial music. Everything Is Wrong was released in March 1995 to critical praise; Spin magazine named it Album of
7650-528: The new wave album and opted for one made by himself and seven guest vocalists he named the Void Pacific Choir. These Systems Are Failing was announced in September 2016 and coincided with the first single release, "Are You Lost In The World Like Me?". Its video, by animator Steve Cutts , addresses smartphone addiction which won a Webby Award . These Systems Are Failing was released on October 14, 2016. Moby's sole live performance of 2016
7752-647: The original site at the corner of Brookside Road and the Boston Post Road. Tories raided the town several times during the American Revolution ; at one point, they took 26 men in the parish prisoner for five months, including the Reverend Moses Mather , pastor of the parish. The Loyalist-Patriot conflict in Darien is the setting for the novel Tory Hole , the first book by children's author Louise Hall Tharp . Middlesex Parish
7854-406: The population. There were 6,592 households, out of which 46.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 74.5% were married couples living together, 5.6% had a woman whose husband did not live with her, and 18.3% were non-families. Of all households 15.6% were made up of individuals, and 8.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.95 and
7956-503: The radio and television in the past. In 2007, The Washington Post published an article about a mathematical equation dubbed the "Moby quotient" that determined to what degree had a musical artist sold out. It was named in reference to his decision to license music from Play . In 2000, Moby contributed "Flower" to Gone in 60 Seconds . He co-wrote "Is It Any Wonder" with Sophie Ellis-Bextor for her debut solo album, Read My Lips . Moby: Play - The DVD , released in 2001, features
8058-517: The recording process of Wait for Me on Lynch's online channel, David Lynch Foundation Television Beta. The video to the first single, " Shot in the Back of the Head ", offered as a free download, was directed by Lynch. Moby held a user-generated content competition to have fans create a video for "Wait for Me", the last single from the album, which was to be used as the official video. The winning entry
8160-427: The release of the first single, "Like a Motherless Child". In contrast to the politically inspired and punk nature of the two Void Pacific Choir records, the album explores themes of spirituality, individuality, and humanity. The album was released on March 2, 2018. The second single, "Mere Anarchy", was described by Moby as "post apocalypse, people are gone, and my friend Julie and I are time traveling aliens visiting
8262-460: The slightest bit of recognition. He became a has-been in the eyes of a lot of people in the industry". Despite the hit in sales and critical response, Moby promoted the album with a European tour with Red Hot Chili Peppers and Soundgarden , and headlined the Big Top tour with other dance and electronic DJs. He returned to the genre after liking the house music that a friend and DJ had played at
8364-571: The state's domestic violence program had been cut. The tour also saw Moby headline the Falls Festival in Australia and various Sunset Sounds festivals. An ambient version Wait for Me was released in late 2009 as Wait for Me: Ambient , which Moby did not produce. In 2010, Moby enlisted vocalist Phil Costello as a songwriting partner for a new heavy metal band, Diamondsnake. After writing 13 songs, they recruited guitarist Dave Hill and
8466-451: The top 150 in the national rankings, and in the top 50 in STEM high schools in the United States. Darien has five elementary schools : Hindley School , Holmes School , Ox Ridge School , Royle School , and Tokeneke School . A $ 27 million addition was completed in 2000 to the town's middle school, Middlesex Middle School , and a new $ 73 million campus for Darien High School was completed in
8568-843: The top ten of the charts in the Netherlands and the United Kingdom. Between 1992 and 1997 he scored eight top 10 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) and composed music for films. His punk-oriented album Animal Rights (1996) alienated much of his fan base. Moby found commercial and critical success with his fifth album Play (1999), which, after receiving little recognition, became an unexpected global hit in 2000 after each track
8670-722: The town clerk, probate judge, registrar of voters, tax collector and treasurer. The Board of Finance approves financial measures, including the town budget; the Board of Education controls the town's public schools; the Representative Town Meeting is the main legislative body of the town. Darien has the lowest property taxes of the Fairfield County suburbs of its size, with a mill rate of 15.35 being consistently lower than New Canaan at 15.985 and Westport at 18.09 (rates as of 2016 ). The town of Darien
8772-424: The town name as "Dairy-Anne", which many non-residents and non-long-term residents use. The village of Darien, Wisconsin shares this pronunciation; Residents say this is still the proper pronunciation. "You can always tell when someone is not from here, because they do pronounce it the way it's spelled," Louise Berry, director of the town library, said in a 2006 interview. Darien was mostly white Protestant through
8874-772: The town to Grand Central Terminal . There are eleven parks, public beaches, and the Noroton Yacht Club . According to early records, the first clearings of land were made by men from the New Haven and Wethersfield colonies and from Norwalk in about 1641. It was not until 1739, however, that the Middlesex Society of the Town of Stamford built the first community church, now the First Congregational Church of Darien, which stands on
8976-418: The vegan music and food festival Circle V. He is the author of four books, including a collection of his photography and two memoirs: Porcelain: A Memoir (2016) and Then It Fell Apart (2019). Richard Melville Hall was born September 11, 1965, in the neighborhood of Harlem in Manhattan, New York City. He is an only child of Elizabeth McBride ( née Warner), a medical secretary, and James Frederick Hall,
9078-420: The video for their 1989 single "Mercy Seat". In 1990, Moby joined Shopwell and played on their album Peanuts . Moby's first live electronic music gig followed in the summer of 1990 at Club MK; he wore a suit for the show. His future manager Eric Härle, who was in attendance, recalled Moby's set: "The music was amazing, but the show was riddled with technical mishaps. It left me very intrigued and impressed in
9180-474: The vocals to the rework of the song "Hyenas" present on the Resound NYC album. In 1992 he contributed vocals to song "Curse" on Recoil 's " Bloodline " ( Alan Wilder 's solo project, he was Depeche Mode member at time of that recording). Moby arguably later used this inspiration for his breakthrough 1999 album, Play , for which he used several old field recordings by Alan Lomax , much as Wilder had used
9282-455: Was "poised for greatness [...] to make that big crossover" from a respected underground artist to a mainstream dance and rock musician. Billboard declared him "King of techno" and Spin named him "the closest techno comes to a complete artist." In 1995, Moby was approached by Courtney Love to produce the next Hole album, but he declined. He directed the music video for "Young Man's Stride" by Mercury Rev . In 1995 and 1996, Moby put out
9384-731: Was at Circle V, a vegan food and music festival that he founded that took place on October 23 at the Fonda Theatre in Los Angeles. A second album with the Void Pacific Choir name followed in June 2017, entitled More Fast Songs About the Apocalypse , influenced by the results of the 2016 United States presidential election . Released for free online, it was marketed from a spoof website using elected President Donald Trump 's alleged PR alter-ego, John Miller. Moby announced his fifteenth studio album, Everything Was Beautiful, and Nothing Hurt , in December 2017. The announcement coincided with
9486-535: Was co-written by Moby and vocalist Jimmy Mack. This was followed by " Mobility ", his first single released as Moby, in November 1990, which sold an initial 2,000 copies. He then scored a breakthrough hit with a remix of " Go ", originally a B-side to "Mobility" with an added sample of "Laura Palmer's Theme" by Angelo Badalamenti from the television series Twin Peaks . Released in March 1991, it peaked at No. 10 in
9588-449: Was followed by "After" and "The Right Thing", both influenced by what fans had picked. A limited edition remixed version of Destroyed was released in 2012 as Destroyed Remixed and includes new remixes by David Lynch, Holy Ghost! and System Divine, and a new 30-minute ambient track named "All Sides Gone". Moby toured worldwide throughout 2013, completing acoustic and DJ sets at various concerts and festivals. His DJ set at Coachella
9690-503: Was incorporated as the Town of Darien in 1820. According to the Darien Historical Society, the name Darien was decided upon when the residents of the town could not agree on a name to replace Middlesex Parish, many families wanting it to be named after themselves. Some proposed naming the town "Belleville" in honor of Thaddeus Bell, a veteran of the revolutionary war. He apparently rejected the honor while supporting
9792-509: Was licensed to films, television shows, and commercials. It remains his highest selling album with 12 million copies sold. Its seventh single, " South Side ", featuring Gwen Stefani , remains his only one to appear on the US Billboard Hot 100 , reaching No. 14. Moby followed Play with albums of varied styles including electronic, dance, rock, and downtempo music, starting with 18 (2002), Hotel (2005), and Last Night (2008). His later albums saw him explore ambient music , including
9894-436: Was produced in collaboration with NASA with various images from space projected onto screens during the performance. On Record Store Day in 2013, Moby released a 7-inch record, The Lonely Night , featuring Screaming Trees vocalist Mark Lanegan . The track was subsequently released as a download with remixes by Moby, Photek , Gregor Tresher, and Freescha . In October 2013, Moby released Innocents . He had worked on
9996-534: Was promoted with an EP containing three tracks from the album, given free to those who had signed up to Moby's mailing list, entitled Be the One , in February 2011. The album, Destroyed , was released in May 2011. A same-titled book of Moby's photography was released around the time of the album. Moby took to an online poll to decide the next single from Destroyed ; the fans picked " Lie Down in Darkness ". This
10098-485: Was released digitally and theatrically in May 2021. The film was produced by his production company Little Walnut. Moby's next album, Reprise , was also released that month on Deutsche Grammophon . It features orchestral versions of his greatest hits with multiple guest artists. The album charted in 16 countries and includes vocals by Gregory Porter , Kris Kristofferson , Jim James and more. In May 2022, Moby released Reprise Remixes , featuring remixes of tracks from
10200-491: Was released in September 1996 in the UK, where it peaked at No. 38, and in February 1997 in the US. It was poorly received by his dance fan base who felt Moby had abandoned them, creating doubts as to what kind of artist Moby really was. Moby pointed out that he had not abandoned his electronic music completely and had worked on dance and house mixes and film scores while making Animal Rights . After Animal Rights , Moby's manager recalled: "We found ourselves struggling for even
10302-536: Was used in all five of the Bourne films, from 2002 to 2016. Moby said that after it was used for the first, the producers originally sought a different artist for the second but they had too little time to secure someone, leading them to pick "Extreme Ways" for the entire series. In 2002, rapper Eminem mocked Moby in his song " Without Me " and its music video, dressing up like him and calling him an "old baldheaded fag" and his techno music outdated. Eminem had also shot
10404-577: Was written and directed by Nimrod Shapira of Israel, and portrays the story of a girl who decides to invite Moby into her life. She attempts to do so by using a book called How to Summon Moby, A Guide for Dummies , putting herself through bizarre and comical steps, each is a tribute to a different Moby video. The single was released in May 2010. The Wait for Me tour featured a full band. Moby raised over $ 75,000 from three shows in California to help those affected by domestic violence after funding for
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