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.
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. 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.
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".
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.
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.
He released his sixth EP titled Leaving on 2 January 2013 for OWSLA's subscription service called The Nest.
On 14 March 2014, Skrillex released his debut studio album Recess.
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)
Awards
Grammy Awards
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|2012
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|Best New Artist
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|2012
|"Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites" |Best Dance Recording | |- |2012 |"Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites" |Best Dance/Electronica Album | |- ||2012 |Benny Benassi feat. Gary Go – "Cinema (Skrillex Remix)" |Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical | |- |2012 |"First of the Year (Equinox)" |Best Short Form Music Video | |- |2012 |"First of the Year (Equinox)" |Best Short Form Music Video | |- |2013 |"Bangarang" |Best Dance Recording | |- |2013 |"Bangarang" |Best Dance/Electronica Album | |- |2013 |"Promises" (Skrillex & Nero Remix) |Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical |
MTV Video Music Awards
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|2012
|"First of the Year (Equinox)" |Best Electronic Dance Music Video | |- |2012 |"First of the Year (Equinox)" |Best Visual Effects in a Video | |}
Annie Awards
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|2013
|"Wreck-it Ralph" |Outstanding Achievement, Music in an Animated Feature Production | |}