
Moby
Biography
Known by his stage name Moby, Richard Melville Hall, is an American singer-songwriter, musician, DJ and photographer. He is well known for his electronic music and animal rights activism. Moby has sold over 20 million albums worldwide, and is considered one of the most important contributor to dance music in the early 1990s. His electronic dance music work, which experimented with techno, house, breakbeat, downtempo electronica,, and spoke-word layering helped introduce and popularize dance music in both the UK and America with his fifth studio album, Play. Originally released in mid-1999, the album sold 6,000 copies in its first week, and it re-entered the charts in early 2000 and became an unexpected hit, producing eight singles and selling over 10 million copies worldwide. Moby followed the album with 18 in 2002, to much success, selling over 5 million copies worldwide. His work spans eleven complete albums, while editing, producing, performing and remixing music for acts such as Michael Jackson, David Bowie, Daft Punk, Britney Spears, New Order, Public Enemy, Guns N' Roses, Metallica, Soundgarden, and others. Moby is considered by some to be a renaissance man, creating or supporting restaurants, artist collectives, animal activism groups, while writing and photographing for articles and books throughout his career. He is an advocate for network neutrality, along with other political causes such as art education and anti-violence campaigns.
Acting (49 movies)

Punk Rock Vegan Movie
2023

Do You Love Me Like I Love You (Part 2: The Firstborn is Dead)
2009

M6 awards 2000
2000

American Hardcore
2006

Suck
2009

Moby: Live - Hotel Tour 2005
2006

Electric Daisy Carnival Experience
2011

Limelight
2011

PressPausePlay
2011

Modulations
1998

Terms and Conditions May Apply
2013

Moby: Almost Home - Live at the Fonda, LA
2014

Countdown to Year Zero
2019

The Making of 'Heat'
2005

Scrabble: A Night on the Tiles
2009

The Ever After
2015

Moby: Reprise
2021

Neil Young - Haskell Wexler - Teatro Session
2015

Moby: Go - The Very Best Of Moby
2006

Moby : Main Square Festival
2009

Unity
2015

Tony Conrad: Completely in the Present
2016

Intruder
2016

Everybody Has an Andy Dick Story
2017

David Blaine: Beyond Magic
2016

Kim Dotcom: Caught in the Web
2017

The Music of David Lynch
2016

The Public Image Is Rotten
2017

Vegan: Everyday Stories
2016

All Access: Front Row. Backstage. Live!
2001

Jean-Michel Jarre: A Journey into Sound
2015

Joe's Apartment
1996

Truth or Dairy
1994

Rammstein in Amerika
2015

Moby: Go - A Film About Moby
2006

Coachella: 20 Years in the Desert
2020

Moby: 18
2003

Endgame 2050
2020

Once in a Lifetime Sessions with Moby
2018

AWGE DVD: Volume 3
2018

Moby Doc
2021

All the Streets Are Silent: The Convergence of Hip Hop and Skateboarding (1987-1997)
2021

Woodstock 99: Peace, Love, and Rage
2021

Moby: Play
2001

Moby: 25 Years of Play - Sportpaleis Antwerp
2024

Not a Photograph: The Mission of Burma Story
2006

DIY: The Rise and Fall and Rise of Punk
2025

Moby - PLAY 25 - Sportpaleis d'Anvers - ARTE Concert
2024

Better Living Through Circuitry
1999
Directing (2 movies)
| Title | Year | Job |
|---|---|---|
| Double Tap | 1997 | Original Music Composer |
| Moby: Play | 2001 | Producer |
| Alien Sex Party | 2003 | Executive Producer |
| Alien Sex Party | 2003 | Original Music Composer |
| Southland Tales | 2007 | Original Music Composer |
| Verve | 2011 | Original Music Composer |
| I Want to Believe | 2014 | Original Music Composer |
| Moby Doc | 2021 | Writer |
| Punk Rock Vegan Movie | 2023 | Producer |
| Punk Rock Vegan Movie | 2023 | Writer |
| Rowdy Girl | 2023 | Executive Producer |
| Eternal Return | 2026 | Executive Producer |