Richard Melville Hall (born ), known professionally as Moby, is an American musician, songwriter and animal rights activist. He has sold 20 million records worldwide.
Across fourteen tracks that encompass modern piano minimalism, immersive ambient soundscapes and a smattering of vocal collaborations, the album finds Moby reflecting on the tension between hyper-connected modern life and the deep human need for stillness.
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Moby formed AWOL, known as a post punk group, and released a self-titled EP where he is credited as Moby Hall. Moby studied philosophy at the University of Connecticut and began to move from classical instruments toward electronic music, starting as a DJ for the college radio station WHUS.
Moby took the Mojave stage at Coachella 2026 with a massive live band setup to transform his classic downtempo hits Porcelain and Natural Blues into muscular and emotional arrangements for modern music festival fans today.
Moby performed Coachella's Mojave stage this past weekend, and footage from the set has now been shared online. The US artist's set spanned 10 tracks played across 50 minutes on Friday night (10th April), during which he was joined by Jacob Lusk to contribute vocals to 'When It's Cold I'd Like To Die' and 'Natural Blues'.
Watch Moby play 'Porcelain', 'Natural Blues' and 'When It's Cold I'd ...
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Moby has worn many hats through his career, including DJ, producer, restaurateur, author, and activist. Born in New York City in 1965, Richard Melville Hall began his music career in punk bands, but his interests shifted to electronic music while he was in college.