Moby (born Richard Melville Hall, September 11, 1965) is an American songwriter, musician and singer.

He was born in Harlem, New York, and raised in Darien, Connecticut. After eight Top 40 techno singles in the UK in the 1990s, his biggest hit was his album Play, released in 1999, which sold 9 million copies worldwide. He continues to record and release music today.

His parents nicknamed him Moby soon after birth, issues/020512/020512moby.html" target="_blank">"Why Moby matters" interview, USA Weekend, accessed 16 June 2007. partly after the novel _Moby-Dick, which was written by Herman Melville, his great-great-great-great uncle. He plays keyboard, guitar, bass guitar and drums. He has also released music under the names Voodoo Child, Barracuda, Brainstorm, UHF, The Brotherhood, DJ Cake, Lopez, Mindstorm, Schaumgummi , and Pippy Baliunas He has received attention for his political, environmental and religious beliefs, which he has outlined in the liner notes of his albums.

Moby is an American electronic musician and is also the name of his live band. Born Richard Melville Hall on September 11, 1965 in Harlem, New York. Moved to Darien, Connecticut at age 2. Moby is best known for his singles “Go”, “Porcelain”, “Why Does My Heart Feel So Bad?”, “Natural Blues” and “Lift Me Up”. He’s also released music under the names Voodoo Child , Barracuda , UHF , The Brotherhood , DJ Cake , Lopez , On the Rim of the Wheel a Nail , and Brainstorm/Mindstorm