Skrillex

Skrillex, the electronic project of Sonny John Moore, first came to prominence as the lead vocalist of the post-hardcore band From First to Last before becoming one of dance music's most decorated artists. Born January 15, 1988, Moore was raised in Northeast Los Angeles and Northern California. He joined From First to Last in 2004 and recorded the group's first two studio albums, Dear Diary, My Teen Angst Has a Bodycount (2004) and Heroine (2006), then left in 2007 to pursue solo work.

Moore began touring as a solo artist in late 2007, assembling a backing band and joining the Alternative Press Tour alongside acts including All Time Low and the Rocket Summer. He appeared on the cover of Alternative Press's annual “100 Bands You Need to Know” issue. His 2009 EP Gypsyhook preceded plans for an album called Bells, produced with Noah Shain, though the record was ultimately cancelled.

Performing as Skrillex, Moore shifted toward electronic music and released My Name Is Skrillex as a free download on MySpace in 2010. The following EPs, Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites (2010) and More Monsters and Sprites (2011), brought moderate commercial success. At the 54th Grammy Awards, Skrillex won Best Dance/Electronic Album, Best Dance Recording, and Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical, while also receiving a Best New Artist nomination. He was later nominated for the BBC's Sound of 2012 and named MTV's Electronic Dance Music Artist of the Year.

His first studio album as Skrillex, Recess, arrived in 2014 and reached number four on the Billboard 200. Moore has since worked in collaborative projects as well as under his own name, forming Jack Ü with Diplo and Dog Blood with Boys Noize. On his 29th birthday, he reunited with From First to Last for the single “Make War.” In 2017, he produced and mixed 8, the eighth studio album by Incubus.

Skrillex released two albums a day apart in 2023, Quest for Fire and Don't Get Too Close. His fourth studio album, Fuck U Skrillex You Think Ur Andy Warhol but Ur Not!! <3, was surprise released in 2025. Moore has won nine Grammy Awards, the most of any electronic dance music act.