Sonny John Moore (born January 15, 1988), better
known by his stage name Skrillex, is an electronic dance
music producer, DJ, and singer-songwriter. Growing up
in Northeast Los Angeles and in Northern California,
Sonny Moore joined the American post-hardcore band
From First to Last as the lead singer in 2004, and
recorded two studio albums with the band (Dear Diary,
My Teen Angst Has a Body Count, 2004, and Heroine,
2006) before leaving to pursue a solo career in
2007.[1][2] He began his first tour as a solo artist in late
2007. After recruiting a new band lineup, Moore joined
the Alternative Press Tour to support bands such as All
Time Low and The Rocket Summer, and appeared on
the cover of Alternative Press' annual "100 Bands You
Need to Know" issue.
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Sonny John Moore (born January 15, 1988), better known by his stage name Skrillex, is an electronic dance music producer, DJ, and singer-songwriter. Growing up inNortheast Los Angeles and in Northern California, Sonny Moore joined the American post-hardcore band From First to Last as the lead singer in 2004, and recorded twostudio albums with the band (Dear Diary, My Teen Angst Has a Body Count, 2004, and Heroine, 2006) before leaving to pursue a solo career in 2007.[1][2] He began his first tour as a solo artist in late 2007. After recruiting a new band lineup, Moore joined the Alternative Press Tour to support bands such as All Time Low and The Rocket Summer, and appeared on the cover of Alternative Press' annual "100 Bands You Need to Know" issue.
Moore was born in the
Highland Park
neighborhood of Northeast
Los Angeles,[7][8] but
moved to the Forest Hill
neighborhood of San
Francisco at the age of 2,
where he attended
elementary school. At the
ages of 9 and 10, Moore
attended a local boarding
school located in the
Mojave Desert LV, but
eventually moved back to
Northern California.