Skrillex

About Skrillex

He was born Sonny John Moore and won two Grammy Awards in 2012 for his popular song"Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites". MTV named him Electronic Dance Music Artist of the Year in 2011. He is also half of the techno duo Jack U.

Sonny John Moore, known by his stage name Skrillex, is an American DJ, record producer, songwriter, singer and songwriter. Raised in northeast Los Angeles and northern California, he joined the American post-production group From First to Last as lead vocalist in 2004, and recorded two studio albums with the group before moving on to pursue a solo career in 2007. He begins his first tour. as a solo artist in late 2007. After recruiting a new line of bands, Moore joined the Alternative Press Tour to support bands like All Time Low and The Rocket Summer, and appeared on the cover of The Rocket Summer. 'Alternative Press' annual '100 Bands You Need to Know' publish. After the release of the EP Gypsyhook in 2009, Moore planned to record his first studio album, Bells, with producer Noah Shain. However, he stopped producing the album and began performing under the name Skrillex, distributing the My Name Is Skrillex EP as a free download on his official MySpace site.

Genres	EDM, brostep, dubstep, electro house, EDM trap, moombahton, post-hardcore
Labels	Atlantic, Big Beat, OWSLA, Asylum, mau5trap, Sumerian
Associated acts	From First to Last, Jack Ü, Diplo, Dog Blood, Boys Noize, Ellie Goulding, Hikaru Utada, Zedd, deadmau5, Incubus, Justin Bieber, Poo Bear, THEY.
Born	January 15, 1988, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation(s)	DJ, record producer, musician, singer, songwriter
Birth name	Sonny John Moore
Years active	2004–present

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Trivia

He won three Grammy Awards in 2013 for the album Bangarang, including one for "Promises," which he recorded with Nero. 

Skrillex before fame

He began homeschooling at the age of 14 after being harassed at a boarding school in California's Mojave Desert. He started off by publishing tracks and demos on the social networking site MySpace.

Achievement of Skrillex

He won three Grammy Awards in 2013 for his album Bangarang, including one for"Promises", which he co-wrote with Nero.

Salary 2020

Not known

Net Worth 2020

$50 Million

Skrillex family life

He began dating Ellie Goulding, an artist and singer who sung on the song"Summit", in February 2012. The couple divorced in October of 2012. He later dated painter Charmaine Olivia.

Associations of Skrillex

He is a member of the duo Jack U alongside Diplo, and they worked with Justin Bieber on the song"Where Are Ü Now" in 2015.

Skrillex Height, Weight & Physique Measurements

Weight	in kg - N/A
Height	164 cm
Eye Color	N/A
Hair Color	N/A

Facts about Skrillex

• What does his performance name mean?
In fact, there is nothing behind his name Skrillex. As he stated, Skrillex had been often called Skrilly by his best fellows earlier. This inspired him to give himself such a name.
• What were his first commercial successes as Skrillex?
Skrillexu0027s debut commercial single was u201cScary Monsters and Nice Spritesu201d released in 2010. The following hit was u201cMore Monsters and Spritesu201d launched in 2011.
• Who has he collaborated with?
Skrillex was a member of famous duets Dog Blood and Jack u00dc with Diplo and Boys Noize correspondingly.
• Skrillex resumed his work with From First To Last recording the song u201cMake Waru201d with his former bandmates.
• In his teenage period, Skrillex attended punk concerts and clubs where there was an atmosphere filled with electro house music.
• At first, Skrillex decided to try out for the rock band From First To Last as a guitarist and then he became a singer.
• How many Grammys are there under his belt?
Skrillex talent in creating electronic music caused winning eight Grammys. It is a record among electronic music producers.
• Skrillexu0027s other pseudonym was Twipz.
• In 2007, Skrillex went on tour as a solo singer.