Skrillex

Quick Facts

Full Name	Skrillex
Occupation	Dj
Date Of Birth	Jan 15, 1988(1988-01-15)
Age	36
Birthplace	Highland Park
Country	United States
Birth City	California
Horoscope	Capricorn

Skrillex Biography

Skrillex is one of the most popular and richest DJ who was born on January 15, 1988 in Highland Park, California, United States. He was born Sonny John Moore, he received two Grammy Awards in 2012 for his well- known track “Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites.” In addition, he was selected as”MTV’s” Electronic Dance Music Artist of the Year in 2011. He also is a part of electronic duo Jack U.

He is with He is joined by Diplo in the duo Jack U and in 2015 they collaborated with Justin Bieber on the song “Where Are Ü Now.” as part of the group Jack U and in 2015 they joined forces along with Justin Bieber on the track “Where Are U Now.”

In 2004, Moore contacted Matt Good of From First to Last about playing guitar for the band on their debut album. After flying out to Georgia, Moore was heard singing by three studio producers, Derrick Thomas, Eric Dale, and McHale Butler, and was then made lead singer, with Good playing guitar. In June 2004, Epitaph Records released the band’s first full-length record with their new bandmate, Dear Diary, My Teen Angst Has a Body Count. After performing on several successful tours, two being the Vans Warped Tour and Dead by Dawn tour, they began recording their second album, Heroine with producer Ross Robinson. The album was released in March 2006 on Epitaph. With high record sales once again, the band found themselves part of many successful tours, until Moore started suffering vocal problems, causing the band to resign from several tours. After going through a successful vocal surgical procedure, Moore informed the band he would be permanently resigning to work on a solo career. FFTL’s last show performed with Moore was in their hometown of Orlando at The House of Blues while touring with Atreyu.

Moore lived in the Highland Park neighborhood of Northeast Los Angeles, but was brought 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 boarding school in the Mojave Desert LV, but eventually moved back to Northern California. Both of his parents were Scientologists. He was adopted at birth by family friends of his biological parents and did not find this out until he was 15. By the time he was 12, his family moved back to his birthplace of Northeast Los Angeles. There he enrolled in a private academy school specializing in arts, the school used some of L Ron Hubbard’s teachings. Later he was home schooled at the age of 14 due to bullying. In 2004, he learned he was adopted and dropped out of the program when he was 16. While a young teenager in Los Angeles, Moore would attend punk gigs in Mexican American neighborhoods in East and South Los Angeles, and later at electro club raves in the downtown’s Silver Lake and Echo Park neighborhoods.

He started dating musician as well as performer He began dating artist and singer Ellie Goulding, who sang on the song “Summit” in February 2012. The couple separated in October 2012. He went on to date painter Charmaine Olivia. who performed on the track “Summit” in February 2012. The couple broke up in the month of October. He later began to date artist Charmaine Olivia.

Skrillex Net Worth

Skrillex is one of the richest Dj from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Skrillex 's net worth $50 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He was a student at a boarding school located in the Mojave Desert in California and began homeschooling at the age of 14 following being victimized. Before his fame his music, he made songs and demos through the social networking MySpace. MySpace.

He took home the award for three Grammy Awards in 2013 for the album Bangarang and one of them was to honor “Promises,” which he recorded with Nero.

Sonny John Moore (born January 15, 1988), known professionally as Skrillex, is an American record producer, DJ, musician, singer and songwriter. Growing up in Northeast Los Angeles and in Northern California, he 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. 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.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Skrillex height 5 ft 4 in Skrillex weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Skrillex Dating?

According to our records, Skrillex is possibily single & has not been previously engaged. As of December 1, 2023, Skrillex’s is not dating anyone.

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On November 8, Skrillex stated that he intended to release an album entitled Voltage. Skrillex gave fans more info about Voltage in RockSound Magazine after a photoshoot for the cover and doing an extensive interview on his tour. For unknown reasons, however, the album was never released, however on December 21, 2011, Skrillex unveiled the Bangarang EP for a Beatport release on December 23, then on August 12, 2012, his new side-project formed with Boys Noize called Dog Blood released an EP called Next Order/Middle Finger. On November 6, 2012, Skrillex released a limited edition triple vinyl box set. Skrillex composed the song “Bug Hunt” for the 2012 animated film Wreck-It Ralph, as well as making a brief cameo as a DJ in the film’s first act, and in December 2012, “Make It Bun Dem” is used in as a looped variant during the single player mission ‘Kick the Hornets Nest’ in the video game Far Cry 3. He composed the score for Spring Breakers with Cliff Martinez.

Facts & Trivia

Skrillex Ranked on the list of most popular DJ. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Skrillex celebrates birthday on January 15 of every year.

In June 2011, “More Monsters and Sprites” was released on Beatport, an EP consisting of three original tracks, including “First of the Year (Equinox)” and two versions of his original track “Ruffneck”. A leaked track entitled “Ruffneck Bass” had been leaked on the internet months prior which used the same sample as in the new “Ruffneck” tracks on the EP. Skrillex released a music video for “Rock n’ Roll (Will Take You to the Mountain)” on his official YouTube page on June 20, 2011. On August 17, 2011 Skrillex announced his label, OWSLA.

Is Skrillex still a thing?

Skrillex
Occupation(s)| DJ music producer
Years active| 2004–present
Labels| Atlantic Big Beat Owsla Asylum mau5trap Sumerian
Website| skrillex.com

How did Skrillex get famous?

Skrillex has garnered fame from his ability to impose his character that stands out from the rest of his peers. In 2009, Skrillex chose to show the world what he is made of by sharing My Name is Skrillex EP on his MySpace page for free. This was a time he chose to start establishing himself in the industry.

Is Skrillex rich?

Skrillex is an American electronic DJ and record producer who has a net worth of $70 million. Skrillex can easily earn north of $20 million per year before taxes from touring and licensing.

Will Skrillex come back?

Skrillex is back with his second drop in a week , delivering a pair of new tunes for the first time since summer 2019.

Who invented dubstep?

The term Dubstep was reportedly coined by Tempa and Ammunition Recording’s Neil Joliffe in conversation with colleagues Sarah “Soulja” Lockhart, Oris Jay and writer/artist Martin Clark, in which they identified 2-step and dub as central to the sound.