What key details about moby can be extracted from the following bio? Bio: richard melville hall -lrb- born september 11 , 1965 -rrb- , better known by his stage name moby , is an american singer-songwriter , musician , dj and photographer . he is well known for his electronic music , vegan lifestyle , and support of animal rights . moby has sold over 20 million albums worldwide . allmusic considers him '' one of the most important dance music figures of the early 1990s , helping bring the music to a mainstream audience both in the uk and in america '' . moby gained attention in the early 1990s with his electronic dance music work , which experimented in the techno and breakbeat hardcore genres . with his fifth studio album , the electronica and house-influenced '' play '' , he gained international success . originally released in mid-1999 , the album sold 6,000 copies in its first week , and it re-entered the charts in early 2000 and became an unexpected hit , producing eight singles and selling over 10 million copies worldwide . moby followed the album in 2002 with '' 18 '' , which was also successful , selling over 5 million copies worldwide and receiving mostly positive reviews , though some criticized it for being too similar to '' play '' . his next major release , 2005 's mostly upbeat '' hotel '' was a stylistic departure , incorporating more alternative rock elements than previous albums , and received mixed reviews . it sold around 2 million copies worldwide . after 2008 's dance-influenced '' last night '' -lrb- 2008 -rrb- , he returned to the downtempo electronica of '' play '' and '' 18 '' with 2009 's mostly-ambient '' wait for me '' , finding higher critical acclaim and moderate sales , as well as 2011 's '' destroyed '' . moby 's latest album , '' innocents '' , was released on october 1 , 2013 . moby has also co-written , produced , and remixed music for michael jackson , david bowie , daft punk , mylene farmer , brian eno , pet shop boys , britney spears , new order , public enemy , guns n ' roses , metallica , soundgarden , and others .
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- instrument is turntables nbsp ; guitar drums keyboards synthesizer drum machine vocals guitar bass &- alt is moby looking to the camera- years active is 1984 -- present- caption is moby in 2009- birth name is richard melville hall- origin is darien , connecticut , us- label is mute rhythm virgin/emi v2/bmg xl elektra instinct outer & nbsp ;- genre is edm rock electronic rock electronica trip hop downtempo ambient house techno punk- birth date is 11 september 1965- name is moby- image size is 230- background is solo_singer- image is moby 1.jpg- birth place is harlem , new & nbsp ; york city- associated acts is mylene & nbsp ; farmer- occupation is dj singer-songwriter musician photographer animal rights activist