Skrillex, born Sonny John Moore in 1988 in Los Angeles, is an American electronic music producer known for electro house, dubstep and glitchstep. He was the lead singer of the post-hardcore band From First to Last between 2004 and 2007 before leaving to focus on his solo career as a dubstep producer, adopting the stage name Skrillex. Moore was born in Los Angeles to adoptive parents and showed an early interest in skate-punk and other genres before joining From First to Last at age 16 and producing two albums with the band.

1. Skrillex
By Karo Adyan and Erik Martínez

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Sonny John Moore, better known as Skrillex, was
born in Los Angeles, on January 15, 1988. He is
an American electronic music produce of electro
house, dubstep and glitchstep genres. In addition,
he has been the lead singer post-hardcore from
“First to Last”, between 2004 and 2007.

3. Biography
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Moore, of Cuban descendence, was born in
Highland Park, Los Angeles. He was adopted by
an insurance agent and his wife. Later, he moved
to San Francisco, and some years after that, the
family returned to Los Angeles, when he was 12
years old. At that time, he liked skate-punk,
Subhumans and listened to The Dickies.
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Moore was hired when he was 16 to be the lead
singer in the band "From First to Last." After
leaving the band in early 2007, with two albums
under his arm, Sonny was devoted to his solo
career. Later, as a producer of dubstep, he
adopted the stage name "Skrillex".