The
Chemical Brothers are an English electronic music duo composed of Tom Rowlands
and Ed Simons. Originating in Manchester in 1991, along with The Prodigy,
Fatboy Slim, The Crystal Method, and fellow acts, they were pioneers at
bringing the big beat genre to the forefront of pop culture.
Also
known as: The 237 Turbo Nutters, The Dust Brothers, Chemical Ed & Chemical
Tom (Respectively)
Origin:
Manchester, England
Genres:
Big beat, electronica, techno, trip hop, alternative dance, neo-psychedelia
The
Black Eyed Peas are an American hip hop group (originally an alternative hip
hop group, they have since added R&B, pop, dance, electro and techno
influences). Though founded in Los Angeles, California in 1995, it was not
until the release of their third album Elephunk in 2003 that the group found
widespread acclaim and achieved high record sales. Since that time, the group
has sold an estimated 56 million records worldwide. According to Nielsen
SoundScan, The Black Eyed Peas are the second-best-selling artist or group for
downloaded tracks, with over 42 million sales as of the end of 2011.
Their
first major hit was the 2003 single "Where Is the Love?" from
Elephunk, which topped 13 international charts. Another European hit single
from the album was "Shut Up". Their fourth album Monkey Business, was
an even bigger worldwide success, certified 4× Platinum in the U.S., and
spawning two singles, "My Humps" and "Don't Phunk with My Heart".
In 2009, the group became one of only 11 artists to have simultaneously held
the No. 1 and No. 2 spots on the Billboard Hot 100, with their singles
"Boom Boom Pow" and "I Gotta Feeling"; which topped the
chart for an unprecedented 26 consecutive weeks. The album later produced a
third Hot 100 number-one placement with "Imma Be", making the group
one of few to ever place three number one singles on the chart from the same
album before being followed with "Rock That Body" and "Meet Me
Halfway" which managed to peak in the Top 10 of Hot 100. "I Gotta
Feeling" became the first single to sell more than 1 million downloads in
the United Kingdom. The Black Eyed Peas were ranked 12th on the Billboard's
Decade-End Chart Artist of the Decade, and 7th in the Hot 100 Artists of the
Decade. On the 52nd Grammy Awards ceremony, which held in January, 2010 they
won 3 awards out of 6 nominations.
In
November 2010, they released the album The Beginning. In February 2011, the
group performed at the Super Bowl XLV halftime show. The album's first two
singles "The Time (Dirty Bit)" and "Just Can't Get Enough"
became international hits and topped the charts in many countries.
Origin:
Los Angeles, California, United States
Genres:
Alternative hip hop, hip hop, R&B, pop, dance, electro, house, electropop,
techno, trance, dance-pop
Years
active: 1995–present; (hiatuses: 2007–08, 2011–present)
Richard
Melville Hall (born September 11, 1965), better known by his stage name Moby,
is an American musician, DJ, and photographer. He is known mainly for his
sample-based electronic music and his liberal political views, including his
support of veganism and animal rights.
Moby
gained attention in the early 1990s with his electronic dance music work, which
dabbled in the techno and breakbeat hardcore (also known as "rave")
genres. With his fifth studio album, the electronica and house-influenced Play,
he gained international success. Originally released in mid-1999 to an
unflattering response, it re-entered the charts in early 2000 and slowly became
an unexpected hit, producing eight singles and eventually 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
criticizing it for being too similar to Play. His next offer, 2005's mostly
upbeat Hotel was a stylistic departure, incorporating more alternative rock
elements than previous albums, and received mixed reviews. However, it still
sold around 2 million copies worldwide. After 2008's dance-influenced Last
Night (2008), 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.
Moby's latest album, Destroyed., was released on May 13, 2011.
Moby
has co-written, produced, and remixed music for The Smashing Pumpkins, Michael
Jackson, David Bowie, Mylène Farmer, Brian Eno, Pet Shop Boys, Britney Spears,
New Order, Public Enemy, Guns N' Roses, Metallica, and others.
Worldwide,
Moby has sold over 20 million albums. Allmusic considers him "one of the
most important dance music figures of the early '90s, helping bring the music
to a mainstream audience both in the UK and in America."
Birth
name: Richard Melville Hall
Born:
September 11, 1965 (age 46), Harlem, New York, U.S.
Origin:
Darien, Connecticut, United States
Genres:
Electronica, techno, electronic rock, alternative rock, ambient, downtempo
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