Mocky (born October 7, 1974) is a Canadian singer,
music producer
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, multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, and composer.
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Biography
Mocky was born Dominic Salole in Saskatchewan
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, Canada. He later moved to Ottawa
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and Toronto
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, and then to London, Amsterdam
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and Berlin
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. He currently lives in Los Angeles. His father is of Somali descent, but was born in present-day Yemen
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. His mother is English.
Musical work
Mocky has released eight albums under his own name: ''In Mesopotamia'', ''Are + Be'', ''Navy Brown Blues'', ''Saskamodie'', ''Key Change'', ''Music Save Me (One More Time)'', ''A Day At United'' and ''Overtones For The Omniverse'' . He released them first on his own label Mockyrecordings and the Japanese label Saidera, then on the German labels Gomma and Four Music
Four Music (''Four Music Productions GmbH'') is a German record label founded by hip hop group Die Fantastischen Vier in 1996. It was originally located in Stuttgart, but has moved to Kreuzberg, Berlin.
In 2004, Max Herre's debut album, as wel ...
, as well as on V2 Records
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in France, and ''Saskamodie'' on Crammed Discs
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. As a producer and songwriter he has worked with artists as diverse as Jamie Lidell
Jamie Alexander Lidderdale (born 18 September 1973, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, England), known professionally as Jamie Lidell, is an English musician, soul singer and podcast host living in Nashville, Tennessee. Lidell was formerly a part of ...
, Feist, Kelela
Kelela Mizanekristos ( am, ከለላ ሚዛነክርስቶስ; born June 3, 1983) is an American singer. She made her debut in the music industry with the release of her 2013 mixtape ''Cut 4 Me.'' In 2015, she released ''Hallucinogen'', an EP ...
, Matt Corby
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, Miguel Atwood-Ferguson
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, Vulfpeck
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, Joey Dosik, Moses Sumney
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, Selah Sue
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, Nikka Costa
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Early l ...
, GZA
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, Alejandro Jodorowsky
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Best known for his 1970s films '' El Topo'' and '' The Holy Mountain'', Jodorowsky has been "venerated by cult cinema enthusiasts" for his wor ...
, Chilly Gonzales
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, Peaches
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and more.
His music is notable for its sense of humour, and for combining elements of hip-hop and experimental sounds into memorable tunes. Mocky's song "Sweet Music" from his first album quickly became an underground hit, especially in Europe.
He was also a member of the groups Puppetmastaz
Puppetmastaz is a German hip hop group founded in Berlin with members from Germany, United States and Canada, like Max Turner, Chilly Gonzales, Paul PM (aka Mister Maloke), Mocky and Alex Tiller, who left the band in 2003. Formed in 1996, the ...
, The Shit, Son, The D.O.M, the Freeway Band, and The Roustabouts.
In December 2008, Mocky announced the 2009 release of his new and mostly instrumental album ''Saskamodie'' on the Crammed Discs
Crammed Discs is an independent record label whose output blends world music, rock, pop, and electronica. Based in Brussels, Belgium, Crammed was founded in 1980 by Marc Hollander of Aksak Maboul and has since released around 375 albums and 275 ...
label. The album was released to wide critical acclaim, Pitchfork Media
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calling it an "exceptional musical album".
In 2012, Mocky publicly announced his move from his longtime home, Berlin
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, to Los Angeles. In late 2012 he premiered his new song "Little Bird" via The Fader
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and a video for the new song "Make You Rich" via Vogue
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.
In February 2013, he released the 7 song EP "Graveyard Novelas (The Moxtape Vol. 1)" and premiered it on Paper
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In February 2015, Mocky released the EP "Living Time (The Moxtape Vol. 2)" and in June Mocky released the album "Key Change" on his own Heavy Sheet label.
Mocky released two more editions of his "Moxtapes" in 2016 and 2017 with "The Moxtape Vol. 3" and "How To Hit What And How Hard" and 2018 saw him release a compilation album with the best songs from those Moxtapes and some exclusives as an album entitled "Music Save Me (One More Time). Also in 2018 Mocky started a new series of albums which are recorded in a single day with some of the most exciting and idiosyncratic local musicians in a vintage recording studio and with "A Day At United" released a collection of 9 instrumentals, recorded at United Recording Studios (former home of Frank Sinatra, Nat King Cole and others) in Los Angeles and featuring and incredible cast of LA's finest left of center jazz and funk musicians.
In 2019 Mocky delved into soundtrack work by collaborating with legendary Anime director Shinichiro Watanabe on the first two seasons of the Netflix
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show Carole & Tuesday
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for which he won Best Score at the Anime Awards 2020. In 2020 he started a new Single series with two songs featuring the Portuguese singer Liliana Andrade and in 2021 he released his orchestral album "Overtones For The Omniverse" and a series of Jazz/Funk instrumentals under the title "Goosebumps Per Minute".
The Canadian Crew
Mocky is considered to be a member of the ''Canadian Crew'', a loose collective of immigrant Canadian musicians mostly living in Europe that includes Peaches
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, Chilly Gonzales
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, Feist, Taylor Savvy
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, and others.
Co-writing and co-producing credits
Mocky is also a much sought after live performer, and plays in shows for fellow musicians Gonzales and Jamie Lidell, usually on drums, keyboards, bass or guitar.
In September 2009, Mocky had an appearance by the rapper GZA
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on his soundtrack-like tune "Birds of a Feather".
In 2010 and 2011 Mocky co-produced the albums Buen Soldado
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by Francisca Valenzuela
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, Modern Day Addiction by Clare Bowditch
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[Pleasure and pain](_blank)
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by Feist.
Mocky has co-written and co-produced songs for:
*Jamie Lidell
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's 2005 album ''Multiply
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'' and 2008 album ''JIM
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* ''Jim ...
''.
* Feist's albums ''The Reminder
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Following its release, it debuted on the ...
'' (nominated for four grammys) and Metals
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.[Feist delights in her "massacre of bleed"](_blank)
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In addition, Mocky co-wrote and co-produced the 2008 album ''Jim
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* ''Jim ...
'' by Jamie Lidell. He also frequently collaborates with musicians Chilly Gonzales
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and Kevin Blechdom
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.
Some of Mocky's other co-writing credits include:
* "Bittersweet Melodies", "Graveyard", "Caught A Long Wind" from the album Metals
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by Feist
*"Multiply", "When I Come Back Around", "What's the Use", "What is it this Time" and "Game for Fools" from the album ''Multiply'' by Jamie Lidell
*"Take me to Broadway" with Gonzales
*"So Sorry" from the album ''The Reminder'' by Feist
*"Another Day", "Wait for me", Out of my System", "All I Wanna Do", "Little Bit of Feelgood", "Figured me Out", "Green Light", "Rope of Sand" from the album ''Jim'' by Jamie Lidell
*"Without Love" from the Album ''Pebble to a Pearl'' by Nikka Costa
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*''Resolution
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'' and "Lay You Down" from the "Resolution EP" by Matt Corby
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*"Trick of the Light" from the "Live on the Resolution Tour EP" by Matt Corby
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*"Not Knowing" from the "Grow" Single by Rae Morris
*"Floorshow" and "Do It Again" from the "Cut 4 Me" Mixtape by Kelela
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*"Never Gone" from the album ''Elsewhere'' by Denai Moore
*"Worth The Wait" by Nils Wülker feat. Jill Scott
*"Overthinking" by Romans feat. Mary J. Blige
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* "Young Up", "Pleasure", "Any Party", "Baby Be Simple" from the "Pleasure" album by Feist (singer)
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*"Take Me Apart", "Waitin", "Enough", "Better", "Altadena" from the "Take Me Apart" album by Kelela
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* "Rockets" by Lion Babe
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feat. Moe Mocks
* "Inside Voice", "Take Mine", "Don't Want It To Be Over", "Past The Point", "Emergency Landing" by Joey Dosik
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* "Scratch The Surface" by Moses Sumney
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* "Birds Of A Feather" by Vulfpeck
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* "Take Me To A Higher Place" by Vulfmon
* "Duplicate" and "Beat100" by Benny Sings
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feat. Marc Rebillet
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Cola Boyy
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Soundtrack work
In 2011, Mocky composed the soundtrack to Xiaolu Guo
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Guo has directed a doz ...
's new full-length feature movie ''UFO in Her Eyes'' that was filmed in China.[UFO In Her Eyes](_blank)
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In 2019, he composed the background music for Carole & Tuesday
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, an anime television series directed by Shinichirō Watanabe
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for which he was awarded "Best Score" at the Crunchyroll Anime Awards
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2020.
Discography
Albums
*2002: ''In Mesopotamia''
*2004: ''Are + Be''
*2006: ''Navy Brown Blues''
*2009: ''Saskamodie''
*2015: ''Key Change''
*2018: ''Music Save Me (One More Time)''
*2018: ''A Day At United''
*2021: ''Overtones For The Omniverse''
*2022: ''Goosebumps Per Minute''
EPs
*2013: ''Graveyard Novelas EP (The Moxtape Vol.1)''
*2015: ''Living Time EP (The Moxtape Vol.2)''
*2016: ''The Moxtape Vol.3''
*2017: ''How To Hit What And How Hard (The Moxtape Vol. IV)''
Singles
*2005: "Catch a Moment in Time"
*2006: "Fightin' Away the Tears" (featuring Feist)
*2006: "How Will I Know You?" (featuring Jamie Lidell
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)
*2009: " Birds of a Feather "
*2020: " Feeling Like I Like " (feat. Liliana Andrade)
*2020: " Little Push " (feat. Liliana Andrade)
*2021: " Wavelengths "
*2021: " Refractions "
*2022: " Get Down (Before You Lose Control) " (feat. Nia Andrews)
Soundtracks
*2011: ''Ufo in Her Eyes''
*2019: ''Carole & Tuesday
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''
*2023: '' Les Cyclades''[https://www.cinezik.org/critiques/affcritique.php?titre=cyclades2022080214]
Production credits and appearances
Albums/Singles
*2002: Gonzales Gonzales may refer to:
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– ''The Entertainist''
*2002: Puppetmastaz
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– ''Zoology''
*2003: Gonzales – ''Presidential Suite''
*2005: Studio R – ''Clapz''
*2005: Puppetmastaz – ''Creature Shock Rock Radio''
*2005: Kevin Blechdom
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Early life and education
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– ''Eat My Heart Out''
*2005: Jamie Lidell
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– ''Multiply
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''
*2006: Jane Birkin
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– ''Fictions''
*2006: Jamie Lidell – '' Multiply Additions''
*2006: Soffy O – ''The Beauty of It''
*2007: Micky Green
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– '' White T-Shirt''
*2007: Teki Latex
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– ''Party de plaisir
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''
*2007: Feist – ''The Reminder
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Following its release, it debuted on the ...
''
*2008: Jamie Lidell – ''Jim
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* ''Jim ...
''
*2008: Puppetmastaz – ''The Takeover''
*2008: Nikka Costa
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– ''Pebble to a Pearl
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''
*2010 Cibelle – Las Venus Resort Palace Hotel
*2011: Francisca Valenzuela
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– ''Buen Soldado
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''
*2011: Feist – ''Metals''
*2012 Y'akoto – ''Baby Blues''
*2013 Bassekou Kouyate
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– ''Jamako''
*2013: Rae Morris – ''Grow'' (Single)
*2013: Matt Corby
Matthew John Corby (born 7 November 1990) is an Australian singer-songwriter. He achieved his commercial breakthrough with his fourth EP, ''Into the Flame'' (2011), which peaked at No. 3 on the ARIA Singles Chart, and by April 2012, was cer ...
– ''Resolution EP''
*2013: Kelela
Kelela Mizanekristos ( am, ከለላ ሚዛነክርስቶስ; born June 3, 1983) is an American singer. She made her debut in the music industry with the release of her 2013 mixtape ''Cut 4 Me.'' In 2015, she released ''Hallucinogen'', an EP ...
– ''Cut 4 Me
''Cut 4 Me'' is the debut mixtape by American singer and songwriter Kelela. It was released on October 1, 2013, by Fade to Mind for free download on SoundCloud. Seeking to make the mixtape sound like a remix album, Kelela sung over instrumental tr ...
'' (Mixtape)
*2014 Y'akoto – ''Moody Blues''
*2014: Aṣa
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– ''The One That Never Comes''
*2014: Bok Bok
Alex Sushon, known by his stage name Bok Bok, is an English music producer, artist, and founder of the UK record label Night Slugs.
Night Slugs
Sushon is the founder and label manager of London-based record label Night Slugs. Night Slugs eme ...
feat. Kelela – ''Melba's Call''
*2014: P. Morris – ''Grace''
*2014: Moses Sumney
Moses Sumney is a Ghanaian-American singer-songwriter. His self-recorded EP, ''Mid-City Island'', was released in 2014. He released another five-song EP in 2016, titled ''Lamentations''. His first full-length album, ''Aromanticism'', was released ...
– ''Scratch The Surface'' (feat. Mocky)
*2015: Nils Wülker feat. Jill Scott – ''Worth The Wait''
*2015 Jesper Munk – ''Claim''
*2015 Denai Moore – ''Elsewhere''
*2015 Selah Sue – ''Reason''
*2015 Kelela – ''Hallucinogen
Hallucinogens are a large, diverse class of psychoactive drugs that can produce altered states of consciousness characterized by major alterations in thought, mood, and perception as well as other changes. Most hallucinogens can be categorized ...
EP''
*2015 Orgone
Orgone () is a pseudoscientific concept variously described as an esoteric energy or hypothetical universal life force. Originally proposed in the 1930s by Wilhelm Reich, and developed by Reich's student Charles Kelley after Reich's death in 1 ...
– ''Beyond The Sun''
*2016 Nia Andrews – ''From Here''
*2016 L'Aupaire – ''Flowers''
*2016 Romans feat. Mary J. Blige
Mary Jane Blige ( ; born January 11, 1971) is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. Often referred to as the " Queen of Hip-Hop Soul" and " Queen of R&B", Blige has won nine Grammy Awards, a Primetime Emmy Award, four American Music Award ...
– ''Overthinking''
*2016 Mr. Oizo
Quentin Dupieux (, born 14 April 1974), also known by his musical stage name Mr. Oizo (), is a French filmmaker, electronic musician, and DJ.
Dupieux is credited with his legal name for his films, while the name "Mr. Oizo" is used for his musica ...
– ''All Wet''
*2017 Feist – ''Pleasure''
*2017 Kelela
Kelela Mizanekristos ( am, ከለላ ሚዛነክርስቶስ; born June 3, 1983) is an American singer. She made her debut in the music industry with the release of her 2013 mixtape ''Cut 4 Me.'' In 2015, she released ''Hallucinogen'', an EP ...
– ''Take Me Apart''
*2017 Kid Fresino – ''Let Me In (Hair Cut)''
*2018 Joey Dosik
Joey Dosik is an American singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist based in Los Angeles, California. His most recent album, ''Inside Voice'', was released in 2018.
Career
Dosik grew up in Los Angeles, California. He started on piano at an ...
– ''Inside Voice''
*2019 Benny Sings
Tim van Berkestijn, better known by his stage name Benny Sings, is a Dutch pop musician, songwriter, and producer from the Netherlands. Since 2003, he has released ten studio albums, including his most recent album, 2023's ''Young Hearts'' on ...
– Duplicate
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* Gene duplication, a process which can result in free mutation
* Chromosomal duplication, which can cause Bloom and Rett syndrome
* Polyploidy, a phenomenon also known ...
''Duplicate
Duplication, duplicate, and duplicator may refer to:
Biology and genetics
* Gene duplication, a process which can result in free mutation
* Chromosomal duplication, which can cause Bloom and Rett syndrome
* Polyploidy, a phenomenon also known ...
''
*2019 Nia Andrews – ''No Place Is Safe''
*2019 Def Sound – ''Tryin
*2020 Campanella – ''Amulue''
*2020 Scherazade – ''Asile Exquis''
*2020 Son Little
Aaron Earl Livingston, also known by his stage name Son Little, is an American rhythm & blues musician from Philadelphia
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– ''Aloha''
*2020 Austra
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Nærøysund is a municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is locat ...
– ''Hirodin''
*2021 Blectum From Blechdom – ''DeepBone''
*2021 Nia Andrews – ''Silly Boy Blue''
*2021 Pegasus Warning – ''Inspiration Equation''
*2021 Benny Sings
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feat. Marc Rebillet
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Cola Boyy
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– ''Beat100''
*2023 Kelela – ''Raven
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''
Remixes
*2003: Isolée
Rajko Müller, better known by his stage name Isolée, is a German electronic music producer. He is noted for his work in the microhouse genre, reminiscent of indie electronic pop music of the early eighties and ambient techno from a decade on. Is ...
– "It's About"
*2003: V.A. – "Cinemix"
*2004: Husky Rescue
Husky Rescue is a Finnish electronic music band from Helsinki, formed in 2002. The group consists of Marko Nyberg, Johanna Kalén, and Antony Bentley.
History
2002–2010
Husky Rescue was formed by Marko Nyberg, who began composing under the n ...
– "Summertime Cowboy"
*2004: Feist – " Mushaboom"
*2005: Feist – " Inside and Out"
*2006: Jamie Lidell
Jamie Alexander Lidderdale (born 18 September 1973, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, England), known professionally as Jamie Lidell, is an English musician, soul singer and podcast host living in Nashville, Tennessee. Lidell was formerly a part of ...
– "What's the Use"
*2006: Architecture in Helsinki
Architecture in Helsinki were an Australian indie pop band which consisted of Cameron Bird, Gus Franklin, Jamie Mildren, Sam Perry, and Kellie Sutherland. The band released five studio albums before going on hiatus: ''Fingers Crossed'' (2003), ...
– "Need to Shout"
*2007: Young MC
Marvin Young (born May 10, 1967), better known by his stage name Young M.C., is a British-born American rapper, singer and actor. He is best known for his 1989 hit " Bust a Move". His debut album ''Stone Cold Rhymin found international accla ...
– " Bust a Move"
*2008: Anita O'Day
Anita Belle Colton (October 18, 1919 – November 23, 2006), known professionally as Anita O'Day, was an American jazz singer and self proclaimed “song stylist” widely admired for her sense of rhythm and dynamics, and her early big band appe ...
– "Tenderly" ''( Verve Remixed)''
*2010: Lagrimas De Soledad (No Existen Palabras) (Mocky Remix)
*2011: Lateef The Truthspeaker – "Oakland" (Mocky Remix) ft. Del The Funky Homosapien & The Grouch
*2015: Matthew Herbert
Matthew Herbert (born 1972), also known as Herbert, Doctor Rockit, Radio Boy, Mr. Vertigo, Transformer, and Wishmountain, is a British electronic musician. He often takes sounds from everyday items to produce electronic music.
Career
Mat ...
– "Middle (Mocky Remix)"
*2016: Oh Shu - Moebius (Mocky Remix)
References
External links
Official website
MySpace
Mocky page
on the Crammed Discs
Crammed Discs is an independent record label whose output blends world music, rock, pop, and electronica. Based in Brussels, Belgium, Crammed was founded in 1980 by Marc Hollander of Aksak Maboul and has since released around 375 albums and 275 ...
site
Interview in Portuguese Webzine
* with links to Dominic Salole, Musical Truth, Re-run.
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1974 births
Living people
Canadian electronic musicians
Black Canadian musicians
Canadian expatriates in Germany
Canadian expatriates in the Netherlands
Canadian expatriates in England
Canadian people of English descent
Canadian people of Somali descent
Musicians from Saskatchewan
Crunchyroll Anime Awards winners