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Skrillex



The one-person band, Skrillex, makes dubstep/EDM types of music. Sonny John Moore, aka Skrillex, is an American record producer, DJ, singer, songwriter and musician. The use of instruments such as a synthesizer, drum machine and bass gives the music a techno kind of vibe; Skrillex usually does not put lyrics into his music but when he does it is usually very repetitive, for example, in the song First Of The Year, he repeats "Baby you've got a (ah) ni-ni-nightmare. Baby you've got a nightmare (oh babe). Baby you've got, a nightmare!" In addition, in the song Bangarang, he repeats, "Shout to all my lost boys, sh-sh-sh-sh-sh-shouts to all my lost boys we rowdy." While watching the music videos Skrillex provides a story for each one, even though theres no story told in the lyrics. Skrillex was one of the first popular dubstep bands and his music quickly became popular; in fact the song Rock N' Roll (Will Take You To The Mountain) was one of the songs featured on the popular game Just Dance 4, in 2016. In my opinion, I am not the biggest fan of Skrillex because the repetition in the songs gets pretty old sometimes, although there are a few songs of his that I really enjoy. 

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