Blair Joscelyne | |
---|---|
Born | Blair Lyndon Joscelyne 5 September 1978 Launceston, Tasmania, Australia |
Nationality (legal) | Australian |
Other names | Moog |
Occupation(s) | Composer, musician, producer, YouTube personality. |
Years active | 2008–present |
Parent | Chris Joscelyne (father) [1] |
Blair Lyndon Joscelyne (also known as Moog) is an Australian composer, musician, producer, and film maker. He is best known for composing music for television and film, and for being a co-creator of the YouTube series Mighty Car Mods. [2]
After graduating from university he began working as a composer and audio engineer in the advertising industry. His music has been used in feature and short films as well as national and global advertising for companies for drinks companies for example Smirnoff, car companies, BMW and television and film companies for example, Discovery Channel, National Geographic Channel and Touchstone Pictures. [3] He has released four albums – 1978 (Solo), "The Sea Brings Rivalry", Finding May as part of the duo Finding May and "Coming Up For Air" under the name 'Solar'. The self-titled album from Finding May achieved considerable commercial success with songs licensed for use in high-profile TV shows and advertisements. The song "Rain Hail or Shine" was used by Arnott's across all of their commercials in 2009 while the song "Join In" was used in a TV commercial for Origin Energy which won the MADC for "Best use of a song in advertising 2009". [3]
"Finding May" also produced and performed the theme song for Jetstar in Australia. [4]
In March 2014, MOOG composed, recorded and produced the soundtrack to the MightyCarMods movie "Kei to the City". This soundtrack album reached all-time eighth most downloaded album on iTunes in Australia, and became the number one most downloaded electronic album in Canada, and Australia.
In 2015 he composed, recorded and produced the music for the National Geographic Channel series "Tales by Light". His music for this series was described as capturing the essence of the images with pure beauty.
In October 2023, it was confirmed that he would be one of three hosts, alongside Beau Ryan and Jonathan LaPaglia, on a reboot of Top Gear Australia for Paramount Plus. [5]
This is a list of films where Joscelyne has composed soundtracks.
Year | Film | Director | Role | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
2009 | Girl Clock! | Jennifer Ussi | Composer | |
2009 | Lizard | John Skibinski | Composer | |
2008 | Mutt [6] | Glen Hunwick | Composer | |
2006 | A Knight Lost | Tom Tate | Composer | |
2006 | Fishy | Dale Sydney | Composer | |
2002 | Man Conquers Space [7] | David Sander | Composer |
This is a list of albums/EPs/singles Joscelyne has composed under the name Moog.
Year | Album | TrackList |
---|---|---|
2010.09.05 | The Sea Brings Rivalry [8] |
|
2010.10.20 | Ride [Single] [9] |
|
2010.12.22 | Zombie Apocalypse Soundtrack [EP] [10] |
|
2011.02.02 | The Pursuit of Speed [Single] [11] |
|
2011.03.01 | Turbos and Temples [Soundtrack] [12] |
|
2011.09.27 | Collide [Single] [13] |
|
2011.12.06 | Take Me Away [Single] [14] |
|
2012.02.20 | Everything I Was [Single] [15] |
|
2012.07.03 | Transformer [EP] |
|
2012.08.10 | Jimmy Rabbit [Single] [16] |
|
2012.10.12 | Collide (Whitecitylight Remix)[Single] [17] |
|
2012.11.07 | See You at the End [Single] [18] |
|
2012.12.05 | Game On [Single] [19] |
|
2013.02.22 | Smoke and Fire [Single] [20] |
|
2013.04.25 | Smoke and Fire (Whitecitylight Remix) [Single] [21] |
|
2013.06.19 | A Place to Hide [Single] [22] |
|
2013.09.03 | I Will Find You [Single] [23] |
|
2013.10.08 | Flee the City [Single] [24] |
|
2013.12.17 | Curiosity [EP] [25] |
|
2013.12.23 | Everything Bang [Single] [26] |
|
2014.02.25 | Kei to the City [27] |
|
2015.02.20 | All in Your Mind [Single] [28] |
|
I Feel You Now [Single] [29] |
| |
2015.03.30 | Chasing Midnight [EP] [30] |
|
2015.08.24 | I Won't Let You Go [Single] [31] |
|
2016.04.20 | These City Lights [Single] [32] |
|
2016.12.16 | Horizons [Single] [33] |
|
2017.02.01 | Lift Me Up [Single] [34] |
|
2017.06.05 | Quarter Mile Dreams [EP] [35] |
|
2017.09.25 | The First Ride [Single] [36] |
|
2017.11.10 | Speed [Single] [37] |
|
2018.12.24 | Take me back to Tokyo [Single] [38] |
|
2019.09.01 | One You Find [Single] [39] |
|
2019.09.01 | Bullet [Single] [40] |
|
2020.05.12 | Afraid To Lose [Single] [41] |
|
2020.05.12 | Super Honk [Single] [42] |
|
2020.11.23 | Night Vision [EP] [43] |
|
2022.05.04 | Drowning in the Fire [Single] [44] |
|
2022.12.16 | Back to You and Me [Single] [45] |
|
Bullet (Japanese Version) [Single] [46] |
| |
Sneakers on the Ground [Single] [47] |
| |
2023.07.03 | Paris [Single] [48] |
|
American singer Alicia Keys has released nine studio albums, eight live albums, one remix album, six reissue albums, three extended plays, seven box sets, 47 singles as lead artist, and six promotional singles. Throughout her career, Keys has sold over 65 million records worldwide. According to Recording Industry Association of America, Keys is the top certified female R&B artist of the millennium, with 20 million certified albums and 38 million certified digital singles in the United States. Billboard ranked her as the second top female artist of the 2000s decade, fourth top R&B/hip-Hop female artist of the 2010s decade and the 60th Greatest Artist of all time.
The discography of Akon, a Senegalese American singer, songwriter and music producer, consists of five studio albums, four mixtapes, one extended play, thirty eight singles, eight promotional singles and ninety-two music videos. Born in St. Louis, Missouri, Akon lived in Senegal with his family until the age of seven, when they returned to the United States to live in New Jersey. A three-year prison sentence inspired Akon to begin recording songs in his home studio: Universal Records signed him after becoming aware of his music, and his debut album Trouble was released in June 2004. Two of its singles – "Locked Up" and "Lonely" – reached the top ten of the US Billboard Hot 100, with the latter topping numerous singles charts worldwide and being certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Trouble also included the singles "Gunshot ", "Ghetto", "Belly Dancer (Bananza)" and "Pot of Gold", and was eventually certified Platinum by the RIAA and by the British Phonographic Industry in the United Kingdom, where it reached number one on the UK Albums Chart.
American rapper Lupe Fiasco has released eight studio albums, seven mixtapes, seven soundtrack albums, 38 singles, and 37 music videos.
Leon George Thomas III is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, and actor. After early roles in Broadway and providing the singing voice of Tyrone on the Nick Jr. animated series The Backyardigans (2006–2008), he played Andre Harris on the Nickelodeon series Victorious (2010–2013), for which he received an NAACP Image Award nomination.
Australian children's musical group the Wiggles have released sixty-one studio albums, three live albums, eleven compilation albums, two extended plays, thirty-eight singles, two audiobooks, four karaoke albums, fourteen digital albums, two tribute albums, one remix album and thirteen other albums featuring solo group members or characters. Eighteen of the group's albums have been certified by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) as Gold, Platinum and double Platinum. Three of their albums have reached the top 10 on the ARIA Albums Chart.
Matthew Donald Berninger is an American singer, primarily known as the frontman and lyricist of indie rock band The National. In 2014, he also formed the EL VY project with Brent Knopf of Ramona Falls and Menomena. They released the album Return to the Moon in November 2015. In May 2020, Berninger issued the title track from his solo debut album, Serpentine Prison, released in October 2020.
Cuban-American rapper Pitbull has released twelve studio albums, four compilation albums, one soundtrack album, four official mixtapes, over 300 singles, over 1,000 songs, and over 200 music videos.
English singer Ellie Goulding has released five studio albums, two remix albums, eight extended plays, 46 singles, 13 promotional singles and 49 music videos. As of February 2023, Goulding had sold 27 million albums and 216 million singles, and amassed 43 billion streams worldwide. Additionally, she had sold over 1.5 million albums and over 4.3 million singles in the United Kingdom alone as of February 2014.
The discography of Skylar Grey, an American singer-songwriter, consists of four studio albums, seven extended plays (EPs), 21 singles and 14 music videos. Grey was signed to Machine Shop Recordings under the name Holly Brook. She released her debut album Like Blood Like Honey in 2006, but was released from her contract after it did not perform commercially. She began working under the name Skylar Grey in 2010, co-writing the three versions of "Love the Way You Lie" with Alex da Kid, who signed her to his Wonderland Music label. Grey later left KIDinaKORNER/Interscope records and is currently an independent artist.
Grouplove is an American alternative rock band that was formed in 2009 by Hannah Hooper, Christian Zucconi, Sean Gadd (bass), Andrew Wessen, and Ryan Rabin (drums).
The discography of American rapper Pusha T consists of four studio albums, one extended play (EP), two mixtapes, 53 singles, two promotional singles and 33 music videos.
Mighty Car Mods is a YouTube channel that focuses on DIY car modifications and car culture. Created by Blair Joscelyne and Martin Mulholland the show is centred around the journey through buying, modifying and then testing or battling cars of various levels of modification and budget.
English electronic music duo Disclosure has released four studio albums, eight extended plays, six DJ mixes, 24 singles and six promotional singles.
American rapper Logic has released eight studio albums, one EP, one compilation album, one soundtrack album, ten mixtapes, five beat tapes, 66 singles, three promotional singles and 42 music videos. In December 2010, Logic released his debut mixtape, Young, Broke & Infamous.
American electro house DJ and producer Steve Aoki has released eight studio albums, five extended plays, and over 100 singles.
Grace Sewell, known professionally as SayGrace, is an Australian singer and songwriter. She is best known for "You Don't Own Me", a cover version of the 1963 Lesley Gore song, produced by Quincy Jones, Parker Ighile and featuring G-Eazy. The song, a single from her debut album with Regime Music Societe and RCA Records, was a number-one hit in Australia.
Sammy Boeddha Renders, better known by his stage name Sam Feldt, is a Dutch DJ, record producer and entrepreneur.
The discography of Norwegian DJ Alan Walker consists of four studio albums, seven extended plays, 56 singles, 34 remixes and 21 music videos.
Alexandra Lahey is an Australian alternative rock singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. Her debut album I Love You Like a Brother was released on 6 October 2017 and peaked at number 15 on the ARIA Albums Chart. Her second album, The Best of Luck Club followed in 2019, peaking at number 30. Following an EP issued during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, she released her third record, The Answer Is Always Yes, in May 2023.
Danielle Balbuena, better known by her stage name 070 Shake, is an American rapper and singer. She is best known for her guest appearance on English singer Raye's 2022 single "Escapism," which peaked at number 22 on the Billboard Hot 100, peaked atop the UK Singles Chart, and won Song of the Year at the 2024 Brit Awards.