Jessy Moss

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Jessy Moss
Bornc. 1977–1978 [1]
England
Musical career
Origin San Pedro, California, United States
Genres Electroclash
Occupation(s) Rapper, Singer
InstrumentVocals
Years active2002–present
Labels DreamWorks
Website MySpace page

Jessy Moss is an Australian-American singer. [1] She was formerly signed to DreamWorks Records. and her songs have appeared in a number of movies and television shows. She is also known for the Armand Van Helden remix of her song "Sugar".

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Early life and career

Moss was born in England and moved to the Australian state of New South Wales as an infant. She was raised in the coastal town of Byron Bay. [2] Her parents divorced when she was 13, with her mother moving to the United States and Moss staying with her father in Australia. While visiting her mother in southern California, she caught the attention of a producer, who asked her to sing backup vocals for a project that he was working on. That led to an internship at Total Access Recording Studios in Redondo Beach, where she worked on records by artists including Long Beach Dub Allstars and Dio. On July 29, 2003 she released her debut solo album, Street Knuckles, on DreamWorks Records. She co-produced the record with Rick Hahn, Camara Kambon, and Butch Vig. [3] That August, she was part of the Sprite Liquid Mix Tour with groups like N.E.R.D, The Roots, and Robert Randolph & the Family Band. [4] In January 2004, her Street Knuckles song "Telling You Now" appeared in the DreamWorks Pictures film Win a Date with Tad Hamilton! , which was directed by Robert Luketic, another Australian expat in the United States.

In November 2003, DreamWorks Records was separated from the movie/television arm of the company, and sold to Universal Music Group, who shut it down shortly afterwards. Because of this, Moss self-released her second album, Fast and Cheap, in 2005. "Sugar", a song from that album, appeared on Armand Van Helden's 2005 Ultra Records mix CD, Nympho. Ultra released "Sugar" as a single in early 2006 (as Armand Van Helden featuring Jessy Moss) and managed to chart as high as No. 25 on the Billboard Hot Dance Singles Sales chart. [5] Moss also released her third album, Down at the Disco, in 2006.

Discography

Albums and EPs

Singles

Compilation appearances

Studio credits

Song use

Music videos

References

  1. 1 2 https://www.nytimes.com/2003/07/06/style/a-night-out-with-jessy-moss-soft-looks-hard-raps.html
  2. ↑ "Jessy Moss Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & More ..." AllMusic.
  3. ↑ Jessy Moss Meets Butch Vig [ dead link ], Colin Devenish, Rolling Stone , 11 June 2003.
  4. ↑ "Sprite Liquid Mix Tour Announces Car Giveaways, Sneaker Pimps", Business Wire, 8 August 2003.
  5. ↑ Billboard chart history @ AMG
  6. ↑ Jessy Moss sticks to her roots, CNN, 4 September 2003
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