Moby plans to sell over 100 pieces of music equipment via his new Reverb.com shop. The profit from the sales will be donated to his chosen charity.
During the launch of his new online shop, Moby said that all of the equipment he will be selling was used to make all of his previous records. All of his music gear has sentimental value, but he decided to sell them anyway to help other people.
Moby has chosen the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine as his beneficiary. The organization is on a mission to dramatically change the way doctors treat chronic illnesses such as diabetes, obesity, cancer, and heart disease.
Some of Moby's items for sale include his synthesizers from the 1980s, his Yamaha SY22 Vector synthesizer, which he used to record the 1991 single "Go," his assorted bass and electric guitars, costume pieces from his "The Perfect Life" music video, and more.
"Every penny that's generated goes to charity. I don't get to keep any of it. I don't get to keep the equipment, and I don't get to keep even one cent of the money generated by it," said Moby.
Moby Donates To Animal Rights Organizations
This is not the first time that Moby donated money for a cause that is close to his heart. Last year, the 52-year-old American musician also gave $250,000 to various animal rights organizations as part of Giving Tuesday.
As today is #givingtuesday I'm proud to announce that this year @littlepinerestaurant and I will be donating $250,000 to a wide range of #animalrights organizations. As you know, 100% of little pine's profits go to animal rights groups. Including @mercyforanimals @humanesociety @thehumaneleague @physicianscommittee @peta @animalequality and others. A post shared by moby xⓋx (@moby) on Nov 28, 2017 at 12:47pm PST
Moby is known for championing animal rights since he started his career several years ago. In 1996, he even released an album called Animal Rights.
The musician also partnered with Little Pine restaurant for the cause. Moby owns 100 percent of the vegan bistro operating in Los Angeles.
Moby Over The Years
Richard Melville Hall or Moby is an American musician, DJ, record producer, singer, songwriter, photographer, and animal rights activist. He is well-known for his veganism, as well as supporting causes that promote animal rights. He is also a famed electronic musician.
Throughout his entire career, Moby has already sold over 20 million records worldwide. Some of his albums include Play, Everything Was Beautiful, and Nothing Hurt, Wait For Me, 18, Hotel, Innocents, These Systems Are Falling, Everything Is Wrong, Destroyed, and more.
Some of his most famous songs are "Natural Blues," "Why Does My Heart Feel So Bad," "Porcelain," "Extreme Ways," "Lift Me Up," "Go," "We Are All Made of Stars," "South Side," "Body Rock," "Flower," and more.
