Mocky

Mocky
Mocky performing in 2006 at the Stadtgarten in Cologne, Germany.
Background information
Birth name	Dominic Salole
Born	(1974-10-07) October 7, 1974 (age 42) Saskatchewan, Canada
Genres	Pop, jazz, hip hop, electronic
Occupation(s)	singer, producer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, composer
Instruments	vocals, drums, guitar, piano, electronics, bass
Years active	2000–present
Labels	Crammed Discs
Associated acts	Peaches, Feist, Chilly Gonzales, Taylor Savvy, Kevin Blechdom, Jamie Lidell
Website	www.mockyrecordings.com

Mocky (born October 7, 1974) is a Canadian singer, music producer, multi-instrumentalist, songwriter and composer.

Mocky was born Dominic Salole in Saskatchewan, Canada. He later moved to Ottawa and Toronto, and then to London, Amsterdam and Berlin. He currently lives in Los Angeles. His father is of Somali descent, but was born in present-day Yemen. His mother is English.

Mocky has released five albums under his own name: In Mesopotamia, Are + Be, Navy Brown Blues, Saskamodie, and Key Change. He released them first on his own label Mockyrecordings and the Japanese label Saidera, then on the German labels Gomma and Four Music, as well as on V2 Records in France, and Saskamodie on Crammed Discs. As a producer and songwriter he has worked with artists as diverse as Jamie Lidell, Feist, Nikka Costa, GZA, Alejandro Jodorowsky, Chilly Gonzales, Peaches 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.