Ever since V2 Records closed its doors a few months ago, there’s been lots of speculation where its artists would end up label-wise. Some of the bigger artists have already signed to different labels.

Today some more of that uncertaintly has been laid to rest with Mute Records announcing that it has signed dj, punk rocker, vegan, acitivist, and mixmaster MOBY to it’s US branch of the label.

I’ve been on Mute everywhere in the world except for North America for the last 14 years, now I’m finally on Mute for North America,” says Moby. “I’m happy, because Mute has been my favorite label for most of the last 25 years, and it’s nice to finally be on Mute in the country where I actually live.”

Since signing to Mute UK in 1993, Moby has sold more than 20-million albums worldwide. His career has been a story of extremes and paradoxes. This intense, driven individual has been a hip underground New York DJ and a punk rock drummer, a determinedly ascetic maker of euphoric dance music, a highly aware environmentalist and social commentator who jumps around stage like a dervish and, finally, a sharply astute advocate of alternative lifestyles who is also one of the biggest music stars in the world.

Right now Moby is working on new material for a new record (TBD) as well as handling some dj gigs across the world this summer.

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