Solo Artist
Most frequent collaborator: Virtual Riot · 7 tracks
Holds writing credit on 88 of 88 tracks
Yes. Skrillex, real name Sonny Moore, produces and holds a writing credit on 100% of his tracks. He wrote and produced his early dubstep breakthroughs like 'Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites' and 'First of the Year' entirely on his own. On his later albums he became far more collaborative, co-writing tracks like 'Rumble' and 'Bangarang' with other producers and guest vocalists.
Across all 88 tracks: how many Skrillex wrote alone, how many they co-wrote, and how many were written by others. The bracket marks every track they hold any writing credit on.
Share of all 88 tracks where they are personally credited, by role.
Skrillex's writing credit per album, in release order. Hover any bar for the album.
Where Skrillex sits on the scale from a pure performer (0%, sings songs written by others) to a complete author (100%, writes everything). The bright marker is their catalogue authorship score, plotted against other artists on the site.
Reference artists spread across the scale, closest by genre and era.
None of the signature songs above fall in this category.
Covers all 7 studio albums.
mau5trap / Big Beat
OWSLA / Atlantic
OWSLA / Atlantic
OWSLA / Atlantic
OWSLA / Atlantic Records
OWSLA / Atlantic Records
Atlantic Records / OWSLA
No albums from this decade.
Bubble size = tracks worked on together. VR Virtual Riot · I Isoxo · SH Simon Hessman · JR Jonas Rönnberg · E Eurohead · RK Rex Kudo
Data Insight
Skrillex writes every composition himself, his catalog is near-exclusively built on instrumental production rather than lyrical authorship. When he features vocalists, they contribute the lyrical content; when he doesn't, the tracks are wordless. This makes him one of the purest composer-as-artist in the genre.
Quick Facts
Creative Fingerprint
A producer who opened up: Skrillex wrote and produced his early dubstep tracks like 'Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites' entirely alone, then turned increasingly collaborative, co-writing later albums with a rotating cast of producers and vocalists.
The Story
Skrillex (Sonny John Moore) is an American DJ and producer who almost single-handedly brought dubstep to mainstream audiences. His early EPs defined the 'brostep' sound and earned him back-to-back Grammy Awards for Best Dance Recording. As founder of the OWSLA label, he has remained a central figure in electronic music for over a decade.