1. An electro-house and dubstep producer and dj.
His real name is Sonny John Moore, he is also know as Twipz, he's adopted and used to be part of the post-hardcore band from first to last. He's released five EP's and has collaborated with Korn, Kaskade, Deadmau5, Wolfgang Gartner, The Doors, Sirah, and currently dating Ellie Goulding.
Skrillex is part of a wave of American producers coming into dubstep from other genres. More often than not, these beatmakers make a violent racket characterized by overwhelming midrange "wobble" basslines, and have a general obsession with gore, macabre and the almighty "filth." It's "mosh" music as opposed to dance music.
He lends his musicmiles away from the garage and dub-inspired scenes in the UK.
His sound is overbearingly plain and simple. While he has a firm grasp on melody that eludes many of his peers, they're usually coated in headache-inducing layers of abrasive muck. The trancey hook of Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites' title track is equal to nails on a chalkboard, and the less said about its onomatopoeic bass growls the better.
My friend totally agrees that Skrillex sounds like a cat getting fucked up the arse with a jackhammer.