Introduction
Peter Dougherty (born June 27, 1984), who goes by the stage name Moon Boots, is an American DJ and music producer from Brooklyn, New York, United States. Dougherty developed a passion for music early on in life, progressing from playing the piano to keyboard and synthesisers. His early influences include artists such as Daft Punk, Herbie Hancock and A Tribe Called Quest. Later, he would study music composition at Princeton University.
Career
After finishing his education, he moved to Chicago to pursue a music career. To get his music heard, Dougherty would distribute demos to local DJs and would also spread his music online to share and evolve his sound. During his time in Chicago, Dougherty would join fellow musicians Saam Hagshenas and Jonathan Marks and become the keyboardist of the indie band Hey Champ. The band got noticed by American rapper and producer Lupe Fiasco, who signed the band to his 1st & 15th record label in 2008. Later, Dougherty left the band and returned to DJing again. In 2011, Dougherty met Perseus (Leon Oziel), the founder of the record label / DJ collective French Express. He joined the label and made his first release, "Off My Mind / Gopherit" for French Express later that year. After he moved back to Brooklyn, Dougherty was introduced to London-based label Anjunadeep where he later got signed.
His debut album, First Landing, was released on the 4th August 2017 on Anjunadeep. The album received favourable reviews and was extensively played on KCRW in Los Angeles where Dougherty also performed tracks from the album live on KCRW's Morning Becomes Eclectic hosted by Jason Bentley Additionally, the album charted at #1 on NACC Electronic Album in August and September 2017. “First Landing” was also chosen as Tower Records Japan's “Record Of The Month”.
In 2018, following the release of First Landing, Dougherty began performing with a live band. The live band consists of Peter Dougherty (keyboard, synthesizer, backing vocals/vocoder), Ross Clark (guitar, bass, synth bass), Dusty Kaufman (drums), Black Gatsby, Nic Hanson, Elie Fletcher and KONA (all vocals). In this new live configuration, Moon Boots sold-out shows at El Rey Theatre (Los Angeles), The Independent (San Francisco), Music Hall Of Williamsburg (Brooklyn) and made further appearances at Red Rocks Amphitheater (Morrison, CO) and Mamby On The Beach (Chicago).
The same year, DJ Mag elected Dougherty as their “Breakthrough Producer” in their BONA2018 (Best Of North America) awards.He also became a Mixmag x AKG: HEADSPACE featured artist, where he was featured in a mini web documentary and interviewed in an episode of Mixmag's On Rotation, where he disclosed topics such as his musical influences and being a live musician. He continued to DJ and has performed at a multitude of festivals across North America including Movement, EDC Las Vegas, Coachella, Ultra Music Festival, Electric Zoo, Paradiso, CRSSD and Spring Awakening.Dougherty's second studio album, "Bimini Road" was released the 6th September 2019 on Anjunadeep.
Discography
Studio albums
- First Landing (2017) - Anjunadeep
- First Landing Remixed (2018) - Anjunadeep
- Bimini Road (2019) - Anjunadeep
Singles and EPs
- Keramas / Harpanet - Anjunadeep (2019) - Anjunadeep
- Keep The Faith ft. Nic Hanson (Lifelike Remix) - 2018 - Anjunadeep
- Utopia ft. Janelle Kroll (Nick Monaco Remix) - 2018 - Anjunadeep
- First Landing (Live Sessions) - 2018 - Anjunadeep
- Power ft. Black Gatsby - 2018 - Anjunadeep
- I Want Your Attention ft. Fiora - 2017 - Anjunadeep
- KeepThe Faith ft. Nic Hanson - 2017 - Anjunadeep
- The Life Aquatic (The Remixes) - 2017 - Anjunadeep
- The Life Aquatic - 2017 - Anjunadeep
- Tear My Heart ft. Lulu James (The Remixes) - 2017 - Anjunadeep
- Tear My Heart ft. Lulu James - 2017 - Anjunadeep
- Red Sky (The Remixes) - 2016 - Anjunadeep
- Red Sky - 2016 - Anjunadeep
- Utopia ft. Janelle Kroll - Moon Boots Music - 2015
- Magic - Moon Boots Music - 2015
- There's No Love - Moon Boots Music - 2015
- Don't Ask Why ft. Kyiki - Cr2 Records - 2014
- Whatever You Need - French Express - 2014
- C.Y.S. - French Express - 2014
- Lovestrong - French Express - 2013
- No One - French Express - 2013
- Aretha - Nurvous - 2013
- Sugar - French Express - 2012
- Off My Mind / Gopher It - French Express - 2011
Remixes
- Tamia - Leave It Smokin' (Moon Boots Remix) - 2018 - Entertainment One
- Rhye - Taste (Moon Boots Remix) - 2018 - Loma Vista Recordings
- Sofi Tukker - Johny (Moon Boots Remix) - 2017 - Ultra Records
- Justin Jay ft. Josh Taylor & Benny Bridges - Climbing Trees (Moon Boots Remix) - 2017 - Repopulate Mars
- Elohim - Xanax (Moon Boots Remix) - 2016 - Elohim Music
- Lane 8 ft. Lulu James - Loving You (Moon Boots Remix) - 2016 - Anjunadeep
- Robyn & la Bagatelle Magique - Love Is Free (Moon Boots Remix) - 2015 - Konichiwa Records
- George Maple - Talk Talk (Moon Boots Remix) - 2015 - Future Classic
- CHVRCHES - The Mother We Share (Moon Boots Remix) - 2014 - Glassnote
- Nile Rodgers - Do What You Wanna Do (Moon Boots Remix) - 2014 - Cr2 Records
- Florrie - Little White Lies (Moon Boots Remix) - 2014 - Sony Music UK
- Bondax - Gold (Moon Boots Remix) - 2013 - Ultra Records
- Alison Valentine - Peanut Butter (Moon Boots Remix) - 2013 - Free Download
- Little Boots - Headphones (Moon Boots Remix) - 2012 - Free Download
- Zimmer - Horizontal Disco (Moon Boots Remix) - 2012 - Discotexas Germany
- Monsoon Season ft. Miss Bee - Green On Blue (Moon Boots Remix) - 2012 - Deep & Disco