Moon Boots and Pete Dougherty are technically the same person, but in many ways, the two couldn’t be more different. The former is a globe-trotting extrovert whose genre-hopping (but always funky) DJ sets reliably fill dancefloors around the world. The latter is a relatively shy dude with a studio tan who has been geeking out on synths since he was a teenager.
Moon Boots' debut album, First Landing, arrived in 2017, and was followed two years later by Bimini Road. Emphasizing melody while blending elements of house, disco, soul and R&B, both records were widely embraced. His third album Ride Away is out March 17 on Anjunadeep, as is a tantalising revamped live show touring North America in Spring 2023.
A versatile selector, Pete has found himself playing everywhere from dimly lit clubs to massive festivals. Regardless of where the DJ booth is located, his objective remains the same: to keep people dancing, preferably with a giant smile on their face.