Hall made his first release as Moby in 1990: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Mobility_%28song%29" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Mobility_%28song%29</a> . I can&#x27;t tell when Motte put out what, but at least from his wikipedia page, he only started making songs and using &quot;Moby&quot; in 1988. I don&#x27;t know how popular he got where, but it doesn&#x27;t seem obvious that Hall got the name from Motte.