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While in the midst of an extensive critically acclaimed US tour in Fall 2009, Moby recorded an intimate live performance at the Montreal iTunes store to a captivated audience.  'Moby iTunes Live from Montreal' becomes available around the world at iTunes this week (March 2 in North America and March 1 in the UK, and Internationally).

For this special recording Moby performed tracks from his most recent album 'Wait For Me,' as well as some other classics from previous albums, with a rare ‘stripped back‘ set consisting of just guitar, piano, violin and vocals.  Joining him for this incredible and unique performance were the very talented lead vocalists from his tour - Kelli Scarr and Inyang Bassey.    Moby joins an exciting and diverse list of artists that have participated in this iTunes global signature music series which features sessions recorded at Apple stores in London, New York, Tokyo, Montreal, Sydney and Munich. 

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Moby iTunes Live from Montreal Tracklisting: 

1. Pale Horses
2. Wait For Me 
3. Mistake 
4. Jltf 
5. Porcelain 
6. Walk With Me 
7. One Time We Lived 
8. Helpless 
9. Great Escape 
10. We are All Made Of Stars

From the 19th to 24th December Studio Brussel, the youth radio station of the Flemish public broadcasting organisation (VRT) will be presenting the fourth edition of Music For Life, a campaign to raise both awareness and funds for a good cause. Music For Life is part of the international Serious Request-campaign which this year wages battle against malaria.

Although malaria kills more than a million people each year it is relatively easy to prevent. Furthermore, through complications, another million people die of the consequences of the disease each year.

The basic concept of Music For Life remains unchanged: a six-day radio marathon broadcast from a mobile studio – Het Glazen Huis (The Glass House) – in which listeners launch all kinds of activities to raise money and pay to hear their favourite record on Studio Brussel. The money that is collected will go to the good cause.

As part of the Music For Life campaign, Studio Brussel organizes auctions with exclusive goodies, offered by artists who support the campaign. This year, Moby offered two drawings from a series he created in the run up to the release of Wait For Me.

Bid via eBay here. 

Moby's session recorded live at the Hard Rock Cafe in London will be broadcast tonight at 9.30pm on Indemand across the Big City FM network and online here: http://www.indemand.fm

Hallam FM - South Yorkshire
Viking FM - Humberside
Radio Aire - Leeds
TFM - Teesside
Metro Radio - Tyne and Wear
Key 103 - Greater Manchester
Radio City - Liverpool
Rock FM - Preston and Blackpool
CFM - Cumbria
Heat Radio
The Hits

NPR's All Songs Considered have nominated Wait For Me as one of their favorite albums of the year, you can vote below and leave a comment on the NPR website here.

NPR Poll: What Are Your Top 10 Favorite Albums of 2009

'In Photos' with Drowned in Sound. Photos by Holly Erskine, click here for the full set:

Wait For Me, the album and track both top John Diliberto, presenter of Echoes, end of year lists. See his full list of Albums and Songs on the Echoes blog or WXPN website.

You can vote for your favorites at xpn.org here.

During Sunday's very special 'unplugged' Moby show at the Palace Theatre in London, there will be a short interlude where Moby will answer interview questions put forward by the audience. The interview session will be presented by leading music critic, Sophie Heawood.*

If you would like to ask Moby a question, please go to the merchandise stand where we are taking submissions.

The best questions will be read out during the show!

Moby will be at Ministry of Sound on Saturday 14th November playing a DJ set, joined by Christian Smith and Tom Middleton. You can win a pair of guestlist places here, you can also win copies iof the new Wait For Me Deluxe on MOS.com here.