Editing Moby (section)

==Business ventures==
[[File:Little Pine restaurant.jpg|thumb|right|upright|Moby's vegan restaurant, Little Pine, in Los Angeles]]

Starting around 2001, Moby launched a series of co-owned business ventures, with the two most prominent being the Little Idiot Collective—a New York City bricks-and-mortar clothing store, comics store, and animation studio<ref>{{cite web|title=little idiot collective opens|url=https://ebentually.wordpress.com/2004/10/30/little-idiot-collective-opens/|website=Ebentually.wordpress.com|access-date=September 15, 2014|date=October 30, 2004|archive-date=February 21, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150221092846/https://ebentually.wordpress.com/2004/10/30/little-idiot-collective-opens/|url-status=live}}</ref> that sold the work of an "illustrators collective". In May 2002, he launched a small raw and vegan restaurant and tea shop called [[TeaNY]] in New York City with his then-girlfriend, Kelly Tisdale.<ref name=TG160521/><ref>{{cite web|author1=Elyssa Lee, Rob Turner|title=Moby, Remixed|url=http://www.inc.com/magazine/20041201/celebrity-moby.html|website=Inc.com|publisher=Mansueto Ventures|access-date=September 15, 2014|date=December 1, 2004|archive-date=February 21, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150221062243/http://www.inc.com/magazine/20041201/celebrity-moby.html|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2006, Moby said he had removed himself from any previous business projects.<ref>{{cite web|author1=Sarah van Schagen|title=Moby reflects on his new "best of" album and his not-so-new social activism|url=https://grist.org/article/moby1/|website=Grist.org|access-date=November 29, 2006|date=November 29, 2006|archive-date=December 15, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111215235013/https://www.grist.org/article/moby1|url-status=live}}</ref>

In November 2015, Moby opened the vegan restaurant [[Little Pine (restaurant)|Little Pine]] in the Silver Lake neighborhood of Los Angeles.<ref>{{cite web|first1=Jenn|last1=Harris|title=Moby dishes on Little Pine, his new vegan restaurant in Silver Lake|website=[[Los Angeles Times]] |url=https://www.latimes.com/food/dailydish/la-dd-moby-little-pine-vegan-silver-lake-20151109-story.html|access-date=November 9, 2015|date=November 9, 2015|archive-date=November 9, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151109201310/http://www.latimes.com/food/dailydish/la-dd-moby-little-pine-vegan-silver-lake-20151109-story.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The restaurant served organic, vegan, Mediterranean-inspired dishes and had a retail section with art and books, curated by Moby himself.<ref>{{cite web|first1=Lesley|last1=Balla|title=Moby's Little Pine Vegan Restaurant Debuts in Silver Lake|url=https://www.zagat.com/b/los-angeles/mobys-little-pine-vegan-restaurant-debuts-in-silver-lake|access-date=November 20, 2015|date=November 20, 2015|archive-date=September 12, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180912170152/https://www.zagat.com/b/los-angeles/mobys-little-pine-vegan-restaurant-debuts-in-silver-lake|url-status=live}}</ref> All profits were donated to animal welfare organizations. In May 2016, Moby estimated the year's donations at $250,000.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidhochman/2016/05/09/talking-to-moby-about-his-new-memoirs-and-giving-money-to-animals/#3860628a698f|title=Talking to Moby About His New Memoirs and Giving Money to Animals|first=David|last=Hochman|date=May 9, 2016|work=Forbes|access-date=April 14, 2019|archive-date=August 4, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200804043318/https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidhochman/2016/05/09/talking-to-moby-about-his-new-memoirs-and-giving-money-to-animals/#3860628a698f|url-status=live}}</ref> In December 2019, Moby launched the Little Pine lifestyle range of products and merchandise, with all profits donated to six charities.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://thehill.com/changing-america/sustainability/conservation/470969-moby-launches-lifestyle-line-to-support-animal|title=Moby launches lifestyle line to support animal rights|first=Nicole|last=Javorsky|work=The Hill|date=November 18, 2019|access-date=December 18, 2019|archive-date=December 18, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191218111958/https://thehill.com/changing-america/sustainability/conservation/470969-moby-launches-lifestyle-line-to-support-animal|url-status=live}}</ref> Little Pine closed permanently in December 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Elliott |first=Farley |date=2022-12-05 |title=Moby’s Once-Famous LA Vegan Restaurant Little Pine Has Quietly Closed |url=https://la.eater.com/2022/12/5/23494478/am-intel-morning-news-los-angeles-moby-little-pine-restaurant-closed |access-date=2025-04-27 |website=Eater LA |language=en}}</ref>

On August 23, 2016, Moby announced the inaugural Circle V Festival along with the official video for "Don't Leave Me", by Moby & the Void Pacific Choir.<ref>{{cite web|author1=Moby|title=moby announces circle v festival. shares new video from void pacific choir|url=http://moby.com/news/moby-announces-circle-v-festival-shares-new-video-void-pacific-choir/|access-date=August 23, 2016|date=August 23, 2016|archive-date=August 29, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160829142315/http://moby.com/news/moby-announces-circle-v-festival-shares-new-video-void-pacific-choir/|url-status=live}}</ref> The event took place at LA's [[Fonda Theatre]] and featured Blaqk Audio & Cold Cave on the bill, amongs others, as well as talks and vegan food stalls. Moby described Circle V as "the coming together of my life's work, animal rights and music. I couldn't be more excited about this event and am so proud to be head-lining."<ref>{{cite web|author1=Vegan Event Hub|title=Circle V Festival Moby USA|url=https://www.veganeventhub.com/event/circle-v-festival-moby/|access-date=August 23, 2016|date=August 23, 2016|archive-date=March 14, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180314105947/https://www.veganeventhub.com/event/circle-v-festival-moby/|url-status=live}}</ref>

The second Circle V event took place on November 18, this time at the Regent Theatre in Los Angeles. Moby headlined the event for the second year, with artists [[Waka Flocka Flame]], [[Dreamcar]], and Raury featuring on the bill.<ref>{{cite web|work=LA Weekly|title=Circle V Vegan and Animal Rights Festival Returns with Moby, Waka Flocka Flame|url=http://www.laweekly.com/music/anger-is-an-energy-for-alice-bag-9229079|access-date=September 12, 2017|date=September 12, 2017|archive-date=March 8, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180308170529/http://www.laweekly.com/music/anger-is-an-energy-for-alice-bag-9229079|url-status=live}}</ref>