Mocky (born October 7, 1974) is a Somali-Canadian[1] pop music performer.

Biography
Mocky was born Dominic Salole in Saskatchewan, Canada. He later moved to Ottawa and Toronto, and then to London, Amsterdam and Berlin. His father is of Somali descent, but was born in present-day Yemen. His mother is English.

Musical work
Mocky has released four albums under his own name: "In Mesopotamia", "Are + Be", "Navy Brown Blues", and "Saskamodie" He released them first on his own label Mockyrecordings and the Japanese label Saidera, then on the German labels Gomma and Four Music, as well as on V2 Records in France, and "Saskamodie" on Crammed Discs.

His music is notable for its sense of humour, and for combining elements of hip-hop and experimental sounds into memorable tunes. Mocky's song "Sweet Music" from his first album quickly became an underground hit, especially in Europe.

He was also a member of the groups Puppetmastaz, The Shit, Son, The D.O.M, the Freeway Band, and The Roustabouts.

Mocky has co-written and co-produced songs for:

Jamie Lidell's 2005 album Multiply
Feist (singer)'s album The Reminder.
In addition, he co-wrote and co-produced the 2008 album Jim by Jamie Lidell. He also frequently collaborates with musicians Gonzales and Kevin Blechdom.

In December 2008, Mocky announced the 2009 release of his new and mostly instrumental album Saskamodie on the Crammed Discs label.