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The press is out. The Do Something/Glassbooth Generation Action party was the hottest party during the DNC. We had the best-dressed crowd (no Ann Taylor here), hippest venue at the new Jet Hotel, and the most good-looking VIP peeps in all of Denver. The best part? The live acoustic set by Moby and crew.

The celeb DJ was on-hand to satisfy the press, even taking the time after his set to speak with all the youth reporters on hand. He told a set of college students who were filming a documentary about not-for-profits about his website where he allows indie flicks to use his music for free: mobygratis . We’re pretty sure that these boys will be flocking to that site.

CGG: How did you get involved with Do Something?

Moby: I actually got involved with do something from my friend Lori who actually works with you. When she was still at Entertainment Weekly and she told me about getting involved with do something and she told me that working at do something actually made her happier than doing her day job so I am very happy for her that she is working there full time now so that is why I got involved.

CGG: Do you feel like you have a day job? Are you on that same path?

M: I mean I don’t really have a day job per say. I make music and I love my job. I would be making music even if it didn’t pay my rent. The only downside about having an unconventional day job and working for yourself is you never really get time off. My friends who have regular 9-5 jobs, come the weekend they’re done. Their weekend is their own time. They have these vacations where they just go away. I’m not complaining; I’m just saying it is the downside to working for yourself.

CGG: What is your biggest cause?

M: I would have to say the issue that is most important to me is energy independence because if you look at our reliance on oil it’s decimated our foreign policy. It’s forced us to get in bed with all of these awful pariah states. It’s destroying our environment, it’s destroying our communities. So if anything I would love to see America move away from it’s reliance on foreign oil towards sustainable energy.

CGG: So Solar power, wind energy…

M: Solar, wind conservation, there are lots of potentially viable energy sources which haven’t been developed because there hasn’t been a political will to develop them. Whether it is tidal energy, whether it’s hydroelectricity, there are lots and lots of viable things that are all kept on the back burner because they aren’t brought to the bowl for this administration.

CGG: How do you feel to be a part of Generation Action?

M: I have been involved in politics for a long time. This is the most exciting political season I have ever witnessed. Obama is a once in a life time politician. He is really inspiring and is inspiring to a lot of people who otherwise wouldn’t be involved. I think it is amazing that people are genuinely excited and people are genuinely hopeful Like in the early days of the Kerry campaign no one cared. Senator Kerry is an amazing man, but he is quiet man. petition. I see people now genuinely excited now and genuinely hopeful.

CGG: So do something is all about reaching out to young people. What is your advice to young people and getting involved in the world today?

M: My advice to young people would be to get involved with issues that you really care about. Get involved in a way where you’re not going to get burnt out because a lot of times you can be very idealistic and very passionate and get involved in the campaign and get frustrated if it doesn’t work out. So the idea of getting involved in something as if it is a marathon and pace yourself, be excited about what you are doing but don’t get burnt out.

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