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'''The Midnight''' is a [[Los Angeles]] based [[Synthwave_(2000s_genre)|synthwave]] band composed of [[New York City|New York]] based signer-songwriter Tyler Lyle and [[Los Angeles|LA]] based Danish-born electronic producer Tim McEwan.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://themidnight.bandcamp.com/|title=The Midnight|website=The Midnight}}</ref>
'''The Midnight''' is a [[Los Angeles]] based [[Synthwave_(2000s_genre)|synthwave]] band composed of [[New York City|New York]] based signer-songwriter Tyler Lyle and [[Los Angeles|LA]] based Danish-born electronic producer Tim McEwan.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://themidnight.bandcamp.com/|title=The Midnight|website=The Midnight}}</ref>


The band was formed as a result of Tyler and Tim meeting during co-writing workshop in 2012 in [[North Hollywood, CA]]<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=33B7uhyY4HY</ref>.<ref name="auto">{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dTvEwlil5HA|title=The Midnight Live Stream Video, April 10/2017|first=|last=Tausi New VHS Technologist|date=20 April 2017|publisher=|via=YouTube}}</ref> Inspired in part by the movie score for ''[[Drive (2011 film)|Drive]]'' and the retro synth genre growing around its release,<ref name="auto"/> the pair wrote two singles WeMoveForward and Gloria that would be released two years later in 2014 as part of their debut [[Extended_play|EP]] titled ''Days of Thunder''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://themidnight.bandcamp.com/album/days-of-thunder|title=Days of Thunder, by The Midnight|website=The Midnight}}</ref> In 2016, the duo released a 12 track [[LP record|LP]] ''Endless Summer'',<ref>{{cite web|url=https://themidnight.bandcamp.com/album/endless-summer|title=Endless Summer, by The Midnight|website=The Midnight}}</ref> followed in 2017 with the release of ''Nocturnal'',<ref>{{cite web|url=https://themidnight.bandcamp.com/album/nocturnal|title=Nocturnal, by The Midnight|website=The Midnight}}</ref> which spent several weeks as a best seller on the music distribution website [[Bandcamp]] and reaching #17 on Billboard's dance/electronic charts October 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://vehlinggo.com/2017/11/12/the-midnight-interview-nocturnal/|title=Reliving the Past with The Midnight: An In-Depth Interview|date=12 November 2017|publisher=}}</ref> The band went on to perform their first sell out concert at the Globe Theatre on [[Broadway Theater District (Los Angeles)|Broadway]] in Los Angeles in November 2017.<ref name="lamusicblog.com">{{cite web|url=http://lamusicblog.com/2017/11/review/fm-84-and-the-midnight-the-globe-theatre/|title=FM-84 and The Midnight @ The Globe Theatre - LA Music Blog|website=lamusicblog.com}}</ref>
The band was formed as a result of Tyler and Tim meeting during a co-writing workshop in 2012 in [[North Hollywood, CA]]<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=33B7uhyY4HY</ref>.<ref name="auto">{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dTvEwlil5HA|title=The Midnight Live Stream Video, April 10/2017|first=|last=Tausi New VHS Technologist|date=20 April 2017|publisher=|via=YouTube}}</ref> Inspired in part by the movie score for ''[[Drive (2011 film)|Drive]]'' and the retro synth genre growing around its release,<ref name="auto"/> the pair wrote two singles WeMoveForward and Gloria that would be released two years later in 2014 as part of their debut [[Extended_play|EP]] titled ''Days of Thunder''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://themidnight.bandcamp.com/album/days-of-thunder|title=Days of Thunder, by The Midnight|website=The Midnight}}</ref> In 2016, the duo released a 12 track [[LP record|LP]] ''Endless Summer'',<ref>{{cite web|url=https://themidnight.bandcamp.com/album/endless-summer|title=Endless Summer, by The Midnight|website=The Midnight}}</ref> followed in 2017 with the release of ''Nocturnal'',<ref>{{cite web|url=https://themidnight.bandcamp.com/album/nocturnal|title=Nocturnal, by The Midnight|website=The Midnight}}</ref> which spent several weeks as a best seller on the music distribution website [[Bandcamp]] and reaching #17 on Billboard's dance/electronic charts October 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://vehlinggo.com/2017/11/12/the-midnight-interview-nocturnal/|title=Reliving the Past with The Midnight: An In-Depth Interview|date=12 November 2017|publisher=}}</ref> The band went on to perform their first sell out concert at the Globe Theatre on [[Broadway Theater District (Los Angeles)|Broadway]] in Los Angeles in November 2017.<ref name="lamusicblog.com">{{cite web|url=http://lamusicblog.com/2017/11/review/fm-84-and-the-midnight-the-globe-theatre/|title=FM-84 and The Midnight @ The Globe Theatre - LA Music Blog|website=lamusicblog.com}}</ref>


==Discography==
==Discography==

Revision as of 01:01, 12 December 2017

The Midnight
The Midnight live at The Globe Theatre Los Angeles 2017
Background information
OriginLos Angeles, CA
GenresSynthwave, Electronic
Years active2014–present
Websitethemidnightofficial.com

The Midnight is a Los Angeles based synthwave band composed of New York based signer-songwriter Tyler Lyle and LA based Danish-born electronic producer Tim McEwan.[1]

The band was formed as a result of Tyler and Tim meeting during a co-writing workshop in 2012 in North Hollywood, CA[2].[3] Inspired in part by the movie score for Drive and the retro synth genre growing around its release,[3] the pair wrote two singles WeMoveForward and Gloria that would be released two years later in 2014 as part of their debut EP titled Days of Thunder.[4] In 2016, the duo released a 12 track LP Endless Summer,[5] followed in 2017 with the release of Nocturnal,[6] which spent several weeks as a best seller on the music distribution website Bandcamp and reaching #17 on Billboard's dance/electronic charts October 2017.[7] The band went on to perform their first sell out concert at the Globe Theatre on Broadway in Los Angeles in November 2017.[8]

Discography

Globe Theatre, Nov 2017

LP/EPs

  • Days of Thunder (July 15, 2014)
  • Days of Thunder (the instrumentals) (March 20, 2016)
  • Endless Summer (August 5, 2016)
  • Endless Summer (the instrumentals) (August 13, 2016)
  • The Midnight Remixed (August 14, 2016)
  • Nocturnal (October 13, 2017)

Singles

  • "Lost & Found (The Midnight remix)" (March 13, 2016)
  • "Sunset" (May 13, 2016)
  • "Vampires" (June 10, 2016)
  • "Sunset (Michael Cassette Remix)" (August 7, 2017)
  • "Crystalline" (September 22, 2017)

Live performances

  • DNA Lounge, San Francisco, CA (July 14, 2017)[9]
  • Globe Theatre, Los Angeles, CA (November 18, 2017)[8]

References

  1. ^ "The Midnight". The Midnight.
  2. ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=33B7uhyY4HY
  3. ^ a b Tausi New VHS Technologist (20 April 2017). "The Midnight Live Stream Video, April 10/2017" – via YouTube.
  4. ^ "Days of Thunder, by The Midnight". The Midnight.
  5. ^ "Endless Summer, by The Midnight". The Midnight.
  6. ^ "Nocturnal, by The Midnight". The Midnight.
  7. ^ "Reliving the Past with The Midnight: An In-Depth Interview". 12 November 2017.
  8. ^ a b "FM-84 and The Midnight @ The Globe Theatre - LA Music Blog". lamusicblog.com.
  9. ^ "DNA Lounge: FM-84 & The Midnight, 14 Jul 2017 (Fri)".
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