The Midnight
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Background information | |
Origin | Los Angeles, CA |
Genres | Synthwave, Electronic |
Years active | 2012–present |
Labels | Independent, Silk Music |
Members |
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Website | themidnightofficial |
The Midnight is a synthwave band composed of New York based singer-songwriter Tyler Lyle and LA based Danish-born producer, songwriter and singer 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 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
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, 2017)
- Nocturnal (October 13, 2017)
- Kids (September 21, 2018)
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)
- "Synthetic (Mango, We Are All Astronauts, Lost Empire Remixes)" (December 18, 2017)
- "Lost Boy" (July 13, 2018)
- "America 2" (August 3, 2018)
- "Arcade Dreams" (September 7, 2018)
Remixes
- Drake - 0 To 100 (The Midnight Remix) (UNOFFICIAL REMIX) (July 2016)
- Scavenger Hunt - Never Enough (The Midnight Remix) (November 8, 2016)
- ARIZONA - Oceans Away (The Midnight Remix) (February 24, 2017)
- Clubhouse - Kyra (The Midnight Remix) (April 10, 2017)
- Jon Bellion - 80s Films (The Midnight Remix) (UNOFFICIAL REMIX) (25 June, 2017)
- The Night Game - The Outfield (The Midnight Remix) (April 27, 2018)
Live performances
- DNA Lounge, San Francisco, CA (July 14, 2017)[9]
- Globe Theatre, Los Angeles, CA (November 18, 2017)[8]
- Music Hall of Williamsburg, Brooklyn NY, (March 16,2018)[10]
References
- ^ "The Midnight". The Midnight.
- ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=33B7uhyY4HY
- ^ a b Tausi New VHS Technologist (20 April 2017). "The Midnight Live Stream Video, April 10/2017" – via YouTube.
- ^ "Days of Thunder, by The Midnight". The Midnight.
- ^ "Endless Summer, by The Midnight". The Midnight.
- ^ "Nocturnal, by The Midnight". The Midnight.
- ^ "Reliving the Past with The Midnight: An In-Depth Interview". 12 November 2017.
- ^ a b "FM-84 and The Midnight @ The Globe Theatre - LA Music Blog". lamusicblog.com.
- ^ "DNA Lounge: FM-84 & The Midnight, 14 Jul 2017 (Fri)".
- ^ "Bowery Presents: The Midnight & Arcade High, 16 Mar, 2018 (Fri)".