Miami Horror are an Australian electronic

Electronic music

Electronic music is music that employs electronic musical instruments and electronic music technology in its production. In general a distinction can be made between sound produced using electromechanical means and that produced using electronic technology. Examples of electromechanical sound...

 band from Melbourne

Melbourne

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, Victoria

Victoria (Australia)

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 with a disco

Disco

Disco is a genre of dance music. Disco acts charted high during the mid-1970s, and the genre's popularity peaked during the late 1970s. It had its roots in clubs that catered to African American, gay, psychedelic, and other communities in New York City and Philadelphia during the late 1960s and...

-house

House music

House music is a genre of electronic dance music that originated in Chicago, Illinois, United States in the early 1980s. It was initially popularized in mid-1980s discothèques catering to the African-American, Latino American, and gay communities; first in Chicago circa 1984, then in other...

 throwback style. Miami Horror can refer to its producer, Benjamin Plant, or its four-piece live incarnation.

Biography

Miami Horror take influence from dance-pop artists of the 1970s and 1980s such as Prince

Prince (musician)

Prince Rogers Nelson , often known simply as Prince, is an American singer, songwriter, musician, and actor. Prince has produced ten platinum albums and thirty Top 40 singles during his career. Prince founded his own recording studio and label; writing, self-producing and playing most, or all, of...

, E.L.O.

Electric Light Orchestra

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, New Order

New Order

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 and Michael Jackson

Michael Jackson

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, as well as progressive rock acts such as Todd Rundgren

Todd Rundgren

Todd Harry Rundgren is an American multi-instrumentalist, songwriter and record producer. Hailed in the early stage of his career as a new pop-wunderkind, supported by the certified gold solo double LP Something/Anything? in 1972, Todd Rundgren's career has produced a diverse range of recordings...

, Supertramp

Supertramp

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 and Pink Floyd

Pink Floyd

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, and combine it with modern production techniques.

In 2007 under the moniker Miami Horror, Plant started with a series of remixes, both bootleg and official that included Stardust

Stardust (band)

Stardust was a one-time musical collaborative effort consisting of producers Thomas Bangalter, Alan Braxe, and vocalist Benjamin Diamond.-History:The project released the popular club track titled "Music Sounds Better with You" in 1998...

's "Music Sounds Better with You

Music Sounds Better with You

"Music Sounds Better with You" is a 1998 single by French house music band Stardust. The vocal performance of the song was provided by Benjamin Diamond of the band. The song uses a sample of the song "Fate" by Chaka Khan, which appeared on her 1981 album What Cha' Gonna Do for Me...

" and Tegan and Sara

Tegan and Sara

Tegan and Sara are a Canadian indie band composed of identical twin sisters Tegan Rain Quin and Sara Keirsten Quin . Both Tegan and Sara play guitar and keyboard and write songs.-History:...

's "Walking with a Ghost

Walking with a Ghost

"Walking with a Ghost" is a song by Tegan and Sara, from their 2004 album So Jealous mostly written by Sara Quin, although credited to both band members, which was released as a single in 2005...

", along with contemporary Australian acts such as the Midnight Juggernauts

Midnight Juggernauts

Midnight Juggernauts are a band from Melbourne, Australia composed of Andrew Szekeres, Vincent Vendetta, and Daniel Stricker. The band has been described as anything from 'prog dance meets cosmic film scores', to 'slasher-flick disco' to 'deadpan landscape',...

 and Grafton Primary

Grafton Primary

Grafton Primary are an electro-noir band from Sydney, New South Wales. The band is brothers Benjamin and Joshua Garden along with a drummer and bass player for live shows They have independently released an ep Relativity and an album Eon have been picked up by Triple J and have toured...

.

Plant began his music career early on, producing music at home from a young age, often DJ

Disc jockey

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ing at house parties and regular weekly Melbourne club nights such as Streetparty and Third Class. He since remixed Pnau

Pnau

Pnau is an Australian dance music duo originating from Sydney, Australia. The duo consists of musicians Nick Littlemore and Peter Mayes...

, The Presets

The Presets

The Presets are an Australian electronic duo formed in 2003, consisting of Julian Hamilton on vocals and keyboards, and Kim Moyes on drums and keyboards. They released their debut album Beams in 2005 to positive critical response. Their 2008 release Apocalypso debuted at number-one on the ARIA...

, Bloc Party

Bloc Party

Bloc Party are a British Indie rock band, composed of Kele Okereke , Russell Lissack , Gordon Moakes , and Matt Tong...

, Datarock

Datarock

Datarock, derived from the Norwegian word for computer – datamaskin and the word rock , is a Norwegian electro rock band. The band formed in 2000 as Fredrik Saroea, Ketil Mosnes and Kevin O'Brien and soon hired Tom Mæland. O'Brien and Mæland later left the band, but the duo of Saroea and Mosnes...

 and The Dirty Secrets in 2008. Miami Horror has also collaborated with Melbourne electropop group Gameboy/Gamegirl in 2007 and produced the Golden Ghetto Sex EP which featured the single "Sweaty Wet/Dirty Damp", a one-off single that became a leftfield hit in the music blogosphere the same year.

As Miami Horror, Plant made his commercial debut in 2008 with a five-track EP, Bravado, on Virgin Records

Virgin Records

Virgin Records is a British record label founded by English entrepreneur Richard Branson, Simon Draper, and Nik Powell in 1972. The company grew to be a worldwide music phenomenon, with platinum performers such as Roy Orbison, Devo, Genesis, Keith Richards, Janet Jackson, Culture Club, Lenny...

. The EP features the song "Don't Be On with Her", for which a promotional video was released online. Miami Horror has since been signed to EMI Music for distribution in Australia and France

France

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.

Miami Horror's live show is augmented by Josh Moriarty (Peacocks

Peacocks

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, ex-Young & Restless

Young and Restless (Australian band)

Young and Restless were a band from Canberra, Australia.-Biography:Young and Restless were formed in 2005, and won the 2006 Triple J Unearthed competition to play at the Homebake Festival 2006...

) on guitar, DJ/producer Aaron Shanahan on drums, and Daniel Whitechurch on keys, guitar and bass guitar

Bass guitar

The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....

. The live incarnation of Miami Horror appeared at the Field Day

Field Day

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, Big Day Out

Big Day Out

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, Good Vibrations

Good Vibrations

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, 'Groovin The Moo' and Splendour in the Grass

Splendour in the Grass

Splendour in the Grass is an annual Australian music festival held in July at Woodford, Queensland, and previously held at Belongil Fields, outside Byron Bay...

 festivals in 2009. The band also supported indie

Indie rock

Indie rock is a genre of alternative rock that originated in the United Kingdom and the United States in the 1980s. Indie rock is extremely diverse, with sub-genres that include lo-fi, post-rock, math rock, indie pop, dream pop, noise rock, space rock, sadcore, riot grrrl and emo, among others...

 acts Phoenix

Phoenix (band)

Phoenix is a Grammy Award winning French indie rock band from Versailles, founded by Thomas Mars, Deck d'Arcy, Christian Mazzalai and Laurent Brancowitz.-Formation and early years:...

, Simian Mobile Disco

Simian Mobile Disco

Simian Mobile Disco are a United Kingdom-based production and remix team formed in 2005 by James Ford and Jas Shaw of the band Simian. Musically, they are known for their analogue production...

 and Friendly Fires

Friendly Fires

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 on their Australian tours in 2009-2010.

In late 2009 the band achieved commercial success with their first major single "Sometimes", released as a standalone single and later on their debut album, receiving frequent airplay on radio stations, as well as being played on the club circuit.

Lily Allen

Lily Allen

Lily Rose Beatrice Cooper , better known as Lily Allen, is an English recording artist and fashion designer. She is the daughter of actor and musician Keith Allen and film producer Alison Owen. In her teenage years, her musical tastes evolved from glam rock to alternative...

 was supported by Miami Horror on their 2010 Big Day Out sideshow tour at Festival Hall.

Miami Horror released their debut album Illumination

Illumination (Miami Horror album)

Illumination is the debut studio album by Australian electronic band Miami Horror, released on 20 August 2010 by EMI. The album has received a nomination for Best Dance Release at the ARIA Music Awards of 2011.-Track listing:Sample credits...

on August 20, 2010, and the singles "Moon Theory" (released April 16, 2010), "I Look to You" and "Holidays".

The single "I Look to You" featuring Kimbra was premiered by Richard Kingsmill on Triple J

Triple J

triple j is a nationally networked Australian radio station intended to appeal to listeners between the ages of 18 and 30. The government-funded station is a division of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation...

's music show on Sunday July 27, 2010. Another single from Illumination, "Holidays" has also achieved success and features Alan Palomo of Neon Indian

Neon Indian

Neon Indian is an indie electronic band from Denton, Texas. The music is composed by Mexican-born Alan Palomo , also known for his work with the band Ghosthustler and as the artist VEGA. The band's debut, Psychic Chasms, has received many favorable reviews, including the designation of Best New...

, who features on three songs on the record.

Singles

• "Sometimes" (2009)
• "Moon Theory" (2010)
• "I Look to You" (featuring Kimbra
  Kimbra
  Kimbra Johnson , known mononymously as Kimbra, is a New Zealand singer/songwriter from Hamilton, New Zealand. She is currently based in Melbourne, Australia. Kimbra's debut album Vows was released on 29 August 2011 in New Zealand, and 2 September 2011 in Australia on Warner Bros...
  
  ) (2010)
• "Holidays" (featuring Alan Palomo) (2010)
• "Summersun" (2011)
• "Under the Milky Way" (2011) -- cover of The Church hit