Miami Horror DJ Set
Für Fans von: Elektronisch, Indie & Alternative, Funk & Soul, Pop, und Rock.
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The mastermind of Benjamin Plant, Miami Horror took shape in 2007, after Plant began to release remixes under this moniker. His reworking of Stardust’s “Music Sounds Better” and Tegan and Sara’s “Walking With a Ghost,” became popular tracks amongst the blogosphere, catapulting Plant to internet stardom which prompted the young DJ/producer to drop out of film school to pursue his music. Remixing tracks by fellow Australian acts, Midnight Juggernauts, The Presets and Grafton Primary helped build his name in his home country, continuing to grow in his online presence.
Teaming up with electro-pop troupe Gameboy/Gamegirl, Plant produced the track, “Sweaty Wet/Dirty Damp,” to much fanfare. The success of the single prompted a continuing relationship which resulted in their EP, “Golden Ghetto Sex,” in 2008, produced by Plant. Miami Horror’s first release-proper appeared that same year with the five-track EP, “Bravado,” on the major label, Virgin Records.
With live performances, Plant is joined by Josh Moriarty (guitars, vocals), Daniel Whitchurch (bass, keyboards, guitars) and Aaron Shanahan (production, guitars, vocals). With this band, Pant has performed at several major events, including Field Day, Bog Day Out, Splendour in the Grass, as well as supporting the likes of Phoenix, Lily Allen, Simian Mobile Disco and Friendly Fires.
In 2009 Plant got his first taste of commercial success following the single, “Sometimes,” setting alight anticipation for his debut full-length, “Illumination,” which was released in August 2010. Several singles from the album gained airplay on Australian radio, with “I Look to You” getting heavy rotation on Triple J. A new single arrived in 2013, “Real Slow,” then followed by “Colours In The Sky,” teasing fans for his second album, “All Possible Futures.”
Melbourne Indietronica group Miami Horror take you back to the heady days of 70's and 80's dance-pop. Dreamy vocals override electronic compositions tinted with a Prince era haze. The band first formed under the Miami Horror moniker as founding member, producer and Dj Benjamin Plant began remixing other artists records in 2007. Following blog-world fame and fortune the group expanded and reshaped itself into something resembling a real band, but still rooted in Plant's production sensibilities. The group released it's first full length album in 2010 and can be regularly found on the international festival circuit, and has repeatedly supported big name acts and kindred musical spirits on the Antipodean legs of their tours. They've been on stage in support of Pheonix, Lily Allen, Arcade Fire and s long list of international powerhouses, as well as wowing crowds as independent entities. Their shows are rose tinted affairs. Their music is something like a slow-mo drive down an ocean road, or a rain dance in the Navajo desert, and their shows are likewise feel good affairs, expect free-wheeling antics and let loose, enraptured by the technicolour daze floating out over the crowd from on stage. Look out for 'I look to you' their breakout hit, and listen to the crowd around you to gauge the feel of the whole scene.