{{Short description|Australian electronic music group}} {{Use Australian English|date=July 2012}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2020}} {{Infobox musical artist <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Musicians --> | name = Miami Horror | background = group_or_band | image = Miami-Horror-930-Club-by-Matt-Torres-7 (1).jpg | landscape = yes | caption = Miami Horror performing in Washington, D.C., in 2019 | origin = Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | genre = {{Flatlist| * Electropop<ref>{{cite web |last=Birchmeier |first=Jason |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/miami-horror-mn0001764448/biography |title=Miami Horror {{!}} Biography & History |website=AllMusic |access-date=1 November 2018}}</ref> * synth-pop<ref>{{cite web |author=Zo |url=https://www.okayplayer.com/news/miami-horror-childish-gambino-sober-cover-mp3.html |title=Miami Horror & Queen Magic Roll Out An Extra-Smooth Cover of Childish Gambino's "Sober" |website=Okayplayer |date=17 September 2015 |access-date=1 November 2018}}</ref> * {{nowrap|dance-pop<ref>{{cite news |last=Keil |first=Jason |url=https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/music/miami-horror-makes-musical-pulp-from-its-influences-7346586 |title=Miami Horror Makes Musical Pulp From Its Influences |newspaper=Phoenix New Times |date=20 May 2015 |access-date=1 November 2018}}</ref>}} * nu-disco<ref>{{cite web |last=Hardmeyer |first=Casey |url=https://www.popmatters.com/192813-miami-horror-all-possible-futures-2495537378.html |title=Miami Horror: All Possible Futures |website=PopMatters |date=5 May 2015 |access-date=1 November 2018}}</ref> * {{nowrap|indie electronic<ref name="sfweekly"/>}} }} | years_active = 2008–present | label = {{hlist|Virgin|EMI|Vitalic Noise|Remote Control|Dine Alone|Manhattan}} | associated_acts = {{hlist|Mild Minds|Wunder Wunder|Gameboy/Gamegirl|Alan Palomo}} | website = {{URL|www.miamihorror.com}} | current_members = * Benjamin Plant * Daniel Whitechurch }}
'''Miami Horror''' are an Australian electronic music group from Melbourne, Victoria. Benjamin Plant, the producer and DJ, formed Miami Horror initially as a solo project.<ref>{{cite web |last=Wienkers |first=JJ |url=http://snmag.com/interviews/Music/QA-with-Miami-Horror.html |title=Q&A with Miami Horror |work=Saturday Night Magazine |access-date=2 July 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130120034323/http://snmag.com/interviews/Music/QA-with-Miami-Horror.html |archive-date=20 January 2013}}</ref> In addition to Plant, the band features Daniel Whitechurch (keyboards), and currently Rhythm Luna (drums), while featuring different vocalists and guitar players including Reva Devito (vocals), TC Milan of Crush Club (vocals), Nicolas Mulhall of Queen Magic (guitar), and Tom Frazer (guitar).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://reactpresents.com/events/20191122/miami-horror|title=Miami Horror|website=React Presents|access-date=25 August 2020}}</ref> The band takes influence from dance and rock artists of the 1970s and 1980s such as Prince, New Order, Todd Rundgren, and Pink Floyd, combining it with modern production techniques from styles such as house and pop music.
Plant debuted in the music scene with his EP ''Bravado'', released in 2008. His debut album ''Illumination'' was released in 2010 and debuted at Number 10 on the Australian Chart,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Miami+Horror&titel=Illumination&cat=a|title=australian-charts.com - Miami Horror - Illumination|website=Australian-charts.com}}</ref> which featured collaborations with Josh Moriarty and Daniel Whitechurch, along with features from Neon Indian and Kimbra, while their second more collaborative album, ''All Possible Futures'', in 2015. A second EP titled ''The Shapes'' followed in 2017 as a conceptual effort to explore a new sound. Additionally, they have remixed songs from other artists such as Gorillaz, Pnau, Ratatat, and Phantogram, among others.
==Biography== In 2007, Plant began releasing remixes under the moniker Miami Horror; their instantaneous blog success led him to leave film school and pursue a career in music. A series of both bootleg and official remixes included Stardust's "Music Sounds Better with You" and Tegan and Sara's "Walking with a Ghost", along with contemporary Australian acts such as the Midnight Juggernauts, Faker, and The Presets. According to Plant, the name Miami Horror "was just a visual thing. I thought both words were pretty bold in themselves, but also have quite a strong visual side. Miami representing the colorful and flamboyant side, while horror represents the darker."<ref name="sfweekly">{{cite web |last=Li |first=Christina |url=https://archives.sfweekly.com/shookdown/2011/03/09/miami-horror-thinks-american-culture-is-strange-is-not-that-into-the-80s |title=Miami Horror Thinks American Culture Is Strange, Is Not That into the '80s |work=SF Weekly |date=9 March 2011 |access-date=1 November 2018}}</ref> He has said that he "didn't like it for the first two weeks", but he "learnt to live with it".<ref>{{cite web |author=Marcus |url=http://www.thevine.com.au/music/interviews/miami-horror-talk-band-names-remixes-and-biding-time/ |title=Miami Horror talk band names, remixes and biding time |website=TheVine |date=27 August 2010 |access-date=2 July 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120723214431/http://www.thevine.com.au/music/interviews/miami-horror-talk-band-names-remixes-and-biding-time/ |archive-date=23 July 2012}}</ref>
Plant began his music career early on, producing music at home from a young age, often DJing at house parties and regular weekly Melbourne club nights such as Streetparty and Third Class. In 2008 he remixed Pnau, The Presets, and Bloc Party.<ref name="Miami Horror Bio">{{cite web |url=https://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dcscjx7s_119g5n9kk3n |title=Miami Horror Bio |publisher=Sidekick Management |date=1 July 2009 |access-date=15 September 2009}}</ref> 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 left-field hit in the music blogosphere the same year.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://this.bigstereo.net/2007/01/24/gameboy-gamegirl-miami-horror/ |title=Gameboy/Gamegirl + Miami Horror |date=27 January 2007 |access-date=15 September 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090916120319/http://this.bigstereo.net/2007/01/24/gameboy-gamegirl-miami-horror/ |archive-date=16 September 2009}}</ref>
As Miami Horror, Plant made his commercial debut in 2008 with a five-track EP, ''Bravado'', on Virgin Records. The EP features the song "Don't Be on with Her", for which a promotional video was released online.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hRJJ1PFOhio |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/hRJJ1PFOhio |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|title=Miami Horror – Don't Be on With Her |publisher=YouTube |date=11 November 2008 |access-date=15 September 2009}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Miami Horror has since been signed to EMI for distribution in Australia and France.
Miami Horror's live show is formed by Benjamin Plant (bass, keyboards), Daniel Whitechurch (bass, keyboards, and guitars), and Rhythm Luna(drums) with various other members providing vocals and guitar depending on the tour.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.facebook.com/miamihorror |title=Miami Horror on Facebook |publisher=Facebook |access-date=4 February 2020}}</ref> The live incarnation of Miami Horror has appeared at Coachella, Corona Capital, Governors Ball, Groovin The Moo,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.fasterlouder.com.au/news/local/16871/Groovin-The-Moo-2009-line-up.htm |title=Groovin The Moo 2009 line-up |publisher=FasterLouder |date=3 February 2009 |access-date=15 September 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090531160632/http://www.fasterlouder.com.au/news/local/16871/Groovin-The-Moo-2009-line-up.htm |archive-date=31 May 2009 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Splendour in the Grass, Electric Forest and many more. The band has also supported Phoenix, and Friendly Fires on their Australian tours.<ref name="Miami Horror Bio"/>
In late 2009 the band released their first major single "Sometimes" to commercial success, receiving frequent airplay on radio stations and club circuits. They later released their debut album ''Illumination'' on 20 August 2010 with debuted at number 10 on the ARIA Charts,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.abc.net.au/triplej/homeandhosed/blog/s2798120.htm |title=Australian Albums: What To Expect in 2010 |publisher=Triple J |date=21 January 2010}}</ref> with further singles including "Moon Theory" and "I Look to You" (the latter featuring Kimbra), each single receiving a music video alongside them. The fourth single, "Holidays", received a music video as well.
On 10 September 2013, the roll-out for their second album, ''All Possible Futures'' started with the release of "Real Slow", a collaboration with Sarah Chernoff. Coincidentally, ''Grand Theft Auto V'' was released the following week, where "Sometimes" was featured as part of its in-game radio station, Radio Mirror Park. A follow-up single with Cleopold, "Colours in the Sky", was released that November. In 2014, another single, "Wild Motion (Set It Free)" was released. The album itself was released on 21 April 2015. It debuted at number 65 on the ARIA Albums Chart in May 2015,<ref name="AUS chart"/> with later singles including "Love Like Mine" (also with Cleopold), and "Cellophane (So Cruel)" (with Aaron Tiem & Gavin Turek). The band performed at Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival, [http://www.coronacapital.com.mx/ Corona Capital Festival], Electric Forest, and many other festivals in support of ''All Possible Futures''.
The departure of Aaron Shanahan was announced on 12 December 2016.{{Citation needed|date=September 2021}} The next year, the band independently released the EP ''The Shapes'', featuring the single "Leila" which reached commercial success and frequent airplay in Japan, as well as Latin America where a Spanish version of "Leila" was also released and serviced to radio. Miami Horror produced and curated their own highly successful block parties in Sydney, Melbourne, and New York<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://musicfeeds.com.au/news/miami-horror-their-mates-are-throwing-some-epic-block-parties-this-year/|title=Miami Horror & Their Mates Are Throwing Some Epic Block Parties This Year|date=27 February 2017|website=Musicfeeds.com.au}}</ref> with acts like Touch Sensitive, Running Touch, and Late Nite Tuff Guy.
In 2019 the group released two new singles, "Restless" and "Luv Is Not Enough", and announced they had begun work on their third studio album, with its release planned to be by late 2020. The band toured on the back of the new singles with sold-out shows in both the US and Canada.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.axs.com/miami-horror-announces-2019-world-tour-138216|title=Miami Horror announces 2019 world tour|website=Axs.com}}</ref> A European tour was scheduled for April 2020; however, due to the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the tour was postponed to 2022.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.miamihorror.com/tour|title=Tour|website=Miamihorror.com}}</ref> The tenth anniversary edition of ''Illumination'' was released on vinyl in 2020,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://shop.miamihorror.com/?fbclid=IwAR38DSiLsfHcVHGVweTiljftUZ4pdVbryey-BQgMme2SmGMXb8Xagzzwj9k|title= Illumination (10th Anniversary Edition) release |website=shop.miamihorror.com.com}}</ref> and then digitally the following year.
The group's long-awaited third studio album, ''We Always Had Tomorrow'', was released on 28 February 2025.
==Band members== '''Current live band members''' * Benjamin Plant – production, synthesisers, bass * Daniel Whitechurch – piano, synthesisers * Rhythm Luna – drums * Reva Devito – vocals * TC Milan – vocals * Nicholas Mulhall – guitar, vocals * Tom Frazer - guitar * Stan Bicknell - drums (fill in)
'''Former live and studio band members''' * Aaron Shanahan – guitar, vocals * Kosta Theodosis – drums * Joshua Moriarty – guitars, vocals
==Discography== ===Studio albums=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |- ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:9em;"| Title ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:16em;"| Details ! scope="col" colspan="1"| Peak chart positions |- ! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;"| AUS<br /><ref name="AUS chart">Peak chart positions for albums in Australia: * ''Illumination'': {{cite web|url=https://australian-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Miami+Horror|title=Discography Miami Horror|website=Australian-charts.com|access-date=29 October 2018}} * ''All Possible Futures'': {{cite web|last=Ryan|first=Gavin|url=http://www.noise11.com/news/aria-albums-sam-smith-holds-on-to-top-spot-in-australia-20150502|title=ARIA Albums: Sam Smith Holds on To Top Spot in Australia|website=Noise11.com|date=2 May 2015|access-date=2 May 2015}}</ref> |- ! scope="row"| ''Illumination'' | * Released: 20 August 2010 * Label: EMI * Formats: CD, LP, digital download | 10 |- ! scope="row"| ''All Possible Futures'' | * Released: 7 April 2015 * Label: Remote Control * Formats: CD, LP, digital download | 65 |- ! scope="row"| ''We Always Had Tomorrow'' | * Released: 28 February 2025<ref name="WaHT">{{cite web|url=https://thissongissick.com/post/miami-horror-we-always-had-tomorrow/|title= Miami Horror Release First Album In A Decade With Evocative LP ''We Always Had Tomorrow''|website=The Song Is Sick|date=28 February 2025|access-date=2 March 2025}}</ref> * Label: Miami Horror, Nettwerk * Formats: CD, digital download | |}
===Extended plays=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |- !scope="col" style="width:9em;"| Title !scope="col" style="width:18em;"| Details |- ! scope="row"| ''Bravado'' | * Released: 14 November 2008 * Label: Virgin * Formats: CD, digital download |- ! scope="row"| ''The Shapes'' | * Released: 17 March 2017<ref>{{cite web |url=https://itunes.apple.com/au/album/the-shapes-ep/1212907176 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181029232419/https://itunes.apple.com/au/album/the-shapes-ep/1212907176 |url-status=dead |archive-date=29 October 2018 |title=The Shapes – EP by Miami Horror |website=iTunes Store (Australia) |access-date=29 October 2018}}</ref> * Label: Self-released * Formats: CD, LP, digital download |}
===Singles=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |- ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:17em;"| Title ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Year ! scope="col" colspan="1"| Peak chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:12em;"| Album |- ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%"| AUS<br /><ref>{{cite Ryan|page=186}}</ref> |- ! scope="row"| "Sometimes" | 2009 | 62 | rowspan="5"| ''Illumination'' |- ! scope="row"| "Moon Theory"<ref>{{cite web |url=https://itunes.apple.com/au/album/moon-theory-single/id715490051 |title=Moon Theory – Single by Miami Horror |website=iTunes Store (Australia) |access-date=29 October 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140521204947/https://itunes.apple.com/au/album/moon-theory-single/id715490051 |archive-date=21 May 2014}}</ref> | rowspan="3"| 2010 | — |- ! scope="row"| "I Look to You"<ref>{{cite web |url=https://itunes.apple.com/au/album/i-look-to-you-feat.-kimbra/id716397058 |title=I Look to You (feat. Kimbra) – Single by Miami Horror |website=iTunes Store (Australia) |access-date=29 October 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140521205055/https://itunes.apple.com/au/album/i-look-to-you-feat.-kimbra/id716397058 |archive-date=21 May 2014}}</ref><br/>{{small|(featuring Kimbra)}} | — |- ! scope="row"| "Holidays"<ref>{{cite web |url=https://itunes.apple.com/au/album/holidays-feat.-alan-palomo-ep/id715694621 |title=Holidays (feat. Alan Palomo) – EP by Miami Horror |website=iTunes Store (Australia) |access-date=29 October 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140521205053/https://itunes.apple.com/au/album/holidays-feat.-alan-palomo-ep/id715694621 |archive-date=21 May 2014}}</ref><br/>{{small|(featuring Alan Palomo)}} | — |- ! scope="row"| "Summersun"<ref>{{cite web |url=https://itunes.apple.com/au/album/summersun-ep/id715697781 |title=Summersun – EP by Miami Horror |website=iTunes Store (Australia) |access-date=29 October 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140521205013/https://itunes.apple.com/au/album/summersun-ep/id715697781 |archive-date=21 May 2014}}</ref> | 2011 | — |- ! scope="row"| "Real Slow"<ref>{{cite web |url=https://itunes.apple.com/au/album/real-slow-single/700369060 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181029232445/https://itunes.apple.com/au/album/real-slow-single/700369060 |url-status=dead |archive-date=29 October 2018 |title=Real Slow – Single by Miami Horror |website=iTunes Store (Australia) |access-date=29 October 2018}}</ref> | rowspan="2"| 2013 | — | rowspan="6"| ''All Possible Futures'' |- ! scope="row"| "Colours in the Sky"<ref>{{cite web |url=https://itunes.apple.com/au/album/colours-in-the-sky-single/736412352 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181029232439/https://itunes.apple.com/au/album/colours-in-the-sky-single/736412352 |url-status=dead |archive-date=29 October 2018 |title=Colours in the Sky – Single by Miami Horror |website=iTunes Store (Australia) |access-date=29 October 2018}}</ref><br/>{{small|(featuring Cleopold)}} | — |- ! scope="row"| "Wild Motion (Set It Free)"<ref>{{cite web |url=https://itunes.apple.com/au/album/wild-motion-set-it-free-single/895531743 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181029232426/https://itunes.apple.com/au/album/wild-motion-set-it-free-single/895531743 |url-status=dead |archive-date=29 October 2018 |title=Wild Motion (Set It Free) – Single by Miami Horror |website=iTunes Store (Australia) |access-date=29 October 2018}}</ref> | 2014 | — |- ! scope="row"| "Love Like Mine"<ref>{{cite web |url=https://itunes.apple.com/au/album/love-like-mine-single/968635836 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181029232403/https://itunes.apple.com/au/album/love-like-mine-single/968635836 |url-status=dead |archive-date=29 October 2018 |title=Love Like Mine – Single by Miami Horror |website=iTunes Store (Australia) |access-date=29 October 2018}}</ref> | 2015 | — |- ! scope="row"| "Cellophane (So Cruel)"<ref>{{cite web |url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/cellophane-remixes-single/1240473547 |title=Cellophane – Single by Miami Horror |website=iTunes Store (US) |access-date=29 October 2018}}</ref><br/>{{small|(featuring Aaron Miller and Gavin Turek)}} | rowspan="2"| 2016 | — |- ! scope="row"| "Stranger"<ref>{{cite web |url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/stranger-feat-future-unlimited-remixes-single/1240481821 |title=Stranger (feat. Future Unlimited) – EP by Miami Horror |website=iTunes Store (US) |access-date=29 October 2018}}</ref><br/>{{small|(featuring Future Unlimited)}} | — |- ! scope="row"| "Leila"<ref>{{cite web |url=https://itunes.apple.com/au/album/leila-single/1211714277 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181029232413/https://itunes.apple.com/au/album/leila-single/1211714277 |url-status=dead |archive-date=29 October 2018 |title=Leila – Single by Miami Horror |website=iTunes Store (Australia) |access-date=29 October 2018}}</ref> | 2017 | — | ''The Shapes'' |- ! scope="row"| "Restless"<ref>{{cite web |url=https://music.apple.com/au/album/restless-single/1468174175 |title=Restless – Single by Miami Horror |website=Apple Music |access-date=9 July 2019}}</ref> | rowspan="2"| 2019 | — | rowspan="2" {{Non-album singles}} |- ! scope="row"| "Luv Is Not Enough" | — |- ! scope="row"| "We're All Made of Stars"<br/>{{small|(featuring Angela Armstrong)}}<ref name="WaHT"/> | 2025 | — | ''We Always Had Tomorrow'' |}
===Remixes=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |- ! scope="col" style="width:17em;"| Title ! scope="col"| Year ! scope="col" style="width:16em;"| Artist |- ! scope="row"| "Embrace (Fred Falke & Miami Horror Remix)" | 2008 | Pnau |- ! scope="row"| "Empire Ants (Miami Horror Remix)" | 2010 | Gorillaz and Yukimi Nagano |- ! scope="row"| "Wonderful (Miami Horror Remix)" | 2013 | Surahn |- ! scope="row"| "Can't Stop (Miami Horror Remix)" | 2015 | Moullinex |- ! scope="row"| "You Don't Get Me High Anymore (Miami Horror Remix)" | 2017 | Phantogram |- ! scope="row"| "Getting There From Here (Miami Horror & Lazywax Remix)" | 2020 | Poolside, Todd Edwards, and Turbotito |- ! scope="row"| "Holidays (Miami Horror & Cassian Remix)" | 2020 | Miami Horror |- ! scope="row"| "LEMON SWAYZE (Miami Horror Lemonade Remix)" | 2021 | KUNZITE |}
==Awards and nominations== ===APRA Awards=== The APRA Awards are presented annually from 1982 by the Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA), "honouring composers and songwriters". They commenced in 1982.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.apra-amcos.com.au/APRAAwards/MusicAwards/History.aspx |title=APRA History |publisher=Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS) |access-date=25 April 2022 }}</ref>
{{awards table}} ! {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}} |- | 2011 | "Sometimes" (Benjamin Plant, Daniel Whitechurch, Joshua Heptinstall) | Dance Work of the Year | {{nom}} | <ref name="DWotYNom">{{cite web|url=http://www.apra-amcos.com.au/APRAAwards/MusicAwards/Nominations/DanceWorkoftheYear2011.aspx |title=Nominations > Dance Work of the Year – 2011 |publisher=Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS) |year=2011 |access-date=16 January 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111016032851/http://apra-amcos.com.au/APRAAwards/MusicAwards/Nominations/DanceWorkoftheYear2011.aspx |archive-date=16 October 2011 }}</ref> |- {{end}}
===ARIA Music Awards=== The ARIA Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony that recognises excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of Australian music.<ref name="Dncerls">ARIA Award previous winners. {{cite web|url=http://ariaawards.com.au/history/award/best-dance-release|title=Winners By Award - 27th ARIA Awards 2013|publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA)|access-date=1 March 2014}}</ref>
{{awards table}} |- | 2010 || "Sometimes" || Best Dance Release || {{nom}} |- | 2011 || ''Illumination'' || Best Dance Release || {{nom}} |- {{end}}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * {{Official website|http://www.miamihorror.com/}}
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