Miami Horror

Miami Horror
Miami Horror performing at the Big Day Out in Claremont, Australia, 31 January 2010
Background information
Origin	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Genres	Synthpop,indie rock, nu-disco, house, new wave
Years active	2007–present
Labels	EMI, Dine Alone Records, Manhattan Records
Associated acts	Wunder Wunder, Gameboy/Gamegirl, Kimbra
Website	www.miamihorror.com
Members	Benjamin Plant Josh Moriarty Aaron Shanahan Daniel Whitechurch Kosta Theodosis

Miami Horror are an Australian indietronica band from Melbourne, Victoria. Miami Horror was initially formed by its producer and DJ, Benjamin Plant who began it as a solo project. In addition to Plant, the band currently consists of Josh Moriarty (guitars/vocals), Daniel Whitechurch (bass, keyboards, and guitars), and Kosta Theodosis(drums). The departure of Aaron Shanahan (co-production, guitar/vocals), was announced on the 12th of December 2016.

The band released their debut studio album, Illumination, in 2010. "Sometimes", Miami Horror's debut single from Illumination, was included as part of the soundtrack of Grand Theft Auto V. In 2016 Miami Horror's "All it ever was" was included in EA sports Fifa 16 soundtrack. The band announced on social medias that they are working on a new EP called "The Shapes" which will be released in early 2017.

Miami Horror take influence from dance-pop artists of the 1970s and 1980s such as Prince, E.L.O., New Order and Michael Jackson, as well as progressive rock acts such as Todd Rundgren, Supertramp and Pink Floyd, combining it with modern production techniques from styles such as house music.

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, The Presets and Grafton Primary. 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 represents the colorful and flamboyant side, while horror represents the darker." He also said that although he "didn't like it for the first two weeks", he "learnt to live with it".