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Tim McEwan

McEwan in 2018
Tim McEwan
McEwan performing live with The Midnight in 2018
McEwan performing live with The Midnight in 2018
Background information
Birth nameTim Daniel McEwan
Also known asData, iAmData, Varsity Blue
Born (1979-09-16) September 16, 1979 (age 46)
Copenhagen, Denmark
Genres
  • Electronic
  • Pop
Occupation(s)
  • Musician
  • record producer
Instrument(s)
  • Drums
  • synths
  • vocals
Years active1999–present
Member of

Tim Daniel McEwan (born September 16, 1979) is a Danish drummer, songwriter, and producer. He is the primary producer and songwriter of The Midnight.

McEwan grew up in a musical family and started drumming at a young age. Around the age of 17, he began producing and did a few productions in his native Denmark. In 2008, he joined the Danish production group Deekay and began writing and producing for many popular artists.[1][2]

In 2012, McEwan met Tyler Lyle at a songwriting workshop in Los Angeles. The two made an instant connection and began writing songs. McEwan and Lyle formed The Midnight and self-released their first extended play (EP) in 2014 and have continuously released music since.

Early Life

McEwan was born in Copenhagen, Denmark to Tom McEwan and Terese Damsholt. His father is an actor and musician and his mother is an actress. He has a brother, Oliver, who is also a musician. Being the son of a musician, McEwan was exposed to music from a young age, having access to a guitar, drum, and piano at home growing up. He started playing the drums as an adolescent and began producing at the age of 17.[3]

Career

Throughout the early 2000s, McEwan produced a few songs and did some remixes.[4] He gained higher prominence in 2008, writing and producing several songs on Show the World, the debut album from Danish singer and The X-Factor winner Martin.[5] Also in 2008, McEwan became a member of the production/songwriting team Deekay,[1][2] a Danish-based outfit that has written and produced songs for many popular artists including Jordin Sparks, Sugababes, JLS, and New Kids on the Block.[6] In 2009, McEwan served as the drummer for Niels Brinck, who performed the song Believe Again as part of Denmark’s entry to that year’s Eurovision Song Contest. The song made the contest final where it finished in thirteenth place.[7]

McEwan has stated that his musical influences include Avicii, deadmau5, Porter Robinson, Dirtyloud, Arty, and Mat Zo.[8]

The Midnight

Still residing in Denmark, McEwan visited Los Angeles in 2012 and met Georgia based singer-songwriter Tyler Lyle at a songwriter’s workshop in North Hollywood organized by Katie Donovan, Lyle’s A&R representative at the time.[9] Prior to meeting, McEwan had listened to some of Lyle’s previous work and liked Lyle’s folk sound. The two began writing songs and on McEwan’s suggestion, based their sound on 80s synth, having prior exposure to the synthwave genre and being inspired by the movie Drive. Their first song written as a duo was WeMoveForward,[9][10] and their first release as a band under The Midnight moniker was the 2014 extended play Days of Thunder. McEwan is the primary producer and songwriter in The Midnight. While Lyle is the primary vocalist and lyricist, McEwan wrote the lyrics and sang the vocals on the songs Synthetic and Comet.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Multi-platinum Record Production Team Deekay – Pro Music Magazine – Inside the Music Business". Pro Music Magazine. September 21, 2008. Archived from the original on April 12, 2021. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Multi-platinum Record Production Team Deekay". My Hit Online. Archived from the original on September 21, 2008. Retrieved March 26, 2024.
  3. ↑ "THE MIDNIGHT: Tim McEwan And Tyler Lyle On Bringing 'Monsters' To Life!". Icon Vision. July 9, 2020. Archived from the original on February 24, 2021. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
  4. ↑ "April 1, 2010". Discogs. Archived from the original on May 30, 2021. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
  5. ↑ "Martin – Show The World (2008, CD)". Discogs. May 30, 2008. Archived from the original on April 1, 2022. Retrieved April 1, 2022.
  6. ↑ "Credits - DEEKAY Music". Deekay Music. January 1, 2022. Archived from the original on October 26, 2020. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
  7. ↑ "BT TV: McEwan-brødre skal føre Brinck til sejr | BT Underholdning - www.bt.dk". BT. Archived from the original on June 25, 2021. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
  8. ↑ "The Midnight on Seminal Album "Monsters" and the Volcanic Potential of Synthwave Culture [Interview] - EDM.com - The Latest Electronic Dance Music News, Reviews & Artists". EDM.com. August 18, 2020. Archived from the original on April 17, 2021. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 "Who Are The Midnight?: An Interview with the Masters of Modern Nostalgia". Vehlinggo. November 12, 2017. Archived from the original on March 24, 2022. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
  10. ↑ "Retrowave Sessions Ep 2: The Midnight - YouTube". YouTube. May 30, 2019. Archived from the original on March 24, 2022. Retrieved April 3, 2022.

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Monsters (song)

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"Monsters"
Song by The Midnight featuring Jupiter Winter
from the album Monsters
ReleasedJuly 10, 2020 (2020-07-10)
Length3:17
LabelCounter Records
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Tim McEwan
Monsters track listing

Monsters

  1. "1991 (intro)"
  2. "America Online"
  3. "Dance With Somebody"
  4. "Seventeen"
  5. "Dream Away"
  6. "The Search for Ecco"
  7. "Prom Night"
  8. "Fire In The Sky"
  9. "Monsters"
  10. "Helvetica"
  11. "Brooklyn"
  12. "Deep Blue"
  13. "Night Skies"
  14. "City Dreams (interlude)"
  15. "Last Train"

Monsters[1] is a song by The Midnight featuring Jupiter Winter. It is the ninth track from their album Monsters.

The song was written by band members Tim McEwan and Tyler Lyle alongside Lelia Broussard and produced by McEwan. It has a running time of three minutes and 17 seconds and is in the key of G minor.

The line "diamond eyes" heard in the first chorus came from a Tarot card Lyle once pulled.[2] During an interview with Magnetic Magazine, the band talked about the production of Monsters:[3]

Tim: From a track perspective, I wanted the verses to have a LoFi feel and then drop into something big and bombastic. It was really when Lelia Broussard of Jupiter Winter featured, and it became a duet, that everything really fell into place.

Tyler: The thought of former lovers through the lens of Frankenstein’s monster appealed to me. Everyone we’ve loved is a part of us, like having emotional limbs sewn together. What happens when that love dies and you’re carrying around parts of the failed love for the rest of your life? It was great to feel this song out by playing it live with our guitarist/bass player Lelia Broussard (who is 1/2 of Jupiter Winter), and we love what she adds to the record.

When the song debuted live for the first time during the US leg of the Fall 2019 Tour, the second verse had different lyrics and all vocals were sung by Lyle. According to Broussard, the band was testing several new songs during the tour (one of them being Monsters) and thought of turning it into a duet.[4] They asked her to rewrite and sing the second verse, which she did during an off day in between tour dates. The band began performing the song with Broussard's new verse and chorus during the European leg of the Fall 2019 Tour, and it was also performed during the The Midnight Online concert special.

Demo version

An early demo of Monsters was released as a prize during the Fall 2020 ARG. Titled Monsters (early instrumental demo for KIDS), it is a short instrumental loop. If one listens closely, this loop can be heard in the background during the verses in the final version of the song, though it seems that the instrumentation was slightly changed. Additionally, the tempo is also slower in the final version. Compared to the other demos, this appears to be one of the earliest and least complete. The name suggests that Monsters was originally planned to be on Kids.

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Lyrics

Put two beating hearts together
Stitched the seams and pull the levers
Strange desires
Sparks and wires

I signed the dotted line
That tethered yours to mine
No anesthetic
For hearts electric

But parts start to decay
When just your shadow half remains
The operation
Had complications

And the part of you that died
I’ll carry all my life
Lovers slowly decomposing
So it goes

It could’ve been Paradise
We could’ve had diamond eyes
I held so tight that I lost her
We could’ve been fireflies
But that fire died
Dead and gone
I was wrong
Love’s a con
And I’m a monster

[Monsters]

Hope lingers on
After the one you love is gone
Thought I smelled your ghost
In my winter coat

And our love became a void
Another echo in the noise
I can’t erase
What we became

It could’ve been Paradise
Could’ve been you and I
I played the fool
And you played the martyr

We could’ve been fireflies
But some fires die
I meant no harm
We were both wrong
Moving on

I’m a monster

Lyrics source[1]

Official versions

Monsters (feat. Jupiter Winter)

from Monsters

Monsters (Instrumental)

from Monsters (The Instrumentals)

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Monsters (feat. Jupiter Winter) | The Midnight". Twitter. July 10, 2020. Archived from the original on April 8, 2022. Retrieved April 8, 2022.
  2. ↑ "Tyler Lyle on Twitter". Twitter. September 23, 2020. Archived from the original on April 8, 2022. Retrieved April 8, 2022.
  3. ↑ Middleton, Ryan (July 10, 2020). "The Director's Cut: The Midnight - MONSTERS - Magnetic Magazine". Magnetic Magazine. Archived from the original on March 28, 2022. Retrieved March 28, 2022.
  4. ↑ "Interview with Lelia Broussard". The Midnight Wiki. Archived from the original on April 29, 2022. Retrieved April 29, 2022.
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The Midnight Remixed 02

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The Midnight Remixed 02
Remix album by
The Midnight
ReleasedSeptember 27, 2019
Genre
  • Synthwave
  • Electronic
  • Progressive House
Length64:04
LabelSilk Music
The Midnight chronology
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The Midnight Remixed 02
(2019) 		Monsters - album.jpg
Monsters
(2020)
Singles from The Midnight Remixed 02
  1. "Shadows (Uppermost Remix)"
    Released: August 23, 2019
  2. "Arcade Dreams (Timecop1983 Remix)"
    Released: September 13, 2019
  3. "Kids (PROFF Dub Remix)"
    Released: September 20, 2019

The Midnight Remixed 02 is the second remix album by The Midnight. It was released through Silk Music on September 27, 2019.[1] The album contains remixes of songs from all previous The Midnight releases.

Prior to the release of The Midnight Remixed 02, Silk Music issued three remix singles: Shadows (Uppermost Remix), Arcade Dreams (Timecop1983 Remix), and Kids (PROFF Dub Remix).[2]

Background

Released in 2017 by Silk Music, The Midnight's first remix album The Midnight Remixed was the band and label's biggest commercial success at the time, making an appearance on the Billboard Dance/Electronic Albums Chart.[3][4] With The Midnight having released Nocturnal and Kids in the time following The Midnight Remixed, there were many new songs with the potential to be reimagined, and this led Silk Music and The Midnight to collaborate once again for The Midnight Remixed 02.

The first single from The Midnight Remixed 02 was Shadows (Uppermost Remix), announced by Silk Music on August 13, 2019, for an August 23 release.[5] The album's artwork, tracklist, and release date were revealed on August 27.[6] On September 9, Silk Music announced two more singles from the album: Arcade Dreams (Timecop1983 Remix) and Kids (PROFF Dub Remix), to be released on September 20 and 27 respectively.[7]

Peaking at number eight on the Billboard Dance/Electronic Albums Chart[8] and number one on the USA iTunes Dance Top Albums Chart,[9] The Midnight Remixed 02 proved to be another winner for Silk Music and The Midnight.

Official description

Since the August 2017 release of "The Midnight Remixed," one of the most thrilling and spiritually rewarding endeavors in our label's history, Tim McEwan and Tyler Lyle, better known as The Midnight, have released a #1 Billboard Dance album ("Kids") and toured much of North America, Europe, and Australia. It is safe to say that the acclaimed discography and global popularity of the Los Angeles and Atlanta-based duo have both grown dramatically, since we at Silk Music last had the privilege of developing and releasing new remixes of their indelible tunes. Indeed, The Midnight is currently in the midst of another world tour, which will take them through the United States, Europe, and ultimately, Mexico, near the end of this year.

Flash forward to today, as we joyously announce the sequel, "The Midnight Remixed 02," featuring brand new remixes of more favorites by The Midnight, from "The Years" (off their debut EP, "Days Of Thunder") to "Lost Boy" (the first single from their most recent LP, "Kids"). This time around, we have recruited a cast of (almost) entirely fresh faces on remix detail, including legendary synthwave artist Timecop1983, indie-electronic phenom Uppermost, acclaimed retro-tinged act ERKKA, and deep-and-dark-progressive maestro Nox Vahn. Russian sensation PROFF, the only artist to appear on both 'Remixed' editions, offers a visionary take on "Kids" that brims with creativity, power, and musicality alike. Rounding out the extraordinary roster of remix artists, Silk Music veterans Claes Rosen, Dan Sieg, Kobana, Blood Groove & Kikis, Jayeson Andel, and A.M.R all deliver emotive and inspired renderings, ranging in style from introspective deep house cuts to cinematic-electronic power ballads. We are truly overjoyed to finally reveal these emotive and intelligent new takes on eleven more of The Midnight's celebrated classics, all of which have never been remixed before.

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Singles

Shadows (Uppermost Remix)
August 23, 2019
Arcade Dreams (Timecop1983 Remix)
September 13, 2019
Kids (PROFF Dub Remix)
September 20, 2019

Track listing

All tracks are written by Tim McEwan and Tyler Lyle.

No.TitleLength
1."Arcade Dreams (Timecop1983 Remix)"5:33
2."Crystalline (Dan Sieg Remix)"6:26
3."Kids (PROFF Dub Remix)"6:09
4."Nocturnal (Nox Vahn Remix)"8:13
5."Collateral (Kobana Remix)"4:41
6."Lonely City (ERKKA Remix)"4:55
7."Daytona (Blood Grove & Kikis Remix)"6:58
8."Tokyo Night Train (Claes Rosen Remix)"5:36
9."Lost Boy (A.M.R Remix)"5:58
10."Shadows (Uppermost Remix)"4:10
11."The Years (Jayeson Andel Remix)"5:25
Total length:64:04

Promotional artwork

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CollateralKobanaRemix.jpg
CrystallineDanSiegRemix.jpg
DaytonaBloodGrooveKikisRemix.jpg
LonelyCityErkkaRemix.jpg
LostBoyAMRRemix.jpg
NocturnalNoxVahnRemix.jpg
TheYearsJayesonAndelRemix.jpg
TokyoNightTrainClaesRosenRemix.jpg

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 https://themidnight.bandcamp.com/album/the-midnight-remixed-02
  2. ↑ https://themidnight.bandcamp.com/album/kids-proff-dub-remix
  3. ↑ https://www.billboard.com/music/the-midnight/chart-history/TLP
  4. ↑ https://www.facebook.com/1396858670538948/photos/pb.100044407450260.-2207520000../1924812451076898/?type=3
  5. ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/B1HV0j8A5kB/
  6. ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/B1rYw3FAqka/
  7. ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/B2Mwcu9AHI3/
  8. ↑ https://www.billboard.com/music/the-midnight/chart-history/dance-electronic-consumption-chart/song/1099324
  9. ↑ "The Midnight Remixed 02, out today, is the #1 album in the USA on iTunes Dance. We're quite moved by this moment. Our deepest thanks. 🧡 🙏 | Instagram". Instagram. September 27, 2019. Archived from the original on March 24, 2024. Retrieved March 24, 2024.
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