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Nikki Flores

Flores in 2020

Nikki Flores
Flores performing live with The Midnight in 2020
Background information
Birth name	Brandi Nichole Flores
Born	(1988-10-17) October 17, 1988 Fontana, California, U.S.
Genres	Pop R&B Electronic
Occupation(s)	Singer songwriter record producer
Instrument(s)	Vocals piano keyboards
Years active	2003–present
Website	nikkiflores.com

Nikki Flores (born Brandi Nichole Flores, October 17, 1988) is an American singer, songwriter, and producer based in Los Angeles, California. She has an extensive catalog of credits as a singer and songwriter.

A native of Fontana, California, Flores signed with Epic Records in 2003 and released her first single Strike in 2005. After being dropped from the label in 2009, she signed with Patriot Records in 2010, an imprint of Universal Republic. Her first single with the label, City Lights, was released in September that year.

After a full album failed to materialize on either label, Flores began a career of writing songs for other artists and making appearances as a featured vocalist. Artists she has written for include Christina Aguilera, Jordin Sparks, Nas, and JoJo. Flores has provided backing vocals for the likes of Keyshia Cole, Demi Lovato, and Cher Lloyd. In 2016, she released a six-track EP titled XII XV. She has also collaborated several times with German DJ Markus Schulz as a writer and vocalist. In 2021, she re-released her 2008 single Let It Slide after it began appearing on TikTok. As of 2023, she is working on solo music under the project name Luuna's Room.

Her first collaboration with The Midnight was the song Jason from the album Endless Summer, providing vocals and co-writing the track. Flores worked with the band again on their following release Nocturnal, co-writing and singing vocals on the song Light Years. Her next collaboration with The Midnight was the song Because The Night from their 2020 EP Horror Show, a cover of the 1978 song by Patti Smith. She also provided background vocals on the song Good in Red. While she did not appear as a guest vocalist on any songs, Flores assisted in the writing and production of The Midnight's fifth album Heroes.

Flores has performed live with The Midnight on several occasions, most recently during the 2020 concert special The Midnight Online. She sings vocals for the songs that she was featured in and also sings vocals on the song Sunset.

Contributions to songs by The Midnight

• Jason - co-writer, vocals
• Light Years - co-writer, vocals
• Good in Red - background vocals
• Because The Night - vocals
• Heartbeat - co-writer
• Brooklyn. Friday. Love. - co-writer

References

External links

• Official website
• Twitter
• Instagram‎

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Bend

"Bend"
Song by The Midnight
from the album Endless Summer (5 Year Anniversary Edition)
Released	June 24, 2021 (2021-06-24)
Length	4:53
Label	The Midnight Music
Songwriter(s)	Tim McEwan Tyler Lyle
Producer(s)	Tim McEwan
Endless Summer (5 Year Anniversary Edition) track listing
Endless Summer (5 Year Anniversary Edition) "Endless Summer" "Sunset" "Daytona" "Jason" "Synthetic" "The Equaliser (Not Alone)" "The Comeback Kid" "Vampires" "Crockett's Revenge" "Nighthawks" "Lonely City" "Memories" "Comet" "Bend"

Bend is a song by The Midnight. It was originally released as a digital bonus track in 2016 for people who pre-ordered the first pressing of the Endless Summer vinyl. Bend was later included as the fourteenth track on the 5 Year Anniversary Edition reissue of Endless Summer.

The song was written by band members Tim McEwan and Tyler Lyle and produced by McEwan. It has a running time of four minutes and 53 seconds and is in the key of C major.

Lyrics

I break like glass
You break like waves on the ocean, on the ocean
I tend to crash
And you have to deal with the explosion, though I know that

Everything will always be exactly how it's gonna be
Though I seem to worry every single day
This prodigal turns home again then morning comes and in the end
I see that new sun shining on your face

We begin to bend
We begin to mend
We begin to bend
We begin to mend

I sink like stone
You seem to flow above the madness like wings on canvas
And all that I know
Is that I hear the notes through the darkness like a promise

Everything will always be exactly how it’s gonna be
Though I seem to worry every single day
This prodigal turns home again then morning comes and in the end
I see that new sun shining on your face

We begin to bend
We begin to mend
We begin to bend
We begin to mend

We begin to bend
We begin to mend
We begin to bend
We begin to mend

Lyrics source

Official versions

Bend (Bonus Track)

from Endless Summer (5 Year Anniversary Edition)

References

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Horror Show

Horror Show
EP by The Midnight
Released	October 16, 2020 (Amazon Music) March 19, 2021
Genre	Synthwave Rock
Length	23:54
Label	Counter Records
Producer	Tim McEwan Essenger
The Midnight chronology
Monsters (2020) Horror Show (2020) Endless Summer (5 Year Anniversary Edition) (2021)
Singles from Horror Show
"Neon Medusa" Released: March 3, 2021

Horror Show is the second extended play (EP) by The Midnight. It was initially released through Counter Records on October 16, 2020, exclusively through Amazon Music for streaming. The EP was made available on all platforms on March 19, 2021, following the release of Neon Medusa as a single earlier in the month.

Background and composition

The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted The Midnight's plans to tour and promote their new album, Monsters. To get fans engaged with the band during the pandemic, an alternate reality game (ARG) began on September 24, 2020, and continued through October 15, 2020, with fans working together each day remotely to solve clues and discover hidden prizes. On October 13, 2020, the prize was a link to an empty Dropbox folder labeled "The Midnight - New Album". A Twitch channel by the name of "halfinlightandhalfindark" (a reference to a lyric in Last Train) was also discovered, and the channel posted a message stating "WEDNESDAY 10/14 @ 12 PM EST." At that time, the EP was streamed for the first time and its title of Horror Show was also revealed. After the stream ended, it was confirmed that the EP would release on October 16, 2020. The EP's initial exclusivity to Amazon Music was in part due to the company helping fund its production. During the time of the original October release, physical copies of Horror Show were available to pre-order from the band's online store, which included a download link to a digital version of the EP including the instrumentals.

Four of the six songs on Horror Show were co-produced by Essenger. The album also features a new collaboration with Nikki Flores, a cover of the 1978 Bruce Springsteen and Patti Smith hit single Because The Night.

Singles

Neon Medusa
March 3, 2021

Track listing

Horror Show

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"The Stranger"	Tim McEwan Tyler Lyle	McEwan	1:42
2.	"Ghost in Your Stereo"	McEwan Lyle Micah Dalton Jeffrey Blake Simpson	McEwan Essenger	4:09
3.	"Neon Medusa"	McEwan Lyle	McEwan Essenger	5:05
4.	"Devil Make a Deal"	McEwan Lyle Luke Laird Natalie Hemby	McEwan Essenger	4:56
5.	"Good in Red"	McEwan Lyle Jesse Molloy Simpson	McEwan Essenger Molloy	4:26
6.	"Because The Night" (feat. Nikki Flores)	Bruce Springsteen Patti Smith	McEwan	3:36
Total length:				23:54

2021 Release bonus track

No.	Title	Length
7.	"Neon Medusa (Edit)"	4:13
Total length:		28:07

Credits
Additional instrumentation was provided by Jesse Molloy (saxophone on Because The Night), Maddie Rice (guitar solo on Neon Medusa), and Nikki Flores (background vocals on Good In Red and vocals on Because The Night).
Mixed By Tim McEwan. Mastered by Emily Laxar at The Lodge, NYC. Front cover by Max Löffler.

Release history and variants

Digital release history for Horror Show

Date	Edition
October 16, 2020	Standard
Initial release, which was only available for streaming/download via Amazon Music or by preordering a physical copy.
October 16, 2020	Instrumentals
Was available to download by preordering a physical copy of the EP. First The Midnight release to have vocal and instrumental versions available on release day.
March 19, 2021	Standard
General release to all platforms. Contains an edited version of Neon Medusa as the final track. Bandcamp release also includes the instrumentals.
May 14, 2021	Instrumentals
General release to all platforms.

Physical release history for Horror Show

Year	Format	Color/Design
2020	Cassette	Transparent Orange
This and the Translucent Grey variant were the first tape variants, both available to be preordered on October 16, 2020. Orders began shipping in January 2021. Contains the instrumentals on side B. First time an instrumental version of an EP/album received a physical release.
2020	Cassette	Translucent Grey
This and the Transparent Orange variant were the first tape variants, both available to be preordered on October 16, 2020. Orders began shipping in January 2021. Contains the instrumentals on side B. First time an instrumental version of an EP/album received a physical release.
2020	LP	Transparent Orange
This and the Smoke variant were the first vinyl variants, both available to be preordered on October 16, 2020. Both variants run at 45 RPM, the only The Midnight vinyl releases to do so. Orders began shipping in January 2021. "Kill Your Demons" is etched in the run-out area.
2020	LP	Smoke
This and the Transparent Orange variant were the first vinyl variants, both available to be preordered on October 16, 2020. Both variants run at 45 RPM, the only The Midnight vinyl releases to do so. Orders began shipping in January 2021. "Kill Your Demons" is etched in the run-out area. Some copies of this variant had a more pronounced darker color closer to black, which is reflected in an updated render.
2022	LP	Bloodshot Splatter
Third vinyl variant. Unlike the first two, this variant runs at 33 ⅓ RPM.

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