Miles Brown

Miles Brown

Brown in 2016
Background information
Born (1978-01-04) January 4, 1978
Origin Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
Genres Electronic, ethereal, progressive rock, synthwave, synthpop, contemporary classical, film score
Occupation(s) Musician, composer, performer, sound artist
Instruments Theremin, analog synthesizer, electric bass, pipe organ, vocals, electronics
Years active 1995-present
Labels Death Waltz Recording Company, Mondo, It Records, Twisted Nerve Australia, Homeless, Exo, Denovali, Trendkill, Seed Records, Unstable Ape Records
Associated acts The Night Terrors, Heirs, Rotten Chop, Pity Scissor, Puppyfat
Website milesbrown.com.au
Notable instruments
Moog Music Etherwave Pro theremin

Miles Brown (born January 4, 1978) is an Australian theremin player, composer, multi-instrumentalist and sound artist. Best known for his work with Australian dark synth band The Night Terrors, Brown has also performed with artists such as Lou Reed, Laurie Anderson, Goblin, Black Mountain, Bardo Pond and Heirs.[1][2][3][4][5]

Biography

Brown was born in Hobart, Tasmania, and developed his practice in the experimental art rock scene of Melbourne, Australia.[6] He is a student of Russian theremin virtuosa Lydia Kavina,[6] the first cousin twice removed of Léon Theremin (the inventor of the instrument).

With his band The Night Terrors, Brown has explored the theremin as a lead instrument in an electronic progressive rock scenario.[7] The Night Terrors have released three albums: Back To Zero (2009), Spiral Vortex (2014) and Pavor Nocturnus: Composition for Grand Organ, Theremin, Electronics and Percussion (2014), three EPs: The Night Terrors (2002), Lightless (2003) and Monster / Lasers For Eyes (2012), and have toured Europe and Australia with Hawkwind,[8] Goblin,[9] Melt-Banana,[10] Serena-Maneesh and Black Mountain.[11][12] The Night Terrors are often described as horror film soundtrack music.[13][14][15][16][17]

Brown has also worked extensively with Australian experimental industrial band Heirs,[18] touring Europe and Australia supporting Alcest,[19] Primordial[19] and Årabrot,[20] and contributing to the records Fowl (2010) and Hunter (2011).[21][22]

In May 2014 Brown was commissioned by the City of Melbourne to compose, record and perform an album of music for the Melbourne Town Hall’s Grand pipe organ,[23] the largest grand romantic organ in the Southern Hemisphere.[24] Pavor Nocturnus: Composition for Grand Organ, Theremin, Electronics and Percussion was recorded on Friday the 13th of July and launched on Halloween 31st of October 2014.[25] The album was released by the label Twisted Nerve Australia, a joint imprint between Dual Planet and UK producer / music archivist Andy Votel.[25] A special edition was also produced for UK cult movie soundtrack label The Death Waltz Recording Company,[26] home to film composers such as John Carpenter, Goblin, Alan Howarth, Fabio Frizzi, Ennio Morricone and Clint Mansell.[27]

Miles Brown’s debut solo album Séance Fiction was released in December 2015 as a co-release between Death Waltz, American film culture specialists Mondo and It Records in Australia.[28] His solo material explores the theremin and analogue synthesiser in the realms of dark wave, gothic disco and cosmic electronics.[29]

Discography

Solo

The Night Terrors

Collaborations

Remixes

Videos

Art Collaborations

Film Score

External links

References

  1. ↑ http://fasterlouder.junkee.com/noise-night-sydney-opera-house-sydney-310510/811743
  2. ↑ http://sydneytapes.blogspot.com.au/2010/06/vivid-festival-noise-night.html
  3. ↑ http://www.tonedeaf.com.au/100445/alcest-2.htm
  4. ↑ http://www.theaureview.com/sydney/black-mountain-the-night-terrors-annandale-hotel-20-02-11
  5. ↑ http://www.synthuniverse.com/goblin-metro-sydney-16-july-2013/
  6. 1 2 http://theremintimes.ru/miles-brown
  7. ↑ http://www.cyclicdefrost.com/2015/12/miles-brown-how-about-this-great-australian-theremin-player-goblin-the-night-terrors-and-seance-fiction-interview-by-tony-mitchell/
  8. ↑ http://www.liveguide.com.au/Tours/682126/Hawkwind_UK_Australian_Tour_2011
  9. ↑ http://www.tonedeaf.com.au/312942/goblin-return-for-2013-australian-tour-playing-horror-classics-live.htm
  10. ↑ http://www.enola.be/muziek/live/8211:night-terror--melt-banana-09-oktober-2010-de-kreun
  11. ↑ https://doubtfulsounds.net/2011/03/01/live-review-black-mountain-annandale-hotel-sydney-190211/
  12. ↑ http://www.ondarock.it/livereport/2010_blackmountain.htm
  13. ↑ https://jhubner73.com/2016/04/23/night-music-the-seductive-sounds-of-miles-brown/
  14. ↑ http://messandnoise.com/releases/2001393
  15. ↑ https://forestpunk.wordpress.com/2014/10/25/the-night-terrors-pavor-nocturnus-dual-planet/
  16. ↑ http://www.cyclicdefrost.com/2014/10/the-night-terrors-pavor-nocturnus-lp-twisted-nerve-australia/
  17. ↑ http://www.beat.com.au/music/night-terrors-spiral-vortex-0
  18. ↑ http://messandnoise.com/releases/2000783
  19. 1 2 http://www.terrorizer.com/news/features-2/jose-s-bands-of-the-week-the-night-terrors-heirs/
  20. ↑ http://ticino.usgang.ch/eventdetail.php?eventid=423019
  21. ↑ http://www.thepostrock.de/heirs-interview/
  22. ↑ http://www.post-rock.ro/heirs/
  23. ↑ http://www.weekendnotes.com/the-night-terrors-pavor-nocturnus/
  24. ↑ http://www.visitmelbourne.com/regions/Melbourne/Things-to-do/History-and-heritage/Melbourne-Town-Hall-Grand-Organ.aspx
  25. 1 2 http://noisey.vice.com/read/the-night-terrors-play-a-really-big-organ-in-a-really-big-room
  26. ↑ http://mondotees.com/products/copy-of-prince-of-darkness-original-motion-picture-soundtrack-lp-reissue?variant=1088433611
  27. ↑ https://www.discogs.com/label/406649-Death-Waltz-Recording-Company?page=1
  28. ↑ https://thump.vice.com/en_au/track/summon-the-power-of-sance-fiction-with-miles-browns-debut-solo-album
  29. ↑ http://rollingstoneaus.com/music/post/five-for-friday-the-131s-elizabeth-rose-velcro-hoodlum-shouts-miles-brown/3206-miles-brown-apparition
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