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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 47)
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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Deep Blue

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"Deep Blue"
Deep blue - single.jpg
Single by The Midnight
from the album Monsters
ReleasedMay 6, 2020 (2020-05-06)
Length4:14
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"
The Midnight singles chronology
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America Online
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Deep Blue
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Dance With Somebody
(2020)

"Deep Blue (Droid Bishop Remix)"
Remix single by The Midnight
ReleasedSeptember 17, 2021 (2021-09-17)
Length4:28
LabelCounter Records
Songwriter(s)
The Midnight remix singles chronology
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Vampires
(2021) 		Deep blue droid bishop remix- single.jpg
Deep Blue (Droid Bishop Remix)
(2021) 		Red White Bruised - Album.webp
Heroes (Live)
(2023)

Deep Blue[1] is a song by The Midnight. It is the second single and twelfth track from their album Monsters. The single was released on May 6, 2020.[2][3] The Droid Bishop Remix of Deep Blue was released as a single on September 17, 2021, after being selected as the winner of The Midnight Remix Radio Vol. 2.[4]

The song was written by band members Tim McEwan and Tyler Lyle and produced by McEwan. The saxophone on Deep Blue was performed by Jesse Molloy. It has a running time of three minutes and 57 seconds and is in the key of B minor.

Lyle has said that Deep Blue is a companion song to Fire In The Sky, describing the songs as "mirror image love stories that swallow our narrator."[5]

During an interview with Magnetic Magazine, the band commented on Deep Blue:[6]

Tim: This was the last track we did for the album. The skeleton of the song was written on tour in spring 2019 for a movie and then later reworked into its current form. When Tyler first sang me those verses, I think we both hi-fived.

Tyler: We’d been approached by the director of a big Hollywood blockbuster type movie who wanted to work with us to create music for the film. While we were on tour in Columbus, Tim and I had an off day and thought that we should use it to work on the music for the film. So we booked a studio, sketched out a demo pretty quickly, then went to Olive Garden to celebrate. Tim totally gutted the original production and instead of a happy, major key, up-tempo celebration of falling in love, it became more ominous, more brooding, and more fun.

Music video

A music video for Deep Blue was released on September 23, 2021.[7]

The music video is directed by Lucky Sherry and stars Phia Blomquist and Jalen Philpott, who were also featured in the video for Fire In The Sky.[7][8]

Official versions and other media

Deep Blue

from Monsters

Deep Blue (Instrumental)

from Monsters (The Instrumentals)

Deep Blue (Droid Bishop Remix)

Deep Blue (Live)

from Red, White and Bruised: The Midnight Live

'Deep Blue' (Official Lyric Video)

Lyrics

Deep Blue promotional poster

I wasn’t looking for action
Just some distraction
Just a little weeknight
Booth in the back
I wasn’t looking for romance
Just a quick slow dance
On the off chance
That an off night
And a side glance
Might lead me to the wrong hands

I wasn’t looking for you

I wasn’t after forever
Just for whatever
I was one of the dark hearts
Who thought that they’d never
Truly be open
But this is an explosion

Of star crossed and
Blood rush and
Hair tossed and
Cheeks flushed
And weeks lost

I wasn’t looking for you

I said “I’ve never felt my heart like this”
She said “I’ve never felt my body”
I always thought the point of love was just
To keep from falling

Into the deep blue

I wasn’t looking for devotion
Just cheap emotion
But I found love, I found love like an ocean
On my second whiskey
Your eyes try to miss me
They lost control
I didn’t know I had a soul until the moment you kissed me

I wasn’t looking for you

I said “I’ve never felt my heart like this”
She said “I’ve never felt my body”
I always thought
The point of love was just
To keep from falling

Into the deep blue

Lyrics source[1]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Deep Blue | The Midnight". Bandcamp. July 10, 2020. Archived from the original on April 8, 2022. Retrieved April 8, 2022.
  2. ↑ "ｔｈｅ　ｍｉｄｎｉｇｈｔ on X: "－Ｄｅｅｐ　Ｂｌｕｅ－ New single. Out May 6th. 📼: Basic Instinct (1992)" / X". Twitter. April 27, 2020. Archived from the original on April 21, 2024. Retrieved April 21, 2024.
  3. ↑ "Deep Blue | Spotify". Spotify. July 10, 2020.
  4. ↑ "Deep Blue (Droid Bishop Remix) | The Midnight". Bandcamp. September 17, 2021. Archived from the original on April 8, 2022. Retrieved April 8, 2022.
  5. ↑ "We are The Midnight. Our new album Monsters is out today and we just announced our 2021 Europe and U.K. headline tour. Ask us anything! : electronicmusic". Reddit. July 10, 2020. Archived from the original on April 10, 2020. Retrieved April 10, 2020. {{cite web}}: |archive-date= / |archive-url= timestamp mismatch; April 10, 2022 suggested (help)
  6. ↑ 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.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 "The Midnight - 'Deep Blue' (Official Video) - YouTube". YouTube. September 23, 2021.
  8. ↑ "Works - LUCKY". LUCKY. September 23, 2021. Archived from the original on April 10, 2022. Retrieved April 10, 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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(2018) 		Remixed 02 - album.jpg
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.

[1]

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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