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Midnight City | |
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| Origin | Liverpool, England |
| Genres | |
| Years active | 2013–present |
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| Website | www |
Midnight City are an electronic music duo from Liverpool, England, consisting of Jonny Hayes and Josh Jones.[1] Formed in 2013, the duo's work is primarily within house music and its subgenres.[2]
Musical career
[edit]In 2015, Midnight City released "Natural High" with American singer Kim English, on New York label Nervous Records. The track heavily samples vocals from her 1998 single 'Jumpin' and Bumpin'.[3]
Later that same year, they co-produced the Philip George and Anton Powers single "Alone No More".[4][5] Released by 3 Beat Records, the track debuted at number 4 on the UK Singles Chart, number 1 on the UK Dance Singles Chart,[6] and number 1 on the Scottish Singles Chart.[7] In 2020, the single was certified platinum by the British Phonographic Industry.[8]
Their debut single, "Just Like That," featuring vocals from London-based singer Raphaella, was released in February 2016 through Get Twisted Records and Columbia Records. The single reached number 1 on the Music Week Upfront Club Top 40 chart[1][9] and received a positive review in the March issue of Mixmag.[10][11] A remixes EP, featuring contributions from Low Steppa and As I Am, was released the following month.
In June 2016, Midnight City released their follow-up single, "Free," on the Parlophone[12] imprint FFRR Records. The track peaked at number 4 on the Music Week Upfront Club Top 40 chart.[13][14] It was featured in the opening episode of season 13 of Geordie Shore.[15]
In 2020, Midnight City launched their own label, All Night Long Records.[16] The label's debut release, Carrie's Groove, was followed by releases from artists such as Johnick, Chapter & Verse, and Reigan.[17]
In 2022, the duo co-wrote and produced the single "Flames" for Australian DJ duo NERVO, featuring Salena Mastroianni.[18][19] The track was released by the Los Angeles-based label Thrive Music.
Discography
[edit]Singles
[edit]| Title | Year | Label |
|---|---|---|
| "Be With Me"[20] (with Endor, featuring Romany) |
2015 | — |
| "Just Like That"[21] (featuring Raphaella) |
2016 | Get Twisted Records / Columbia |
| "Free"[22] | 2016 | FFRR / Parlophone |
| "All That Mattered"[23] (with House Of Virus, featuring Dominic Lawson) |
2017 | Freakin909 |
| "Say Hello"[24] | 2019 | Glasgow Underground |
| "All I'm Asking"[25] (with Dilby) |
2020 | Simma Black |
| "Here To Stay"[26] | 2020 | BlackJack Records |
| "Well Done"[27] (with Johnick) |
2021 | Henry Street Music |
| "Madness"[28] (with Johnick) |
2021 | Henry Street Music |
| "It Stayed The Same"[29] (with Johnick) |
2021 | Henry Street Music |
| "A Refreshing Breeze"[30] (with Johnick) |
2022 | Henry Street Music |
| "Nah Nah Nah"[31] (with Johnick) |
2023 | Henry Street Music |
| "So Sexy"[32] (with Sammy Deuce) |
2024 | Good For You Records |
Extended Plays
[edit]| Title | Year | Label |
|---|---|---|
| "Just Like That (Remixes)"[33] (featuring Raphaella) |
2016 | Get Twisted Records / Columbia |
| "Got 2 Be There"[34] | 2018 | MONOSIDE |
| "Get It Up"[35] | 2020 | Motive Records |
| "It's Gonna Be / What I Feel"[36] | 2020 | Spacedisco Records |
| Title | Year | Catalog Number |
|---|---|---|
| "Carrie's Groove" | 2020 | ALNT001 |
| "Don't You Know" | 2020 | ALNT006 |
| "Make Me Believe" (featuring IDA fLO) |
2020 | ALNT008 |
| "The Guestlist" | 2020 | ALNT014 |
| "Mighty Love" | 2021 | ALNT017 |
| "Good Feelings EP" | 2022 | ALNT034 |
| "A Love That You Can Keep" | 2023 | ALNT035 |
| "Dancin' (Free Yourself)" | 2024 | ALNT036 |
| "Feels So Goodé" | 2024 | ALNT037 |
| "Turn Emotion / All The People Out There" | 2024 | ALNT038 |
| "Turn Emotion" | 2024 | ALNT038 |
| "Singing For U Baby" (with Johnick) |
2024 | ALNT039 |
| Title | Year | Label | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Carmen" | 2017 | Glasgow Underground | Amsterdam 2017 |
| "Release Yourself" | 2017 | Glasgow Underground | Digital Love 2 |
| "Love Dance" | 2018 | Glasgow Underground | Summer Of Love 2018 |
| "I Love It" | 2020 | All Night Long Records | All Summer Long 2020 |
| "Disconet" | 2020 | All Night Long Records | All Night Long Amsterdam 2020 |
| "Whats Ur Name" | 2021 | All Night Long Records | Lost In House '21 |
| "Sweet Music" (with Folkness) |
2023 | Jackies Music | ADE Sampler 2023 |
| Title | Year | Artist | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Alone No More (Midnight City Remix)" | 2015 | Philip George & Anton Powers | 3 Beat Records |
| "Do It Well (Midnight City Remix)" | 2015 | XYconstant (featuring Tom Aspaul) |
FFRR |
| "Lovers Friends (Midnight City Remix)" | 2016 | Möwe & Daniel Nitt | Positiva |
| "Numb (Midnight City Remix)" | 2016 | Sons Of Sonix (featuring Melanie C) |
Red Girl Records |
| "Warm (Midnight City Remix)" | 2016 | Becky Hill | Eko Music |
| "Lock The Doors (Midnight City Remix)" | 2016 | Marshall Jefferson | Freakin909 |
| "We Dance (Midnight City Remix)" | 2018 | Crush Club (featuring Supermini) |
Another Rhythm |
| "Share A Little Ecstasy (Midnight City Remix)" | 2019 | Sam Dexter | Glasgow Underground |
| "Closer (Midnight City Remix)" | 2019 | Mood II Swing (featuring Carole Sylvan) |
King Street Sounds |
| "Hearts On Fire (Midnight City's Fire at the Disco Mix)" | 2020 | Ceréna | Chévere Music |
| "Disco Duck (Midnight City Remix)" | 2020 | Rhythm Staircase & Lizzie Curious | In It Together Records |
| "I'm So Glad (Mara's Theme) (Johnick vs Midnight City Remix)" | 2022 | Johnick | Henry Street Music |
Songwriting and production credits
[edit]| Title | Year | Artist | Role | Label | Certifications |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Natural High"[40] (Midnight City Club Mix) |
2015 | Kim English | Producer/Remixer | Nervous Records | — |
| "Alone No More"[5] | 2015 | Philip George & Anton Powers | Co-producer | 3 Beat Records | BPI: Platinum[8] |
| "Wasted So Much Of My Life"[41] | 2016 | Mike Mago | Co-producer (as Jonny Hayes & Josh Jones) |
BMKLTSCH RCRDS | — |
| "Be With You"[42] | 2020 | Joshwa & Elliotte Williams N'Dure | Co-writer (as Jonathan Hayes & Joshua Jones) |
New State Music | — |
| "Sacrifice"[43] | 2020 | Pleasure Generation (feat. Salena Mastroianni) |
Co-writer (as Jonathan Hayes & Joshua Jones) |
Perfect Havoc Records | — |
| "Flames"[19] | 2022 | NERVO (feat. Salena Mastroianni) |
Co-writer/producer | Thrive Music | — |
References
[edit]- ^ a b Jones, Alan (April 25, 2016). "Midnight City rule the club chart". Music Week.
- ^ WOW247 mix 001: Midnight City, February 12, 2016, archived from the original on February 14, 2016
- ^ "Kim English's 'Natural High (Midnight City Mix)' sample of Kim English's 'Jumpin' and Bumpin'". WhoSampled. Retrieved December 2, 2024.
- ^ Johnson, Emma (October 1, 2015). "Liverpool DJ Anton Powers set for chart success with new single". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved December 2, 2024.
- ^ a b "Alone No More - Philip George, Anton Powers". AllMusic. Retrieved December 2, 2024.
- ^ "Alone No More by Philip George & Anton Powers". Official Charts Company. Retrieved December 2, 2024.
- ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart 9 October 2015 - 15 October 2015". Official Charts Company. Retrieved December 2, 2024.
- ^ a b "Award Tracker - Philip George & Anton Powers - Alone No More". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved December 2, 2024.
- ^ "'Midnight City Rule The Club Chart' - Just Like That tops the Music Week Upfront Club Chart". Official Midnight City Website. Retrieved December 2, 2024.
- ^ Mash (March 2016). "Tunes: All the months key releases rated". Mixmag (298): 102.
- ^ "'Just Like That receives positive review in Mixmag, March issue". Official Midnight City Website. Retrieved December 2, 2024.
- ^ Midnight City - Free, archived from the original on September 3, 2016, retrieved September 3, 2016
- ^ Jones, Alan (September 5, 2016). "Tieks' Sunshine tops club chart". Music Week.
- ^ "'Free' hits the Music Week Club Chart top 5". Official Midnight City Website. Retrieved December 2, 2024.
- ^ "Geordie Shore Season 13, Episode 1". Tunefind. Retrieved December 2, 2024.
- ^ "Midnight City launch new record label 'All Night Long Records'". Official Midnight City Website. Retrieved December 2, 2024.
- ^ "All Night Long Records". MusicBrainz. Retrieved December 2, 2024.
- ^ "Virgin ▪ Nervo Features Salena Mastroianni On New Single "Flames"". Universal Music Brazil (in Portuguese). January 14, 2022. Retrieved December 2, 2024.
- ^ a b "Flames - Nervo". AllMusic. Retrieved December 2, 2024.
- ^ "Release "Be With Me" by Endor & Midnight City". MusicBrainz. Retrieved December 2, 2024.
- ^ "Release "Just Like That (feat. Raphaella)" by Midnight City". MusicBrainz. Retrieved December 2, 2024.
- ^ "Release "Free" by Midnight City". MusicBrainz. Retrieved December 2, 2024.
- ^ "Release "All That Mattered" by House Of Virus & Midnight City (feat. Dominic Lawson)". MusicBrainz. Retrieved December 2, 2024.
- ^ "Release "Say Hello" by Midnight City". MusicBrainz. Retrieved December 2, 2024.
- ^ "Release "All I'm Asking" by Dilby & Midnight City". MusicBrainz. Retrieved December 2, 2024.
- ^ "Release "Here To Stay" by Midnight City". MusicBrainz. Retrieved December 2, 2024.
- ^ "Release "Well Done" by Johnick & Midnight City". MusicBrainz. Retrieved December 2, 2024.
- ^ "Release "Madness" by Johnick & Midnight City". MusicBrainz. Retrieved December 2, 2024.
- ^ "Release "It Stayed The Same" by Johnick & Midnight City". MusicBrainz. Retrieved December 2, 2024.
- ^ "Release "A Refreshing Breeze" by Johnick & Midnight City". MusicBrainz. Retrieved December 2, 2024.
- ^ "Release "Nah Nah Nah" by Johnick & Midnight City". MusicBrainz. Retrieved December 2, 2024.
- ^ "Release "So Sexy" by Midnight City & Sammy Deuce". MusicBrainz. Retrieved December 2, 2024.
- ^ "Release "Just Like That (Remixes)" by Midnight City". MusicBrainz. Retrieved December 2, 2024.
- ^ "Release "Got 2 Be There" by Midnight City". MusicBrainz. Retrieved December 2, 2024.
- ^ "Release "Get It Up" by Midnight City". MusicBrainz. Retrieved December 2, 2024.
- ^ "Release "It's Gonna Be / What I Feel" by Midnight City". MusicBrainz. Retrieved December 2, 2024.
- ^ "Midnight City - Releases, Label: All Night Long Records". MusicBrainz. Retrieved December 2, 2024.
- ^ "Midnight City - Appearances". Discogs. Retrieved December 2, 2024.
- ^ "Midnight City - Relationships". MusicBrainz. Retrieved December 2, 2024.
- ^ "'Midnight City team up with legendary house vocalist Kim English to deliver her latest single, 'Natural High'". Official Midnight City Website. Retrieved December 2, 2024.
- ^ "Mike Mago – Wasted So Much Of My Life – File (320 kbps, MP3), 2016 [r9494716]". Discogs. 12 December 2016. Retrieved December 2, 2024.
- ^ "Joshwa & Elliotte Williams N'Dure – Be With You – 2 x File (AAC), 2020 [r26771492]". Discogs. 17 July 2020. Retrieved December 2, 2024.
- ^ "Pleasure Generation Feat. Salena Mastroianni – Sacrifice – File (FLAC, Single), 2020 [r16183341]". Discogs. 6 November 2020. Retrieved December 2, 2024.
External links
[edit]
- Official website
- Midnight City discography at Discogs
- Midnight City discography at MusicBrainz
- Midnight City at AllMusic