Miles Brown

Miles Brown
Brown in 2016
Background information
Born	(1978-01-04) 4 January 1978
Origin	Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
Genres	Electronic, ethereal, progressive rock, synthwave, synthpop, experimental, industrial, film score
Occupation(s)	Musician, composer, performer, sound artist
Instruments	Theremin, analogue 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
Website	milesbrown.com.au

Miles Brown (born 4 January 1978) is an Australian theremin player, composer, multi-instrumentalist and sound artist. Best known for his work with Australian instrumental electronic act The Night Terrors, Brown has also performed with Lou Reed, Laurie Anderson, Goblin, Black Mountain, Mick Harvey, Alexander Hacke and Danielle de Picciotto, Bardo Pond and Heirs.^{[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]}

Biography

Brown was born in Hobart, Tasmania, and developed his practice in the experimental art rock scene of Melbourne.^[8] He is a student of Russian theremin virtuosa Lydia Kavina,^[8] 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.^[9] 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,^[10] Goblin,^[11] Melt-Banana,^[12] Serena-Maneesh and Black Mountain.^[13][14] The Night Terrors are often described as horror film soundtrack music.^{[15][16][17][18][19]}

Brown has also worked extensively with Australian experimental industrial band Heirs,^[20] touring Europe and Australia supporting Alcest,^[21] Primordial^[21] and Årabrot,^[22] and contributing to the records Fowl (2010) and Hunter (2011).^[23][24]

In May 2014 Brown was commissioned by the City of Melbourne to compose an album of music for the Melbourne Town Hall's Grand pipe organ,^[25] the largest grand romantic organ in the Southern Hemisphere.^[26] Pavor Nocturnus: Composition for Grand Organ, Theremin, Electronics and Percussion was performed by The Night Terrors, recorded on Friday the 13th of July and launched on Halloween 31 October 2014.^[27] The album was released by the label Twisted Nerve Australia, a joint imprint between Dual Planet and UK producer / music archivist Andy Votel.^[27] A special edition was also produced for UK cult movie soundtrack label The Death Waltz Recording Company,^[28] home to film composers such as John Carpenter, Goblin, Alan Howarth, Fabio Frizzi, Ennio Morricone and Clint Mansell.^[29]

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.^[30] His solo material explores the theremin and analogue synthesiser in the realms of dark wave, gothic disco and cosmic electronics.^[31]

Discography

Art Collaborations

• 2017: Crossing – with Unconscious Collective, House of Vnholy, J P Shilo, Alexander Hacke and Danielle de Picciotto, Dark Mofo, Tasmania.
• 2017: RE(PURPOSE): THE MVMNT – with Natalie Abbott, Dancehouse (Melbourne)
• 2008: Sonance – with Monica Zanchetta – Seventh Gallery, Melbourne
• 2007: 7 Years and we still broke – with Schwipe fashion label, Don't Come Gallery, Melbourne

Film Score

• 2016: Watch Me, directed by Briony Kidd
• 2015: Our Extra Sensory Selves directed by Allison Gibbs – Centre for Contemporary Arts, Glasgow, UK
• 2015: Miles Brown & Drill Folly – The Seashell and the Clergyman directed by Germaine Dulac (live score) – Fabrica Gallery, Brighton, UK
• 2015: Insomnolence, directed by Kiefer Findlow

Videos

• "Feeder" from Miles Brown – Séance Fiction (2015), directed by Agostino Soldati
• "Apparition" from Miles Brown – Séance Fiction (2015), directed by Agostino Soldati
• "Megafauna" from The Night Terrors – Pavor Nocturnus: Composition for Grand Organ, Theremin, Electronics and Percussion (2014), directed by Agostino Soldati
• "Hunter" from Heirs – Hunter (2012), directed by Brent Stegeman and Damian Coward

Remixes

• 2016: Habits – Gerger
• 2014: Harmony featuring Don Walker – The Closing of the Day
• 2011: Antoni Maiovvi – Murderfunk

References

External links

• Official Website
• The Night Terrors Official Website
• Miles Brown at Discogs