Mitch Murder
Johan Bengtsson, known under his stage name Mitch Murder, is a Swedish electronic musician from Stockholm, known as one of the many artists that popularized the synthwave genre. His first EP, After Hours, was released in 2009, followed by Current Events and Burning Chrome on Rosso Corsa Records in 2010 and 2011, respectively.
Influences and style
Bengtsson explained in an interview on his inspirations being "jazz, cheesy 1950s bossa nova, 1970s motown or 1980s pop", and mentioned Paul Hardcastle, Jan Hammer, and Vince DiCola as examples. His primary software for music is the tracker program Renoise.Collaboration
In 2013, he was contacted by director David Sandberg regarding his film project Kung Fury, where he would compose the majority of the music. Prior to the movie's release, he collaborated with David Hasselhoff for the single True Survivor. Both the single's music video and the movie went viral upon their releases, gaining considerable acclaim. In 2014, he released his third album Interceptor on Mad Decent.Discography
Albums
Burning Chrome Current Events Interceptor- ''Then Again''
EPs
After Hours Television This is Now Elevator Music High Plains Drifter MARS Glass Cities Mitch Murder vs. Mega Man SPRAWL OST Planet V The Touch Descent Another Place The Real Deal Strike Zero OST Instances Hardwired Salary Man Simulator OST Artifact Salary Man Simulator 2 OST- ''Salary Man Simulator 3 OST''
Compilations
Selection 1 Selection 2 Selection 3 Selection 4 Selection 5- ''Selection 6''
Singles
Mirage Just till Midnight Ocean Avenue Breeze Savage True Survivor Sniper Rouge Story Mode Lit Turning Point Of Below- ''Taken''
Soundtracks
Mega64: KUTARAGI'S WAY The Video Craze Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number Kung Fury Kung Fury: Street Rage The Suicide Theory Kung Fury (Lost Tapes) Megamagic - Wizards of the Neon Age Impact Winter- ''City Wars: Tokyo Reign''