Miike Snow

"Mike Snow" redirects here. For the person, see Michael Snow.

Miike Snow
Miike Snow performing live at SXSW 2010 in Austin, Texas on 18 March 2010
Background information
Origin	Stockholm, Sweden
Genres	Indie pop, electropop
Years active	2007–present
Labels	Downtown, Columbia, RCRD LBL
Associated acts	Bloodshy & Avant, The A.M., Robotberget
Website	miikesnow.co.uk
Members
Christian Karlsson Pontus Winnberg Andrew Wyatt

Miike Snow is a Swedish indie pop band formed in 2007. The band consists of producing team Christian Karlsson and Pontus Winnberg (also known as Bloodshy & Avant) and Andrew Wyatt.

Early years

Miike Snow was formed in 2007 in Stockholm, Sweden.

Band members Christian Karlsson and Pontus Winnberg were childhood friends who spent time playing in bands and working on various projects in studios throughout the city of Gothenburg. Karlsson used to be a member of Swedish hip-hop band Goldmine, who toured with The Fugees.^[1] After separate moves to Stockholm, they reunited in 2000. In 2004, whilst working on writing a pop album for Britney Spears, the pair met the third band member, American songwriter Andrew Wyatt.

Karlsson and Winnberg collaborated under the moniker Bloodshy & Avant, and enjoyed a significant amount of success as producers and songwriters. They have worked with artists such as Madonna, Kylie Minogue, Kelis, and won a Grammy Award for Best Dance Recording for Spears's track "Toxic".

The name "Miike Snow" is said to have come from one of their friends called Mike Snow, with the spelling of "Miike" coming from the Japanese film director Takashi Miike.

Miike Snow

Miike Snow is Miike Snow's eponymous debut album. It was recorded in Stockholm and released in the United States on 9 June 2009 by Downtown Records. A single for the track "Animal" was released on 17 February 2009. Upon a UK release of the song later in the same year, the track reached number ninety-eight on the UK Singles Chart. The second single is called "Black & Blue". Both singles have made the BBC Radio 1 Playlist B-List.

The Guardian spoke highly of the band, saying Miike Snow's "coolly emotional pop suggests a-ha meets Animal Collective."^[2] In an interview for ClashMusic.com, Wyatt revealed their unexpected popularity, saying, "I don't think our project was that thought out when we started. We just wanted to make music together. Three people just messing about. I don't think we anticipated the level of attention that it's getting right now. We didn't even think about touring when we started the album."^[3]

Miike Snow have remixed tracks for Depeche Mode, Passion Pit, Peter Bjorn and John, Kings of Leon, I Blame Coco and Vampire Weekend. Their music has been remixed by Mark Ronson, Crookers, Peter Bjorn and John, Treasure Fingers, Tiga, Caspa, Style of Eye, Emalkay, Fake Blood, Benny Blanco, Savage Skulls, Netsky, Hood Internet and DJ Mehdi, amongst others. A remix of the song "Silvia" by DJ's Sebastian Ingrosso and Dirty South was released on 2 April 2010.

Their song "In Search Of" was originally a collaboration with Crookers for the song "Remedy". The band liked the end result so much that they decided to create their own version for their album.

On May 30, 2011 the band announced via Facebook that they were working on a new album to be released in the fall.

On July 30, 2011 the band announced via Twitter that their new record label INGRID founded by Miike Snow and Peter Bjorn and John was now open for business.^[4].

On October 7, 2011 the band announced via Facebook that they had begun mixing their new album, and that new music would be released by the end of the year.

Discography

Albums

• Miike Snow (2009)

Singles

Year	Single	Peak chart positions				Album
		USA	CAN	UK [5]	UK Dance [6]
2009	"Animal"	—	—	98	—	Miike Snow (and deluxe edition)
	"Black & Blue"	—	—	64	5
2010	"Silvia"	—	—	154	16
	"Billie Holiday"	—	—	—	—
	"The Rabbit"	—	—	—	—

As featured artist

• "Remedy" - single with Crookers (February 2010)

Miike Snow remixing

• Miike Snow vs. Passion Pit - "The Reeling"
• Miike Snow vs. Peter Bjorn and John - "It Don't Move Me"
• Miike Snow vs. Vampire Weekend - "The Kids Don't Stand a Chance"
• Miike Snow vs. I Blame Coco - "Caesar feat. Robyn"
• Miike Snow vs. Amadou & Mariam - "Sabali"
• Depeche Mode - When The Body Speaks [Karlsson And Winnberg Remix]
• Depeche Mode - Tora! Tora! Tora! [Karlsson & Winnberg (from Miike Snow) remix]

Miike Snow remixes

• Animal - A Capella Remix (as heard on Electro Choc in Grand Theft Auto IV: The Ballad of Gay Tony)
• Animal - Treasure Fingers Remix
• Animal - Fake Blood Remix
• Animal - Peter Bjorn and John Remix
• Animal - Punks Jump Up Remix
• Animal - Crookers Remix
• Animal - Mark Ronson Remix
• Animal - Fred Falke Remix
• Burial - Benny Blanco Remix
• Burial - DJ Mehdi Remix
• Silvia - Sebastian Ingrosso & Dirty South Remix
• Silvia - Emalkay Remix
• Silvia - Hook N Sling & Goodwill Remix
• Silvia - Robotberget Remix
• Black & Blue - Netsky Remix
• Black & Blue - Caspa Remix
• Black & Blue - Tiga Remix
• Black & Blue - Bart B More Remix
• Black & Blue - Sebastian Ingrosso & Avicii Remix
• The Rabbit - Stuart Price Remix
• Billie Holliday - LightsoverLA Remix

Music videos

• "Animal" - Directed by Anthony Dickenson
• "Burial" - Directed by Daniel Wirtberg & Jonas Rudström
• "Black & Blue" - Directed by Vince Haycock
• "Silvia" - Directed by Marcus Söderlund
• "The Rabbit" (Stuart Price Remix) - Directed by Andreas Nilsson; Released 2 June 2010

Television appearances

• 5 August 2009 - Jimmy Kimmel Live! performing "Animal"
• 20 October 2009 - Later... with Jools Holland performing "Animal", "Black & Blue"
• 12 June 2010 - Jimmy Kimmel Live! performing "Silvia"
• 2010 - Jersey Shore performing "Song For No One"
• 2010 - The Hard Times of RJ Berger "Plastic Jungle", "Animal", and "Silvia" (various episodes)
• 24 January 2011 - Chuck (TV series) "Silvia" played during the end of Chuck Versus the Gobbler

Notable live appearances

• Lollapalooza (2009)
• Osheaga festival (2009)
• V festival (2009)
• Popaganda festival (2009)
• Get Loaded in the Park (2009)
• Melt! festival (2009)
• Latitude festival (2009)
• Coachella (2010)
• Sasquatch Festival (2010)
• Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival (2010)
• Glastonbury Festival (2010)
• Roskilde Festival (2010)
• Exit Festival (2010)
• Splendour in the Grass (2010)
• Lowlands (2010)
• Austin City Limits Music Festival (2010)
• Treasure Island Music Festival (2010)
• Hard Haunted Mansion (day 2) (2010)
• Good Vibrations Festival (2011)

Soundtracks

• Crazy, Stupid, Love - "Animal (Mark Ronson Remix)"
• Friday Night Dinner - "Animal (The Punks Jump Up Mix)"
• Melrose Place - "Animal", "Cult Logic", "In Search Of"
• 90210 - Animal
• Gossip Girl - "Animal", "Plastic Jungle"
• Cougar Town - "Animal"
• Forever Forum - "Animal"
• Chuck - "Sans Soleil", "Silvia"
• Justified - "Sans Soleil"
• Jersey Shore - "Song for No One"
• NBA 2K10 - "Black & Blue"
• The T.O. Show - "Silvia"
• 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa - "In Search Of"
• Grand Theft Auto: The Ballad of Gay Tony - "Animal (Acapella remix)"
• The Hard Times of RJ Berger - "Silvia" and "Plastic Jungle"
• Becoming Human - "Plastic Jungle"
• Saints Row: The Third - "Animal"

References

1. ^ "Café.se". Cafe.se. http://www.cafe.se/?id=658599. Retrieved 2011-02-21. 
2. ^ Paul Lester. "The Guardian on Miike Snow's sound". Guardian. http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2009/may/26/new-band-miike-snow. Retrieved 2011-02-21. 
3. ^ "Live Talking - Miike Snow | Clash Music Exclusive Interview". Clashmusic.com. 2009-08-13. http://www.clashmusic.com/feature/live-talking-miike-snow. Retrieved 2011-02-21. 
4. ^ "Twitpic Miike Snow". Miike Snow. 2011-07-20. http://www.twitpic.com/5t7j5b. Retrieved 2011-08-31. 
5. ^ "Miike Snow". Chart Stats. http://www.chartstats.com/artistinfo.php?id=12388. Retrieved 2011-02-21. 
6. ^ "Archive Chart". Theofficialcharts.com. http://www.theofficialcharts.com/archive-chart/_/18/2010/. Retrieved 2011-02-21. 

External links

• Official website
• Miike Snow on RCRD LBL