Mitch Murder
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| Born | Johan Bengtsson 1980 (age 44–45) |
| Origin | Stockholm, Sweden |
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| Occupation | Music producer |
| Years active | 2009–present |
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| Website | mitchmurder |
Johan Bengtsson (born Sept 1, 1980), 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.[1][2][3][4] 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.
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.[5] His primary software for music is the tracker program Renoise.[6]
Collaboration
In 2013, he was contacted by director David Sandberg regarding his film project Kung Fury,[7] where he would compose the majority of the music.[8] Prior to the movie's release, he collaborated with David Hasselhoff for the single True Survivor.[9][10] Both the single's music video and the movie went viral upon their releases, gaining considerable acclaim.[11][12] In 2014, he released his third album Interceptor on Mad Decent.[13][14]
