Magenta Vice

Magenta Vice are an electronic duo formed in 2019 whose members have deep roots in Twin Cities music going back nearly 30 years and spanning several styles. John W and Erik W approach synthwave as a band rather than as producers, focusing on live hardware instrumental performance and the freedom and spontaneity that come from working outside the world of DAW-based production. A mixture of both vintage and current gear bring a wide variety of sounds to the table, and a healthy mix of humanity and machine. Heavily influenced by Italo disco, old school electro, and Hi NRG (Patrick Cowley, Giorgio Moroder, Paul Hardcastle, Newcleus, Egyptian Lover) but also balanced and informed by the spacey sounds of '70s German kosmische musik and early New Age (Tangerine Dream, Klaus Schulze, Michel Genest et al), Magenta Vice offer a wide range of moods and BPM’s with a sound that tries to blend past and present in their own way.

John W - synthesizers

Erik W - rhythms, sequences, bass synth, guitar, Simmons drums

Past Shows


May
21
st
2025
7th St Entry
Nov
29
th
2024
Turf Club
Nov
29
th
2024
Turf Club

Xeno & Oaklander

with Magenta Vice
Aug
4
th
2024
Turf Club
Aug
4
th
2024
Turf Club

Magic Sword

with Essenger, North Innsbruck and Magenta Vice

More Shows

Nov
6
th
First Avenue

Jeff Tweedy

with Sima Cunningham
Oct
14
th
Fine Line

Vincent Lima

with Chance Emerson
Sep
13
th
First Avenue

Hot in Herre ⏤ 2000s Dance Party

Dec
10
th
First Avenue

Cattle Decapitation

with Aborted, Frozen Soul and Tribal Gaze