Arcades (band)

British electronic music production duo

ARCADES

Genres| EDM, pop
Labels| Twin Music Inc
Members| Max Graham
Matt Thomson
Website| arcadesuk.com

ARCADES is a British electronic music production duo consisting of Max Graham and Matt Thomson. They are best known for their co-writing and production of several songs on BTS albums Map of the Soul: Persona and Map of the Soul: 7.[1][2] The duo have achieved album credit sales upwards of 12 million worldwide.

## Background

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Thomson fronted indie punk band Parka,[3] who had success after the release of their debut single, "Disco Dancer"[4] through Universal Music Group. They toured Japan and Europe. Thomson moved into production and began releasing original songs under the name Harbour. Graham was working as a studio engineer in New York and met Thomson upon his return to work for James F. Reynolds in London.[citation needed]

The duo worked under the name Parallax briefly in 2016, when they appeared on the E4 Reality show Stage School.[5] They then formed a new project under the new name Digital Army and released official remixes for Kokiri,[6] Conor Maynard, Kriss Kross Amsterdam, and Ty Dolla Sign.[7]

ARCADES was originally formed in 2018, after their first single release "In The Air" featuring LA based singer Sarah Walk.[8] The song was supported by YouTube channels CloudKid[9] and Freshmixes. It gained the attention of BTS member J-Hope, who added the song to his Spotify playlist J-Hope's Jam.[10] Their follow up single "Fragile" featuring SOFIA was released at the start of 2019 and has gained over 2 million YouTube views.[11]

The duo released two more songs: "Running" featuring Ryan Lawrie in 2019 followed by "Stars" featuring PRIDES in 2020.

ARCADES then co-wrote and produced two songs on the BTS album Map of the Soul: Persona, Jamais Vu and Mikrokosmos.[12][13] Later in 2019 the duo received song writing credits on, New Rules, the opening track on the album The Dream Chapter: Magic by K-pop boyband TXT.[14] The duo co wrote the song Inner Child from the 2020 BTS album, Map of the Soul: 7.

## Discography

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### Singles

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Arcades - In The Air ft. Sarah Walk

* Released: 2018
* Label: Twin Music Inc

Arcades - In The Air ft. Sarah Walk (acoustic)

* Released: 2018
* Label: Twin Music Inc

Arcades - Fragile ft. SOFIA

* Released: 2019
* Label: Twin Music Inc

Arcades - Running ft Ryan Lawrie

* Released: 2019
* Label: Twin Music Inc

Arcades - Stars ft Prides(acoustic)

* Released: 2020
* Label: Twin Music Inc

### Song-writing and production credits

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BTS – Inner Child

* Released: 2020
* Label: Big Hit Entertainment

BTS – Mikrokosmos

* Released: 2019
* Label: Big Hit Entertainment

BTS – Jamais Vu

* Released: 2019
* Label: Big Hit Entertainment

TXT – New Rules

* Released: 2019
* Label: Big Hit Entertainment

Taemin - 2 Kids (single)

* Released: 2020
* Label: Twin Music Inc

Taemin - Think Of You (single)

* Released: 2020
* Label: Twin Music Inc

Enhypen - Flicker (album track)

* Released: 2020
* Label: Twin Music Inc

Got7 - We Are Young (album track)

* Released: 2020
* Label: Twin Music Inc

SHINee - Atlantis (single)

* Released: 2021
* Label: Twin Music Inc

TXT - 0X1=LOVESONG (single)

* Released: 2021
* Label: BigHit Music

TXT - Dear Sputnik (album track)

* Released: 2021
* Label: BigHit Music

TXT - Moa Diary (album track)

* Released: 2021
* Label: BigHit Music

KEY - Another Life (album track)

* Released: 2022
* Label: SM Entertainment

Enhypen - Attention Please (album track)

* Released: 2021
* Label: Belift Lab

Marcus McCoan - Hair Down (single)

* Released: 2020
* Label: Twin Music Inc

## References

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1. ^ Kelly, Emma (April 11, 2019). "Arcades on working with 'lyrical masters' BTS: 'It doesn't feel real'". Metro. Retrieved June 25, 2019.
2. ^ Deen, Sarah (February 2020). "It's an intimate but anthemic stadium moment': Arcades on Inner Child and working with 'incredible' BTS star V". Metro. London. Retrieved March 16, 2020.
3. ^ "Parka". Jeepster. Retrieved June 25, 2019.
4. ^ Lester, Paul (March 14, 2007). "No.62 - Parka". The Guardian. Retrieved June 25, 2019.
5. ^ "Stage School". Channel 4. Retrieved June 25, 2019.
6. ^ "Chasing (Digital Army Remix) by Kokiri on Beatport". www.beatport.com. Retrieved June 25, 2019.
7. ^ "Are You Sure? (feat. Ty Dolla $ign) [Digital Army Remix] by Kris Kross Amsterdam & Conor Maynard on Amazon Music - Amazon.co.uk". www.amazon.co.uk. Retrieved June 25, 2019.
8. ^ "Premiere: ARCADES ft. Sarah Walk - 'In The Air'". Clash Magazine. August 10, 2018. Retrieved June 25, 2019.
9. ^ "CloudKid". CloudKid.
10. ^ "J-Hope's Jam". Spotify.
11. ^ "ARCADES - Fragile (feat. S O F í A)". YouTube. January 25, 2019. Retrieved June 25, 2019.
12. ^ Murray, Robin (Spring 2020). "Arcades On Writing With BTS, Constructing K-Pop Bangers, And Their Future Plans". Clash magazine. Retrieved March 16, 2020.
13. ^ Daly, Rhian (Spring 2019). "Rising production duo Arcades on working with BTS: "They're the best at what they do"". NME. London. Retrieved March 16, 2020.
14. ^ "꿈의 장: MAGIC". Retrieved March 16, 2020.