Dan Miller (guitarist)
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| Birth name | Dan Miller |
| Born | October 3, 1967 |
| Origin | Rochester, New York, U.S. |
| Genres | Alternative rock |
| Occupations | Backing Musician |
| Instruments | Guitar, Keyboard |
| Years active | Late 1990's–present |
| Associated acts | They Might Be Giants Mono Puff John Linnell Lincoln Edith O |
Dan "Solder" Miller was born October 3, 1967. He has been the lead guitarist for the alternative rock group They Might Be Giants[1] since the late 1990s, and previously performed with the bands Edith O and Lincoln. Miller left Lincoln following an argument in a hotel room in Winston-Salem, North Carolina in mid-1998. He hitchhiked back home and shortly thereafter, John Flansburgh called to offer him a spot as lead guitarist for They Might Be Giants' Fall 1998 tour.[2] He has also toured with John Flansburgh as Mono Puff's guitarist in the late 1990s, and played with John Linnell's (also from TMBG) State Songs tour.
Miller is known to sing backup on live performances of tracks such as "Doctor Worm," "Experimental Film," "Yeh Yeh," "Fingertips," and several of the Venue Songs. He also plays keyboard on a few of the songs where Linnell is playing accordion, such as "Doctor Worm" and "Alphabet Of Nations." Miller co-wrote the song "Infinity" with Robert Sharenow on Here Come The 123s. It is his only lead vocal contribution on a TMBG studio album to date.
In addition to playing with TMBG, Miller and Marty Beller have their own musical production firm called MartyDan Industries. Working together, the duo has created music for film, TV, and commercials. Dan is also credited on Jonathan Coulton's album Artificial Heart (album).
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[edit] Family
Miller is originally from Rochester, New York. On June 21, 2008, Miller was married to Annette Berry, a graphic artist and art director in Manhattan, who is credited with design on Long Tall Weekend. They have a daughter, Piper, born in the fall of 2010.
[edit] The Band of Dans Profile
- Birthday : October 3
- Plays: Fender Guitars, Rivera Amps
- Takes His Coffee: Light, no sugar
- Favorite recordings: Don Lennon / Maniac "He opened for Mono Puff at a gig in Boston. We were all impressed and his disk is played every day on the tour bus (no matter who disagrees)." Queen / News Of The World "Unabashed rock excess. Classic songs mixed with 'take no prisoners' production." Pat Metheney / Offramp "As fuzaky as people think this record is, his music changed my life. I'm from a small town where you don't see a lot of music. I was a musician before I saw him perform, but I never knew I could feel that way about music. It's very visceral, a totally sublime event."
- First Gig: "The band was called Opüs at the JCC Community Center, Rochester New York. We opened with "Eye Of The Tiger" and did a few Grateful Dead songs, a couple of Pink Floyd songs, and "Games People Play" by the Alan Parsons Project. Someone poured water over me and I got shocked off my feet."
- Liquor of choice: John Daniels
(theymightbegiants.com, 1999)
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Gibson interview with Dan from 2005.
- Dan Miller at This Might Be a Wiki
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