Joel A. Miller

"The Still Life (2006 film)" redirects here. For the Chinese film, see Still Life (2006 film).

Joel A. Miller
Born	Cambridge, England, UK
Other names	Rifken, Joel Roadie
Occupation(s)	Writer, cinematographer, film producer, film director, lyricist

Joel A. Miller is a British-American writer and filmmaker. He was the writer and director of the film The Still Life and wrote the autobiography Memoir of a Roadie.

Early life

Miller was born in Cambridge, England. His parents emigrated to Los Angeles when he was a child and he grew up in Southern California. He is the oldest of three children. When he was four years old, Miller's mother was stopped in a shopping mall by talent agent Dorothy Day Otis and he began working as a child actor and model.

In 1998 he graduated from the University of California, Santa Barbara with a degree in Art History.

Career

Film

Working as a teen in the art department Miller worked on films Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her, It's the Rage, Lucky 13, Durango Kids, and Second to Die.

In 2006 Warner Bros. released Miller's The Still Life. Miller wrote, produced, and directed the film. The film screened throughout the country and won the bronze medal at the Park City Film Music Festival.

Music

In 1999, Miller worked at Brian Reeves recording studio the Jungle Room. While there he worked for Poison, Billy Idol, and Dogstar.

In 2006, Warner Bros. released The Still Life Soundtrack. Miller co-wrote most of the songs on the album including the song "God's Reasons", performed by Darius Rucker. In 2006 Miller was a recipient of the ASCAP Plus award for the song "God's Reasons". In 2010 the song "Silent Light", co-written by Miller and performed by Dizzy Reed, appeared in the film Holyman Undercover.

In August 2020, he released his autobiography, Memoir of a Roadie, about working as a roadie for Stone Temple Pilots, Guns N' Roses, Poison, and The Cranberries. The book tells of his life touring with these bands and his further touring experiences with Black Sabbath, Ozzy Osbourne, Sharon Osbourne, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Foo Fighters, Oasis, Papa Roach, Disturbed, Godsmack, Warrant, Quiet Riot, NSYNC, Bush, No Doubt, Fishbone, Fuel, Korn, Metallica, Green Day, Kid Rock, Rage Against the Machine, Enuff Z'Nuff, The Turtles, Violent Femmes, Static-X, Third Eye Blind, Goo Goo Dolls, Slipknot, 3 Doors Down, and Veruca Salt.

Podcasting

Miller is the creator and host of Party Like a Rockstar Podcast.

Selected filmography

Year	Title	Role	Episode
1996	Party of Five	Wrestler	"Gimme Shelter"
	Party of Five	Wrestler	"Desperate Measures"
1997	Party of Five	Wrestler	"Significant Others"
	Party of Five	Wrestler	"Hitting Bottom"
1999	It's the Rage	Set dresser
	Durango Kids	Set dresser
2000	Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her	Set dresser
	Little Sister	Set decorator
2002	Second to Die	Set dresser
2005	Wannabe	Bar patron
	Lucky 13	Set dresser
2006	The Still Life	Writer, producer, director
	America's Low Budget Superstar	Self
	The Iron Man	Producer
2007	Living the Still Life	Producer, self
	Giant Maximus	Producer, writer, self
2008	Desertion	Producer, writer, officer danescroft, songwriter
	Celebrity Art Show	Writer, producer, director
2010	Holyman Undercover	(Producer: "Silent Light") / (Writer: "Silent Light")
	Cyrus: Mind of a Serial Killer	Casting director
2012	Errors of the Human Body	Executive producer

Books

• Memoir of a Roadie, Albion Entertainment Inc., 2020, ISBN 9798670742405

Soundtracks

• The Still Life Soundtrack, Danescroft Music Publishing, 2007

External links

• Joel A. Miller at IMDb
• Joel A. Miller at Rotten Tomatoes