Alton Miller

Alton Miller
Alton Miller
Background information
Genres	House, Deep house, Soulful house, Disco
Labels	Inner Muse Recordings

Alton Miller is a Detroit-based producer, singer, and percussionist.

Biography

Miller is a Detroit-based disc jockey, producer, singer and percussionist as well as a pioneer of Detroit house music.

Miller became interested in progressive dance music in the mid 1980s. He came to Detroit willing to create a club dedicated to electronic music. Music Institute^[1] was founded in 1988 by Miller, George Baker and Chez Damier.^{[citation needed]}

The Music Institute closed in 1989 and Miller left for Toronto, where he hosted a radio show. He returned to Detroit and started producing on KMD Records, Kevin Saunderson’ record label founded in 1987. He played his first European gig in Italy alongside Derrick May the next year, and worked for Transmat at the same period. He signed some hits outside of Detroit including the track "Energy Flash" from Joey Beltram.^[2]

During the 1990s, Miller played in many clubs around the world, and moved to Paris from 1996 to 1998. There, he developed several artistic collaborations and friendships with French artists. He then lived in South African in 2011 and returned the next year in Detroit.^{[citation needed]} 2015 saw him re-introduce his label InnerMuse Recordings with his own signature sound on Whereabouts Known.^{[citation needed]} During Movement 2016 in Detroit, Miller played with Chez Damier for the first time since the Music Institute closed in 1989, during a party organized by fellow DJ Kai Alce.^[3] In July 2016, Miller inaugurated the new Adeen Record Japan label with a first EP, called “More Positive Things”. He released another EP “The Vault” on Italian DJ Volcov’ record label, Neroli early October 2016.

Discography

Albums

Rhythm Exposed (Distance) 2000
Stories From Bohemia (Peacefrog Records) 2003
Souls Like Mine (R2 Records) 2007
Light Years Away (Mixed Signals Music) 2010

Singles

Pleasure Baby (Serious Grooves) 1993
I Like Havin' You (Cyren America Records), (Inner Child Records) 1993
It's Gonna Be Alright (KMS) avec Patrick Scott 1994
Lolita 20:20 Vision avec Urban Farmers 1996
Sky Musicaux EP (Distance) 1996
Jazzin' It E.P. (M3) 1997
Get It Up / Big Phreek / You Were There (Soul City) avec Marc Pharaoh et Greg Cash 1997
Blue Funk (M3) 1997
Untitled (Planet E) 1998
Progressions / Time & Space (Guidance Recordings) 1998
Sweet In The Morning / Vibrations (Distance) 1999
Song Of The Drum (Moods & Grooves) 1999
Spaces & Places EP (Track Mode) 1999
Deep Experience EP (Chord 44 Records) 2000
Glory (Life Line) avec Dorothea Lynn Sharon 2000
Love Ballad (Distance) 2000
Paradise (Track Mode) 2001
Ease Your Mind (Muse Recordings) 2001
Soundscapes & Vibes (Moods & Grooves) 2002
A Minor - Simple Pleasures (Muse Recordings) 2002
Love Inside (Nite Grooves) 2002
Shine On Me (KDJ) 2002
Nu Forms EP (Track Mode) 2003
Choose To Believe (Mahogani Music) 2003
Clouds Are Gone (Deeper Soul) 2005
Prelude To A Motion EP (Atal) avec Boddhi Satva 2006
Possibilities (R2 Records) avec Lady Linn 2007
Inner8 Remixes (Clone) 2008
Full Circle (Yore Records) 2008
In Flight (Yore Records) 2008
Different Hours Revisited (Yore Records) avec Andy Vaz 2008
Play The Game / Time On 2 (ProgCity Deep) 2009
Seeing Sound (Seasons Limited) 2009
When The Morning Comes (Superb Entertainment Records) avec Amp Fiddler 2010
Choice Cuts / Selected Works 1991-2009 Vol.4 (Inner Muse) 2010
Can't Hide It (ProgCity Deep) 2010
Beautiful (Mixed Signals Music) 2011
Something 4 You - The Pirahnahead Remixes (Whasdat Music) 2012
Ngizo Ku Linda (Moods & Grooves) avec Bantu Soul 2014
More Funky Shit (Orange Records)

References

^ Advisor, Resident. "Chez Damier: A work in progress". Resident Advisor. Retrieved 2016-10-20. {{cite news}}: |last= has generic name (help)
^ "A conversation with Alton Miller, Detroit - High Five Magazine". High Five Magazine. 2016-09-15. Retrieved 2016-10-20.
^ "Chez Damier to headline the annual Deep Detroit party". Resident Advisor. Retrieved 2016-10-20.

External links

[1] Advisor, Resident. "Chez Damier: A work in progress". Resident Advisor. Retrieved 2016-10-20. {{cite news}}: |last= has generic name (help)

[2] "A conversation with Alton Miller, Detroit - High Five Magazine". High Five Magazine. 2016-09-15. Retrieved 2016-10-20.

[3] "Chez Damier to headline the annual Deep Detroit party". Resident Advisor. Retrieved 2016-10-20.

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