Dominic Miller

Dominic Miller

At Pori Jazz, 2006
Background information
Born (1960-03-21) 21 March 1960
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Origin Racine, Wisconsin
Genres Rock, pop, classical, new age, jazz fusion
Occupation(s) Musician
Instruments Guitar
Years active 1980–present
Labels Naim, Decca, ACT, Q-rious
Associated acts World Party, King Swamp, Sting
Website www.dominicmiller.com

Dominic Miller (born 21 March 1960) is a British guitarist best known for his involvement in Sting's projects for over 20 years. Together they wrote "Shape of My Heart," which was a hit for Craig David and the Sugababes. He has released several solo albums.[1]

Career

Miller was born in Hurlingham, Argentina, to an American father, who worked for Johnson Wax, and Irish mother.[2] When he was 10, his family moved to Racine, Wisconsin, where the headquaters of his father's company was based.[3] His first performance was at the age of 15 at a club in Racine, as the only white person in a soul music band.[4] He moved to London and studied at Guildhall School of Music, then returned to the U.S. and took a summer course at the Berklee College of Music in Boston.[2] He also took lessons from Brazilian guitarist Sebastião Tapajós.

In the 1980s, Miller toured as guitarist for World Party and King Swamp. As a session musician he recorded with the Pretenders, Phil Collins, Paul Young, and Level 42. Sting hired him for the The Soul Cages (1991) album, and he has been involved with Sting's projects ever since, for over 20 years.[5][1] "Shape of My Heart", which he wrote with Sting, became a hit for Craig David and the Sugababes.

Miller played nylon-stringed classical guitar on his solo albums First Touch, Second Nature, Third World, and Fourth Wall. He picked up the electric guitar for November before putting it away for most of 5th House and Ad Hoc, on which he played acoustic.[6]

In 2003 he released the classical album Shapes, featuring interpretations of Bach, Beethoven, Edward Elgar and Tomaso Albinoni.[7]

In 2010 he released the album November.[8]

Discography

As sideman

Miller has worked with:

References

  1. 1 2 Gable, Christopher (2008). The Soul Cages. The Words and Music of Sting. p. 55. Retrieved 14 June 2010.
  2. 1 2 Arias, L. (October 6, 2015). "Guitarist Dominic Miller to present his solo work in Costa Rica". The Tico Times. Retrieved 2016-09-24.
  3. ↑ Miller, Dominic. "Q&A session". www.dominicmiller.com. Retrieved 2016-09-24.
  4. ↑ Mead, David (2 October 2015). "One for the road: Dominic Miller". Music Radar. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
  5. ↑ Giles, Jeff (16 June 2010). "Sting's guitarist Dominic Miller is a Renaissance man". Riverfront Times. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
  6. ↑ Little, Guy (24 April 2014). "Dominic Miller | Acoustic Magazine". Acoustic Magazine. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
  7. ↑ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 366. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  8. ↑ "An interview with Dominic Miller, guitarist for Sting and solo recording artist". All Access Blog. 2010-06-24. Retrieved 2016-09-22.
  9. ↑ "Dominic Miller | Album Discography". AllMusic. Retrieved 21 August 2016.

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