Russ Miller
| Russ Miller | |
|---|---|
| Genres | Pop, Session |
| Instruments | drums, percussion |
| Associated acts |
Nelly Furtado Ray Charles Tina Turner Daniel Bedingfield Meredith Brooks |
Russ Miller is an American session drummer.[1] Miller grew up in Ohio.[2]
As a Multi-Platinum recording artist, he has played on multiple Grammy award winning recordings with combined sales of over 26 million copies. He has worked with over 50 international artists, including Ray Charles, The 5th Dimension, Cher, Natalie Cole, Tina Turner, Bobby Caldwell, Andrea Bocelli, Nelly Furtado, The Psychedelic Furs, Al Jarreau, Hilary Duff, Daniel Bedingfield, and Meredith Brooks. Modern Drummer Magazine Readers Poll voted Miller in the top five studio drummers in the world, three years in a row. He has performed on more than 300 albums and dozens of international movies such as Chicken Little, Fracture, Rugrats Go Wild!, Boondock Saints, Resident Evil Apocalypse, Silent Hill and Garfield. Miller has played on No. 1 songs/albums for three years in a row (2000–2003). Along with his album credits, he has two solo albums, Cymbalism and Arrival, on R.M.I Records. Miller also has authored two books: "The Drum Set Crash Course" and "Transitions", along with his two videos, "The Drum Set Crash Course" and "The Drum Set Crash Course Tuning Edition" from Warner Brothers Publications. A five time Modern Drummer readers poll winner, Miller's solo projects were voted the No. 1 educational books and videos in the world.
Musical equipment
Miller endorses Mapex drums, pedals and hardware, NFUZD Audio electronic drums,[3] Zildjian cymbals, Remo drumheads, Vic Firth drumsticks and brushes, Shure microphones and Meinl percussion. In addition, Miller performs educational clinics throughout the world for these companies. Previously, he endorsed Yamaha Drums and was instmuental in the creation of their SubKick low-frequency capture device for bass drums. He has his own Meinl Russ Miller signature multi-bell, which is a tuneable cowbell, and his own Vic Firth signature drumsticks and brushes, the latter are created as a brush for each hand.[4]
References
- ↑ Flans, Robyn (May 2007). Russ Miller-Doing It All: Studio Vet, Touring Pro, Master Clinician, And Product Inventor, Modern Drummer, Retrieved December 8, 2010[deadlink]
- ↑ Russ Miller Interview, The Drum Ninja, Retrieved December 8, 2010
- ↑ http://nfuzdaudio.com/international/community/artists/russ-miller
- ↑ http://www.vicfirth.com/product/buynow/product.php?button=RMWB
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