"Often compared to Charlie Hunter, Tuck Andress, Julian Lage and Tommy Emmanuel... The jazz harmony is there, but worked seamlessly into pieces that could almost be considered closer to instrumental pop."

- Jazz Guitar Today

 

"But it takes an impossibly gifted player to improvise independent melodies, harmonies, and bass lines—all at the same time—while maintaining an impeccable groove. Australia’s Adam Miller is one such rare phenomenon."

- Premier Guitar

 

latest albums

GALLERY

out 22 December 2023

 

BEYOND REASON

out 28 April 2023 on SideHustle Records

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

With a career spanning just over 20 years, Adam Miller had early beginnings as a solo guitar virtuoso, that led to session playing, producing, mix & master engineer, university educator and everything in between, but his vision of creating instrumental guitar music has never lost focus. He has toured the globe, performing in the USA, Canada, UK, Germany, France, Italy, Denmark, The Netherlands, Sweden, Poland, Japan, Australia & even Afghanistan for the Australian and Allied Forces. Miller has shared stages with Les Paul, Tommy Emmanuel, Adam Levy, Matt Schofield, Mason Stoops, Josh Smith, Joey Landreth, Russell Morris, Ariel Posen, Tony McManus, Ben Gillies (Silverchair) amongst others. With glowing coverage in guitar & music press across the world, the 2002 Australian Fingerstyle Guitar Champion has his own signature model guitar, the “Adam Miller Redwood Rietbergen” from Nik Huber Guitars.

Australian guitarist Adam Miller released his 8th solo album, Beyond Reason, 28 April 2023 on esteemed guitarist Charlie Hunter’s label SideHustle Records. “Charlie has been such a huge influence on not just my playing, but also how to go about surviving, and evolving in the music industry. It's an incredible honour that my first ever label release is on his SideHustle Records.”

 

"Beyond Reason is a Guitarist / Songwriter album, if there was such a genre! I began to take note, that most of my guitar playing time was spent writing and creating, rather than practising. This led to me writing multiple albums worth of material the past few years whilst off the road for a while. I’ll be honest, I probably listen to instrumental guitar based music 90% of the time. It’s always been what I loved and connected to. But the past couple of years, I found myself diving back into the popular music that inspired me - Ben Folds Five, Fiona Apple, John Mayer, Jimi Hendrix, Blake Mills, The Living End, Norah Jones, Eagle Eye Cherry, Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Rage Against The Machine."

 

"It changed the way I wrote, I was hearing melodies sitting on top of the ensemble, instead of intertwined. So I took a long time crafting guitar orchestras on most of the tunes. And when the guitar occasionally didn’t quite do it, I added some simple keys and even backing vocals. If I wrote lyrics, I guess all these songs would have lyrics. But I know I can say infinitely more with a guitar than I ever personally could with words. That being said, I do actually go pretty deep with my song titles. Every tune has a specific story to tell in my head. But I love that with instrumental music, anyone can take lead from that simple title and create their own story”

 

The 8 song album contains elements of blues, jazz, funk, rock, folk, and country and features Miller on electric, archtop, acoustic, resonator, and nylon string guitar. The bass & drums were recorded in Los Angeles by Miller’s now long time collaborators, drummer / engineer / producer Justin Glasco, and bass player Joel Gottschalk. Miller then worked up the tracks through 2022 in his home of Newcastle Australia, between his return to performing and touring dates.

 

 

PRESS


Adam Levy Guitar Tips 2023 - Youtube Interview
Guitar Speak Podcast 2023 - Interview
Players Pick Podcast 2023 - Interview
Newcastle Herald 2023 - Beyond Reason Album Feature
Flotzam 2022 - Unify Album Review
Acoustic Guitar Magazine 2021 - GuitarTalk Feature
Guitar.com 2021 - My Guitar Story
Something Else 2020 - Unify Album Review
JazzHalo 2020 - Unify Album Review
Premier Guitar 2020 - Chasing Frets Podcast
Guitar Magazine 2020 - Unify Album Feature & Interview
Gearphoria 2020 - Gearphoria Cover Story
MONO Creators 2020 - Unify Album Feature & Interview
Just Jazz Guitar 2020 - Unify Album Preview & Interview
Newcastle Herald 2020 - Unify Album Preview & Interview
Just Jazz Guitar 2019 - Artist Of The Week
 Fretboard Journal 2019 - Video & Inteview
Newcastle Herald 2019 - Feature Article
 What's My Scene 2018 - Q&A
 27 Magazine 2018 - Q&A
Bakersfield Oct 2017 - Feature Interview  
Premier Guitar Magazine June 2017 - Live Video Q&A  
 Newcastle Live 2016 - Trio Show Review  
 Premier Guitar Magazine December 2014 - Feature Interview
Guitar Player Magazine January 2014 - Feature Interview
Australian Guitar Magazine 2013 - "25 Players Who Are Changing Guitar"
Acoustic Guitar February 2013 - "Best Albums of 2012"
Acoustic Guitar January 2012 - "Private Lesson" Article and Interview
Sunday Telegraph (Australia) March 2013 - Afghanistan Tour
Guitar Player October 2012 - Feature Lesson
Guitar International December 2010 - Interview
Premier Guitar February 2010 - Youtube Feature

 

 

 

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For more information, please contact:

Adam Miller · mail@adammiller.com.au

Tahi Hunter · SideHustle Records · Instagram