"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
25 Players Who Are Changing Guitar - Australian
Guitar Magazine
'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 Magazine
'Perhaps
most impressive is his unerring focus on melody' - Minor7th.com
'a relentless propulsive groove that is downright
danceable' - Acoustic
Guitar Magazine
'Not only does he own the groove, he takes polyphonic
playing - with independent bass lines, melody, harmony,
and even improvised solos - to incredible heights' - Guitar
Player Magazine
'Approaching his guitar as if each of its six strings
were a separate instrument, fingerstyle guitarist Adam
Miller is a groove machine, creating a sound that
invites comparisons to Tuck Andress and Charile Hunter'
- Acoustic
Guitar Magazine
'players will shake their heads at the precision,
technical facility and sheer verve' - AcousticUK
Top 10 ESSENTIAL Albums of 2012 - Acoustic
Guitar Magazine
Australian Instrumental
guitarist Adam Miller released his 10th full-length
album, TIMING, on April 18, 2025. Recorded in Los
Angeles with the exceptional Joel Gottschalk on Bass and
Justin Glasco on Drums, this album was recorded in just
5 hours before the trio performed a show in LA on the
same day! It features the singles What I Want To Hear,
Light And Shadows, and Moving Pianos.
Adam's
LA-based trio of Joel Gottschalk on Bass (Kate Hudson,
May Erlewine, Phillip Sayce), & Justin Glasco on Drums
(Paris Paloma) have developed a tight musical
relationship after doing many shows & coffees around Los
Angeles over the past 7 years, which is highlighted on
TIMING, their third album together - the trio was also
featured on Unify (2020) & Beyond Reason (2023). This
recording was intended to be part of a larger project,
but the trio got through more music than initially
intended, and with the speed of the recording process it
developed a unique sound that needed to stand alone.
With only a few hours to record, you're hearing a
spontaneous reaction to the new and reworked music, all
live in one room, with no overdubs!
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,
Samantha Fish, Mike Stern, Charlie Hunter, Tomo Fujita,
Adam Levy, Matt Schofield, Mason Stoops, Molly Miller,
Josh Smith, Joey Landreth, Russell Morris, Ariel Posen,
Tony McManus, Ben Gillies (Silverchair), Chris Cheney
(The Living End) amongst so many others. With glowing
coverage in guitar & music press around the world, the
2002 Australian Fingerstyle Guitar Champion even has his
own signature model guitar from Nik Huber Guitars.
Miller originally from Newcastle Australia, was
based in Los Angeles, California for a time, and spent
the better part of the last two decades performing
throughout the USA, Canada, UK, Germany, France, Italy,
Poland, Japan, & Australia. Miller has played an array
of International Festivals including the Montreal Jazz
Festival Canada, Woodstock Guitar Festival USA, Guitar
Masters Wroclaw Poland, Lancaster Music Festival UK,
Karel Music Expo Italy, The NAMM Show USA, Artisan
Guitar Show USA, Rocky Mountain Jazz Guitar Festival
USA, Guitar Summit Germany, Holy Grail Guitar Show
Germany, Musikmesse Germany, Australian Blues Festival,
A Day On The Green, Jazz In The Vines, West Australian
Guitar Festival, Melbourne Guitar Festival, Adelaide
International Guitar Festival, & Newcastle Jazz
Festival.
Miller has feature articles in The
Fretboard Journal, Guitar Player, Acoustic Guitar,
Premier Guitar, Acoustic UK, Australian Guitar,
Australian Musician, and so many more. In 2013 his album
"Delayed" was named Top 10 Albums of 2012 by US Acoustic
Guitar Magazine. He was also named in the top 25 Future
Legends in Australian Guitar Magazine. He has also been
featured on many YouTube channels, including the
esteemed 'That Pedal Show'.
Having 10 independent
releases to his name, many that have gone on to
international acclaim, Miller is also signed to US label
SideHustle Records (owned by Charlie Hunter) for his
album Beyond Reason. He has an instructional guitar
video with the US label 'TrueFire', and has lectured in
Jazz and Contemporary Guitar at the University Of
Newcastle, Australia.
He is an endorser of Nik
Huber Guitars, Two-Rock Amplifiers, Collings Guitars,
Greenfield Guitars, Mule Resophonic Guitars, Henriksen
Amplifiers, Vemuram Pedals,
Ron Ellis Pickups, MONO Cases, Hoffee
Cases & D'Addario.
|