Gary Miller (music producer)
Gary Miller (born 29 February 1960 in Kingston upon Hull, Yorkshire) is an English music producer, songwriter, arranger and multi-instrumentist. In his early years Miller worked for the London production house Stock Aitken Waterman as staff producer, mixer, and songwriter, and was later part of the Metrophonic team.[1] While at Stock Aitken Waterman and Metrophonic, he worked on songs for Donna Summer,[2] Lionel Richie, Kylie Minogue,[3] Bananarama,[4] and Simply Red,[5][6] and was one of the producers of the David Bowie song Everyone Says 'Hi', which was released in 2002 on the album Heathen.[7]
Gary Miller | |
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Miller in March 2016 | |
Background information | |
Born | Kingston Upon Hull, Yorkshire, England | 29 February 1960
Genres | Pop |
Occupation(s) | Music producer, Songwriter, Guitarist |
Instruments | Guitar |
Years active | 1980 - current |
Associated acts | |
Website | gmillerproductions |
Miller started his music career during the 1980s as a guitarist, touring with Nik Kershaw's backing band The Krew.[8] In 1988, Miller was Musical Director for Deon Estus, who opened for several shows on George Michael's The Faith Tour. Miller moved to Malibu, California, in 2006,[9] where he started working as an independent producer on songs for various artists, including remixes of three Katy Perry<ref name="Tallal">Tallal, Jimmy. "Malibu Locals Fight Human Trafficking", The Malibu Times Miller started the Rock Against Trafficking foundation to raise money and awareness to fight human trafficking. The first Rock Against Trafficking (RAT) album project, which was produced by Miller, is called "Set Them Free", and features The Police and Sting covers performed by various well-known artists, such as members of the rock band Journey, Heart, Carlos Santana, Slash, Julian Lennon, Ellis Hall, and En Vogue.
Partial production discography
References
- Inglis, Sam. "Gary Miller", Sound on Sound. Cambridge, August 2002. Retrieved on 10 May 2018.
- Paoletta, Michael. "VH1's Summer Spotlight Cast On Donna Summer", Billboard, 12 June 1999. Retrieved on 11 May 2018.
- "Credits: Kylie Minogue - Celebration", Allmusic. Retrieved on 10 May 2018.
- "Credits: Bananarama - Ultra Violet", Allmusic. Retrieved on 10 May 2018.
- Katz, Barry. "Industry Standard w/Barry Katz, 191:Gary Miller", Acast, 19 March 2017. Retrieved on 11 May 2018.
- "Gary Miller", the-globe.be. Retrieved on 10 May 2018.
- "Credits: David Bowie - Heathen", Allmusic. Retrieved on 10 May 2018.
- "Krew (2)", Discogs. Retrieved on 8 February 2020.
- Aushenker, Michael. " Paradise Found", The Malibu Times, 18 July 2012. Retrieved 10 May 2018.