Getting ready to go into the studio! ...with Dave Swendsen - Bass, Leo Zugner - Drums, and Ryan Vernazza - Guitar plus a few others here and there! To be recorded and produced by Chuck Schiele at StudiOB.
Additionally: On occaision Whitney McIntyre Miller lends her beautiful voice. I have also played shows with Mike Stoltz (Guitar/Vocals) & Dave Swendsen (Bass) from Meld and occaisionally write music with Mike Butkovic (All sorts of instruments and crazy stuff) and his Double Super Buzz. Big Pink Thong (on this site) was the first collaboration that Mike and I worked on.
Other bands I have been a part of:
Johnny Different (2004 - 2008, San Diego, CA) consisted of: John Miller (Guitars/Vocals), Jay Culbertson (Bass/Vocals), John Spaid (Drums) & Ryan Vernazza (Lead Guitar)
Read'em and Weep (2003, New York, NY) consisted of: Paul Cartelli (Guitars/Vocals), Pat Troy (Drums) and John Miller (Guitars). Read'em and Weep still rocks out NYC Clubs with Cartelli, Troy, Convery & Forbes as the line-up
Tripped Over Betsy (1996 - 2000, Pittsburgh, PA) consisted of: John Miller (Guitars/Vocals), Jay DeMartino (Guitars/Vocals), Corey Culton (Keys/Percussion), Dave Swendsen (Bass) and Mark Davis (Drums)
Influences
Jerry Lee Lewis, Mike Ness, Tom Petty, Mike Butkovic, Bob Dylan, Jakob Dylan, Greg Graffin, Billy Joe Armstrong, Brett Gurewitz, Jay DeMartino, Elvis Presley, Chuck Schiele, Ray Charles, Tom Waits, Joey Ramone, Dave Swendsen, Johnny Cash, Kurt Cobain, Andy Allen, Jay Culbertson, Brian Setzer, Mike Stoltz, Eric Clapton, Billy Joel, Tim Armstrong, Elvis Costello, Joe Strummer, David Byrne, G-Love, Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Chris Isaak, John Lennon, Roy Orbison, George Harrison, Dave Grohl, Ryan Vernazza & Miles Davis
Sounds Like
i've heard a lot of things... so feel free to make your own judgement.
From Amish Country to Where the Three Rivers Meet then bound for the City That Never Sleeps, only to find myself lying on an Ocean Beach.
Brief Background:
John Miller is a singer/songwriter from San Diego, California. After relocating to San Diego in 2003, John entered the music scene here with a few other buddies and their pop-punk, garage-rock-n-roll band, Johnny Different (JD). JD recorded one album, Growin' Up, produced and engineered by long-time San Diego musician Chuck Schiele of The Grams . Released in January 2007, the album received several reviews in various San Diego papers and websites after a very successful CD Release show at O'Connell's in San Diego (Bay Park), California.
During breaks and in between JD gigs, John kept himself busy with solo acoustic gigs at the Ocean Beach Farmer's Market, Dublin Square and various other venues and acoustic showcases. After the amicable disbanding of Johnny Different in February 2008, John has been focusing his efforts on writing new material and performing acoustic shows. While the new material is exciting for John, he continues to incorporate acoustic versions of the JD songs he wrote (some of those JD recordings are posted on this site), new songs and has also reached back to rearrange and revamp some music he wrote prior to JD and San Diego. More often than not, John is teamed up with Ryan Vernazza on lead guitar at acoustic shows; Ryan has brought in a new dynamic and the collaboration between Vernazza and Miller has developed their music into something they're both excited about.
Please check back for information on shows, recordings and more…Thanks!
how bout that work ethic, eh? had a great time hanging with you at the awards. I'm proud we make such a good & worthwhile team. so... rehearse that rhythm section. clearing out the system forya. lets rool. xoc
