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Dominic Miller

Dominic Miller

born in 1960 in Buenos Aires, Provincia de Buenos Aires, Argentine

Dominic Miller

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Dominic Miller (born 21 March 1960) is an Argentinian-born guitarist who has spent much of his career as a sideman for Sting. He has also released several solo albums.

Career

Miller was born in Hurlingham, Argentina to an Irish mother and an American father who worked for Johnson Wax.[1] When he was ten, his family moved to Racine, Wisconsin, where the Johnson headquarters was located, and moved to London two years later.[2] Returning to Racine, at fifteen, he performed publicly for the first time at a club in Racine as the only white person in a soul music band.[3] He moved to London and studied at Guildhall School of Music, then returned to the U.S. and took a summer course at the Berklee College of Music in Boston.[1] He also took lessons from Brazilian guitarist Sebastião Tapajós.

In the 1980s, Miller toured as a guitarist for World Party and King Swamp. As a session musician he recorded with the Pretenders, Phil Collins, Paul Young, and Level 42. Since 1991, he has recorded and toured with Sting.[4][5] The song "Shape of My Heart", which he wrote with Sting, was a hit for Craig David and the Sugababes. He released his debut solo album, First Touch, in 1995, followed by Second Nature and Third World.[6]

In 2003 he released the classical album Shapes, with interpretations of Bach, Beethoven, Edward Elgar, and Tomaso Albinoni.[7]

Discography

  • 1995 First Touch (EarthBeat)
  • 1999 Second Nature
  • 2002 New Dawn with Neil Stacey (Naim)
  • 2004 Shapes (Decca)
  • 2005 Third World (Alula)
  • 2006 Fourth Wall (Q-rious)
  • 2008 In a Dream with Peter Kater (Points of Light)
  • 2010 November (Q-rious)
  • 2012 5th House (Q-rious)
  • 2014 Ad Hoc (Q-rious)
  • 2016 Hecho en Cuba with Manolito Simonet (Q-rious)[8]
  • 2017 Silent Light (ECM)

As sideman or guest

With Mark Hollis

  • Mark Hollis (1998)

With Chris Botti

  • Night Sessions (2001)
  • When I Fall in Love (2004)

With Julia Fordham

  • Porcelain (1989)
  • Swept (1991)
  • Falling Forward (1994)

With Vlado Georgiev

  • Do svitanja (2007)
  • Daljina (2013)

With King Swamp

  • King Swamp (1989)
  • Wiseblood (1990)

With Level 42

  • Staring at the Sun (1988)
  • Guaranteed (1991)

With Eddi Reader

  • Mirmama (1992)
  • Candyfloss and Medicine (1996)

With Soraya

  • Torre De Marfil (1997)
  • Cuerpo y Alma (2000)

With Sting

  • The Soul Cages (1991)
  • Ten Summoner's Tales (1993)
  • Mercury Falling (1996)
  • Brand New Day (1999)
  • Sacred Love (2003)
  • Songs from the Labyrinth (2006)
  • If on a Winter's Night... (2009)
  • Symphonicities (2010)
  • The Last Ship (2013)
  • 57th & 9th (2016)

With William Topley

  • Black River (1997)
  • Mixed Blessing (1998)
  • Spanish Wells (1999)
  • Sea Fever (2005)

With others

References

  1. ^ a b Arias, L. (October 6, 2015). "Guitarist Dominic Miller to present his solo work in Costa Rica". The Tico Times. Retrieved 2016-09-24. 
  2. ^ Miller, Dominic. "Q&A session". www.dominicmiller.com. Retrieved 2016-09-24. 
  3. ^ Mead, David (2 October 2015). "One for the road: Dominic Miller". Music Radar. Retrieved 21 August 2016. 
  4. ^ Giles, Jeff (16 June 2010). "Sting's guitarist Dominic Miller is a Renaissance man". Riverfront Times. Retrieved 21 August 2016. 
  5. ^ Gable, Christopher (2008). The Soul Cages. The Words and Music of Sting. p. 55. Retrieved 14 June 2010. 
  6. ^ Little, Guy (24 April 2014). "Dominic Miller | Acoustic Magazine". Acoustic Magazine. Retrieved 14 May 2017. 
  7. ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 366. ISBN 1-904994-10-5. 
  8. ^ "Dominic Miller | Album Discography". AllMusic. Retrieved 21 August 2016. 

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