Russ Miller

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Member Since: 27/07/2007
Band Website: www.russmiller.com
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Influences: RUSS MILLER’S 3-DISC “ARRIVAL: BEHIND THE GLASS” DVD/CD SET COMBINES STELLAR PERFORMANCES WITH GROUNDBREAKING INSIGHT, INSTRUCTION AND PLAY-ALONG OPPORTUNITIES.Presenting one of today’s leading drum artists along with a host of LA’s top studio musicians and more than a dozen of the world’s best-known drummers and percussionists, “Arrival: Behind The Glass” (Hudson Limited) by Russ Miller is an unprecedented, three-disc package that contains a full-length audio CD, a minus-drums play-along CD and a jam-packed DVD with artist interviews, extensive instructional content and documentary footage of these historic recording sessions.“I had been working on the concepts and material for a new record more than two years when the idea of exploring an individual musician’s interpretations of “rhythm and pulse” came to me. Nine of the ‘superstars’ of the drum world agreed to be involved,” Russ explains. “We composed pieces featuring two full drum kit parts, based on the different styles of the nine drummers I was going to play with. Then, those pieces became the inspiration for the songs with the band. This was a huge project and a very humbling, exciting and incredible learning experience for me.”“Arrival”, the featured 80-minute audio CD, is Miller’s third independent record project and features ten new compositions performed by an all-star line-up of musicians, including world-class percussionists Pete Lockett, Luis Conte and Richie Gajate Garcia. Interspersed with these ensemble performances are nine “Rhythmic Conversations”— original drum duets between Russ and modern drum heroes Steve Gadd, Steve Smith, Jeff Hamilton, Rick Marotta, Zoro, Johnny Rabb, John "JR" Robinson, Akira Jimbo and Wolfgang Haffner.A second CD containing minus drums tracks and printable transcriptions of both parts of the drum duets, gives players an opportunity to sit in with some of the greatest drummers in the world and learn a variety of challenging rhythmic concepts and techniques.Completing the multi-media learning system is a 3-hour and 20-minute DVD in which Miller demonstrates and explains how to analyze, play and develop many of the musical ideas used in the Arrival pieces. The DVD also includes interviews with all the drummers and documentary footage taken throughout the 3-year production process. Additional bonus features on the DVD are split-screen video for multiple views of the recording sessions, DTS 5.1 surround sound and an e-Book with printable charts and exercises as well as Pro-Tools® data files that allow the listener to re-mix the tracks.
Sounds Like: Get "Arrival" now from the Snocap music store!! ____Here are some examples of the new "Arrival- Behind The Glass" Documentary..Rhythmic Conversation: Russ Miller/Steve Smith/Pete Lockett__________ Full Ensemble piece: Toast For EliHere are some live in concert footage of Russ with various artists: Live w/Bobby Caldwell:Live w/Jennifer Love Hewitt:Live w/Meredith Brooks:w/Meredith Brooks on Dr. Phil:At the Pro Bowl Halftime Show:Russ' Drum solo from the Yamaha PHX video:Soundcheck on Meredith Brooks Tour:Live with the Psychedelic Furs in Buenos Aries:Rough fan footage of Russ live with the Psychedelic Furs in Philly:On T.V. w/Andrea Bocelli:____ This is a rough stage camera clip of the Russ Miller and Friends show in Brussels, BelgiumLive w/All-Star Band "George Shelby-Those Eyes":______ Russ playing a medium tempo 3/2 son clave piece called "Salseada" from Crash Course DVD._____ Check out Russ' Practice Pad Video demo from Prologix Percussion.Watch Russ and other celebrity drummers talk about playing a "Groove"Yamaha All-Stars Talk Groove.
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Record Label: RMI Records
Type of Label: Major