Tamara Miller

Tamara Miller's song "60 Seconds" is featured on the hit TV Show DEGRASSI: THE NEXT GENERATION. SUNDAY APRIL 05/09 @ 7:30 pm on CTV (CFTO). www.ctv.ca/local - for your local listings across Canada! <

Music from my latest CD "60 Seconds" is being broadcasted on the following radion stations. Call/Email in to request!! THANK YOU

TORONTO

CBC RADIO 99.1FM, Fresh Air Program - 416.205.3700
CIUT 89.5 FM -416.946.7000

ERIN, ONTARIO

ERIN RADIO 101.5 FM, Acoustic Planet - www.erinradio.ca

SASKATOON,SASKATCHEWAN

CFCR 90.5 FM -306.242.5002
SASKATCHEWAN

CBC RADIO - Blue Sky, The Afternoon Edition, Metro Morning http://www.cbc.ca/sask/contact/
http://www.cbc.ca/radioshows/SASK_AFTERNOON_EDITION/20081103 .shtml

BRITISH COLUMBIA
CFBX 92.5 FM -250.377.3988 - [email protected] *60 SECONDS IS NOW THE NUMBER 2 ALBUM ON TOP TEN ALBUMS IN ROOTS/COUNTRY CATEGORY!! - 92.5 FM THE X (For early September '08)

CJSF 90.1 FM Simon Fraser University - 778.782.CJSF (2573)
MANITOBA
CJUM 101.5 FM University of Manitoba-204.269.8636

..."The Young Torontonian's got what it takes to make it and she is bound to have music lovers wanting more of her commanding talent"-JUICY STUFF MAGAZINE
..."As Tamara visualizes hope in her music and shares with us … I too am inspired. It’s the words in the song “Something Great” that really touched me and for a fan, at the end of the day, that’s what really matters." Full Article: www.juicystuff.ca (MUSIC)

..."Young Toronto Singer-songwriter TAMARA MILLER impresses with her new debut EP, 60 Seconds, which features a piano-driven pop sound." KERRI DOOLE, Music Journalist - TANDEM MAGAZINE

..."You Made Me See The Light is a perfect example of her knack for writing uplifting, catchy melodies that can compete with anything on contemporary pop radio stations." - JOSEPH SERGE, CJN Arts Editorhttp://www.cjnews.com/images/stories/Heebonics/Aug_14_ 08.pdf
*Tamara Miller is a SEMI-FINALIST in the UK INTERNATIONAL SONGWRITING CONTEST 2008!! - In the Pop Category, for her song "You Made Me See The Light">
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Tamara's Little Story...and how it all began

Leave singer-songwriter Tamara Miller alone in a hotel lobby for 60 seconds and she might just write a song.

In less than a minute the talented Toronto musician will have found the grand piano. If she’s feeling inspired — and there’s a cocktail napkin around — by the time her fingers reach the keys, a new song will often follow.

“It’s as if I can already see the music on the keys as I walk over to sit down,” she says.

That’s exactly how “It’s In Your Eyes” came to be, a fan favourite at her live shows and a tune she recorded on a previous demo. Tamara was in Milan. One afternoon, she sat down at the grand piano in the quaint hotel lobby and started composing. With no paper in site, she asked the bartender for a napkin. Somehow that piece of paper filled with words and music made the cross-Atlantic journey.

With the release of her new EP – 60 Seconds - Tamara is ready to take her words, music and song writing journey to a new space. She describes the title track as epitomizing this leap of faith.

“The song is about making it and standing on your own. Leaving the past behind and moving forward.”

60 Seconds has a dreamy feel to it and it’s all about movement. Filled with soft-pop songs that create a visual musical landscape, the EP was recorded in Toronto and produced by Juno Award winner Ron Lopata, keyboardist for Jacksoul, who has also produced records for artists such as Simon Wilcox and Tomi Swick.

“I really enjoyed the production and recording process,” Tamara says. “It’s amazing to see how with just one idea, one emotion, you can create a whole universe of instruments and possibilities.”

Tamara began taking classical piano lessons at six. She picked up concepts quickly, and while she loved playing classical music, in her heart she always enjoyed playing contemporary music. She continued her musical studies at York University in Toronto, where she was awarded an entrance scholarship to attend the Faculty of Fine Arts at the age of 18. At York, Tamara took songwriting courses that truly allowed her to experiment. The light bulb went off; she realized she wanted to pursue a career in music. Her true passion was writing songs.

Tamara has written quite a number of songs in her dreams. “The writing process happens so fast when I’m asleep. I think sometimes we concentrate way too much when we’re awake! Maybe we should all take a little nap and really dream about dreaming. It’s all worth it in the end.”

Tamara’s obsession with playing pianos in public does not stop at hotel lobbies. Music venues, schools, art galleries and shopping malls – anywhere there’s a lonely instrument, she’s drawn to the hidden possibilities that lay within its keys and she always draws a crowd. Tamara's lyrics and music continue to captivate audiences no matter where she seems to be performing.

“Even amongst the 50 per cent off sales, they stop and listen,” she jokes. “Songs need to uplift the soul, inspire us to listen, and bring everything we are at that moment right into the song.”

That’s the power and passion of this singer’s voice and her melodic songs. This passion is on full display on the half-dozen songs on 60 Seconds. Give her 60 seconds and she’s sure to have you stopping what you’re doing too.

60 Seconds is now available on itunes, amazon.com, amazon.ca, puretracks.com