Brandon Miller (musician)

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Brandon Miller
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Background information
Born (1990-04-08) April 8, 1990 (age 34)
Gardner, Kansas, U.S.
GenresBlues, Americana, rock
Occupation(s)Musician, songwriter, performer
Instrument(s)Guitar, mandolin
Years active2005–present
Website brandonmillerkc.com

Brandon Miller (born April 8, 1990) is an American singer-songwriter, guitarist. He was part of several cover bands in the Kansas City, Missouri area, would ultimately front the Brandon Miller Band and become a founding member of the Danielle Nicole Band with Danielle Nicole, featured as a lead guitarist and vocalist.

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Biography

Miller was born in Gardner, Kansas, United States. After performing vocals and guitars with several local cover bands, Miller formed the Brandon Miller Band to record and promote his solo projects: "Slow Train" [1] and "Brandon Miller Band – Live at Knuckleheads". He then joined with the Danielle Nicole Band, singing and playing on both her albums "Live at The Gospel Lounge" and her Concord Records Release, "Cry No More". Miller toured in support of "Cry No More" internationally at venues such as the Fourth Annual Utah Blues Festival June 2018, [2] the International Blues Festival in Canada in July 2018, [3] the Chenago Blues Festival in 2019 [4] and in Lake Tahoe, Nevada. [5] "Cry No More" was nominated for a Grammy Award, [6] would receive the Independent Blues Award for best contemporary CD in Blues Blast Magazine in 2018 and in 2019 garnished three additional Independent Blues Awards. [7] His Live at Knuckleheads Release garnished a nomination for Best Independent Blues Live CD 2019. [8]

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BrandonMiller at Knuckleheads 2023

Miller performed with many other blues artists such as Monster Mike Welch and Mike Ledbetter and participated in the tribute and fundraiser to Ledbetter after his death. [9] The Brandon Miller Band between 2017 and 2019 opened for blues artist Walter Trout at both Knuckleheads, where Eric Gales was also on the bill, and in Omaha, Nebraska, [10] among other venues.

Virtue And Vice, [11] since its release in 2020, has been reviewed by both in Blues Blast Magazine [12] and Blues Rock Review, [13] where the release was considered for an award as a top blues album of 2020.

As tour dates in support of Virtue and Vice began, including a performance at The Bitter End in New York City, Miller was featured in the Lake Champlain Weekly, "All About The Guitar". [14]

Brandon Miller received the Readers Choice Award by Kansas City Magazine for best musician of 2022 [15]

In 2023, he continued touring in the United States and Europe with the Danielle Nicole Band and the Brandon Miller Band in support of the music [16] along with releasing a live compilation of his tunes, Bad Situation - Live in Kansas City.

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Brandon Miller Band, Knuckleheads 2023

On Danielle Nicole's 2024 release on Forty Below Records, [17] The Love You Bleed, Miller was featured as a co-writer on multiple tracks and musician/player/singer on all the tracks. [18] [19]

Discography

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References

  1. ↑ "Slow Train". Discogs.com. Retrieved January 5, 2021.
  2. ↑ "Utah Blues Festival". Findlocal.com. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
  3. ↑ "Canada South Blues Society". Eyesonwindsor.com. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
  4. ↑ "Chenango Blues Festival". Nysmusic.com. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
  5. ↑ "Lake Tahoe Blues". Tahoeonstage.com. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
  6. ↑ "Cry No More Grammy Nomination". Daniellenicolemusic.com. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
  7. ↑ "Cry No More Independent Blues Awards". Daniellenicolemusic.com. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
  8. ↑ "Independent Blues Awards". Makingascene.org. Retrieved January 5, 2021.
  9. ↑ "Mike Ledbetter Life Celebration". Cibs.org. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
  10. ↑ "Blues Society of Omaha". Omahablues.com. Retrieved February 7, 2021.
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  12. ↑ "Blues Blast Magazine Review". Bluesblastmagazine.com. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
  13. ↑ "Blues Rock Review". Bluesrockreview.com. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
  14. ↑ "Brandon Miller - All About Guitar". Lakechamplainweekly.com. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
  15. ↑ "Kansas City Magazine Readers Choice Award for best musician 2022". Kcbest.kansascitymag.com. Retrieved August 1, 2022.
  16. ↑ "Brandon Miller Band Shows" . Retrieved 26 January 2024.
  17. ↑ "Forty Below Records" . Retrieved 26 January 2024.
  18. ↑ "Rock And Blues Muse – The Love You Bleed" . Retrieved 26 January 2024.
  19. ↑ "Blues Rock Review – The Love You Bleed" . Retrieved 26 January 2024.
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