Miller and his hotel, the Coral View Beach Resort were involved in producing and hosting with the PHNX Festival (formally Fyre Festival 2) on the island Utila in Honduras, as well as the FYRE Coral View Popup.[6]
Career
Early career and Excess dB Entertainment
Miller began his career in the punk and hardcore scene in New Jersey in the late 1990s as a live sound engineer and promoter. At 17, he booked and promoted a Dropkick Murphys show at the Teaneck American Legion, noted for drawing an overcapacity crowd despite minimal promotion.[7]
In 1999 he founded Excess dB Entertainment, which produced concerts at venues such as Club Krome in South Amboy,[8] School of Rock East in South Hackensack, and the RexPlex Sports complex in Elizabeth, as well as Manhattan clubs including Continental and Webster Hall.[9][10] He is credited with booking the first New York shows for My Chemical Romance and Fall Out Boy,[10] and promoted early appearances by Paramore and Coheed and Cambria (first performing as Shabutie).[9] Additionally, he recorded the first demos of Outline, Jack Antonoff's first band, as well as booking all 4 Antonoff's band's earliest shows - Outline, Steel Train, FUN. & Bleachers[11]
Hellfest 2004
In July 2004, Miller served as co-promoter and talent buyer for Hellfest 2004, held July 23 to 25 at RexPlex in Elizabeth, New Jersey.[12] The festival ran across three stages with more than 150 bands, and also included on site attractions such as a tattoo festival and a skateboarding contest.[13] A live review noted headliners and major acts including The Misfits, The Ataris, The Juliana Theory, Converge, The Dillinger Escape Plan, Life of Agony, and Fear Factory.[14] An official schedule circulated under the Excess dB banner listed set times by day and stage.[15]
Artist management
Alongside promoting, Miller managed several bands in the 2000s. His first management client was the New Jersey band Random Task, whose bassist Evan Winiker later joined Steel Train and became a managing partner at Range Music (Range Media Partners).[10][16]
He then managed Senses Fail,[17] guiding their emergence in the post-hardcore scene. He subsequently managed Boys Night Out and Halifax,[18] as reported by industry updates in 2003.[19] By the late 2000s, Miller left artist management to focus on promotion full time.[10]
Webster Hall (2011-2017)
Miller joined Webster Hall in 2011 to book The Studio and later became Vice President and head talent buyer. In 2014, Webster Hall ended its arrangement with Bowery Presents and brought all concert booking in-house under Miller’s direction.[20]
Miller was also responsible for the charity Ally Coalition's "Talent Show" at Webster Hall[23]
Excess dB Entertainment and White Eagle Hall
When Webster Hall closed for renovation in 2017, Miller expanded Excess dB Entertainment, becoming the exclusive talent buyer for White Eagle Hall in Jersey City and booking at venues such as Stage 48, Highline Ballroom, Le Poisson Rouge, American Beauty, and the Grand Ballroom at Manhattan Center.[4][24] Acts programmed at White Eagle Hall included The Mountain Goats, Drive-By Truckers, New Found Glory, Max Weinberg, and Best Coast.[25]
United Palace
In 2019, Miller was named Director of Booking at United Palace in Manhattan, where he booked concerts and cultural events including shows with Kodak Black, Lauryn Hill, and Sech, as well as Kanye West’s Jesus Is King Sunday Service.[26][27]
Coral View Beach Resort and Fyre pop-up
Miller owns Coral View Beach Resort on Utila, Honduras, a property his family acquired in the 1990s. Heath took over operations at the hotel after the pandemic subsided. In 2024–2025, he partnered with Billy McFarland for a Fyre-branded pop-up event held at the resort.[5][28][29] Miller had know McFarland previously from working with Magnises at Webster Hall.[28]
PHNX
The PHNX Festival was held on Utila, Honduras and Diamond Cay on December 5, 2025 weekend. Miller was responsible for pitching and bringing the event to life, as a tourism marketing initiative for Utila,[30] as well as for the documentary of Billy McFarland's (hopeful) redemption story.[31]
Nonprofit work and affiliations
Miller is the founding director of Support Utila, a U.S. 501(c)(3) nonprofit supporting community development and environmental programs on Utila.[32] He has also serves as a member of the James Beard Foundation Young Professionals Committee,[33] and Events Chair for Safe Horizon’s Leaders on the Horizon program.[34]
Miller's work with the James Beard Foundation and it's Greens program dates back to prior to 2014[35] and continues to this day[36]
This page is based on this Wikipedia article Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.
