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Joel A. Miller | |
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| Born | Cambridge, England, UK |
| Other names | Rifken, Joel Roadie |
| Occupation(s) | Writer, cinematographer, film producer, film director, lyricist |
Joel A. Miller is a British-American writer and filmmaker. He was the writer and director of the film The Still Life and wrote the autobiography Memoir of a Roadie .
Miller was born in Cambridge, England. His parents emigrated to Los Angeles when he was a child and he grew up in Southern California. [1] He is the oldest of three children. When he was four years old, Miller's mother was stopped in a shopping mall by talent agent Dorothy Day Otis and he began working as a child actor and model.
In 1998 he graduated from the University of California, Santa Barbara with a degree in Art History. [1]
Working as a teen in the art department Miller worked on films Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her , It's the Rage , Lucky 13 , Durango Kids , and Second to Die .
In 2006 Warner Bros. released Miller's The Still Life . [2] Miller wrote, produced, and directed the film. The film screened throughout the country and won the bronze medal at the Park City Film Music Festival. [3]
In 1999, Miller worked at Brian Reeves recording studio the Jungle Room. While there he worked for Poison, Billy Idol, and Dogstar. [4]
In 2006, Warner Bros. released The Still Life Soundtrack. Miller co-wrote most of the songs on the album including the song "God's Reasons", performed by Darius Rucker. [5] In 2006 Miller was a recipient of the ASCAP Plus award for the song "God's Reasons". In 2010 the song "Silent Light", co-written by Miller and performed by Dizzy Reed, appeared in the film Holyman Undercover. [6]
In August 2020, he released his autobiography, Memoir of a Roadie , about working as a roadie for Stone Temple Pilots, Guns N' Roses, Poison, and The Cranberries. The book tells of his life touring with these bands and his further touring experiences with Black Sabbath, Ozzy Osbourne, Sharon Osbourne, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Foo Fighters, Oasis, Papa Roach, Disturbed, Godsmack, Warrant, Quiet Riot, NSYNC, Bush, No Doubt, Fishbone, Fuel, Korn, Metallica, Green Day, Kid Rock, Rage Against the Machine, Enuff Z'Nuff, The Turtles, Violent Femmes, Static-X, Third Eye Blind, Goo Goo Dolls, Slipknot, 3 Doors Down, and Veruca Salt. [7]
Miller is the creator and host of Party Like a Rockstar Podcast. [8]
| Year | Title | Role | Episode |
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| 1996 | Wrestler | "Gimme Shelter" | |
Party of Five | Wrestler | "Desperate Measures" | |
| 1997 | Party of Five | Wrestler | "Significant Others" |
Party of Five | Wrestler | "Hitting Bottom" | |
| 1999 | It's the Rage | Set dresser | |
| Durango Kids | Set dresser | ||
| 2000 | Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her | Set dresser | |
| Little Sister | Set decorator | ||
| 2002 | Second to Die | Set dresser | |
| 2005 | Wannabe | Bar patron | |
| Lucky 13 | Set dresser | ||
| 2006 | The Still Life | Writer, producer, director | |
| America's Low Budget Superstar | Self | ||
| The Iron Man | Producer | ||
| 2007 | Living the Still Life | Producer, self | |
| Giant Maximus | Producer, writer, self | ||
| 2008 | Desertion | Producer, writer, officer danescroft, songwriter | |
| Celebrity Art Show | Writer, producer, director | ||
| 2010 | Holyman Undercover | (Producer: "Silent Light") / (Writer: "Silent Light") | |
| Cyrus: Mind of a Serial Killer | Casting director | ||
| 2012 | Errors of the Human Body | Executive producer |
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