Brooke Miller is a Canadian singer-songwriter and musician.

Early life

Miller was born in

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, Canada on January 14, 1982. She played saxophone as a child and took up the guitar when she was ten years old. Around age 11 she began writing her own songs and at age 12 formed a trio that eventually toured the

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as an opening act for other bands.

Career

Miller released her first independent CD, ''Lending an Hourglass'', in 2003.(March 26, 2006). "Brooke Miller marries voice and guitar", ''

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'', p. 6. A fellow musician, Don Ross, produced her follow-up CD and Miller later married him. She was signed to

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in New York City and released the album ''You Can See Everything'' on Sony's

Hickory Records Hickory Records is an American record label founded in 1954 by Acuff-Rose Music, which operated the label up to 1979. Sony Music Publishing (then Sony/ATV) revived the label in 2007. Originally based in Nashville, and functioning as an independe ...

in 2007. The album was produced by Ross and Peter Lubin, and mixed by

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. In 2010 Miller released the self-produced album ''Shake It Off'' on

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.Gerken, Teja (July 2012). "Grove master", ''

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'' 23 (1): 38–43. In 2011, her self-titled album featuring new material, and new versions of previously released songs, was issued on the

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label. In 2012, Miller released an audiophile

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/LP recording, entitled "Familiar", on the German hi-fi label

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. Miller reports that her music has been influenced by

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and

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Discography

Albums

*2003: ''Lending an Hourglass'', Independent *2007: ''You Can See Everything'', Hickory/Sony/ATV *2010: ''Shake It Off'', Candyrat *2011: ''Brooke Miller'', Sparkle Plenty/Universal *2012: ''Familiar'',

Stockfisch Stockfisch Records is a German independent record label, aimed at audiophile fans of guitar-oriented singer-songwriter music and was formed in 1974 by Günter Pauler. Based in Germany, the main focus is European artists, but there are also Amer ...

*2016: ''Impossible Story'', https://brookemiller.bandcamp.com

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Miller, Brooke Living people 1982 births People from Kings County, Prince Edward Island Musicians from Halifax, Nova Scotia Canadian rock musicians Canadian singer-songwriters 21st-century Canadian women singers Stockfisch Records artists Hickory Records artists