Dan Miller (born October 3, 1967) is an American musician and songwriter. He has toured and recorded with the Brooklyn-based alternative rock band

They Might Be Giants They Might Be Giants (often abbreviated as TMBG) is an American alternative rock band formed in 1982 by John Flansburgh and John Linnell. During TMBG's early years, Flansburgh and Linnell frequently performed as a duo, often accompanied by a dr ...

since late 1998. Generally, Miller plays

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s for the band. Prior to joining TMBG, he performed with the groups Edith O and Lincoln. Having left Lincoln for personal reasons in 1998, he was contacted by John Flansburgh, who offered him a spot as lead guitarist for They Might Be Giants' Fall 1998 tour. He has also toured with John Flansburgh as Mono Puff's guitarist in the late 1990s, and played on bandmate John Linnell's ''

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'' tour. Miller is known to sing backup and some lead during live performances of songs. He also occasionally plays keyboards when Linnell is playing accordion or

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s. Miller co-wrote the song "Infinity" with Robert Sharenow on They Might Be Giants' second children's album, '' Here Come the 123s''. In addition to playing with TMBG, Miller and drummer Marty Beller had their own musical production firm called MartyDan Industries. Working together, the duo had created music for film, TV, and commercials. Dan is also credited on Jonathan Coulton's album ''

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''.

Style

Miller states that he commonly "used a lot of crummy guitars...such as old

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s and Valpros," because he "enjoys the challenge of making something bad sound good." He describes himself as a "schooled" guitarist, compared to bandmate John Flansburgh, who was self-taught.Fox, Darrin. ''Guitar Player''. December 2013.

Soundtracks

In addition to his role as guitarist, Dan Miller is an active composer for Film and TV. Film/Documentary Television

Personal life

On June 21, 2008, Miller married Annette Berry, a graphic artist and creative director based in

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. Berry is credited with designing They Might Be Giants' 1999 studio album, '' Long Tall Weekend''.''Long Tall Weekend'' (Album notes). They Might Be Giants. GoodNoise. 1999.

References

External links

* Dan Miller article on This Might Be a Wiki {{DEFAULTSORT:Miller, Dan 1967 births Lead guitarists Living people They Might Be Giants members