Award win

Hello everyone,
I hope you all are well. My first newsletter in a long time.
Social Media these days for me is a quick way to get some news out and I often forget all about the newsletters.

I have some great news though
I won the best male artist category and the Australian Celtic Music Awards
which was a great treat!

I had no tours or much public performance last year and early this year, however producing two albums and submitting them along with some individual tracks probably pushed me over the line.
Here's a photo of me with the award!



Speaking of the Albums from last year.
Simplicity an album of guitar tracks ( it's the only music I can play), some tracks include accompaniment by strings and other instruments. Which by the way was my first ever attempt at this style of arranging and I quite enjoyed the process.
The cover is a photo of a sunset in Indonesia on the island Simeulue which I took in July 2019.



My 2nd release which was not long after Simplicity is the Passages album.
This album includes both new and old tracks that never made it to any other album.
Some dating back to around 2007 right up to 2019. The cover photo on the album is by Sander van der Werf
and purchased from a stock footage website. He has his own website at www.sandervanderwerf.nl



MP3 sales
As many of you know it's getting harder and harder to purchase music downloads of an artist.
CD baby dropped their store, iTunes planning on migrating to Apple Music (streaming only).
The best option to purchase downloads of my music is at BandCamp
here it is here petermiller.bandcamp.com
I don't have the Simplicity and Passages albums on CDs yet, I think I will wait till I start hitting the road again before doing so.
I really only sell CDs when I'm playing at an actual venue.

A common name
Peter Miller is a very common name, There are 3 others is Australia in the music industry.
Quite a well known artist in UK and one or two more in USA, There's probably more too.
PeterMiller.com is taken, PeterMiller.com.au and PeterMillerGuitar.com both taken.
last year I received a few emails regarding a write up and a new album yet at the time I had no music out!
Turns out it was South Australian based Peter Miller!
I've still got both Peter-Miller.com and PeterMillerMusic.com registered and probably best to jeep them both!
They'll get snapped up real quick as soon as they are not registered. Maybe I need a new stage name?
Something East European maybe :) , but on the other hand, if I get a bad review I can say it was one of the other Peter Millers...

Take care everyone and see you around soon somewhere I hope!

Regards
'This' Peter Miller 

NovemberNews

Hello everyone
I hope you are well.
I've been very quiet on the touring front lately. I've still been writing and even worked on a film for 5 months.
I'm hoping 2017 will see me back on the road. There a a couple new singles out in digital format.
you can see them on my website Peter-Miller.com
Here is one called Ferdinand's Dream
http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/petermiller11


Another thing I've done is registered PeterMillerMusic.com
The reason for this was mainly for radio and other media where they need to say my website name, peter-miller.com is great and has a good ranking, but sometimes people would miss the hyphen " - " . sometimes they would put an underscore, PeterMillerMusic is easy to say and at the moment it just redirects to my main site peter-miller.com.


LR Baggs:
Just before I started on the film work I made some demo videos for LR Baggs the acoustic amplification company. You can see a couple of the videos below, Recorded with no microphones. only the installed pickups. It's a fantastic sound and I am very very happy with it! Thanks to the LR Baggs team for letting me record these promo vids. The guitar in these particular videos is a AYERS guitar which I'm very happy with. It has a slightly wider and lower profile neck which really suits my playing.
Sample 1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wchMwpLoK3Y
Sample 2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=icI65vIJbCI
There are more on my youtube page Peter Miller Guitar


Your Help Please:
I need your help, next year ABC Australia are cutting nearly every single (if not all of them) music program form Radio National. This is one of the very few formats where I can receive airplay from a national broadcaster. One show in particular that I am sad about is THE DAILY PLANET with Lucky Oceans. I've started a petition and hope to get thousands of signatures from across the world. For artists like me it's important to have these shows, they have such dedicated listeners who don't want commercial radio or the music that goes with those stations. If I'm played, I often receive a personal email from someone looking for more of my music.

Here is the petition link
Help Save The Daily Planet

Please sign and share the petition in any way possible, We can only hope and try to get the word out. In the words of John Spillane, 'who else is gonna do it like'.
They'll send you updates but you can unsubscribe from these if you don't want to receive the update emails.

Hope you can help!!


A side project:
I was involved in a side project with my friends band Mother Nature's Orchestra (MNO). It was the baby of  Neil MacLeod, we recorded quite a few tracks in our friends lounge room on my mobile recorder. Most of the recordings are completely live, however sometimes we'd add an instrument or two later .

here are some demo recordings for you to listen to. not all are made live yet
https://soundcloud.com/mothernaturegoldcoast

The line up (usually)
Myself: Electric and acoustic guitars
Nicole Parker-Brown: Vocals
Matthew Brown: Drums, percussion and some guitar
Jeff Stratton: Keyboards and synths
Neil MacLeod: Flute, Bass Clarinet and many other things


Hope you enjoyed my little update. I also hope you can help with the petition. That would be cool.



Till next time!!
Regards
Peter

News Flash: Award Win for Peter Miller

News Flash:
Peter Miller has just won best Instrumental at the 2015 Australian Celtic Music Awards!!

2014 Tour

Hello everyone I hope you are well.
I had a pretty good tour this time in Ireland and Germany. I didn't make it to Czech Republic this tour, however played some new places in Germany and Ireland so it made up for it.

First stop after the long flight was Ballyboughal Folk Club in the Fingal district of Dublin. It was a real treat to play music with the locals there. I love small towns!! Next was one of my favourite regular places to stop and play and spend a night or two, The Sheelagh Na Gig bookstore in Cloughjordan.

After the Cloughjordan gig I high tailed it out of there and caught a plane to Hamburg where I was greeted by Martin Kasperek , a good old friend of mine I first met in Tasmania in 2007. I really enjoyed roaming the street of Hamburg and surrounds and had a great tour guide for most of it. It is an area where my Great Grand Parents were born from my Father's side.

I played 3 shows in 3 nights thanks to Martin's booking skills. 1st was a house concert in Ellarau, then a Cafe concert at UNIKAT, and finally a nice show at a  teaching studio called Voice at Home Studios which is run by Tinna Zahn. The Germans really know how to organise things . I hope I return soon.

Photo by Martin
After this it was Back to Ireland again.

First was The Grape Escape wine bar in BlackRock (they never payed me, the buggers), Then a lovely gig with John Spillane in Gort at the Gallery Cafe, Then it was the descent drive up to Sligo for a spot at McGarrigles. Then I did a spot in Sailor's Bar on Clare Island, off to Clifden Arts week after that, there I opened for the Rob Strong band ( Remember the hit Mustang Sally, great guys to open for, had a laugh with the kind folk)  and also did a show for the old folks at the local nursing home.

The Clifden Info Caravan

I played my first ever show in Inis Meáin (Inishmaan), one of the Aran Islands. it has a population of about 200 and needless to say I got to have a couple swims all by myself!
 

Solo swim on Inis Meáin

Then it was off to Cork City, a solo spot at Gulp'd Cafe and the next night a spot with the great Ger Wolfe at L'attitude 51 (The old Lobby Bar). Another long drive up to Tinahely in Wexford to play at the Courthouse Arts Centre then down to Gorey to play a fundraiser which Noel Pattern organised.

Accommodation in Tinahely

After a few days off I went back down to County Cork and once again joined John Spillane at his monthly gig at Debarras Fok Club.
Now after this I did something totally random and flew to South America, no music work this time ( however I did try). I caught up with some friends in Rio de Janeiro. And strangely enough I was sitting in a Cafe by myself and I hear a voice, 'is this seat taken sir', 'no' I replied,  only to look up and see it was an old friend I have not seen in 3 or so years. What a small world!!  I saw some great music in Rio, but not at the tourist traps of Copacabana or Ipanema, it was more in the inner suburbs where the locals go. Great vibe the Latino Music...
As a great surprise I received a gift while in Rio, a reproduction of a painting by Colombia's great artist, John Pascual Calderon Montoya. Some of John's paintings are in my CD booklet. I had a great time with the family while they were visiting Rio.

My Rio based Colombian Friends...

Here is a review in case you missed it last time http://www.peter-miller.com/media/min7threview.pdf
Till next time!!
Regards
Peter

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CD receives rave review

CD review: www.minor7th.com

Peter Miller, "Songs Without Words," 2014

 

Aussie Peter Miller is in absolute control of the steel, wood and the vibrations emanating from his guitar on "Songs Without Words," his third full length CD. A deft touch that is as delicate as it is articulate creates musical paintings, which are alternately lush and austere evoking pathos, joy, peace and solitude. Miller's tunes absorb and enfold the listener in each moment and each note merging sound with thought and space. The opening track, "Pluie Du Soir" and the closing track, "Ice Over", are perfect examples of the rich sonic qualities conveyed with exquisite technique and execution the abound on this disc. The same is true of "The Way Of The Painter" the subtle and seductive "Late Night At The Brown's". A smattering of effects including the tantalizing use of reverb are present on several tracks such as the aforementioned "Ice Over" and the haunting "Snowdonia" giving "Songs Without Words" an appealing sophistication that is clearly contemporary. Both "Stroll To Croaghaun" and the lone traditional arrangement "The Derry Air" add a Celtic and traditional touch to this otherwise starkly original collection of compositional gems. There is mastery inherent in the craft of both composition and performance here that is undeniable fresh, appealing and consistently pleasing from first note to last. These attributes are rooted in a recording process that captures pristine clarity and rich sonic qualities. In other words, considering this CD is self-produced, Miller is obviously equally at home behind and in front of the guitar. Adding to the sonic breadth, several musicians contribute fiddle, flute, and percussion. "The Quiet Man" featuring Steve Wickham (The Waterboys) on fiddle proves to be a joyful yet reverent collaboration. If "Songs Without Words" is any indication, Peter Miller is a rare and resonant talent!
© James Filkins
Peter Miller's Website Buy it at Amazon.com

 

New Album Out Now

Hello everyone:
I'm Happy to announce that my new album 'Songs Without Words' is now Available for purchase. It has 17 tracks. Mostly solo guitar except for some very special guests including Steve Wickham on Fiddle (The Waterboys), Sarah Calderwood on Flute (Sunas), Matt Brown and Suzanne Hibbs on percussion (Australian session players) and one of Australia's best Bodhran players from Tasmania, Jeremy Sibson! I hope you all like it!

You Can purchase it on my store www.peter-miller.com/store or itunes and CD Baby in digital format, remember though, The CD has the great little 16 page booklet of art...




















Video Preview of some tracks right here http://youtu.be/enAdpAq0iYo

 Tour:
Also, I have some gigs coming up and I'll update the gig page on my website in the next week or so.

Other Bits:
And just for fun I've made an art store! you can but stickers and things of the album cover. http://www.redbubble.com/people/petermiller It's a 3rd party site I'm trying out for a while. I'm thinking of starting some paintings and drawings and selling them, We will see how it goes. They are a little expensive but as far as I can tell, they are one of the few sites who don't own your artwork once it's uploaded. Cards and Stickers are not too badly priced.

Till next time!!

New Album Almost Ready

Hello everyone, 
I'm Happy to announce that my new album 'Songs Without Words' is almost complete.

 It will have 17 tracks. Mostly solo guitar except for some very special guests including 
Steve Wickham on Fiddle (The Waterboys), Sarah Calderwood on Flute (Sunas), Matt Brown and Suzanne Hibbs on percussion (Australian session players) and one of Australia's best Bodhran players from Tasmania, Jeremy Sibson!

I do have a preview video here http://youtu.be/sN00IfZptGY 

The Album Also includes a booklet of Artwork/Photography featuring the below artists: 

Kavisha Mazzella, Australia 
www.kavisha.com 

Bud Wilkinson, USA 
www.budwilkinson.com 

John Pascual Calderon Montoya, Colombia
www.artistadelcolorpascual.com 

Shona McMillan, Scotland 
www.shonamcmillan.co.uk 

Neil Hicks, Australia 
www.neilhicks.com.au 

John Beamish, Australia 
www.johnbeamish.com 

And also a collection of Paintings by my father, Edward Richard Miller.
Painted somewhere between 1916 and 1973 

Studio portraits by Tom Gilmartin 
www.gilmartinphotography.com 

It's been a team effort this Album 

I am working on a European tour which I hope will come to fruition later this year.