Steven Miller (record producer)

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Steven Miller (born November 8, 1956, in New Jersey) is an American record producer and executive. He is best known for his association with Windham Hill Records, where his ambient sound helped create notable instrumental recordings such as Michael Hedges’ Aerial Boundaries, Mark Isham’s Vapor Drawings and George Winston’s December.

As a guitarist and keyboardist, Miller released a recording of his own compositions, Singing Whale Songs in a Low Voice (on his Hip Pocket/Windham Hill Jazz imprint) which featured Isham and pianist

Miller has been actively involved in new technology. He and Ackerman developed a system of pressing records which enabled the label to domestically manufacture and sell

After Windham Hill, Miller worked as an

Singer-songwriters he has worked with include Richard Marx, Suzanne Vega, Dar Williams, John Gorka, Patty Griffin, David Broza, Paula Cole, and Glen Phillips.

Pop artists include Toad the Wet Sprocket, Pink, Dave Matthews Band, Backstreet Boys, Switchfoot, Chicago, G. Love and Jack Johnson.

Jazz artists include

In partnership with Allen Sides and Ocean Way Recording in Hollywood, he created Ocean Way Drums – a high end musical instrument plugin that was introduced at the 2008 NAMM Show.

In 2014, legendary music journalist Ben Fong-Torres inducted Miller into the San Francisco State University Hall of Fame.

Discography

• 1983 Singing Whale Songs in a Low Voice (Hip Pocket Records HP-102)

References

• ‘Windham Hill Records : A Specialist Label that places a Specific Emphasis on Musical Performances and Recording Quality', by Denis Degher, Recording Engineer Producer Magazine, August 1984
• ‘Producer Steven Miller : Don't Call Me Audiophile’, by Sam Sutherland, Billboard Magazine October 19, 1985
• ‘Dar Williams Set Finds Steven Miller Returned To ‘Guerilla Record-Making’, by Debbie Galante Block, Billboard Magazine, June 8, 1996
• Steven Miller at
  Allmusic

External links

• Ben Fong-Torres inducts Miller into Hall of Fame
• Steven Miller records Dave Matthews Band
• Steven Miller at iTunes
• Remembering Michael Hedges
• Ocean Way Drums