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Dan Miller
Dan Miller
	Miller performing in 2013
Background information
Birth name	Daniel Miller
Born	October 3, 1967 (age 57)
Origin	Rochester, New York, US
Genres	Alternative rock
Occupation(s)	Musician, songwriter
Instrument(s)	Guitar, keyboards, vocals
Years active	1990s–present
Labels	Disney Sound, Idlewild Recordings, Rounder Records

Daniel Adam Miller (born October 3, 1967) is an American musician and songwriter.

Career

He has toured and recorded with the Brooklyn-based alternative rock band They Might Be Giants since late 1998.^[1] Generally, Miller plays guitars 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.^[2] He has also toured with John Flansburgh as Mono Puff's guitarist in the late 1990s, and played on bandmate John Linnell's State Songs 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 woodwinds.^[3]^[4] Miller co-wrote the song "Infinity" with Robert Sharenow on They Might Be Giants' second children's album, Here Come the 123s.^[5] 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 Artificial Heart.^[6] Miller states that he commonly "used a lot of crummy guitars...such as old Harmonys 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.^[7]

Personal life

On June 21, 2008, Miller married Annette Berry, a graphic artist and creative director based in Manhattan. Berry is credited with designing They Might Be Giants' 1999 studio album, Long Tall Weekend.^[1]^[8]

Soundtracks

Film/Documentary

Year	Title	Director(s)
2019	Hungry to Learn (In Post)	Geeta Gandbhir
2018	Armed with Faith	Asad Faruqi Geeta Gandbhir (Winner 2019 Emmy for Outstanding Politics and Government Documentary)
2016	Death by a Thousand Cuts	Jake Kheel Juan Mejia Botero
2012	The Perfect Victim	Elizabeth Rohrbaugh
2011	Rhag	Doug Walker
2010	The Carrier	Maggie Betts

Television

Year	Title	Network
2014	Gracepoint	FX Networks (Music Producer and Editor)
2011	The Substitute	MTV Networks
2008–11	Manhunters: Fugitive Task Force	A&E Networks (Theme and Incidental Music)
2007-9	Jon and Kate plus 8	Discovery Network
2000-1	Malcolm in the Middle	FOX Network (incidental music with TMBG)

References

^ ^a ^b Sipher, Devan (2008-07-13). "Vows: Annette Berry and Dan Miller". New York Times. Retrieved 2013-08-08.
^ Miller, Dan (2011-06-18). "The Gibson Classic Interview: They Might Be Giants' Dan Miller" (Interview). Interviewed by Courtney Grimes. Gibson. Archived from the original on 2012-03-15. Retrieved 2013-08-08.
^ Kocen, Mitch (2013-07-13). "Show Review: They Might Be Giants with Moon Hooch at the Warfield, 6/14/2013". Spinningplatters.com. Retrieved 2013-08-08.
^ Roberts, Joe (2013-03-18). "Concert review: They Might Be Giants playfully rock the Pageant, Friday, March 16". KDHX. Archived from the original on 2013-08-12. Retrieved 2013-08-08.
^ Here Come The 123s (Album notes). They Might Be Giants Disney Sound. 2008.
^ Artificial Heart (Album notes). Jonathan Coulton. JoCoserious Records. 2011.
^ Fox, Darrin. Guitar Player. December 2013.
^ Long Tall Weekend (Album notes). They Might Be Giants. GoodNoise. 1999.