Russ Miller

Russ Miller is an American session drummer.[1] Miller grew up

Russ Miller
in Ohio.[2]
Genres Pop, Session
As a Multi-Platinum recording artist, he has played on multiple Instruments drums,
Grammy award-winning recordings with combined sales of over percussion
26 million copies. He has worked with over 50 international Associated acts Nelly Furtado
artists, including Ray Charles, The 5th Dimension, Cher, Natalie Ray Charles
Cole, Tina Turner, Bobby Caldwell, Andrea Bocelli, Nelly Tina Turner
Furtado, The Psychedelic Furs, Al Jarreau, Hilary Duff, Daniel
Daniel
Bedingfield, and Meredith Brooks. Modern Drummer Magazine
Bedingfield
Readers Poll voted Miller in the top five studio drummers in the
Meredith Brooks
world, three years in a row. He has performed on more than 300
albums and dozens of international movies such as Chicken Little, Fracture, Rugrats Go Wild!, Boondock
Saints, Resident Evil Apocalypse, Silent Hill and Garfield. Miller has played on No. 1 songs/albums for
three years in a row (2000–2003). Along with his album credits, he has two solo albums, Cymbalism and
Arrival, on R.M.I Records. Miller also has authored two books: "The Drum Set Crash Course" and
"Transitions", along with his two videos, "The Drum Set Crash Course" and "The Drum Set Crash
Course Tuning Edition" from Warner Brothers Publications. A five time Modern Drummer readers poll
winner, Miller's solo projects were voted the No. 1 educational books and videos in the world. Russ
Miller also invent the Yamaha Wedge and Cascara Wedge. He's also contributor for creating the Yamaha
Subkick.[3] These items were discontinued from Yamaha since R. Miller signed up for Mapex Drums,
where he developed the SONIClear bearing edge and his own signature Snare Drum "The Versatus".

References
1. Flans, Robyn (May 2007). Russ Miller-Doing It All: Studio Vet, Touring Pro, Master Clinician,
And Product Inventor (https://web.archive.org/web/20100704011724/http://www.moderndru
mmer.com/updatefull/200001556/Russ%20Miller), Modern Drummer, Retrieved December
8, 2010
2. Russ Miller Interview (http://thedrumninja.com/2010/07/russ-miller-interview/), The Drum
Ninja, Retrieved December 8, 2010
3. http://www.musicradar.com/reviews/drums/yamaha-subkick-26765

External links
Modern Drummer (http://www.moderndrummer.com/site/2012/03/russ-miller-to-be-drummer
-for-american-idol-season-11-mentor-sessions/#_)
Music Radar (http://www.musicradar.com/news/drums/6-career-defining-records-of-russ-mill
er-220662)
Russ Miller Interview (http://www.namm.org/library/oral-history/russ-miller) NAMM Oral
History Library (2008)

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