Alton Miller

Alton Miller
Background information
Genres	House, Deep house, Soulful house, Disco
Labels	Inner Muse Recordings

Alton Miller is an American, Detroit-based DJ, producer, singer, and percussionist, as well as a pioneer of Detroit house music.

Detroit-based producer, singer, and percussionist Alton Miller has been playing a fundamental role in defining House Music for over three decades.Born in Chicago and raised in Detroit on Stevie Wonder, Santana, Parliament Funkadelic and the Philly Sound, Alton Miller’s early roots in soul music led to an affinity for clubbing and the perfect storm of music, dance, and skill that is required to create it. Alton began developing his deejaying skills under the electrifying energy of House Music founding fathers like Larry Levan and Timmy Regisford, whereas he was often going to Ron Hardy’s Music Box and Frankie Knuckles’s private loft parties in Chicago. Drawing on Detroit’s rich dance club’s heritage, with seminal places like Club Heaven and L’Uomo, Miller opened the legendary club The Music Institute, in 1988, along with his like-minded friends Chez Damier and George Baker. Alton Miller has lived in France,Belgium and South Africa, where he continues to pursue his musical creation process. His travels have allowed him to discover other cultures and make a name for himself all around the globe. He has played on every continent and toured several countries including Japan, Vietnam, Tunisia, Europe, Australia, and New Zealand as well as prominent festivals like Movement,Lovefest, House in the Park and AfroPunk. He has released music on some of the best independent labels in the industry such as Detroit renowned Planet E and Mahogani Music and Europeans Defected and Neroli Records. Prolific producer, Alton Miller continues to further his musical endeavors with releases on labels, including his own InnerMuse Recordings and Music Institute Records. Since 2019, Miller has been cultivating his connection with South Africa’s thriving house music scene. That same year, he created the Alton Miller Foundation to help youth to develop life skills and frequently is asked to speak at workshops and symposiums about his experiences and contributions to Electronic music and House music.His next album,the highly anticipated “Now Is The Time, is scheduled for release in 2023 on Sound Signature, Theo Parrish’s record label. Two singles have been already released from the album, “Bring Me Down” in December 2017, and “Love Don’t Pass Me By” in August 2022.

Discography

Albums

• Rhythm Exposed (Distance) 2000
• Stories From Bohemia (Peacefrog Records) 2003
• Souls Like Mine (R2 Records) 2007
• Light Years Away (Mixed Signals Music) 2010

Singles

• Pleasure Baby (Serious Grooves) 1993
• I Like Havin' You (Cyren America Records), (Inner Child Records) 1993
• It's Gonna Be Alright (KMS) avec Patrick Scott 1994
• Lolita 20:20 Vision avec Urban Farmers 1996
• Sky Musicaux EP (Distance) 1996
• Jazzin' It E.P. (M3) 1997
• Get It Up / Big Phreek / You Were There (Soul City) avec Marc Pharaoh et Greg Cash 1997
• Blue Funk (M3) 1997
• Untitled (Planet E) 1998
• Progressions / Time & Space (Guidance Recordings) 1998
• Sweet In The Morning / Vibrations (Distance) 1999
• Song Of The Drum (Moods & Grooves) 1999
• Spaces & Places EP (Track Mode) 1999
• Deep Experience EP (Chord 44 Records) 2000
• Glory (Life Line) avec Dorothea Lynn Sharon 2000
• Love Ballad (Distance) 2000
• Paradise (Track Mode) 2001
• Ease Your Mind (Muse Recordings) 2001
• Soundscapes & Vibes (Moods & Grooves) 2002
• A Minor - Simple Pleasures (Muse Recordings) 2002
• Love Inside (Nite Grooves) 2002
• Shine On Me (KDJ) 2002
• Nu Forms EP (Track Mode) 2003
• Choose To Believe (Mahogani Music) 2003
• Clouds Are Gone (Deeper Soul) 2005
• Prelude To A Motion EP (Atal) avec Boddhi Satva 2006
• Possibilities (R2 Records) avec Lady Linn 2007
• Inner8 Remixes (Clone) 2008
• Full Circle (Yore Records) 2008
• In Flight (Yore Records) 2008
• Different Hours Revisited (Yore Records) avec Andy Vaz 2008
• Play The Game / Time On 2 (ProgCity Deep) 2009
• Seeing Sound (Seasons Limited) 2009
• When The Morning Comes (Superb Entertainment Records) avec Amp Fiddler 2010
• Choice Cuts / Selected Works 1991-2009 Vol.4 (Inner Muse) 2010
• Can't Hide It (ProgCity Deep) 2010
• Beautiful (Mixed Signals Music) 2011
• Something 4 You - The Pirahnahead Remixes (Whasdat Music) 2012
• Ngizo Ku Linda (Moods & Grooves) avec Bantu Soul 2014
• More Funky Shit (Orange Records)

External links

• Discogs
• High Five Magazine