Daniel Adam Miller (born October 3, 1967) is an American musician, songwriter, and composer. He is the lead guitarist of American alternative rock band They Might Be Giants.
Music career Miller grew up in Rochester, New York. He graduated from Brandeis University and attended Berklee College of Music. Prior to joining They Might Be Giants, 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. 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 sings backup and some lead during live performances. He also occasionally plays keyboards when Linnell is playing accordion or woodwinds. Miller co-wrote the song "Infinity" with Robert Sharenow on They Might Be Giants' second children's album, Here Come the 123s. He is also credited on Jonathan Coulton's album Artificial Heart.
Miller has also collaborated with actor William Shatner, producing and co-writing three albums: Bill (2021), So Fragile, So Blue (2024), and the children's album Where Will the Animals Sleep? (2024).
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.
Discography
As producer and co-writer YearArtistAlbumLabelNotes2021William ShatnerBillLet's Get It! / Republic RecordsProducer, co-writer2024William ShatnerSo Fragile, So BlueNSO MediaProducer, arranger; recorded live with the National Symphony Orchestra2024William ShatnerWhere Will the Animals Sleep?Cleopatra RecordsProducer, co-writer; children's album; peaked at #5 on the Billboard Kids Albums chart
Soundtracks
Film/Documentary YearTitleDirector(s)2010The CarrierMaggie Betts2011RhagDoug Walker2011This Must Be the PlacePaolo Sorrentino2012The Perfect VictimElizabeth Rohrbaugh2016Death by a Thousand CutsJake Kheel, Juan Mejia Botero2018Armed with FaithAsad Faruqi, Geeta Gandbhir2019Hungry to LearnGeeta Gandbhir
Television YearTitleNetworkRole2000–1Malcolm in the MiddleFOXMusician: Guitar2007–9Jon & Kate Plus 8Discovery NetworkComposer2008–11Manhunters: Fugitive Task ForceA&E NetworksComposer: Theme and Incidental Music2011The SubstituteMTV Networks2014GracepointFX NetworksMusic Co-Producer2021American Rust (Season 1)ShowtimeComposer, Score Producer2024American Rust (Season 2)AmazonComposer, Score Producer
Awards YearAwardCategoryProjectResult2009Grammy AwardBest Musical Album for ChildrenHere Come the 123s2011Grammy AwardBest Musical Album for ChildrenHere Comes Science
References
External links Dan Miller on This Might Be A Wiki