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FOLLOW me on Bandcamp= https://calebmiller.bandcamp.com/follow_me
FOLLOW Very Much Recordings on BC= https://verymuchrecs.bandcamp.com/follow_me
some of the most recent releases=
Gault: "If the heavens came down" (VMR042)
** "(stammering) video by Krista Faist
** Apple Music and traditional streaming as well
Taylor K Conrad: "Mountain Stars"
O.I.C.: "The Large Ensemble" (VMR041)
SOME SHOWS (not all but some, Cbus if not indicated):
April 4: Carr and Company @ Half Baked (8pm)
April 18th: Gault and Animal Mother @ The Comet (Cincy, 8pm)
April 19th: Gault, Snake Man and Animal Mother @ Spacebar (8pm)
April 26th: w/ Gerard Cox and Friends @ Old First (7pm)
May 21: Silent Treatment @ Natatlie's Coal-Fired (Grandview, 7pm)
May 22nd: Gault @ Dick's Den (10pm-2am)
July 1/2: show(s) w/ Taylor K. Conrad (Athens) in Cbus (locataion TBA)
July 19: Snake Man, Cheer Accident and Wax Teeth @ Cafe Bourbon St (8pm)
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Sincerely,
CALEB
current personal bands
present and past bands I write / organize for
Caleb Miller (keyboards), Seth Daily (drums), Alex Burgoyne (sax), Trent Sampson (bass), Abhi Chebolu (guitar)
pincer
A band of songs feat. myself, Fred Pfening and Troy Kunkler
An intentionally rotating project of music/ styles / people.
Caleb Miller (keyboards, winds, percussion, voice), Nick Weckman (guitar, winds, effects, voice)
See See
Caleb Miller (piano), Carolyn Cline (piano)
friend's bands and past projects
projects I am apart of or have been recently
Dust Holds
Favorite Daughter
Hoak, Wail and Moan (sub)
Mario Bosca Quartet
Mugwort and Wormwood
Nobrow Music Collective (sub)
Ohio Improvisers Collective
The Ryan Craycroft Quartet
Sean Marshall and the Near Miss
Silent Treatment
Silky Johnson
Snake Man
The Amy Gadd "Finally Something" Band
The Capital Pride Band of Columbus (accompanist)
Tinsel Pig
wambam
Yumbambe (sub)
Zack Kouns and His Insatiable Orchestra
Very Much Recordings
vmr
https://carrandcompany.bandcamp.com/album/golden-candle"This is my record label. It was birthed in 2019 with the goal of celebrating "the newness of midwestern music and the people surrounding".
VMR001: Sun Trash- "Absolutely Immaculate" https://suntrash.bandcamp.com/album/absolutely-immaculate
VMR002: Sun Trash- "Flagellants" https://suntrash.bandcamp.com/album/flagellants
VMR003: Amy Gadd- "Finally Something" https://amygadd.bandcamp.com/releases
VMR004: Mystery Hole- "Gravity Works" https://mystery-hole.bandcamp.com/album/gravity-works
VMR005: Worms Rise Up- "Worms Rise Up" http://wormsriseup.bandcamp.com/
VMR006: Ryan Craycroft & Caleb Miller "Fleeing/Seeing" https://calebmiller.bandcamp.com/album/fleeing-seeing
VMR007: tmptyng- "Where I Am": https://tmptyng.bandcamp.com/album/where-i-am-single
VMR008: tmptyng- "In a Room on the Second Floor": https://tmptyng.bandcamp.com/track/in-a-room-on-the-second-floor
VMR009: Taylor K. Conrad/ Caleb Miller- "Conrad/ Miller" https://taylorkconrad1.bandcamp.com/album/conrad-miller
VMR010: Caleb Miller- "Portage": https://calebmiller.bandcamp.com/album/portage-3
VMR011: Victoria- "Hers" EP: https://vvvictoria.bandcamp.com/album/hers-ep
VMR012: Calebs- "Intensely Regional": https://calebs.bandcamp.com/releases
VMR013: Troy Kunkler- "Problems": https://troykunkler.bandcamp.com/releases
VMR014: Troy Kunkler- "Image": https://troykunkler.bandcamp.com/album/image
VMR015: Caleb Miller's Here Here- "I Was Wrong About Most Things..." https://calebmiller.bandcamp.com/album/i-was-wrong-about-most-things-to-do-with-other-people
VMR016: Taylor K Conrad- "Dancing: https://taylorkconrad1.bandcamp.com/album/dancing
VMR017: Troy Kunkler- "Dark": https://troykunkler.bandcamp.com/track/dark
VMR018: Sea State- "Music for Aquairums": https://sea-state.bandcamp.com/album/music-for-aquariums
VMR019: Sun Trash- "A Spittle Filled Blather": https://suntrash.bandcamp.com/album/a-spittle-filled-blather
VMR020: The Francis Bacon Band- "Unsettled": https://francisbaconband.bandcamp.com/album/unsettled
VMR021: Kouns and Miller- "The Four Immeasurables": https://calebmiller.bandcamp.com/album/the-four-immeasurables
VMR022: Columb Fieldhum- "March 2023": https://columnfieldhum.bandcamp.com/album/march-2023 (live-series from BenT.)
VMR023: Taylor K. Conrad- "Hunting": https://taylorkconrad1.bandcamp.com/album/hunting
VMR024: Columb Fieldhum- "prothers, snurch, others live at diry dungarees": https://columnfieldhum.bandcamp.com/track/prothers-snurch-others-live-at-dirty-dungarees
VMR025: Columb Fieldhum- "Zack Kouns and His Insatiable Orchestra": https://columnfieldhum.bandcamp.com/track/zack-kouns-his-insatiable-orchestra
VMR026: Taylor K. Conrad- "Moon Dust": https://taylorkconrad1.bandcamp.com/album/moon-dust
VMR027: Gault- "Mirth": https://calebmiller.bandcamp.com/album/mirth
VMR028: Master Channel- "Problems": https://master-channel.bandcamp.com/album/problems
VMR029: Taylor K. Conrad- "Quartet": https://taylorkconrad1.bandcamp.com/album/quartet
VMR030: Confusions- "Limbic Psalms": https://confusions.bandcamp.com/album/limbic-psalms-2
VMR031: Colin Babcock- "Concrete": https://colinbabcock.bandcamp.com/album/concrete
VMR032: Gault- "A Joyless Urgency": https://urabura.bandcamp.com/track/a-joyless-urgency
VMR033: The Fossil Record- "Together We're a Modern Person": https://thefossilrecord.bandcamp.com/album/together-were-a-modern-person-3
VMR034: pincer- "Corrugated Hearth Pain": https://calebmiller.bandcamp.com/album/corrugated-hearth-pain
VMR035: Carr and Company- "Golden Candle": https://carrandcompany.bandcamp.com/album/golden-candle
VMR036: Nick Weckman- "Njick in the Modern World (Part 1): https://wormsriseup.bandcamp.com/album/njick-in-the-modern-world-part-i
VMR037: jnco (Jazz/ Noise Collaborative Orchestra)- "#36": https://columnfieldhum.bandcamp.com/album/jnco-36-jazz-noise-collaborative-orchestra
VMR038: Taylor K Conrad- "Ensemble": https://taylorkconrad1.bandcamp.com/album/ensemble
VMR039: Troy Kunkler Quartet- "Prototype": https://troykunkler.bandcamp.com/album/prototype
VMR040: jnco (Jazz/ Noise Collaborative Orchestra)- "#38": https://columnfieldhum.bandcamp.com/album/jnco-38-jazz-noise-collaborative-orchestra
VMR041: O.I.C. (The Large Ensemble): https://columnfieldhum.bandcamp.com/album/o-i-c-the-large-ensemble
VMR042: Gault- "If the heavens came down": https://calebmiller.bandcamp.com/album/if-the-heavens-came-down
VMR043: jnco (Jazz/ Noise Collaborative)- "#39": https://columnfieldhum.bandcamp.com/album/jnco-39-2
VMR044: Confusions- "Vocoder Chorus": https://confusions.bandcamp.com/album/vocoder-chorus
Many releases are available on "traditional streaming" platforms (Apple Music, others):
Labels we/I love: NNA Tapes, Astral Spirits, Hausu Mountain, Joyful Noise, Two Rooms, Cuneiform, Sound American, International Anthem, New Amsterdam, New Atlantic, Sunnyside Records and many others!
* Submissions are welcome! (email me= calebarthurmiller@icloud.com)
other personal projects
JNCO
The Jazz/ Noise Collaborative Orchestra! Originally it was a monthly-series myself, Reggie Purdue and Nick Weckman have hosted at Cafe Bourbon Street 2016-2020. It now lives on a quarterly-basis @ a variety of venues (Dirty Dungarees, Cafe Bourbon Street, Olde First Presbyterian, Fuse Factory) as of 2024. There is a featured act (local/ midwest/ touring) and a "JNCO" performance (featuring a cast of rotating improvisers from around Columbus). We have celebrated over 40 events and past performers include: James Mckain, Stephan Haluska, Mike Forbes, Bobb Hatt, Sfyria Trio, D.Turner Matthews, Chris Pitsiokos and others...
Whatever You Niche
A podcast I hosted/ recorded/ helped organize from 2017-2019. It was a podcast about having conversations with people who are very much into a particular topic or are apart of a misunderstood community... Topics included: the fury-fandom, bread making, paganism, woodworking, drug addiction, dungeons & dragons and much much more! Maybe it will live again at some point in the future...!!
discography
RELEASES
Confusions- Vocoder Chorus (VMR, 2025)
jnco- #39 (VMR, 2025)
Gault- If the heavens came down (VMR, 2025)
O.I.C.- The Large Ensemble (VMR, 2025)
jnco (Jazz/ Noise Collaborative Orchestra- #38 (VMR, 2024)
Taylor K. Conrad- Mountain Stars (self, 2024)
(audio work)= Troy Kunkler Quartet- Prototype (VMR, 2024)
Taylor K Conrad- Ensemble (self/ VMR, 2024)
Gault- A Joyless Urgency (single, Urabura, 2024)
jnco (Jazz/ Noise Collaborative Orchestra- #36 (VMR, 2024)
(audio work)= Nick Weckman- Njick in the Modern World (Part I) (VMR, 2024)
pincer- Corrugated Hearth Pain (VMR, 2024)
Carr and Company- Golden Candle (VMR, 2024)
Mike Shiflet's Tetracosa Ensemble- Volumes 1-4, Volumes 5-8 (self, 2024)
Colin Babcock- Concrete (VMR, 2024)
Taylor K. Conrad- Quartet (VMR, 2023)
Taylor K. Conrad- Moon Dust (VMR, 2023)
Zack Kouns and His Insatiable Orchestra- Live @ the Columbus Cultural Arts Center (VMR, 2023)
Gault- Mirth (VMR, 2023)
Confusions- Live @ Victory's (self, 2023)
Taylor K. Conrad- Hunting (VMR, 2023)
Kouns and Weaver- Children of Cimmeria (unifactor, 2023)
Kouns and Miller- The Four Immeasurables (VMR, 2023)
(audio work) Kouns/Weaver- This is Alanis Morissette's New Album (self, 2022)
Sun Trash- A Spittle Filled Blather (VMR,2022)
(artwork)= Sea State- Music for Aquariums (VMR,2022)
Live Columbus Series Park Show- 10/23/22, Sweet Teeth, Caleb Miller, Confusions (self)
Francis Bacon Band- Unsettled (self, 2022)
Taylor K Conrad Trio- Dancing (VMR, 2022)
Caleb Miller's Here Here- I Was Wrong About Most Things To Do With Other People (VMR,2022)
Taylor K Conrad/ Hudson Quartet- Hunting (single, 2022)
(audio work)= Troy Kunkler VMR "Single Series"- Dark (VMR,2022)
(audio work)= Troy Kunkler VMR "Single Series"- Image (VMR,2022)
(audio work)= Troy Kunkler VMR "Single Series"- Problem (VMR,2022)
Calebs- Intensely Regional (VMR,2021)
Caleb Miller- Portage (VMR,2021)
Taylor K Conrad & Caleb Miller- Conrad/Miller (VMR, 2021)
tmptyng- In a Room on the Second Floor (VMR, 2021)
(audio work)= Sara Renberg- Butch Spring (Antiquated Futures, 2021)
Ryan Craycroft & Caleb Miller- Fleeing/ Seeing (VMR, 2020)
(audio work)= tmptyng: https://tmptyng.bandcamp.com/album/where-i-am-single (VMR, 2020)
Taylor K Conrad- 16 (self-released, 2020)
Hudson Ensemble- Hudson Ensemble (live/demo 2020)
Hello Emerson- How to Cook Everything (Anyway Records, 2020)
Worms Rise Up- Self-titled (VMR, 2020)
Fables- Fables (Flytown Records, 2020)
Radarhill and the Ohio University Wind Symphony- Ampersand (Mark Records, 2019)
Amy Gadd- Finally Something (VMR, 2019)
Ryan Jewell Quintet- Vibration! (Two Rooms Records, 2019)
The Francis Bacon Band- Familiar (self, 2019)
Sun Trash- Flagellants (VMR, 2018)
Sun Trash- Absolutely Immaculate (VMR, 2018)
Sun Trash and the Ohio University Wind Symphony- Sent Way (self, 2017)
Deciduous/ Midwestern Edition Vol. 1- self titled (Edgetone Records, 2017)
Radarhill and the Ohio University Wind Symphony- Lucidrome (Mark Records, 2017)
Sun Trash- Swept and Wept (self, 2017)
Mario Bosca Quartet- untitled (self, 2017)
Slim Magnificant- Costume King 1994 (self, 2016)
Radarhill and Nick Weckman- Any Given Day (self, 2016)
Radarhill- Something's (self, 2016)
knots- Doesn't Do Anything Around the End (self,2015)
Radarhill- The Yeilds (self, 2015)
Matthew Burtner- Deep Earth (NoBrow, 2014)
Leaning Away- A Way (RTI, 2014)
Mark Markowski & Ohio University Wind Symphony (soloist)- Mothership (Mark Records, 2013)
Mindfish- Mindfish (Brickcity Records, 2012)
Hot Air Ballooning- Hot Air Ballooning (self, 2012)
Releases/ Projects Before 2012: Telemetrics, "Stocks" (EP, Caleb Miller), various recordings with Kevin Mckraney and Nick Ross (Modicum of Silence Records, Toledo OH), astraystrand (Christmas album)
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bio
Caleb Miller is a keyboardist, saxophonist, composer and educator in Columbus, OH. His work mostly focuses on midwestern perspectives surrounding creative, new improvisational-based music and projects. In addition to his personally lead projects (Gault, pincer, Here Here) Caleb plays, writes and subs in many jazz-adjacent projects (Yumbambe, Troy Kunkler 4tet, Taylor K COnrad), songs-oriented groups (Zack Kouns and His Insatiable Orchestra, Carr and Company, Confusions, Francis Bacon Band), contemporary classical settings (dance accompanist, classical pianist) and other settings (solo work, Sun Trash, audio work, Very Much Recordings, music videos, album artwork). As output he is most interested in productions that show a true synthesis of perspectives, sounds, individuals and communities. Music and projects that strive for some form of “newness” regardless of the setting, people or situation. Caleb also currently operates the Columbus-based recording label Very Much Recordings and teaches in the American public (!) school system.
heroes are real people
- I used to have a large list of meaningful people, artists, friends, family etc here but it became quite tedious to maintain (Dan DiPiero used to have an excellent version of this idea on his site)... don't forget to connect daily, we are here (often) because of eachother. Meaningful meaningmaking is right in front of us in the form of those we know. To life, love and deepening meaning in our own scenario/ lyfe/ situation...! We are nowhere else.
contact
for booking/ bands/ VMR/ almost anything
calebarthurmiller@
icloud.com I and all/ most of these projects (including VMR) exist in the "social" realms as well but I despise their current business models and prefer any other form of contact (humane tech= yes yes= www.humanetech.com)
