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hi hi yo! hello friends...!
These are newish Things:
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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 latest releases=
Troy Kunkler Quartet's "Prototype"= https://troykunkler.bandcamp.com/album/prototype
Taylor Conrad's "Ensemble"= https://taylorkconrad1.bandcamp.com/album/ensemble
Gault "A Joyless Urgency" (URA001)= https://urabura.bandcamp.com/track/a-joyless-urgency
pincer's "Corrugated Hearth Pain" (VMR034)= https://calebmiller.bandcamp.com/album/corrugated-hearth-pain
Mike Shiflet's Tetracosa Ensemble= https://mikeshiflet.bandcamp.com/album/tetracosa-ensemble-volumes-1-4, https://mikeshiflet.bandcamp.com/album/tetracosa-ensemble-volumes-5-8
Colin Babcock's "Concrete"= https://colinbabcock.bandcamp.com/album/concrete
Gault "Mirth"= https://calebmiller.bandcamp.com/album/mirth
Taylor Conrad "Quartet"= https://taylorkconrad1.bandcamp.com/album/quartet
6"Moon Dust" by Taylor K. Conrad (VMR)= https://taylorkconrad1.bandcamp.com/album/moon-dustluck enough to be on a track on :00= "Children of Cimmeria" (unifactor) by Kouns and Weaver (feat= Havadine Stone, Ilyse Krivel, Fire-Toolz, Zack Kouns, Rick Weaver, Morgan Garrett, me/ Caleb Miller, Jeremy Harris, Nadejda)
https://unifactor.bandcamp.com/album/children-of-cimmeria
SOME SHOWS (not all but some...):
July 18th= Gault @ Dick's Den
July 20th= The Fossil Record album release @ Cafe Bourbon Street
August 8th= pincer and friends @ Cafe Bourbon Street
Aug 28th= jnco (jazz/ noise collaborative orchestra) @ Dirty Dungarees
general intereting activities= Carr and Company Rec out soon, Fossil Record out soon, next Gault single, Ben Turner continuing VMR "playlist series", Hot Air Ballooning boxset coming, Nick Weckman's "Snake Man" now exists
Humane Tech= I think better= www.humanetech.com/
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Sincerely,
* CALEB
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)
Caleb Miller (synths, winds), Caleb G. Miller (synths, percussion)
Caleb Miller (keyboards), Jordan Reed (saxophones), Nick Simko (trumpet), Eli Chambers (bass), Seth Daily (drums)
See See
Caleb Miller (piano), Carolyn Cline (piano)
Mugwort and Wormwood
Caleb Miller (keyboards), Zack Kouns (guitar), Eve Lenker (bass), Troy Kunkler (drums)
VIDEOS of bands/ projects:
Gault "Lilting/ Shaking Like a Leaf"
Calebs/ "We Grew Up Between Five and Seven Miles Away From Each Other"
Sean Marshall and the Near Miss
friend's bands and projects
projects I am apart of or have been recently
Zack Kouns and His Insatiable Orchestra
The Amy Gadd "Finally Something" Band
The Ryan Craycroft Quartet
Dust Holds
Favorite Daughter
The Capital Pride Band of Columbus (accompanist)
Sean Marshall and the Near Miss
Mario Bosca Quartet
Silky Johnson
wambam
Tinsel Pig
Yumbambe (sub)
Hoak, Wail and Moan (sub)
Nobrow Music Collective (sub)
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":
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
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!
UPCOMING releases from: Confusions, pincer
* Submissions are welcome! (email me= calebarthurmiller@icloud.com)
other personal projects
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! Hope to get it going again in 2020 to some capacity.
JNCO
The Jazz/ Noise Collaborative Orchestra. Was a monthly-series myself, Reggie Purdue and Nick Weckman have hosted at Cafe Bourbon Street 2016-2020. It now lives on an "occasion" basis @ Dirty Dungrees 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...
discography
RELEASES
(audio work)= Troy Kunkler Quartet- Prototype (VMR038)
Taylor K Conrad- Ensemble (self/ VMR, 2024)
Gault- A Joyless Urgency (single, Urabura, 2024)
jnco (Jazz/ Noise Collaborative Orchestra- #36 (VMR037)
(audio work)= Nick Weckman- Njick in the Modern World (Part I)
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)
bio
Caleb Miller is a keyboardist, saxophonist, composer and educator currently residing in Columbus, OH. His work mostly focuses on midwestern perspectives surrounding improvisational-based music and projects. In addition to his personally lead projects (Gault, pincer, Here Here & solo work) Caleb plays, writes and subs in many jazz-adjacent projects (Sun Trash, Yumbambe, Radarhill, Ryan Jewell Quintet, Troy Kunkler 4tet), songs-oriented groups (Zack Kouns and His Insatiable Orchestra, Confusions, Francis Bacon Band, Taylor K Conrad, Keating, Fables), contemporary classical settings (dance accompanist, classical pianist) and other settings (solo work, audio work, Very Much Recordings, music videos, album artwork, improvising/ creative ensembles). As output he is most interested in productions that show a true synthesis of perspectives, sounds, individuals and communities. Music and projects that truly strive for some form of “newness” regardless of the setting, people or situation. Simply stated things that try to be "their own” in some way or another. Caleb also currently operates the Columbus-based recording label Very Much Recordings and teaches in the American public (!) school system.
heroes are real people
Joseph Argiro
Alex Burgan
Carolyn Cline
Ryan Craycroft
Seth Daily
Justin Dickson
Mark Dutton
Kevin Holland/ Jennifer Dutiel
Troy Kunkler
Chris Lute
our cat Odessa
Jah Nada
John Phillip Allen
Jen Powers
Rich Purdue
Tony Rice
Andrew Sais
Daniel Seibert
Ben Sheidlower
Nick Simko
Anna Siriano
Sonnedecker Records
Jason Snoddy
Jake Webb
Nick Weckman
contact
for booking/ bands/ VMR/ almost anything
calebarthurmiller@icloud.com
***** interested in receiving occasional emails about shows, new music, projects and the life in between? if so, EMAIL me at calebarthurmiller@icloud.com to join the list! or use the link at the tip-top of this website :0
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)