Steve Millar
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 Steve Millar photo shoot in Milwaukee
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| Birth name | Steven Robert Millar | |
| Born | November 06, 1982 (age 24) Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
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| Genre(s) | Blues rock Pop rock Rock Acoustic |
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| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter Guitarist |
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| Instrument(s) | Vocals Guitar Saxophone |
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| Years active | 1996 – present | |
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The Rest Insult to Injury Manacondor |
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| Website | Steve Millar Myspace | |
Steven Robert Millar (born on November 11, 1982) is a singer-songwriter and guitarist, Originally from Toronto, Ontario Canada. Steve has been compared to the likes of John Mayer, Jack Johnson (musician), as well as Ben Harper
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[edit] About
Steve is a Canadian born musician who moved to the United States at the young age of 14. Shortly after arriving he began playing guitar with a few friends he had met while attending Xavier High School in Appleton, Wisconsin. After a couple years of some mindless musical explorations, Steve began playing the saxophone as well as the guitar in a ska punk band by the name of Insult to Injury. One successful album later, the band dis parted. Steve then moved to Milwaukee Wisconsin where he attended the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and studied business. During this period Steve produced two solo albums, Now and Then & Attention, which received praise in the underground college music scene. Steve's latest musical venture was the lead guitarist as well as lead vocalist for the acclaimed Milwaukee band The Rest. He recently played a couple shows with a short lived musical mosaic band by the name of Manacondor.
[edit] Musical History
[edit] Insult To Injury
Insult to Injury was an Appleton, Wisconsin Ska Punk band which Steve had played both guitar as well as saxophone for. Formed with his best friend at the time Casey Frank, Steve and Casey pieced together what ended up being an eight piece band. Steve was credited to most of the writing for both guitar as well as the horn arrangements for the band. What started as a local band ended up gaining some strong attention in the mid-west. During the bands history they played with the likes of Mustard Plug, Less than Jake, and MU330. The band ended up going their own ways in 1999.
[edit] The Rest
Known for their high-energy live shows, The Rest became the house band for an entire year at the historic Up & Under Pub in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The band had received extremely positive press until their break-up in 2006. Steve and Keyboard player Kiran Vedula were responsible for the majority of the song writing and compositions for the band. Although playing the occasional cover song the bands regiment was generally written by either Steve or Kiran. The reason the band dissipated was mainly due to musical differences. Several bands have formed from this break up.
[edit] Manacondor
Manacondor was formed from Steve Millar and fellow musician from The Rest, bass player Paul Fleming. They were joined by Michael Stewart, a drummer from the Indie Rock band, Those Royals. After only a few shows the band parted.
Insult to Injury - 1996 -1999
Solo Projects - 2000 - 2005
The Rest - 2005 - 2006
Manacondor - 2006 - 2006
Solo Projects - 2006 - Present
[edit] Discography
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Attention |
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Now And Then |
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The Rest (album) | Self Titled |
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For You, Nostalgia |
