Tom Miller (American Performance Artist)
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Tom Miller (born October 5, 1965 in Hialeah, Florida) is an American writer, artist, musician, and performance artist.
Beginning a career in Gainesville, Florida in 1984, his eclectic songs and performance elicit both laughter and shock from his audiences. Notably, Miller performed in the bands Middle Earth, Penguin, NDolphin, Bill Perry Orchestra (for six years) [1]and Chicago's Vini and the Demons as the bass player. He is a published author of 40 Chapbooks, and has over 35 "AudioArt" CDs to his credit. He is the director of more than 75 independent VideoFilms. Miller is also known for notorious stunts including the Naked Press Conference, a 17 hour reading of Truman Capote's "In Cold Blood"and his frequent UFO Secrecy Protests.
The Tom Miller Show has been a staple of avant-garde entertainment in Gainesville, Florida for over 20 years, from 1984 to the present day.
Mr. Miller has received significant press coverage for his many writings, artworks, performances, and activism in Gainesville, Florida over the last two decades. He continues touring with live performance art shows, poetry readings, videography, and currently performs as his alterego, Slam Gunther on electric bass in the 60s style musical group, The Righteous Kind.
