| Russ Miller | |
|---|---|
| Genres | Pop, Session |
| Instruments | Drum kit |
| Associated acts | Nelly Furtado Ray Charles Tina Turner Daniel Bedingfield Meredith Brooks |
Russ Miller is an American session drummer.[1]
As a Multi-Platinum recording artist, he has played on multiple Grammy award winning recordings with combined sales of over 26 million copies. His musical versatility has led him to work with over 50 international artists including acts such as Ray Charles, The 5th Dimension, Cher, Natalie Cole, Tina Turner, and Bobby Caldwell through superstars such as Andrea Bocelli, Nelly Furtado, The Psychedelic Furs, Al Jarreau, Hilary Duff, Daniel Bedingfield and Meredith Brooks. As a star of the Los Angeles studio scene, the Modern Drummer Magazine Readers Poll voted Russ in the top 5 Studio Drummers in the world, 3 years in a row. He has performed on more than 300 albums and dozens of international movies such as "Chicken Little", "Fracture", "Rugrats Go Wild!" "Boondock Saints", "Resident Evil Apocalypse", "Silent Hill" and "Garfield". As a leading session artist, Russ has played on #1 songs/albums for three years in a row (2000–2003). Along with his album credits, he has two solo albums, Cymbalism and Arrival on R.M.I Records. In addition, Russ performs educational clinics throughout the world for Yamaha, Zildjian, Remo, Shure and Meinl music instruments. Russ also has authored two books: The Drum Set Crash Course and Transitions, along with his two videos, The Drum Set Crash Course and The Drum Set Crash Course Tuning Edition from Warner Brothers Publications. A 5 time Modern Drummer readers poll winner, Russ' solo projects were voted the #1 educational books and videos in the world.