Jake Miller (rapper)

Jake Miller
Background information
Birth name Jacob Harris Miller
Born (1992-11-28) November 28, 1992
Weston, Florida, United States
Genres Pop rap
Occupation(s) Rapper, singer, songwriter
Years active 2011–present
Labels
Website www.jakemiller.com

Jacob Harris "Jake" Miller (born November 28, 1992) is an American pop rapper, singer and songwriter from Weston, Florida, United States. He is signed to Warner Bros. Records.[1]

On November 5, 2013, Miller released his debut album Us Against Them, which was promoted with a nationwide concert tour. On May 7, 2014, Miller was labeled as the No. 1 Artist to Watch by FoxWeekly, predicting that Miller would be a huge artist by mid-2015.[2][3] In 2014, Miller was also placed on MTV's Artist To Watch column.[4]

Life and career

1992-2012: Early life and career beginnings


Miller landed his debut live performance opening for Snoop Dogg in Florida in 2011. In May 2011, he won the Samsung and T-Mobile USA national "Kick it With the Band" talent competition. As a grand prize winner, Miller was awarded $35,000 to use for his music career as well as a video with YouTube celebrity Keenan Cahill. This kicked off a whirlwind which saw him opening for Mac Miller and performing alongside Flo Rida, Sean Kingston, and Asher Roth at the "Think Pink Rocks" concert which benefited breast cancer awareness. In December 2011, Miller performed at the annual Y100 Jingle Ball concert[5] along with Cody Simpson and We the Kings. He performed live at the Orange Drive "Miami Beach Music Festival" on New Year's Eve 2011, in which Jason Derulo, Cee Lo Green, Ne-Yo, Gym Class Heroes and Cobra Starship also performed. On March 11, 2012, Miller performed on both the Planet Pit Stage and Power 96 Stage at the "Calle Ocho Festival" in Miami, in front of an estimated crowd of over 200,000. In September, he performed with Austin Mahone and Sammy Adams at the "Y100 Pep Rally" in Miami. [6] Miller has partnered with Big Time Rush for the song "Lost In Love" from the album 24/Seven.[7]

Miller released his EP Spotlight on July 29, 2012. A single from the EP, "What I Wouldn't Give" played on radio across the country including SiriusXM Radio's Top 20 on 20 (Channel 3) and ranked near the top 50 on the Top 40 Radio chart. Miller has also released music videos for most songs off his EP including "Day Without Your Love" and "Runnin".

2013: The Road Less Traveled EP, Us Against Them signing with Warner Bros.

On January 16, 2013, Miller signed E1 Music. On April 9, 2013, Miller released his EP The Road Less Traveled spawned his hit single "A Million Lives", which is about overcoming tough times.[8]

On November 5, 2013, Miller released his debut full-length album Us Against Them and has since hit the road on a 43-date tour in support of the album. The video for lead single "Collide" premiered on MTV, MTV Hits and MTV.com. The 11-track album runs the gamut from moving love songs like the first single, the upbeat, house-influenced "Collide" and "Me and You" to feel-good songs brimming with confidence and a love for life like "Hollywood", "High Life", and "Heaven" to one of the most vulnerable songs Jake has ever penned, the stripped down acoustic "Homeless". Us Against Them also features "A Million Lives". In November 2013, Miller revealed that he had signed a record deal with Warner Bros. Records.[9]

2014-present: Dazed and Confused EP, Rumors EP and upcoming major label debut studio album

On July 6, 2014, Miller released the lead single from his third EP Dazed and Confused, called "First Flight Home".[10][11] On November 4, 2014, Miller released the EP, firstly called Lion Heart, then renamed to Dazed and Confused, due this song being more successful on charts. It marked his debut with Warner Bros. The EP includes the songs "Party in the Penthouse", "Lion Heart", along with the lead single, and features with Nikki Flores on "Ghost" and Travie McCoy on "Dazed and Confused". The songs on the renamed EP are the same from the Lion Heart EP.[12] The accompanying tour, titled The Dazed And Confused Tour, began on July 8, 2015, in Sayreville, New Jersey and went on in the US until August 13, 2015.[13] On the same day of the start of the tour, Miller surprisingly announced through his social medias that an EP, called Rumors, would be released later that day, with five new songs.[14][15] The EP debuted at No. 118 on the Billboard 200 with 8,000 units, the highest selling new album of the week.[16]

Miller has been working on his second and first major label debut studio album for a long time. In an interview with WhoSay he stated: "It is a very fun album. The songs that we have been making…I’m very excited about [them] and it’s more mature, a little bit more singing. You could probably play it at some parties, but it’s more like driving down on the California freeway. It’s kind of like Bruno Mars’ 'Treasure' meets Pharrell…something like that." During May 2015 he was featured on Glamoholic magazine and also talked about the upcoming project: "I did start working on it. It sounds very different but very cool. It’s a little more mature than my other stuff but still me. I’m singing a little more too."[17]

Discography

Tours

Headlining

References

  1. ↑ "Jake Miller". warnerbrosrecords.com. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
  2. ↑ Danny Rogers. "#1. Jake Miller [artist to watch.]". The Weekly. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
  3. ↑ "Jake Miller on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
  4. ↑ "Meet MTV's Artist To Watch Class Of 2014". Buzzworthy. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
  5. ↑ Fischer, Reed (2011-12-08). "Y100 Jingle Ball 2011: Flo Rida Added, Village Lineup Announced | New Times Broward-Palm Beach". Browardpalmbeach.com. Retrieved 2016-01-06.
  6. ↑ "Stream Y100 Pep Rally - Ytv - Jake Miller Free". Y100.com. 2012-09-04. Retrieved 2016-01-06.
  7. ↑ Laurence, Emily. "17 Minutes With Jake Miller". Seventeen. Retrieved 14 November 2013.
  8. ↑ Lipshutz, Jason. "Jake Miller, 'Let You Go': Exclusive Song Premiere". Billboard. Retrieved 3 April 2013.
  9. ↑ "Jake Miller Signs Record Deal". MTV. 2013-11-18. Retrieved 2016-01-06.
  10. ↑ Daw, Robbie (August 8, 2014). "7 Questions With Jake Miller: "First Flight Home", Upcoming Music & Loving Sam Smith's Album". Idolator. Retrieved July 8, 2015.
  11. ↑ "First Flight Home - Single". iTunes Store. Retrieved July 8, 2015.
  12. ↑ Garibaldi, Christina (October 30, 2014). "Exclusive: Listen To Jake Miller's Lion Heart EP Now". MTV. Retrieved July 8, 2015.
  13. ↑ "Jake Miller Tour Dates". MTV. Retrieved July 8, 2015.
  14. ↑ "SURPRISE!!! BRAND NEW EP CALLED #RUMORS ON ITUNES NOW!". Retrieved July 8, 2015.
  15. ↑ "Rumors - EP". iTunes Store. Retrieved July 8, 2015.
  16. ↑ Caulfield, Keith (June 12, 2015). "Meek Mill Reigns Again at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Chart". Billboard.
  17. ↑ "Exclusive - Jake Miller: The Coolest Guy In The Music Scene!". Glamoholic.com. Retrieved 2016-01-06.

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