Russ Miller

Russ Miller

Studio Legend, American Idol, Andrea Bocelli

Russ Miller has been one of the most internationally recognizable names in drumming, for the past two decades. As a recording artist, he has played on over five hundred albums, selling more than 30 million copies. Russ movie credits number over 150 and have earned more than a billion dollars at the box office. His musical versatility has led him to work with an incredible list of legendary artists, from Ray Charles, Natalie Cole, Tina Turner & Bobby Caldwell to Andrea Bocelli, Nelly Furtado, The Psychedelic Furs, Hilary Duff, Steve Perry and countless others. As a star of the Los Angeles studio scene, Russ has topped dozens of Readers Polls globally, for his contributions to studio drumming and popular music. Along with his many sideman recording and touring credits, he has been a staple on T.V. œhouse bands such as œAmerican Idol. Russ is an œInternational Platinumœ endorsing artist for Mapex Drums, Zildjian, Remo, Vic Firth, DW racks and hardware, Zoom AV products, Porter & Davies Tactile monitoring, Hercules stands, May E/A Mics, Prologix, SKB cases, Arrel Audio Electronics, Puresound Snares, Cympad, Switchkick and Audio Technica. He holds guest professorships at the Shanghai and Beijing Conservatories of Music. Russ has authored 5 award-winning books and has 6 Instructional videos published. Creating over 80 products for 11 different manufacturers of musical instruments, Russ has Signature instruments placed in the Percussive Arts Society International Museum. Leading his own band touring globally he has 6 solo albums, with a collective 23 weeks in the Hot 100. Russ single with Giovanni Hidalgo, œThings We Said Today peaked at #32 on the Top 40 Radio Charts.

Russ Miller'S SETUP:

  1. 14" Avedis Hi-Hats
  2. 10"K Custom Special Dry Splash
  3. 18" Avedis
  4. 20" Staccato Ride w/4 rivots (Constantinople prototype version)
  5. 21" Staccato Ride
  6. 17" A Custom Crash
  7. 19" Kerope wCluster Hammering

* May be prototype

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  • WHAT INSPIRES YOU?

    The history of music, building on the foundation of what happened before us and taking it to new places.

  • WORDS OF WISDOM FOR THE NEXT GENERATION OF DRUMMERS

    Always give more than what is expected in everything you do. Be serious about the knowledge of your craft, it leads to consistency, the most important skillset you can have.

  • FAVORITE ZILDJIAN CYMBAL/COMBO

    My 14" Avedis Hi-Hats and the 21" Staccato Ride

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