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Russ Miller(I)

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Russ Miller (Drums/Percussion)
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 100 and have collectively 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. "house bands" such as "American Idol". Russ is an "International Platinum" 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, Audio Technica and Meinl music instruments. 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, has his Signature instruments placed in the Percussive Arts Society International Museum. Russ has also led his own band touring globally and has 6 solo albums.
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Known for

Bill Paxton, Laurence Fishburne, and Kevin Zegers in The Colony (2013)
The Colony
5.3
  • Music Department(drums & percussion)
  • 2013
Willem Dafoe, Sean Patrick Flanery, and Norman Reedus in The Boondock Saints (1999)
The Boondock Saints
7.7
  • Music Department(drums & percussion)
  • 1999
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2011)
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
7.2
  • Music Department(drums & percussion)
  • 2011
Anthony Hopkins and Ryan Gosling in Fracture (2007)
Fracture
7.2
  • Music Department(percussion programming)
  • 2007

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  • Miss Spider's Sunny Patch Friends
    • musician: percussion
    • Released
    • TV Series
    • 2004–2008
  • Drum Together (2021)
    Drum Together
    • audio engineer
    • Music Video
    • 2021
  • Matt Damon in Stillwater (2021)
    Stillwater
    • musician: drums
    • 2021
  • Julia Louis-Dreyfus, John Ratzenberger, Tracey Ullman, Mychael Danna, Jeff Danna, Wilmer Valderrama, Catherine Apple, Sharon Calahan, Grey Griffin, Chris Pratt, Kori Rae, Mel Rodriguez, Dan Scanlon, Octavia Spencer, Keith Bunin, Kyle Bornheimer, Noah Klocek, Lena Waithe, Adam Habib, Jason Headley, Tom Holland, Ali Wong, and George Psarras in Onward (2020)
    Onward
    • musician: soundtrack
    • 2020
  • Charlize Theron, Bette Midler, Snoop Dogg, Conrad Vernon, Oscar Isaac, Chloë Grace Moretz, Nick Kroll, and Finn Wolfhard in The Addams Family (2019)
    The Addams Family
    • musician: drums
    • 2019
  • 3Below: Tales of Arcadia (2018)
    3Below: Tales of Arcadia
    • musician: percussion
    • TV Series
    • 2018
  • Joe Alwyn in Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk (2016)
    Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk
    • musician (uncredited)
    • 2016
  • Jennifer Aniston, Kelsey Grammer, Ty Burrell, Keegan-Michael Key, Jordan Peele, Andy Samberg, Katie Crown, Stephen Kramer Glickman, and Anton Starkman in Storks (2016)
    Storks
    • musician
    • 2016
  • Adam Rayner, Ashraf Barhom, and Moran Atias in Tyrant (2014)
    Tyrant
    • theme music: drums
    • TV Series
    • 2016
  • Robert De Niro, Bradley Cooper, and Jennifer Lawrence in Joy (2015)
    Joy
    • musician (uncredited)
    • 2015
  • The Good Dinosaur (2015)
    The Good Dinosaur
    • musician
    • 2015
  • Crystal Fox, Peter Parros, John Schneider, Gavin Houston, Angela Robinson, Renee Lawless, Tika Sumpter, Aaron O'Connell, and Tyler Lepley in The Haves and the Have Nots (2013)
    The Haves and the Have Nots
    • musician: drums & percussion
    • TV Series
    • 2013–2014
  • Helen Hunt and Brenton Thwaites in Ride (2014)
    Ride
    • musician: drums & percussion
    • 2014
  • Shock Value (2014)
    Shock Value
    • musician
    • 2014
  • Michael Douglas and Diane Keaton in And So It Goes (2014)
    And So It Goes
    • musician: drums
    • 2014
  • Rachel Nichols in Continuum (2012)
    Continuum
    • musician: drums & percussion
    • TV Series
    • 2012–2014

Composer

  • Mortal Contact (1995)
    Mortal Contact
    • Composer
    • TV Movie
    • 1995

Producer

  • Drum Together (2021)
    Drum Together
    • co-producer
    • Music Video
    • 2021

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