Robin Millar

Infobox musical artist
Name = Robin Millar


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Birth_name = Robin Millar
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Born = Birth date and age|1951|12|18|df=yes
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Origin = Hyde Park Corner, London, England
Instrument = keyboards
Genre = Rock, pop
Occupation = Record producer, arranger, composer
Years_active = 1980–present
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Associated_acts = Sade, Fine Young Cannibals, Big Country
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Robin Millar (born 18 December 1951, Hyde Park Corner, London) is an English musician, songwriter and record producer.

Early life

Millar was born with retinitis pigmentosa at St George’s Hospital, which is now The Lanesborough Hotel, Hyde Park Corner.cite web
title=Robin Millar
work =Evening Standard
date =2004-06-10
url =http://www.robinmillar.org.uk/press/evening_standard_june_04.htm
accessdate = 2007-11-15 ] He attended Enfield Grammar School from 1963-70 and then read law at Cambridge University from 1970-73.

Musical career

After gaining his law degree, [cite web
title =Your stories - Robin Millar
work =Creative and Cultural Skills
url =http://www.ccskills.org.uk/stories/robin_millar.asp
accessdate = 2007-11-15 ] Millar moved into the music industry initially as a keyboard player but found his niche as a producer. After working with post punk band Weekend in the 1982, his breakthrough came in 1984 with three albums; "Eden" by Everything but the Girl, "Working Nights" by Working Week, and especially the multi-platinum selling "Diamond Life" by Sade.

Later he produced albums by Fine Young Cannibals ("Fine Young Cannibals"), Colin Hay ("Looking for Jack"), Big Country ("The Seer"), Patricia Kaas ("Je te dis vous"), Kane Gang and Bhundu Boys amongst others. Millar arranged the music for the film, "And Now... Ladies and Gentlemen..." [imdb name|1183638|Robin Millar] Millar's song "Rich and Poor", co-composed with Colin Vearncombe, was recorded by Randy Crawford on her 1989 album, "Rich and Poor". [ [http://wm09.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:3ifpxqe5ldde Allmusic.com - album overview] ] His 2003 solo album, "Kiss and Tell" was released by the Nujaz record label. [ [http://wm09.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:wifoxqwrldde Allmusic.com - album overview] ]

In 2005, he produced MP4's version of The Beatles', "Can't Buy Me Love". [cite web
last =Fife
first =Clova
title =Parliament to enter the download age: MP4 release Can't Buy Me Love through EMI Music
publisher =BPI
date =2005-07-13
url =http://www.bpi.co.uk/news/press/news_content_file_939.shtml
accessdate = 2007-11-15 ]

Millar is a patron of The Music Producers Guild, which he helped found in 1987.

Production credits

In addition to those listed above, Millar's work as a record producer includes credits on the following:-
*"Hope and Glory" - Tom Robinson Band
*"Wonderful Life" - Black
*"Nouveau Monde" - Pierre Schott
*"Paris" - Malcolm McLaren
*"Mickey Hart's Mystery Box" - Mickey Hart
*"Urban World Music" - Hiroshima
*"Singles Collection" - The Bluebells
*"In T.R.O.U.B.L.E. Again" - Vic Godard
*"Ive Mendes" - Ive Mendes
*"Sound of the Style Council" - The Style Council
*"Sungrooves" - Mark Riva
*"In The House" - Dimitri from Paris
*"Shev and the Brakes" - Shev and the Brakes
*"To Touch You" - Tyrone Berkeley [ [http://wm09.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&searchlink=ROBIN|MILLAR&sql=11:aifoxqrgldfe~T4 Allmusic.com - credits] ]

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