Vinny Miller

Vinny Miller is a United Kingdom-based singer/songwriter and record producer, born in Dorset, England in 1969.

He first came to musical prominence in 1998 as a 4AD signing under the moniker Starry Smooth Hound, releasing a track co-produced by Guy Fixsen (of Too Pure band Laika) on the label sampler 'Anakin'.

Two singles, 'Pigpen' and 'Breaking Out Of Your Arms' trailed a full-length 4AD/Beggars Banquet Records release 'On The Block' in 2004. Two tracks included drumming contributions from Clive Deamer, whose previous credits included recordings with Portishead and Roni Size.

He has provided guest vocals on tracks by Mark Van Hoen and Sing Sing, toured the US briefly with John Darnielle and Peter Hughes from US act The Mountain Goats, recorded radio sessions with Mary Anne Hobbs for the BBC Radio 1 show Breezeblock, John Kennedy for XFM and British Council's The Selector.

He is collaborating with Steve Cobby, one half of electronica acts Fila Brazillia and The Cutler.

Discography

Dreamt U In A Dream - Anakin 4AD Sampler TAD 8001CD 1998

Cococrush - Kiddys Got Four Fingers Spanish Retail Sampler PUP1 1998

Pigpen - Vinyl Single 4AD TAD 2305 2003

Breaking Out Of Your Arms - CD Single 4AD AD 2413 2004

On The Block - Album 4AD CAD 2404 2004

External links

* [http://www.4ad.com/vinnymiller/profile/] 4AD Bio