Scottie Miller

Minneapolis

Minneapolis pianist and singer-songwriter who leads the Scottie Miller Band and has toured in Ruthie Foster's band for 18 years.

Scottie Miller is a pianist, singer and songwriter based in Minneapolis. Piano has been his main instrument since he was six. He studied at Berklee College of Music, then spent a few years playing with Big John Dickerson and Blue Chamber before starting his solo career around 2000 with the album The Other Side. Around 2006 Scottie toured for two months as keyboardist for Bo Diddley, where he met singer Ruthie Foster. He has played in her band ever since, and splits his time between her tours and his own Scottie Miller Band. He is a fully independent artist who handles his own booking, producing and marketing.

On the Minnesota Music Note

The Minnesota Music Note - Ep 33 - From Minnesota to Australia: Scottie Miller’s Musical Journey

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Fun facts from the interview

Hello Pain is his 13th release, made over three years with the Budapest Scoring Orchestra.
The orchestra had 40 strings and 12 winds and brass, and recorded all 10 songs in about four and a half hours.
His band was recorded at Wild Sound Studios in Northeast Minneapolis while the orchestra recorded in Budapest.
Violinist and arranger Sierra wrote the orchestral scores from Scottie's demos.
The album release show with orchestra was set for Saturday, August 1 at the Parkway Theater.
His song Hometown is his Minnesota song, about deciding not to move to Austin.
As a teen he played trumpet, tuba and electric guitar, and studied jazz at MacPhail School of Music.
He played the Blues in Hell festival in Norway with his band.
He recorded this episode from Adelaide during a month-long Australian tour with Ruthie Foster.
He recommended Jeff Bailey, Kevin Bowe, Al Church, Mick Sterling, Mary Jane Alm, Tommy Barbarella, Dessa and Leslie Vincent as future guests.

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