Dominic Miller (born 21 March 1960) is an Argentinian-born guitarist who has spent much of his career as a sideman for Sting. He has also released several solo albums.

Career

Miller was born in Hurlingham, Argentina to an Irish mother and an American father who worked for Johnson Wax.^[1] When he was ten, his family moved to Racine, Wisconsin, where the Johnson headquarters was located, and moved to London two years later.^[2] Returning to Racine, at fifteen, he performed publicly for the first time at a club in Racine as the only white person in a soul music band.^[3] He moved to London and studied at Guildhall School of Music, then returned to the U.S. and took a summer course at the Berklee College of Music in Boston.^[1] He also took lessons from Brazilian guitarist Sebastião Tapajós.

In the 1980s, Miller toured as a guitarist for World Party and King Swamp. As a session musician he recorded with the Pretenders, Phil Collins, Paul Young, and Level 42. Since 1991, he has recorded and toured with Sting.^[4][5] The song "Shape of My Heart", which he wrote with Sting, was a hit for Craig David and the Sugababes. He released his debut solo album, First Touch, in 1995, followed by Second Nature and Third World.^[6]

In 2003 he released the classical album Shapes, with interpretations of Bach, Beethoven, Edward Elgar, and Tomaso Albinoni.^[7]

Discography

• 1995 First Touch (EarthBeat)
• 1999 Second Nature
• 2002 New Dawn with Neil Stacey (Naim)
• 2004 Shapes (Decca)
• 2005 Third World (Alula)
• 2006 Fourth Wall (Q-rious)
• 2008 In a Dream with Peter Kater (Points of Light)
• 2010 November (Q-rious)
• 2012 5th House (Q-rious)
• 2014 Ad Hoc (Q-rious)
• 2016 Hecho en Cuba with Manolito Simonet (Q-rious)^[8]
• 2017 Silent Light (ECM)

As sideman or guest

With Mark Hollis

• Mark Hollis (1998)

With Chris Botti

• Night Sessions (2001)
• When I Fall in Love (2004)

With Julia Fordham

• Porcelain (1989)
• Swept (1991)
• Falling Forward (1994)

With Vlado Georgiev

• Do svitanja (2007)
• Daljina (2013)

With King Swamp

• King Swamp (1989)
• Wiseblood (1990)

With Level 42

• Staring at the Sun (1988)
• Guaranteed (1991)

With Eddi Reader

• Mirmama (1992)
• Candyfloss and Medicine (1996)

With Soraya

• Torre De Marfil (1997)
• Cuerpo y Alma (2000)

With Sting

• The Soul Cages (1991)
• Ten Summoner's Tales (1993)
• Mercury Falling (1996)
• Brand New Day (1999)
• Sacred Love (2003)
• Songs from the Labyrinth (2006)
• If on a Winter's Night... (2009)
• Symphonicities (2010)
• The Last Ship (2013)
• 57th & 9th (2016)

With William Topley

• Black River (1997)
• Mixed Blessing (1998)
• Spanish Wells (1999)
• Sea Fever (2005)

With others

• Phil Collins, ...But Seriously (1989)
• Paul Young, Other Voices (1990)
• The Pretenders, Packed! (1990)
• Manu Katché, It's About Time (1992)
• World Party, Bang! (1993)
• Chuck Loeb, Simple Things (1994)
• Manu Dibango, Wakafrika (1994)
• Vinnie Colaiuta, Vinnie Colaiuta (1994)
• The Chieftains, The Long Black Veil (1995)
• Jimmy Nail, Crocodile Shoes II (1996)
• Mango, Come l'acqua (1996)
• Richard Wright, Broken China (1996)
• Tina Turner, Wildest Dreams (1996)
• Wendy Moten, Life's What You Make It (1996)
• A. R. Rahman, Vande Mataram (1997)
• Beth Nielsen Chapman, Sand and Water (1997)
• Kami Lyle, Blue Cinderella (1997)
• John Tesh, Guitar by the Fire (1998)
• Beverley Craven, Mixed Emotions (1999)
• Kim Richey, Glimmer (1999)
• Alejandro Lerner, Si Quieres Saber Quien Soy (2000)
• Blossom Dearie, Blossom's Planet (2000)
• David Lanz, East of the Moon (2000)
• Youssou N'Dour, Joko (2000)
• Marc Lavoine, Marc Lavoine (2001)
• Ronan Keating, Ronan (2001)
• Gabin Dabiré Tieru (2002)
• Lesley Garrett, The Singer (2003)
• Trijntje Oosterhuis, Trijntje Oosterhuis (2003)
• Conner Reeves, Earthbound (2004)
• Novocento, Surrender (2009)
• Katie Melua, The House (2010)

References

External links

• Official website