Friday, 20 December 2013

A little about MJM @MJMRocks "The Michael J Miller Band"

 

MJM are the initials of the  band's front man and driving creative force, Michael J. Miller - a musician known by fans for being an original rock-metal artist  and definite crowd pleaser.

Miller knew he was destined to  be a musician from a young age. His initial clue was being able to arrange songs for multiple instruments at the age of 12. In his hometown of  Goderich, Ont., he started his first band, Touch. Although the members were  only in high school, they opened for notable bands such as Lighthouse  and Goddo.

The climb to success continued  for Miller when he moved to Toronto at 18.  Within a year his band Rapid Tears was prominent on the Toronto  music scene.

The first Rapid Tears album,  “Honestly,” featured “Head Bang”,  a finalist in  Q107.1's Rock Wars competition, beating out usual favourites Thin Lizzy,  10cc and Streetheart (later Loverboy)

“Cry for Mercy” was Rapid Tears' second album.  It was featured on CityTv's “The New Music,” which aired countless  times across Canada. Rapid Tears  was the focus of the show's Metal  Meltdown Week.

After the split of Rapid  Tears, Miller wrote numerous solo songs, went to college to learn the  science of sound recording and began working as a music teacher.
Miller  has been teaching music enthusiasts of all ages for 17 years.   He is the Canadian representative for the prestigious Registry of Guitar  Tutors program from Thames Valley University in England.

 “I get a great feeling  when I see I've been able to expand music awareness,” Miller said  of teaching. “But giving up on my own music is not an option!”


Support MJM. You can find them here or Google @mjmrocks

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mjmrocks

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