Tom Miller (born October 5, 1965 in Hialeah, Florida) is an American writer, artist, musician, and performance artist. Beginning a career in Gainesville, Florida in 1984, his eclectic songs and performance elicit both laughter and shock from his audiences.
Notably, Miller performed in the bands Middle Earth, Plastic Age, The Screaming Helens, The Bill Perry Orchestra, VSOP, Penguin, The Space Masons, NDolphin, and Vini and the Demons as the bass player.
He is a published author of 50 Chapbooks, and has over 50 “AudioArt” CDs to his credit. He is the director of more than 120 independent VideoFilms.
Miller is also known for notorious stunts including Gainesville’s First Naked Press Conference, a 17 hour marathon reading of Truman Capote’s “In Cold Blood”, Hosting a decade of Gainesville’s Hemp Fests, Painting portraits of Chief of Police Wayland Clifton as Elvis, a 35 hour Twin Peaks Television marathon, and his frequent UFO Secrecy Protests.
The Tom Miller Show has been a staple of avant-garde entertainment in Gainesville, Florida for over 20 years, from 1984 to the present day. Mr. Miller has received significant press coverage for his many writings, artworks, performances, and activism in Gainesville, Florida over the last two decades.
He continues touring with live performance art shows, poetry readings, videography, and currently performs as his alter-ego, Slam Gunther on electric bass in the 60s style musical group, The Righteous Kind. Currently, Mr. Miller is performing a seven year performance art event entitled, “Professor Miller” in which he will become an academic Professor of Theatre by way of advanced collegiate study, at which time he will quit to return to what he was doing before, which was theatre. Mr. Miller is currently enrolled at Santa Fe college in his second year. He has a 3.9 GPA and is on the Dean’s List.
As an independent artist & musician, Tom Miller is the producer and author of some 50 CDs, which he makes available through his “imaginary” record label, FREDInk Records, or through Miller’s personal web site at http://www.fredink.com/
Tom Miller generates private works exclusively through the kind donations of his many fans and supporters.
To contribute to Tom’s continuing efforts in the arts, e-mail Tom at millerworks@hotmail.com or donate at the homepage: http://www.fredink.com
Your influences?
Experimental artists such as Cage, Zappa, Hal McGee. Spellbox, Kate Bush, Cocteau Twins, Paul McCartney, Beatles, Hendrix, Sakamoto, and many more.
Favorite spot?
Brophy’s Pub in Gainesville, Florida. Epcot Center is a good second. Anywhere I can get a lobster.
Equipment used:
All manner of Rinky-Dink devices.
Anything else…?
All things Miller: http://www.fredink.com/
And tell us about your secret site, since everyone knows?
http://millerworks.weebly.com/
