Bio, Credits and Quotes Updates

ANDREA MILLER BIO:

“A brilliant young singer” – Al Jarreau            

 Born and raised in Salem, Oregon, vocalist Andrea Miller's voice has been described as soulful, sensual, hypnotic and endearing. Influenced by Nancy Wilson, Eva Cassidy and Stevie Wonder, Andrea is currently heating up the Los Angeles and Orange County music scenes. Her voice can now be heard on the national jazz radio station KJAZZ 88.1 and many other Internet radio stations worldwide.

Andrea recently opened for the legendary Al Jarreau at the Newport Beach Jazz Festival.  She received a standing ovation and gracious compliments from Jarreau and his band.  Most recently she opened for Vincent Ingala in Florida.

A member of SAG and ASCAP, Andrea performs with Llew Matthews, Ron Kobayashi, Rickey Woodard, Mark Massey, Luther Hughes, Paul Kreibich, The Matt Gordy Sextet, The Mike Peak Experience, The Swing Machine Disneyland Big Band and others.  Her performances have gained critical acclaim at venues such as The Paris Hotel in Las Vegas, Pelican Hill, The Langham Hotel Pasadena, The Four Seasons Hotel, Nieuport 17, Bayside, Charlie O's, Regent Beverly Wilshire, Windows Of The World and others.    

Andrea had the honor to work with David Foster, Quincy Jones and Alan & Marilyn Bergman recording a vocal demo for CELINE DION "I Knew I Loved You". Originally trained in opera at a young age, Andrea won 1st place in the Oregon State Vocal Competition first soprano category when only 14 years old, singing Leonard Bernstein's complete work "I Hate Music". She went on to earn a BFA from USC.

In addition to performing, Andrea keeps busy recording as a session singer. Her voice can be heard on recordings by Disney/Pixar, Paramount Pictures, NBC, ABC, Samsung, Warner Brothers, EMI, Mattel Toys, Windgate Music, Groove Gravy Records, Kriztal Records, Wham-O,  YG Entertainment, Delta Entertainment, Sensory Overload Music, Bluewater Music and others.

Andrea has five albums available for download on ITunes and all digital download sites - "Imagine", "II By II", “Peak Experience Jazz – Live at Lucy’s Place”, "Amazing Grace" and "Alone"...just enter "Andrea Miller" in the search box.  She writes and records her own music, as well as co-writes and co-produces. In 2016 Andrea will release her sixth album “Maybe Today” with producer Michael Cunningham.

ANDREA MILLER RECORDING CREDITS:

 

Sang on the soundtrack for “Star Trek Beyond” – Paramount Pictures

 

Sang on the soundtrack for “Zootopia” – Disney

 

Sang on the soundtrack for “Jurassic World” – Sony Pictures

 

Sang on the soundtrack for “Dawn of the Planet of the Apes” – Sony Pictures

 

Sang on the soundtrack for “Star Trek Into Darkness” – Paramount Pictures

 

Sang vocal demo "I Knew I Loved You" for Celine Dion

 

Sang on the soundtrack for "John Carter of Mars" - Disney/Pixar

 

Sang on the soundtrack for "Land of the Lost" - Warner Brothers

 

Recorded 3 ringtones for Samsung

 

Recorded & co-wrote "The Sweetest Dream" on album Imagination - Domo Records

 

Sang all songs on "Tom Fowler Interface" - Forbidden Vegetable Music Co.

 

Sang all thematic vocals for "Yoga Booty" - Beachbody

 

Sang on Barbie commercial - Mattel Toys

 

Recorded songs for various EMI artists

 

Lead singer on album "ABBA DJ" - Dimelo Records

 

Lead singer on album "Mixologia" - Dimelo Records

 

Lead singer on "The Tao of Groove" - Groove Gravy Records

 

Lead singer on album "Brazil Remixed" - Beatchamber Records

 

Lead singer on album "Inner Chaos" - Beatchamber Records

 

Lead singer on album "Alternative Sessions" - Beatchamber Records

 

Lead singer on album "Daybreak" - Cuate Records

 

Lead singer on album "The Reindeer Room" - Kriztal Entertainment

 

Voice of stuffed animal "Betsy Bunny" - Mills Trading Company

 

Featured singer on album "All About the Children" - Shore Records

 

Featured singer on album "It's Christmas Time in the City" - Blue Planet Records

ANDREA MILLER QUOTES:

“A brilliant young singer” (Al Jarreau)

 "As my countdown to stage got smaller and smaller, I started to hear some marvelous music coming from the stage, floating through my dressing room window. Our opening act was a brilliant young singer named Andrea Miller. The whole band was impressed with her song selection, with her bandmates, arrangements, and her jazz sensibilities. I enjoyed listening the little bit I got to, and the band enjoyed their even closer look." (Al Jarreau)

 "Andrea will get to your heart even if she sings in the middle of a boat in the sea. What she does has nothing to do with being in L.A., London, Paris or whatever. It has to do with artistic commitment and love for every note she sings, and that's how great artists act, don't you think?" (IAC.com)

 “She’s very charming, personable and attractive and sings with a lot of emotion”.  “Her delivery is soft and sensual, almost hypnotic.  She sings with confidence”.  (L.A. Jazz Scene)

 “Everybody’s heard the old standard, ‘Cry Me A River,’ every long, drawn-out sob story milked within an inch of its life. Miller as the vocalist gives each line just the right amount of pathos, verve, and snap. She isn’t the kind of singer to wallow in the pitiful aspects, but to turn up the rebound several notches for a refreshing take.” (Paul Edelstein, AXS)

 “Listening to her music, it is easy to see why she was honored, her honest, touching lyrics are delivered by her strong, soulful voice in such a divine way that you can't help but be drawn in. After seeing her flawless live performance of the old standard ‘My Funny Valentine’, I realized that this is one artist who deserves all the accolades and awards she gets. Andrea has a captivating quality about her that commands your attention and earns your praise.  Andrea is definitely an artist worth listening to.”  (Indie-Connections.com)

 “One listen to Andrea Miller’s 21st century update of “Angel Eyes,” will endear you to this song all over again.” (AXS)

 Andrea Miller is a Southern California vocalist who is busy around town and has a voice as beautiful and warm as any given Los Angeles summer day. She is exceptionally expressive on "Angel Eyes," "Imagination" and "Cry Me A River." (Dee Dee McNeil)

 Miller steps in on the slow, dreamy “Angel Eyes.” Her delivery is reminiscent of some of the iconic jazz divas, like Nancy Wilson, Dinah Washington and Anita O’Day. (The Jazzwriter 2015)

 Andrea Miller, a soulful and sensual singer that delivers the truth in John Lennon's "Imagine," beautifully stylized her vocal with flute highlights by Ann Patterson that brought on goose bumps as a personal reaction. I immediately replayed this seven minute gem to enjoy it again; Lennon's inspirational piece was never better performed! A Cole Porter perennial favorite, "Just One Of Those Things," with his articulate phrases, as, "A trip to the moon on gossamer wings," and "a love affair just too hot, not to cool down," so unique and so "Cole Porter," nobody could write those but him, and Miller nailed them! During Miller's emotional vocal of "Angel Eyes," my wife came into the room to ask about "the utterly beautiful song that was drifting throughout our home!" (Harvey Barkan, LA Jazz Scene)

 “Cry Me A River,” features an exceptional solo by tenor saxophonist Rickey Woodard as he underlines Andrea Miller’s emotional urgency in this fresh arrangement. “Just One of Those Things” features Andrea Miller’s blues-drenched interpretation. (Paul Edelstein, AXS)

 “I first heard Andrea on www.IACMusic.com and was totally amazed with her song "River Road" from her “Alone” album. She blends three and four of her harmony voices together flawlessly in an emotional, tight and beautiful original song with such control that she stays solidly in the key of D from start to finish. Andrea should be well on the road to enjoying a wonderful career thanks to her special vocal ability to bring beauty back to music. (Michael Peace, Cashbox Magazine)