Andy Miller (record producer)
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Andy Miller is a record producer based in Hamilton, Lanarkshire
, Scotland
. Miller is noted for his production on influential albums by Mogwai
, Life Without Buildings
, Arab Strap
, The Delgados
, Scout Niblett
, Songs: Ohia
, Sons And Daughters
, De Rosa
and Desert Hearts.
He is freelance, but has mainly worked at Chem19 studios in Hamilton over the last ten years.
Having recorded many early tracks by seminal Scottish
post-rock
band Mogwai
in the mid 1990s, he has now recorded their album The Hawk Is Howling
, which was released in September 2008.
In 2003 Miller co-founded Lanarkshire
independent label Gargleblast Records
.
Lanarkshire
Lanarkshire or the County of Lanark ) is a Lieutenancy area, registration county and former local government county in the central Lowlands of Scotland...
, Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
. Miller is noted for his production on influential albums by Mogwai
Mogwai
The word mogwai is the transliteration of the Cantonese word 魔怪 meaning "monster", "evil spirit", "devil" or "demon".-Mogwai/Mogui in Chinese culture:...
, Life Without Buildings
Life Without Buildings
Life Without Buildings were a Glasgow, Scotland based indie rock band. The band, mostly ex-students of the Glasgow School of Art, formed during the summer of 1999. The band initially consisted of Will Bradley , Chris Evans and Robert Johnston . Painter Sue Tompkins joined later that year...
, Arab Strap
Arab Strap (band)
Arab Strap were an indie rock band from Scotland that consisted of core members Aidan Moffat and Malcolm Middleton. The band were signed to independent record label Chemikal Underground, and split in 2006...
, The Delgados
The Delgados
The Delgados were a Scottish indie rock band from Motherwell, North Lanarkshire. The band was composed of Alun Woodward , Stewart Henderson , Paul Savage and Emma Pollock .-Biography:...
, Scout Niblett
Scout Niblett
Emma Louise Niblett , better known by the stage name Scout Niblett, is an English singer and songwriter. Her music is frequently minimal in style, many of her songs consisting merely of vocals accompanied by either drums or guitar, which she mostly plays herself. She is known for her intimate live...
, Songs: Ohia
Songs: Ohia
Jason Molina is an American singer-songwriter, originally from Lorain, Ohio. He first came to prominence performing and recording as Songs: Ohia, both in solo projects and with a rotating cast of musicians...
, Sons And Daughters
Sons and Daughters (band)
Sons and Daughters are a rock band from Glasgow, Scotland.-Biography:Conceived while on tour with Arab Strap in 2001, Sons and Daughters was initially Adele Bethel's creation...
, De Rosa
De Rosa (band)
De Rosa was a Scottish rock band from Bellshill. Its components were Martin Henry , Chris Connick , James Woodside , Neil Woodside and Andrew Bush...
and Desert Hearts.
He is freelance, but has mainly worked at Chem19 studios in Hamilton over the last ten years.
Having recorded many early tracks by seminal Scottish
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
post-rock
Post-rock
Post-rock is a subgenre of rock music characterized by the influence and use of instruments commonly associated with rock, but using rhythms and "guitars as facilitators of timbre and textures" not traditionally found in rock...
band Mogwai
Mogwai
The word mogwai is the transliteration of the Cantonese word 魔怪 meaning "monster", "evil spirit", "devil" or "demon".-Mogwai/Mogui in Chinese culture:...
in the mid 1990s, he has now recorded their album The Hawk Is Howling
The Hawk Is Howling
The Hawk Is Howling is the sixth studio album by Scottish post-rock band Mogwai, released on 22 September 2008 through Wall of Sound, Play It Again Sam, and Matador in the UK, Europe, and the USA, respectively...
, which was released in September 2008.
In 2003 Miller co-founded Lanarkshire
Lanarkshire
Lanarkshire or the County of Lanark ) is a Lieutenancy area, registration county and former local government county in the central Lowlands of Scotland...
independent label Gargleblast Records
Gargleblast Records
Gargleblast Records is an independent record label based in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland.-Early years:Founded by record producer Andy Miller and friend Shaun Tallamy in May 2003, the aim of the label was to support, develop and release music by some of the bands Miller had recorded at Chem...
.
Recorded In Full by Andy Miller
- Songs: OhiaSongs: OhiaJason Molina is an American singer-songwriter, originally from Lorain, Ohio. He first came to prominence performing and recording as Songs: Ohia, both in solo projects and with a rotating cast of musicians...
— The Lioness - Album (2000) - Eska — Invent The Fortune - Album (2000)
- Life Without BuildingsLife Without BuildingsLife Without Buildings were a Glasgow, Scotland based indie rock band. The band, mostly ex-students of the Glasgow School of Art, formed during the summer of 1999. The band initially consisted of Will Bradley , Chris Evans and Robert Johnston . Painter Sue Tompkins joined later that year...
— Any Other City - Album (2001) - Scout NiblettScout NiblettEmma Louise Niblett , better known by the stage name Scout Niblett, is an English singer and songwriter. Her music is frequently minimal in style, many of her songs consisting merely of vocals accompanied by either drums or guitar, which she mostly plays herself. She is known for her intimate live...
— Sweetheart Fever - Album (2001) - The Dudley Corporation — The Lonely World Of The Dudley Corporation - Album (2001)
- Tacoma Radar — And No One Waved Goodbye - Album (2002)
- Desert HeartsDesert HeartsDesert Hearts is a 1985 lesbian-themed romantic drama film loosely based on the Jane Rule novel Desert of the Heart. Directed by Donna Deitch, the film stars Helen Shaver and Patricia Charbonneau with a supporting performance by Audra Lindley....
— Let's Get Worse - Album (2002) - Scout NiblettScout NiblettEmma Louise Niblett , better known by the stage name Scout Niblett, is an English singer and songwriter. Her music is frequently minimal in style, many of her songs consisting merely of vocals accompanied by either drums or guitar, which she mostly plays herself. She is known for her intimate live...
— I Conjure Series - Mini Album (2003) - Corrigan — How To Hang Off A Rope - Album (2003)
- James Orr Complex — Chori's Bundle (Engineered by Andy Miller, Produced by Kenney MacLeod) - Album (2003)
- The Dudley Corporation — In Love With The Dudley Corporation - Album (2003)
- Sons And DaughtersSons and Daughters (band)Sons and Daughters are a rock band from Glasgow, Scotland.-Biography:Conceived while on tour with Arab Strap in 2001, Sons and Daughters was initially Adele Bethel's creation...
— Love The Cup - Album (2004) - Fuck Off Machete — My First Machete - Album (2004)
- Desert HeartsDesert HeartsDesert Hearts is a 1985 lesbian-themed romantic drama film loosely based on the Jane Rule novel Desert of the Heart. Directed by Donna Deitch, the film stars Helen Shaver and Patricia Charbonneau with a supporting performance by Audra Lindley....
— Hotsy Totsy Nagasaki - Album (2006) - De Rosa — MendMendMend is the critically acclaimed debut album by the Scottish band De Rosa. Released in June 2006, it was voted 16th in Mojo’s top 50 albums of 2006...
- Album (2006) - Fuck Off Machete — If Gold Was Silver and Silver Was Gold - Album (2006)
- My Latest NovelMy Latest Novel- Background :A four piece, , My Latest Novel are from the small town of Greenock, near Glasgow in Scotland. They augment the traditional rock line up of guitars, drums, bass and keyboards, with the use of violins, xylophones, samples and undulating percussion, as well as multi-part vocals...
— Wolves - Album (2006) - FoxfaceFoxface (band)Foxface are a Glasgow-based Scottish rock band featuring Michael Angus , John Ferguson and Jenny Bell .-History:...
— This Is What Makes UsThis Is What Makes UsThis Is What Makes Us is the debut studio album by Scottish indie-rock band Foxface, released November 5, 2007 on Gargleblast Records.The album is produced by Andy Miller and features guest performances from renowned folk musicians, John McCusker and Andy Cutting.-Track listing:All songs written by...
- Album (2007) - Sooth — Six Month's On - EP (2007)
- MogwaiMogwaiThe word mogwai is the transliteration of the Cantonese word 魔怪 meaning "monster", "evil spirit", "devil" or "demon".-Mogwai/Mogui in Chinese culture:...
— The Hawk Is HowlingThe Hawk Is HowlingThe Hawk Is Howling is the sixth studio album by Scottish post-rock band Mogwai, released on 22 September 2008 through Wall of Sound, Play It Again Sam, and Matador in the UK, Europe, and the USA, respectively...
(2008) - Kid CanaveralKid CanaveralKid Canaveral is an indie pop band that formed in St Andrews in Fife, Scotland, but are now based in Edinburgh, Scotland. Since 2007 the band have released a number of well received singles, an E.P. and an album on their own label, Straight to Video Records, and in 2011 they signed with Scottish...
— Couldn't Dance - Single (2008), Second Time Around - Single (2008), I don't have the heart for this - Single (2008) - De Rosa — Prevention (2009)
- Le Reno Amps — Tear It Open (2009)
- Shutter — "Pillars" (2010)
Recorded In Part by Andy Miller
- MogwaiMogwaiThe word mogwai is the transliteration of the Cantonese word 魔怪 meaning "monster", "evil spirit", "devil" or "demon".-Mogwai/Mogui in Chinese culture:...
— 4 Satin4 Satin4 Satin is an EP by Scottish post-rock group Mogwai, released in 1997 in the UK and the US through Chemikal Underground and Jetset respectively.-Overview:4 Satin is Mogwai's debut EP...
- EP (1997) - MogwaiMogwaiThe word mogwai is the transliteration of the Cantonese word 魔怪 meaning "monster", "evil spirit", "devil" or "demon".-Mogwai/Mogui in Chinese culture:...
— Young Team - Album (1997) - MogwaiMogwaiThe word mogwai is the transliteration of the Cantonese word 魔怪 meaning "monster", "evil spirit", "devil" or "demon".-Mogwai/Mogui in Chinese culture:...
— No Education = No Future (fuck the curfew) - EP (1998) - MogwaiMogwaiThe word mogwai is the transliteration of the Cantonese word 魔怪 meaning "monster", "evil spirit", "devil" or "demon".-Mogwai/Mogui in Chinese culture:...
— Ten Rapid - Album (2000) - Arab StrapArab Strap (band)Arab Strap were an indie rock band from Scotland that consisted of core members Aidan Moffat and Malcolm Middleton. The band were signed to independent record label Chemikal Underground, and split in 2006...
— The Red Thread - Album (2001) - The DelgadosThe DelgadosThe Delgados were a Scottish indie rock band from Motherwell, North Lanarkshire. The band was composed of Alun Woodward , Stewart Henderson , Paul Savage and Emma Pollock .-Biography:...
— Hate - Album (2003) - The FratellisThe FratellisThe Fratellis were an indie rock band from Glasgow, Scotland. The band consisted of lead vocalist and guitarist Jon Fratelli , bass guitarist Barry Fratelli , and drummer and backing vocalist Mince Fratelli .The band released 2 albums during their career, Costello Music in 2006 and Here We Stand in...
— The Fratellis EPThe Fratellis EPThe Fratellis EP was the debut EP released on 3 April 2006 by Scottish band The Fratellis. There are only a limited number of physical copies of this available in the UK. "Creepin' Up The Backstairs" was ineligible for the UK Charts due to the fact the EP was limited in numbers and contained...
- EP (2006) - Le Reno Amps — So For Your Thrills... - Album (2007)
- Various — Ballads Of The BookBallads of the BookBallads of the Book is a studio album, released on 5 March 2007, on Chemikal Underground. The project was curated by Roddy Woomble, and features collaborations between Scottish musicians and Scottish writers. The album is considered a "joint effort" by all those involved...
- Album (2007)
Other Works Recorded by Andy Miller
- Life Without BuildingsLife Without BuildingsLife Without Buildings were a Glasgow, Scotland based indie rock band. The band, mostly ex-students of the Glasgow School of Art, formed during the summer of 1999. The band initially consisted of Will Bradley , Chris Evans and Robert Johnston . Painter Sue Tompkins joined later that year...
— Love Trinity - Single (2001) - Desert HeartsDesert HeartsDesert Hearts is a 1985 lesbian-themed romantic drama film loosely based on the Jane Rule novel Desert of the Heart. Directed by Donna Deitch, the film stars Helen Shaver and Patricia Charbonneau with a supporting performance by Audra Lindley....
— Gravitas/Hammer And Frogs - Single (2004) - De Rosa — Camera/All Saints Day - Single (2004)