Ira B. Miller
aka Irock B. and the Millers, Scrirock T. and the Ben Distillers
Graduated from Northeastern University - Bachelors of Science
with a concentration in Music Industry, and a minor in Business
Musical History
First guitar was purchased in 1994 and was a Fender Epiphone sunburst guitar,
which is the most basic of guitaristical instruments. Since then I have progressed onto
my Ibanez RG470 which is my main electric guitar, a Washburn acoustic guitar that has
some of the best tone that has ever been produced by an instrument of that caliber,
and a Laney half-stack with a Randall head to compliment it.
Lead guitarist in the Long Island punk/rock band The Verdicts from 1997 – 2002.
We have played 250+ shows in the Long Island, New York City, and New Jersey areas
and have released 5 demos (3+ songs on each), and one full-length
recording (which we have sold over 1000 copies in less than 6 months) that we
have recorded ourselves in the basement of John Cruess, the lead singer/guitarist.
We have been featured on mp3.com as one of the “upcoming bands to look out for”
and our material was flourished all throughout the internet.
More information can be found at http://www.myspace.com/theverdicts
Management
I am currently managing the Long Island based punk/hardcore/screamo band
Late-Night Follies. I cover everything from booking, publicity, street team management,
myspace/purevolume maintenance, and I have created their bio as well.
More information can be found at http://www.myspace.com/latenightfollies
Website Design
http://www.665.org/irepress -- currently designing/updating
http://www.theeclecticcollective.com -- previous creation
http://givingtogreyskies.cjb.net -- currently designing/updating
http://lnf.destinyisdead.com -- currently updating
Career Information
KOCH Entertainment Distribution (May 05 - August 05)
Catalog Coordinator within the Marketing Department
Responsibilities Include:
- Creating and distributing KOCH Entertainment's monthly new release catalog
- Proofreading label sales sheets and creating recaps for grammatical and data accuracy
-Working with Creative Services to insure timely delivery of materials to print vendors
-Organizing and distributing the KOCH monthly new release book
-Submitting label charge-backs for sell sheets on a monthly basis
-Analysis of KOCH catalog in order to identify and maximize potential sales opportunities
-Interact with distributed labels and sales reps to help formulate catalog/line promotions
-Analysis of soundscan charts in order to locate trends regarding product sold to different
markets across the U.S. within genres ranging from punk rock and alternative,
to hip hop and classical.
LAVA/Atlantic Records (April-August 05)
Publicity/Marketing/A&R Intern
The Downtown Nightclub (June -August 02, December 02, June - August 03)
Production Assistant
MUSIC
Nirvana, GlassJAw, Deftones, Rage Against The Machine, Green Day, At The Drive-In, The Mars Volta, Tool, Sublime, 311, The Cure, NOFX, Bigwig, Anti-Flag, Bad Religion, Saosin, Circa Survive, Sunny Day Real Estate, Late-Night Follies, Irepress, The Receiving End of Sirens, Bouncing Souls, Rancid, The Used, Blink-182, Millencolin, Thrice, Radiohead, Pennywise, System Of A Down, Avail, Nine Inch Nails, MxPx, Long Beach Dub Allstars, Unearth, Thursday, The Clash, A Perfect Circle, Dredg, Refused, Local H, Alice In Chains, Meat Puppets, Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, Sonic Youth, Candlebox, Pantera, Slipknot, Corrosion of Conformity, Slayer, Reggie & The Full Effect, Rx Bandits, 2 Skinnee J’s, 36 Crazyfists, Megadeth, Meshugguh, Sons of Abraham, V.O.D., Lounge, Midtown, Metallica, Marilyn Manson, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Silverchair, Weezer, Soul Asylum, Alien Ant Farm, Queen, Recover, Armor For Sleep, Strung Out, The Impossibles, Spin Doctors, Billy Idol, Bush, Dramarama, No Doubt, Incubus, Rise Against, Giving To Grey Skies, As I Lay Dying, Everytime I Die, Neutral Milk Hotel, Stiff Little Fingers, Live, The Replacements, The Ramones, The Offspring, The Ataris, Link80, Against All Authority, Grade, Head Automatica, Hopesfall, Poison The Well, Descendents, The Suicide Machines, Unwritten Law, Vanilla Ice, Stone Temple Pilots, The Living End, A.F.I., INDK, Midtown, Against Me, Slightly Stoopid, Pepper, Bob Marley, Pink Floyd, Smashing Pumpkins, Guns 'N Roses, Incubus, Zebrahead, Led Zeppelin, Jimi Hendrix, Less Than Jake, The Smiths, Johnny Cash, Journey, Taking Back Sunday, Brand New, The Eclectic Collective, Gruvis Malt, Over It, Pinback, Boys Night Out, Alexisonfire, Just Surrender, Goldfinger, The Juliana Theory, The Get Up Kids, Snoop, Dr. Dre, 2pac, Notorious B.I.G., Necro, Warren G, Jay-Z, Eminem, Obie Trice, The Streets, Codeseven, Samiam, Slapstick, Filter, Gin Blossoms… etc.
Future Endeavors
I plan on taking over the music industry and ordering the public to listen to an array of artists
that are worth listening to, rather than the popular music that is currently on the radio
and other mediums and medias.