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Jake Miller (singer)

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Jake Miller
Jake Miller in 2019
Jake Miller in 2019
Background information
Birth nameJacob Harris Miller
BornNovember 28, 1992 (age 32)
Weston, Florida, U.S.
Genres
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • rapper
Years active2011–present
LabelsJake Miller Music Inc. / EMPIRE
Websitewww.jakemiller.com

Jacob Harris Miller is an American singer, songwriter and rapper. In 2013, Miller released his debut album Us Against Them. In 2016, Miller's 7-song EP titled Overnight was released.[2] He later released his second album, 2:00am in LA, as an independent artist in 2017, followed by his third album Silver Lining in 2018. In 2019, he released the EP Based on a True Story, which he largely produced in his own bedroom.

Early life

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Jake Miller grew up in a Jewish family in Weston, Florida.[3][4] His father, Bruce Miller, is a pediatric opthamologist and played in a band during medical school.[4] He has one sister, Jenny.[4]

Career

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2011-2012: Career beginnings and Spotlight EP

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As a teenager, Miller began making music in his bedroom and posting videos of himself singing to YouTube.[5] On March 11, 2011, Miller performed live for the first time ever, opening for Snoop Dogg at Club Cinema in Pompano Beach, Florida.[6][5][7] In May 2011, Miller won the Samsung and T-Mobile USA national "Kick it With the Band" talent competition.[8] As a grand prize winner, Miller was awarded $35,000 to use for his music career as well as a video with YouTube celebrity Keenan Cahill.[citation needed] Afterward he opened for Mac Miller and performed alongside Flo Rida, Sean Kingston, and Asher Roth at the "Think Pink Rocks" concert which benefited breast cancer awareness. In December 2011, Miller performed at the annual Y100 Jingle Ball concert[9] along with Cody Simpson and We the Kings. Miller partnered with Big Time Rush for the song "Lost In Love" from the album 24/Seven.[10] Miller released his EP Spotlight on July 29, 2012, with the single "What I Wouldn't Give".

2013–2015: Us Against Them, early EPs, and Warner Bros. record deal

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On January 16, 2013, Miller signed with E1 Music. The single "A Million Lives" was released one week later, and was included on the EP The Road Less Traveled, released on April 9 of that year.[11][12] On November 5, 2013, Miller released his debut full-length album Us Against Them.[7] Later that month, Miller revealed that he had signed a record deal with Warner Bros. Records.[13]

On July 6, 2014, Miller released the lead single from his third EP Dazed and Confused, called "First Flight Home".[14][15] On November 4, 2014, Miller released the EP, initially titled Lion Heart, then renamed to Dazed and Confused, due this song being more successful on the charts. It marked his debut with Warner Bros. The EP includes the songs "Party in the Penthouse", "Lion Heart", along with the lead single, and features with Nikki Flores on "Ghost" and Travie McCoy on "Dazed and Confused". The songs on the renamed EP are the same from the Lion Heart EP.[16] The accompanying tour, titled The Dazed And Confused Tour, began on July 8, 2015, in Sayreville, New Jersey and went on in the US until August 13, 2015.[17] On the same day of the start of the tour, Miller surprisingly announced through his social medias that an EP, called Rumors, would be released later that day, with five new songs.[18][19] The EP debuted at No. 118 on the Billboard 200 with 8,000 units, the highest selling new album of the week.[20] The 2015 EP Rumors closes with the track "Sunshine" about Miller's childhood friend Dylan Andrew Schopp who had died by suicide in February 2015 at age 21. A music video was also prepared with proceeds of the single going to the Dylan Schopp Sunshine Foundation and for youth suicide awareness.[21]

2016–2017: Overnight

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On January 19, 2016, Miller announced that he would be modeling, with representation by Wilhelmina Models.[22] On July 30, 2016, Miller announced his new 7-Track EP titled Overnight would be released on August 19, 2016. The lead single of the same name was released on August 5th. On the same day that the album was released, Miller began touring as an opening act on a portion of the North American leg of Fifth Harmony's The 7/27 Tour.[2][5] In December 2016 he was chosen as Elvis Duran's "Artist of the Month", and he performed "Overnight" live on NBC's Today show with Kathie Lee and Hoda Kotb.[23]

2017: departure from Warner Bros. Records, 2:00am in LA, and Silver Lining

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On June 5, 2017, Miller revealed the title, artwork, and the release date for his sophomore album titled 2:00am in LA. The album was released on June 16, 2017.[24] Along with the news of the album, he revealed he and Warner Bros. Records had "parted ways".[25] Miller later said that Warner Bros. Records had told him to stop rapping, limited his projects to seven tracks, and that he had felt rushed during studio time.[26]

Following his split with Warner Bros. Records, Miller set up a recording studio in his bedroom.[26] On February 19, 2018, Miller announced his third album, Silver Lining. Preorders began on February 20 at midnight, and the first single, "The Girl That's Underneath", was released.[27][28] The album was released on March 9, 2018, and features a voicemail from his dad as an interlude titled "Headlights".[26] Miller stated that he was influenced by Bruno Mars and LANY while working on the album.[26]

2018–2019: Record deal with Red Music and BASED ON A TRUE STORY.

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On July 27, 2018, Miller announced that he signed a record deal with RED MUSIC, a label division of Sony Music.[29]

On August 2, 2018, Miller was the celebrity guest at the color war breakout at Camp Chen-A-Wanda located in Thompson, Pennsylvania.

On November 15, 2018, Miller released his first major song in five years called "Wait for You".

2020-present: Silver Lining II, BASED ON A TRUE STORY II, and mainstream success in China

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In 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown, Miller left his residence in Los Angeles to stay with his parents and sister in Florida.[30] At the time, his sister, Jenny, was recording videos of TikTok dances and posting them to the platform.[30] Miller realized that he could use TikTok to connect with his fans during the lockdown.[30] He wrote and recorded a song, "How Long Will This Last?", and enlisted Jenny and his parents to join him.[30] The song talked about how he had to cancel his plans and ration food due to the pandemic.[30] After the success of the first video, Miller and his family continued to record songs, which they called "Quarantunes", a play on the word "quarantine".[30] Following the videos, Miller gained more than 400,000 new followers on TikTok and his Quarantunes videos received more than 25 million views.[30]

In 2021, Miller released his fifth album, Silver Lining II.

In 2022, Miller released his sixth album, BASED ON A TRUE STORY II.

In 2023, Miller embarked on the Note to Self Tour, performing twenty-eight shows in Japan, the Philippines, and the United States.[31][32] Franklin Jonas opened for Miller at the House of Blues in San Diego on October 15, 2023, the final night of his tour.[32]

On January 26, 2024, videogame company miHoYo released the music video "White Night" to promote a new update to their game Honkai: Star Rail. Miller provided the vocals for the English version of the song.

Personal life

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On June 1, 2024, Miller married his girlfriend of five years, Brandi Burrows, a speech pathologist.[4] A TikTok video of his dad suprising the couple at their reception by performing a parody of the song "Brandy (You're a Fine Girl)" by Looking Glass received more than two million views.[4] He is a fan of the Miami Heat.[5]

Discography

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Main article: Jake Miller discography

Studio albums

  • Us Against Them (2013)
  • 2:00am in LA (2017)
  • Silver Lining (2018)
  • BASED ON A TRUE STORY. (2019)
  • Silver Lining II (2021)
  • BASED ON A TRUE STORY II (2022)

Extended plays

  • Summer Session (2011)
  • Spotlight (2012)
  • The Road Less Traveled (2013)
  • Dazed and Confused (2014)
  • Rumors (2015)
  • Overnight (2016)
  • 2:00am in LA (Acoustic) (2017)
  • SUMMER 19 (2019)
  • Culdesac (2023)

Live performances and tours

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Headlining

  • The Miller High Life Tour (2012)
  • The Us Against Them Tour (2013)
  • The Dazed and Confused Tour (2015)
  • The Overnight Tour Europe (2017)
  • Back to the Start Tour (2017)
  • Hit and Run Tour (2018)
  • Wait for You Tour (2019)
  • The "Hi, I Missed You" 2021 Tour (2021)
  • The 8 Tattoos Tour (2022)
  • The Note to Self Tour (2023)[32]

Co-Headlining

Supporting

References

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  1. ^ Yeung, Neil (October 23, 2016). "Jake Miller Biography by Neil Z. Yeung". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved April 28, 2019.
  2. ^ a b Daw, Robbie. "Jake Miller's "Overnight" Single Cover Art: Premiere". Idolator. Archived from the original on March 6, 2019. Retrieved August 12, 2016.
  3. ^ "Hip Hop's 'It Boy': An Interview with Jake Miller". The Jewish Week.
  4. ^ a b c d e Sole, Elise (July 5, 2024). "Dad goes viral for epic musical performance at his son's wedding". Today. Retrieved January 3, 2025.
  5. ^ a b c d Hofmann, Michelle (March 4, 2017). "My Favorite Room: Jake Miller lives his dream in his 'manly music room'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved January 3, 2025.
  6. ^ @jakemiller (May 11, 2015). "@NickRadio @SnoopDogg fun fact: opening for Snoop back in 2011 was my first show ever!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  7. ^ a b Condran, Ed (July 16, 2015). "There's an air of mystery surrounding rapper-singer Jake Miller". Bucks County Courier Times. Retrieved January 3, 2025.
  8. ^ "Samsung Mobile Announces Grand Prize Winner of T-Mobile Sidekick 4G by Samsung "Kick It with the Band"". businesswire. Retrieved January 3, 2025.
  9. ^ Fischer, Reed (December 8, 2011). "Y100 Jingle Ball 2011: Flo Rida Added, Village Lineup Announced | New Times Broward-Palm Beach". Browardpalmbeach.com. Retrieved January 6, 2016.
  10. ^ Laurence, Emily (June 3, 2012). "17 Minutes With Jake Miller". Seventeen. Retrieved November 14, 2013.
  11. ^ Lipshutz, Jason (April 3, 2013). "Jake Miller, 'Let You Go': Exclusive Song Premiere". Billboard. Retrieved April 3, 2013.
  12. ^ "A Million Lives, Single - Jake Miller". iTunes. January 23, 2013. Retrieved February 10, 2017.
  13. ^ "Jake Miller Signs Record Deal". MTV. November 18, 2013. Archived from the original on November 21, 2013. Retrieved January 6, 2016.
  14. ^ Daw, Robbie (August 8, 2014). "7 Questions With Jake Miller: "First Flight Home", Upcoming Music & Loving Sam Smith's Album". Idolator. Retrieved July 8, 2015.
  15. ^ "First Flight Home - Single". iTunes Store. July 6, 2014. Retrieved July 8, 2015.
  16. ^ Garibaldi, Christina (October 30, 2014). "Exclusive: Listen To Jake Miller's Lion Heart EP Now". MTV. Archived from the original on November 2, 2014. Retrieved July 8, 2015.
  17. ^ "Jake Miller Tour Dates". MTV. Archived from the original on April 26, 2015. Retrieved July 8, 2015.
  18. ^ Jake Miller [@jakemiller] (July 8, 2015). "SURPRISE!!! BRAND NEW EP CALLED #RUMORS ON ITUNES NOW!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  19. ^ "Rumors - EP". iTunes Store. July 8, 2015. Retrieved July 8, 2015.
  20. ^ Caulfield, Keith (June 12, 2015). "Meek Mill Reigns Again at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Chart". Billboard.
  21. ^ "Sun Sentinel: Weston friend's suicide calls pop singer Jake Miller to action". Dylansfoundation.org. September 15, 2015. Retrieved May 2, 2022.
  22. ^ Maldonado, Jennifer. "Jake Miller Signs a Modeling Contract". Twist. Archived from the original on February 2, 2016.
  23. ^ "Watch internet sensation Jake Miller perform 'Overnight' live on TODAY". Today.com. Retrieved May 2, 2022.
  24. ^ Jake Miller [@jakemiller] (June 6, 2017). "2:00am in LA 🌃💿🌃💿🌃 New album coming out June 16th. Get ready!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  25. ^ "Instagram". Instagram.com. Retrieved May 2, 2022.
  26. ^ a b c d Weatherby, Taylor (March 9, 2018). "Jake Miller Details How a Bedroom Studio & Going Independent Resulted in 'Getting My Sanity Back'". Billboard. Retrieved January 3, 2025.
  27. ^ "Instagram". Instagram.com. Retrieved May 2, 2022.
  28. ^ @jakemiller (February 20, 2018). "New album "Silver Lining" Out March 9" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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  30. ^ a b c d e f g Phillips, Hedy (May 20, 2020). "How Jake Miller Mastered TikTok To Connect With Fans During Lockdown". Grammys. Retrieved January 3, 2025.
  31. ^ "Jake Miller Confirms July 2023 Asia Tour". HK Clubbing. May 17, 2023. Retrieved January 3, 2025.
  32. ^ a b c Rocha, Dominique (October 20, 2023). "Jake Miller closes out his tour at the House of Blues". The Daily Aztec. Retrieved January 3, 2025.
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