Singer/Songwriter/Producer/Yogi/Hairdresser

Miller began his career in Gainesville, Florida in 1984. Miller performed in the bands Middle Earth, Penguin, NDolphin, Bill Perry Orchestra, The Righteous Kind, TriplWiDE, The Space Masons, and Chicago's Vini and the Demons as the bass player. He is the author of 45 Chapbooks, and has over 50 "AudioArt" CDs to his credit. His poetry has been published in many small press periodicals including Ploplop, Abbey, Poetry Motel, Moon Magazine, and Jim Chandler's Thunder Sandwich. His most recent written work, simply titled Project r, explores the concept of reality using an eclectic mixture of Miller's unique stories, poems, articles and blogs and reveals a good bit of autobiographical content.

Tom Miller is the writer and director of more than 100 independent VideoFilms. Miller is also known for notorious stunts including the Naked Press Conference, a 17 hour reading of Truman Capote's "In Cold Blood" and his frequent UFO Secrecy Protests. Tom Miller has painted portraits of many Gainesville celebrities and public figures, including Mayor, Pegeen Hanrahan, Former Gainesville Chief of Police, Wayland Clifton, Hemp Activist and former Candidate for Florida Governor, Michael Geison, and Gainesville's legendary house drag queen for The University Club, The Lady Pearl.

Miller was a candidate for the Gainesville City Commission in 1995. He was the host for a decade of Gainesville's HempFests, and was a plaintiff among several organizers in a 1995 1st Amendment lawsuit which the city lost, both on its initial filing and on appeal. Miller's avant-garde variety show, The Tom Miller Show, has been a staple of entertainment in Gainesville, Florida from 1984 to the present day.

Miller has received significant press coverage for his 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 on electric bass in the 60s style musical group" The Righteous Kind"

In 2010 he performed a piece devoted to David Lynch's TV series, Twin Peaks, as a benefit for Transcendental Meditation, which both Miller and Lynch practice.

“The difference between a dream and a goal, is a timeline and accountability.” - Dr. Phil

Since the release of his debut EP, The Runaways (2014), Houston Keen has set out a timeline, to evolve into what this current moment is. 
As a teenager, he started out in the bars of St. Augustine’s shoreline, eventually graduating to a full-time schedule around the North Florida/South Georgia area.
Through the years, he has amounted a constant collection of new-found friends, fans, and connections throughout the Southeastern states.
It’s not so much a lack of a record deal, as much as it’s that he doesn’t need one (yet). 

Houston’s method of fan cultivation includes a variety of marketing strategies,
but at the very core of it, it comes down to his friendly, organic method of distribution.
Taking a note from nostalgia, Houston began passing out homemade CD’s full of original songs and packaging content.  
The idea of free music is scary and illogical to some, but he sees it as a means of getting something tangible into the listener’s hands.

“Even if they don’t listen to the music, it’ll still be something that exists within their scope of reality.  Maybe someone will ask about it, or their dog will chew it up.
Regardless, it comes back into discussion if it exists in their day to day life.”

This guerrilla marketing technique is reinforced by Houston’s strong hold on the digital age. He has developed his platform into a “machine,” running it in cycles of constantly performing from coast-to-coast, tireless distribution of free CDs, and an ever-expansive foundation of free music and content across all social media outlets. 
The cycle feeds itself as Houston continues to grow his brand. 

The constant buzz and attention, as well as the drive to achieve that “next level,” led Houston to TMMP (booking agency located in Austin, TX).
Upon signing a booking deal, he relocated to The Live Music Capital of The World and began playing along the famous bars of downtown Sixth Street, and across the many cities of Texas. 
This success became the map of Houston’s touring system between Florida and Texas. After our worldwide state of health changed all business in early 2020, the entertainment industry went into an indefinite shutdown, and Houston returned home to Florida.

Upon arriving home, he released his debut album, Jenny, that has gone on to garner over 20,000 plays on Spotify alone.
This was followed up by two stand-alone singles, “The Party”, and “In The Dark”.
Both new singles were recorded at Gainesville’s own Black Bear Recording Studios, a short drive away from Houston’s hometown. 

During the nation’s shutdown of all restaurants and bars, Houston began penning the words for his next project: Warmer Era.  
Set to release in April of 2021, the collection of songs draw influence from a wide range of musicality and artists.
As the year pushes forward, more and more opportunities continue to rise.
Now, equipped with a strategy, a well-qualified rock & roll band, and a list of upcoming singles to be released, Houston sees a pay off in his near-future, and he cannot wait for you to be a part of it. 

We hope to see you on the road (safely) in 2021!

Gainesville punk rock and roll.  Since 1996.

The Strypes are 4-piece rhythm and blues band hailing from Cavan, Ireland, formed in 2011 by Ross Farrelly (lead vocals/harmonica), Josh McClorey (lead guitar/vocals), Pete O'Hanlon (bass guitar/harmonica) and Evan Walsh (drums).

The group has spent the past 18 months launching their explosive R&B assault on the clubs and festivals of Ireland, the UK and Europe, viciously hammering out a no-nonsense blues repertoire drawing from the songbooks of Chuck Berry, Bo Diddley, Howlin' Wolf, Little Walter, Slim Harpo and more with the passion and venom of British blues groups such as Dr. Feelgood, The Yardbirds, The Rolling Stones and The Animals. 

Having already been met with critical acclaim from greats such as Jeff Beck and Paul Weller and been tipped by NME as the No. 1 new band to watch, it seems things can only get better for The Strypes.

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