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Alex Miller (born February 25, 1992) is an American Musician whose career has mainly been spent in the Hip-Hop industry. Miller has mastered over 10 instruments, and is proclaimed by other music educators as a "Virtuoso". He originally began his music career playing Classical Guitar and has stated in interviews that he would rather not have his guitar talents be publicized. Miller is a self-taught beat composer with most of his experience coming from Image-Line Software's FL Studio. He also is a member of the professional marching band Santa Clara Vanguard in which he marches snare drum.

Early Life
Born in Philadelphia, PA, Miller spent the first seven years of his life in Northeastern United States and was exposed to many forms of music, of which he specifically mentions bands such as Blind Melon,KoRn, and Nirvana. His family moved to Anna, TX when he was eight, and stayed there until his freshman year in high school. During his time in Anna, he participated in multiple school activities including Cross country and Track & Field. Miller joined the school band when he moved from Anna to Celina, TX and chose to play percussion (due to his former experience with the Drum Kit).

Style
Miller, who had been listening to the music of Dr. Dre and Jay-Z since, from what he says, "As long as I can remember", says he uses slower Tempos in his songs and the driving force. Many of his beats are composed with samples taken from jazz and funk charts from artists like Thelonious Monk, Chick Corea, Earth, Wind & Fire, and The Brothers Johnson. Many of his beats have overtones of reggae and trip-hop, and show apparent influences from other DJ's such as Nujabes, Steve Aoki, and Nas.

Miller is also a graffiti artist and says to have been since he was 14. His current alias is unknown, but he has had multiple names such as Kaptin Krunk [sic], Dr. Milla, and Mr. Chew. His artwork is on display at http://www.texasgraffiti.com/main.html.

Present
A prospective student for The University of North Texas, Miller hopes to major in Music Education, therefore leaving his career in the Hip-Hop industry. When asked about this, he replied "It really pains me to walk out on my current situation, but I have to receive an education before I can do anything substantial with my life. I don't like to think of it as the end of a chapter, but as a entirely new beginning." He is currently studying abroad in India to learn the ways of tabla, sitar, and dilruba with Ravi Shankar.

Random Facts
-Miller has an extreme love for computers and is a frequent freelance programmer for HTML, C++, and ASCII codes.

-He is an insomniac and claims to receive less than 60 hours of sleep each month.

-He is a player of the MMORPG World of Warcraft.

-He is an avid Wiccan, but claims he still belongs to the Christian faith.

-Miller's favorite books consist of strictly non-fiction and are mostly over the topics of Physics and Philosophy.

-Samurai Champloo and Fullmetal Alchemist are his two favorite animes and he confesses to have seen both of the series over 10 times each.