ROBERT MILLER BIO

As a musician Robert Miller is an acclaimed Bassist, Songwriter and Singer. He’s released 14 albums as the leader of his band, Project Grand Slam, one of which went to #1 on Billboard.

He has recorded with David Amram (National Treasure), Randy Brecker (Blood Sweat & Tears), Billy Cobham (Mahavishnu Orchestra), Mindi Abair (Sax), Tony Carey (Rainbow), Pat Coil (Michael McDonald), Anton Fig (David Letterman Show), Antonio Farao (Jack DeJohnette), John Helliwell (Supertramp), Jon Lucien (Singer), Jim Peterik (Ides Of March/Survivor), Elliott Randall (Steely Dan) and Peter Tiehuis (Metropol Orkest).

When he was young Robert had a dream to become a Rock Star. He came from a musical family - his father played the trumpet and Robert played trumpet as well through high school. He came of age musically during the British Invasion era of the 1960s. He taught himself guitar and bass. He played in rock bands through high school, studied bass with Jimmy Garrison, John Coltrane’s bassist, and then returned to college in Boston and became a mainstay of the music scene there in the 1970s with his fusion band, Sagov. He was sure that he was on track for stardom in music.

But like for many people, life then got in the way of his dream. Marriage, kids, job, obligations. He thought he could work a day job and play music at night, but that became impossible. He actually stopped playing music altogether for 15 years. He woke up one day and realized that his dream had slipped away.

But the dream continued to burn inside him. He got back into music in his 40s, recording his first album (“Miles Behind”) in 1994 and performing at clubs and festivals with his band, The Robert Miller Group, but it still was part-time and more like an avocation or hobby. It was only when he turned 60 years of age that he realized it was now or never to really go after his dream. How many more chances would he have? So he made a decision. He gave up everything else and figuratively jumped into the deep end of the pool.

Project Grand Slam

First thing, he reorganized his band, Project Grand Slam. He surrounded himself with a group of young, extremely talented musicians - mainly from foreign countries - who had come to NYC to make their mark. He began writing music again and rehearsing with the band. Slowly but surely the band began to make progress - bigger and better gigs, openers for several major stars, festivals and concerts.

Robert and PGS have now released 14 albums including a Billboard #1 (Trippin’), have had millions of video views and streams, played festivals and concerts around the world, and opened for artists like Edgar Winter, Blues Traveler, Boney James and Mindi Abair.

Robert realized that he had accomplished something that was unique and inspiring - becoming a successful musician in his 60s, an age when most Baby Boomers were planning their retirement. Along the way he had developed a path into pursuing and succeeding at one’s dream, and felt that he could inspire others to follow and succeed at their dream.

Follow Your Dream Podcast

During the depths of the pandemic, musicians were frozen in time - they couldn’t perform, rehearse or record. Robert knew that he needed to do something creative. He became convinced that starting a podcast would enable him to communicate with his fans and others at a much deeper level of engagement than the usual social media. So in March 2021 he launched his Follow Your Dream Podcast. The theme of the podcast is to inspire and motivate people to follow their dream, just as Robert had done. The podcast features a variety of guests - famous musicians, actors, directors, photographers and other creatives - who have in common that they followed their dream to success. With his musician guests Robert likes to do what he calls a Songfest where they pick out a handful of their best works and Robert plays a bit of them and they talk about the backstories. Great fun and no other podcast does this!

The podcast has become a much bigger success than Robert could ever have imagined. For quite some time now the podcast has been ranked in the Top 1% of all podcasts and has listeners worldwide on every continent in 200 countries! As Robert likes to say, each episode is like going on a World Tour for him and his guest.

Robert infuses his music into the podcast. Each episode features a different one of Robert’s 100+ songs underneath the introduction and at the end which he selects in order to fit with the guest or theme of that episode. From time to time he also does Bonus Music Episodes and also Special Episodes and solo episodes.

Robert now releases all of his new music through the podcast. In this way his music goes to thousands of listeners all around the world. For Robert it’s like playing a concert to a worldwide audience!

And the icing on the cake is Robert’s musical collaborations with a number of his guests, including John Helliwell of Supertramp, Elliott Randall of Steely Dan, Jim Peterik of the Ides Of March and Survivor, Randy Brecker of Blood Sweat & Tears and Tony Carey of Rainbow.

The podcast celebrated its third anniversary in March 2024. As of November 2024 Robert has aired in excess of 400 episodes and cumulative downloads are in excess of 2.3 million. Robert continues to attract as guests some of the best and most famous musicians and other creatives. Click HERE for a recap of 2023.

Follow Your Dream Handbook

In 2021 Robert wrote The Follow Your Dream Handbook to accompany the podcast. The Handbook is a combination memoir of Robert’s personal story plus a how-to achieve success with one’s dream. The Handbook was released in August 2021 and immediately became an Amazon #1 Bestseller!

RECENT MUSIC

“The Fall Of Winter” (Single)

One of the great benefits of the podcast is Robert’s musical collaborations with a number of his guests. The first was Jim Peterik of the Ides Of March, formerly with Survivor and of 38 Special fame, the writer of two massive #1 hits - “Vehicle” for the Ides Of March (which he sang as well), and “Eye Of The Tiger” for Survivor, the theme song for the film Rocky III, which has over 1 billion views on YouTube.

Robert (music) and Jim (lyrics/vocal) wrote and recorded a single called “The Fall Of Winter” which was released in May 2022. Featured on the track are Elliott Randall (Steely Dan/Doobie Brothers) and Tony Carey (Rainbow/Joe Cocker/Eric Burden). Reviews include “A Triumph!” (Indie Music Reviews), and “Flexes Real Rock Muscle!” (Celebrity Zone).

“All Of The Time” (Single)

“All Of The Time”, another single written by Robert, was released in July 2022. It’s a playful, whimsical love song - light and airy and exuding the happiness and joy of being in love. Melody Maker has given it 5 Stars and calls it “Pure bliss…An intimate sound with abundant melodic riches!”. Pop Icon has also given it 5 Stars and calls it “Ecstacy…One of the best all-around bands working today!”. And Mob York City calls it “Excellence…A band in full command of their powers!” View the video on the Music page of this website.

“Bobby M and the Paisley Parade” (Album)

Robert’s solo album, released in January 2023, is called “Bobby M and the Paisley Parade”. 10 new songs by Robert and featuring guest artists John Helliwell of Supertramp on sax, Tony Carey of Rainbow on keyboards, and international sensation Deobrat Mishra on sitar. Produced by Tony Carey.

The album has been called “ALBUM OF THE YEAR!” by Indie Shark, “One of the great rock sets of the year!” by Big Celebrity Buzz, “An adventure that keeps us on the edge of our seats!” by Pop Icon, and “Intriguing and evocative with a signature persona!” by Mob York City.

Bobby M has been praised by a number of world class musicians:

"Catchy and engaging with great tunes!" - Steve Hackett (Genesis)
"This album has life and soul!" - John Helliwell (Supertramp)
"Bobby M rocks!" - Gary Puckett (Union Gap)
"Nice cool bluesy album!" - Jim McCarty (The Yardbirds)
"Robert really really really rocks!" - Peter Yarrow (Peter Paul & Mary)
"Great songs. Great performances. It's a smash!" - David Libert (The Happenings)

“It’s Alive!” (Album)

Robert’s latest Project Grand Slam album is called “It’s Alive!”. It’s a live album featuring 13 of the band’s Greatest Hits recorded live in concert at the SteelStacks venue in Bethlehem, PA and at the Nisville Jazz Festival in Serbia. The album was released in April 2023 and has garnered wonderful reviews:

"An instant classic!" (Melody Maker)
"Amazing record...Another win for the one and only Robert Miller!" (Hollywood Digest)
"Close to perfect!" (Pop Icon)
"A Masterpiece!" (Big Celebrity Buzz)
"Sterling effort!" (Indie Pulse)
"Another fusion wonder for Project Grand Slam!" (MobYorkCity)

“The Singles Project” (EP)

In the Fall of 2023 Robert released an EP called “The Singles Project” featuring 5 of his new vocal songs that speak to the ups and downs of life.

“Amazing!” “Magical!”
“Fabulously Enticing!” “A Home Run!”
“A Sonic Tour De Force!”

Listener Reviews:
Saturday Morning
”A neat and simply happy song!”
”It’s so cute and fun. It’s describing a world I wish I lived in every day!”

Like Never Before
”Great message!”
”Great song, very perceptive lyrics!”

“Miles Behind” (Album)

In January 2024 Robert rediscovered and released his “lost” 1994 debut album called “Miles Behind”. It features an All Star supporting cast including Randy Brecker (Blood Sweat & Tears), Anton Fig (David Letterman Show), Al Foster (Miles Davis), Tim Ries (Rolling Stones) and singer Jon Lucien. Ten tracks consisting of four originals plus covers of songs by Miles Davis, Chick Corea, Charles Mingus, Thelonious Monk and Jimi Hendrix. Called “Hip, Tight and Edgy!”

“The Rich Ones” and “Lou’s Blues” (Singles)

Also in 2024 Robert has released two acclaimed singles that harken back to his Jazz Fusion roots:

“The Rich Ones” featuring guest artist Randy Brecker (Blood Sweat & Tears) on flugelhorn. The track has over 250,000 streams.

And “Lou’s Blues”, which Robert calls a Jazz Fusion “tone poem”.

“Lou’s Blues” has been praised by Mark Egan, Acclaimed Bassist (Pat Metheny Group/Elements/Gil Evans), as “Fantastic! Great playing and production!”, and by Peter Erskine, Superstar Drummer (Weather Report), who says “Digging it!”.