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 2008 - on the road...
This year finds the band and team's traveling all over the country, and releasing a new CD. Visit often for details!
See the Upcoming Events section to see the calendar of appearances!
Buy Ashland Miller Band TShirts/Hats Online! Click HERE
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Live Sound section - details about Rock Star Production's live sound engineering
Studio Sound section - our studio services
Image Gallery - snapshots
Rock Star Store - buy CD's online. Laura Cerulli "Over Crooked Tables" recently added
Mailing List - join the mailing list in one easy form. Click the Newsletters link to see the most recently sent
Rock Star Artists - we'll maintain summaries of the Artists we work with |
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Thursday, 21 September 2006 |
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New sections under development and recently updated:
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Sunday, 24 September 2006 |
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Laura Cerulli
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Laura Cerulli is a true professional in every sense of the word. With over fifteen years experience in the music business she is a seasoned player both live and in the studio. She brings to the stage and studio a great musical sensibility combined with professional gear, professional chops, and a refreshing lack of ego. Efficiency and creativity are two of her strongest assets. From 2000-2005, Laura fronted her own band, Cerulean Groove, playing mainly in MD, DC and VA. Since April 2005 Laura has been on tour as a member of SONiA & disappear fear. In between tour dates Laura keeps a busy schedule in the studio and playing fill-in gigs with other artists. She specializes in tasteful percussion and vocal support for singer-songwriters. Laura is versatile in many styles both vocally and instrumentally, yet maintains a unique "sound" all her own.
 "Over Crooked Tables", Laura & Cerulean Groove's CD, is now available at the Rock Star Store.
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Testimonials:
"The best percussionist I have ever played with!"
-Tom Prasada-Rao, Singer-Songwriter
"One percent ego, ninety-nine percent extraordinary talent."
-SONiA of disappear fear, Singer-Songwriter
"An outstanding talent that leaves your jaw dropped!"
-Ashland Miller, Singer-Songwriter, Producer at Rock Star Productions, LLC
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"Tasty, smart groove, and fun to work with."
-Randall Williams, Singer-Songwriter
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"Cerullis' drumming on her scaled-down kit, which included a djembe that she played at times with sticks rather that her hands, was notable. It was always supporting the trio with perfect timing and choice of percussive sounds. Even more impressive is the fact that Cerulli sings, and sings well, while drumming, a more difficult feat than one might imagine."
-Christine LaPado, Chico News & Review (Review of a disappear fear show.)
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"Watching the band, you know immediately you're in the presence of something exciting and new. Then Cerulli opens her mouth and the world stands still as she wrings every drop of emotion out of the lyrics with her powerful, soaring voice, forgedin the fire of the blues and tempered in the cool technique of her classical training."
-Bob Steele, Baltimore Out Loud (Review of a Cerulean Groove show.)
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BS Degree in Music Education from Towson University, concentration in Percussion
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Classically trained in Percussion, Voice, Piano & Violin
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Active member of WAMA, with five WAMMIE nominations both personally
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Written by Robin
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Thursday, 02 August 2007 |
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Ashland Miller
Visit the Upcoming Events page to find out where Ashland is appearing next!!
Click here for Ashland's Press Kit.
Buy Ashland Miller Band TShirts/Hats Online! Click HERE
NEWS UPDATE: 2008 SCHEDULE QUICKLY FILLING UP! CHECK BACK SOON FOR A LIST OF APPEARANCES. WORK ON THE NEW FULL LENGTH CD IS PROGRESSING WELL. ASHLAND WILL POST UPDATES HERE IN THE NEAR FUTURE.
| About Ashland....
Southern-born Ashland Miller puts a pen to paper, an acoustic guitar on her knee, and a passionate voice unleashes songs that make you laugh, cry, feel inspired, and leaves you ultimately wanting more. Ashland toured for ten years as part of the award-winning acoustic duo CommonbonD, releasing six CD's and perfoming in over forty states and two foreign territories. Using her experiences on the road to pen a catalog of songs that saw fans singing along from city to city, Ashland's songwriting, harmonies and creative musical arrangements effortlessly erase boundaries between the genres of Country, Folk, Pop, and Rock music. Ranging from the whimsical "Livin' Within My Means" to the heart wrenching ballad "This Love", Ashland's lyrics combined with a powerful voice have created timeless moments in song, and thousands of loyal fans.
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| Click Here to listen to samples of Ashland's songs |
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Touring nationally for the last decade...
Ashland Miller has shared stages with John Mayer, Jennifer Nettles from Sugar Land, Sophie B. Hawkins, Lucy Kaplansky, David Wilcox, Cheryl Wheeler, Catie Curtis, Caroline Aiken, Richie Havens, Melissa Ferrick, Michelle Malone, disapear fear, Jennifer Kimball and many more!! |
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Recognition/Awards
First place Pop, Mid-Atlantic Song Contest, Songwriters Association of Washington, DC.
Folk album of the year, Just Plain Folks
Finalist, Indie of the Year, Independent Distribution Network
Finalist, Lilith Fair Talent Search
Winner, singer-songwriter showcase, Bogies, Nashville, TN |
A Sample of Television and radio appearances
Charlie Daniel's Talent Round Up, TNN
Country Today, TNN
Park City Faces, Park City, Utah
Artists in the Spotlight, FOX
WNRN Charlottesville, VA
WOMR, Provincetown, MA
WMPH, Wilmington, DE |
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Benefits
Race for the Cure, Washington, DC
Sexual Assault Crisis Center, Knoxville, TN
Pediatric AIDS, Durham, NC
Mitch Snider Street Dedication, Washington, DC
Susan G. Koman Breast Cancer Foundation, Durham, NC |
Features
FOX channel news segment "artist in the spotlight" As described by the Washington Post, "there's a lot here to applaud!".
The Philadelphia Au Courant notes that the music is "driven not by ego, but simply because this music comes from inside and has to come out". |
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Read Ashland's & download singles here Lyrics.
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Also, visit the Upcoming Events page to find out where Ashland or the Ashland Miller Band are appearing next!
Ashland, Laura Cerulli, Robin Elder
Ashland Miller Band!
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Press Kit:
Click here to download Ashland's Onesheet.
 Click here to download a hi-res color photo.
Photo by Dwight Durmon.
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Written by Robin
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Sunday, 24 September 2006 |
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Interestingly, you can't find it in a dictionary.... So we'll go ahead and define it. From Merriam-Webster Online 2006:
Main Entry: 1rock
Pronunciation: 'räk
Function: verb
Etymology: Middle English rokken, from Old English roccian; akin to Old High German rucken to cause to move
transitive verb (the early pronunciations for "rawk on!!!...")
1 : to move back and forth in or as if in a cradle (hence, born to rock)
2 a : to cause to sway back and forth <a boat rocked by the waves> b (1) : to cause to shake violently (2) : to daze with or as if with a vigorous blow <a hard right rocked the contender> (3) : to astonish or disturb greatly <the scandal rocked the community> (we love this definition best, combining swaying and rocking on the water, shaking violently, being astonishingly disturbed or to disturb...)
3 : to rouse to excitement (as by performing rock music) <rocked the crowd> (that's right!)
intransitive verb
1 : to become moved backward and forward under often violent impact; also : to move gently back and forth (we try to avoid violent impact at all cost, keeping all four wheels on the ground at all times)
2 : to move forward at a steady pace; also : to move forward at a high speed <the train rocked through the countryside> (or at planing speed over the water, or cornering in a golf cart, or the guitar solo...)
3 : to sing, dance to, or play rock music (wherever, whenever, with whomever... in your office, in your car, dancing around your living room...)
4 slang : to be extremely enjoyable, pleasing, or effective <her new car rocks> (how can this be slang?)
synonym
- rock the boat : to do something that disturbs the equilibrium of a situation (now THAT's the mission!)
Main Entry: 3star
Function: adjective
1 : of, relating to, or being a star <received star billing>
2 : of outstanding excellence : PREEMINENT <a star athlete> (enough said!)
Someone once told us, somewhere at some time, one of those crazy statistics that stays in your mind forever. I heard that 80% of Fortune 500 CEO's had once dreamed of being a rock star. Poll any company, school, stay at home mom or dad, or just about anyone from any walk of life and you'll see a glimmer in their eye when they talk about their favorite music, rock star or memory brought back by mentioning a song. While precious few make it to the stage in front of 50,000 people and 20,000 watts of power, being a rock star isn't about that. Being a Rock Star is about a single moment, or a string of moments, that occur every day, in everything we do. Based on the definitions from Merriam and the belief that we are all Rock Stars, here's our definition:
Rock Star
Function: verb, adjective, noun, you decide
1. Enjoyably and effectively disturbing the equilibrium of a situation by causing vigorous literal and/or emotional swaying back and forth, rousing infectious emotional energy, passion and excitement, with every thought and action.
Live like a Rock Star.
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