Even as he began his college career, he maintained a steady focus on his end goal of making a name for himself in the music industry. He signed to Glassnote Records while he was studying music at New York University. “I always envisioned myself fitting nicely on the label, and when the offer actually came through I was floored.” stated Miller. They noticed the talent behind the craze instantly and signed him to their label in early 2014. In came Glassnote Records – a label famous for being the home to a roster of artists like Mumford and Sons, CHVRCHES, The Temper Trap, and Childish Gambino. Miller was ready to answer any call that brought him deeper into the music world. The buzz surrounding him was inescapable at the time. He formed a band and they began to play shows at NYC venues like Rockwood Music Hall, The Bitter End, and burlesque bar, The Slipper Room. The guidance his piano teacher gave Miller a quick foothold in his craft. A week later, they began writing together.
One day his teacher pointed out his vocal skills, and they discussed fine-tuning them. While he played the piano he would sing, but very quietly. He had a piano teacher that gave him the freedom to play whatever it was that he wanted. During his early years there, he would stay by himself and didn’t really speak much to anyone. Within a place of isolation, Miller had a saving grace. For a while, his new school wasn’t a place he was happy attending. Six months after moving to New Jersey, Miller enrolled at a new school closer to home. It took a major about-face in Miller’s life to transform his interest in music from a hobby around the house, to pursuing a career as an artist with conviction. “They spoke to me in a way other music hadn’t before.” photo: Ed Whitmarsh / EUPH. “I always loved the warmth of those records,” recalled Miller. Their groovy classics became the inspirational gospel that Miller would live by as he began his journey into music.
Despite the distance, his mother would make the hour and a half long commute every day from New Jersey to his school back in the city. To offset the boredom of a humdrum commute, his mother gave him the records of musical deities like Elton John, David Bowie, and Fleetwood Mac to listen to. When he was 12 years old, his parents temporarily separated and Miller relocated with his mother to New Jersey from Manhattan. Miller’s inexhaustible devotion to his art dates back to his early pre-teen years. With a battalion of emotive balladries and a soulful croon reminiscent of the 70s, he’s making vast strides towards greatness. The 22-year-old Brooklynite has worked diligently to step out of the shadows and bring himself to center stage. The past two years for indie pop singer Tor Miller have been an exhilarating whirlwind.
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