Deron Miller
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| Deron Miller | |
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| Birth name | Deron John Miller |
| Born | May 21, 1976 Chester, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Genre(s) | Alternative rock |
| Occupation(s) | Musician |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals, guitar |
| Years active | 1992–present |
| Label(s) | Distant Records, Volcom, Island Records, Road Runner Records |
| Associated acts | CKY Foreign Objects oiL World Under Blood This End Up |
| Website | www.ckyalliance.com |
Deron John Miller (born May 21, 1976 in Chester, Pennsylvania, U.S.) is the lead singer, guitarist and songwriter for CKY (also known as Camp Kill Yourself) which has been through various incarnations since he co-founded it with Jess Margera, Chad I. Ginsburg and Ryan Bruni in 1998. Deron's previous bands include This End Up, Oil, and Foreign Objects. CKY's most recent release was 2005s An Answer Can Be Found which debuted at #35 on Billboard's Top 100.
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[edit] Band history
One day in 1994, Deron was in Algebra class where he met future bandmate Jess Margera. The two got along right away. Deron was in the process of breaking up with his band This End Up, and Jess had told Deron that he could play drums. So with the current circumstances, Deron went to Jess's House and the two had a jamming session. At first Deron thought Jess sucked and was hopeless at putting a beat together. But Deron gave Jess another chance and the two jammed again and formed the band Foreign Objects. After releasing a 5-Track EP, Deron and Jess decided to start a new, more commercial band called oiL. The band went to a studio to record a demo when they met Chad I. Ginsburg in GroundHog Studios in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. After hearing a demo of Disengage The Simulator from the band Chad immediately wanted to be part of the band having recently left his band Rudy + Blitz.
Deron is contributing to James Murphy's Death tribute album and is the person who initially thought of the idea of the album. His two main inspirations are Chuck Schuldiner and James Murphy.
Deron has a death metal side project named World Under Blood, with lead guitarist Luke Jaeger, drummer Tim Yeung and bassist, Risha Eryavec.
[edit] Personal life
Deron has appeared with the CKY Crew in many of Bam Margera's videos, including CKY3, CKY4 and Haggard, the latter as a member of the band Gnarkill in Haggard (note that Deron is not actually a member of the real Gnarkill). He can also be seen giving his opinions about Haggard in the "making of" DVD bonus feature. He is set to make his big screen debut with a cameo in "Return to Sleepaway Camp" which wrapped filming in 2003 but has seen its release delayed for contractual reasons and has not seen a definite release date as of May 2007. Miller later married the film's star, Felissa Rose, on October 17, 2004. Miller and Rose currently live in California with their daughter, Bianca Rose Miller, born June 8, 2005. Their second daughter Lola Marue was born on the 4th of March, 2007.
On June 28, 2006, Deron Miller announced that he would use the month of July to enter a detox program to cope with his substance abuse problems and rising tensions as a traveling musician. This announcement came four days after Deron suddenly walked off the stage during a concert in Burlington, Vermont. Days after the incident, Deron posted the following message on the official CKY website:[1]
| “ | I walked offstage because I had no control over myself at that point. Half a bottle of jack and a handful of anti-depressants didnt help much. I have tried unsuccessfully for years to quit these habits, but to no avail. The problem seems to be getting worse and worse... it wasn't because of a stage diver, equipment or roadies...it was going to happen regardless. In my life I've had about 15 of these black out episodes where I conjure up something thats been bothering me and get out of control to the point where I have no idea what I'm doing. | ” |
[edit] Equipment
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- Parker Nitefly SA, Nitefly M, Fly Deluxe, and P Series Guitars (guitars strung with only the low e,a,d,and g strings)
- Marshall JCM 2000 TSL Amplifiers
- Peavey XXX Amplifier
- Marshall and Peavey 4x12 Cabinets
- DiMarzio Pickups
- D'addario .52 Gauge strings with a wound G
- Dunlop 1.0 mm Picks
- His early guitar was an Ibanez RG as seen in the CKY documentary.
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| CKY Crew |
| Core members: Bam Margera | Ryan Dunn | Brandon DiCamillo | Ted "Rake Yohn" Webb | Chris "Raab Himself" Raab | Jess Margera
Others: Phil Margera | April Margera | Vincent "Don Vito" Margera | Jenn Rivell | Brandon Novak | Full list Video/Film: CKY Videos (1999 – 2003) | Jackass: The Movie (2002) | Haggard: The Movie (2003) | Jackass Number Two (2006) | Jackass 3 (2008) | Minghags (2008) TV/Radio series: Jackass | Viva La Bam | Homewrecker | Radio Bam | Blastazoid | Bam's Unholy Union |
| CKY - the band |
| Members: Deron Miller | Chad I. Ginsburg | Jess Margera | Matt Deis
Albums: Volume 1 (1999) | Volume 2 (1999) | Infiltrate•Destroy•Rebuild (2002) | An Answer Can Be Found (2005) See also: Gnarkill | Foreign Objects | oiL | Rudy + Blitz |
