Miles Benjamin Anthony Robinson (born October 30, 1982 in

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) is a Brooklyn-based singer-songwriter.

Biography

Miles was raised in

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and

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.Miles Benjamin Anthony Robinson page at Say Hey Records
/ref> He spent much of his youth on the road traveling with his comedian/playwright father as he played venues across the U.S. In high school, he began playing guitar and writing songs. After a brief move to California, Miles went to New York City in 2000.Hafley, Lauren
Miles Benjamin Anthony Robinson Interview
. '' Beyond Race Magazine'' He attended

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and graduated from

Tisch School of the Arts The New York University Tisch School of the Arts (commonly referred to as Tisch) is the performing, cinematic and media arts school of New York University. Founded on August 17, 1965, Tisch is a training ground for artists, scholars of the a ...

in 2004.

Musical career

Miles's eponymous first LP, originally recorded, produced and arranged in 2006 with Chris Taylor of

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,Shaer, Matthew
His name is big, and so is his potential
"Boston.com, September 28, 2008" was released on July 1, 2008. The album features contributions by Grizzly Bear's

Daniel Rossen Daniel Raphael Rossen (born August 5, 1982) is an American singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. He is best known as the guitarist and co-lead vocalist of the indie rock band Grizzly Bear, with whom he has recorded four studio albums. Ross ...

and Christopher Bear and

TV on the Radio TV on the Radio (TVOTR) is an American rock band from Brooklyn, New York, formed in 2001. The band consists of Tunde Adebimpe (vocals, loops), David Andrew Sitek (guitars, keyboards, loops), Kyp Malone (vocals, guitars, bass, loops), and ...

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. Miles signed with

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on August 12, 2009. His second LP '' Summer Of Fear'' was produced by Malone and released on October 20, 2009. The same year Miles was chosen as one of '' Beyond Race Magazines "50 Emerging Artists", resulting in a spot in their #11 issue as well as a full-length Q&A on their website. Miles has not yet released further albums under his own name, but since 2017 has been in the duo Drug Couple with his partner Becca Robinson.Song Premiere: '2027' by Drug Couple
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Solo discography

*'' Miles Benjamin Anthony Robinson'' ( Say Hey Records, 2008) *'' Summer Of Fear'' (

, 2009)

References

External links

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