Randall J. Miller (February 9, 1971 – November 5, 2010) was an American musician and drummer for the

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-based band,

The Myriad Seattle alt-rock outfit The Myriad began in 2001 with university students Jeremy Edwardson and John Roger Schofield. The duo recruited Scott Davis (drums), Jonathan Young (guitar), and Steven Tracy (guitar, piano) to join them in the endeavor. ...

. Miller was born in

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in 1971 to Jack and Jayne Miller. He moved to

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, in 1985 with his family. Miller graduated from Central Valley High School in Redding in 1989. He initially owned and operated Metolius Construction, a concrete business, with

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, Tommy Carlson, before leaving to join The Myriad in 2006. The Myriad, which included Miller as drummer and lead vocalist

Jeremy Edwardson Jeremy Edwardson (born March 25, 1979) is an American singer/songwriter, record producer, audio engineer, mixer, and former lead vocalist of the Seattle-based band, The Myriad. He owns and operates The Soundhouse recording studio in his hometown ...

, who was also a 1997 alumnus of Central Valley High School, rose to success after winning

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's Dew Circuit Breakout Band of the Year in December 2007. Their 2008 second album, ''

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'', was released shortly afterwards after being mastered at

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. Miller was diagnosed with

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, a form of bone cancer, in 2008, the same year that ''With Arrows, With Poise'' was released. He underwent treatments, including

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, and his condition improved enough that he was able to tour with The Myriad during the autumn of 2009.

Death

Randy Miller died at his home in

on November 5, 2010, at the age of 39. He is survived by his wife, Kristyn Miller and their two children.

References

1971 births 2010 deaths American rock drummers Musicians from Greater Los Angeles Musicians from Redding, California Deaths from cancer in California {{US-drummer-stub