For Fans of Flatpicking Guitar Magazine
Dan Miller's Groups
-
Flatpicking Essentials: …
35 members
-
Flatpicking Essentials
119 members
-
Beginner Flatpickers
152 members
-
Taking It To The Next Le…
86 members
-
Washington DC Area Flatp…
19 members
Dan Miller's Discussions
Peaceful Bend Americana Music Festival
9 Replies
Started this discussion. Last reply by Bill Startz Sep 24, 2008.
Flatpicking Contests
14 Replies
Started this discussion. Last reply by Dan Miller Aug 6, 2009.
Gifts Received
Dan Miller has not received any gifts yet
Dan Miller's Page
Latest Activity
Profile Information
- Favorite Flatpickers
- All of them!
- Favorite Flatpicking Tunes
- All of them!
- Favorite Guitars
- Rockbridge
- Tell us more about yourself (place a Bio here if you wish)
- I am the editor and publisher of Flatpicking Guitar Magazine and have been playing acoustic music on guitar, banjo, mandolin, and bass for nearly thirty years. I've owned and operated my own publishing company since 1988 and owned FGM Records since 1997.
I was born and raised in Northern Virginia, graduated from Annandale High School in 1978, and entered the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland. In 1982 I graduated from the Naval Academy with a BS in Mathematics and was commissioned a 2nd Lieutenant in the Marine Corps. I served as a Communications Officer in the Marine Corps until 1992. While in the service I also earned a MS in Electrical Engineering from the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California.
During my time in the service I began publishing a martial arts newsletter, which eventually led to me starting my own publishing company in 1988 while I was still in the service. The small newsletter gradually grew into a journal, which focused on the Chinese internal martial art of Pa Kua Chang (also romanized Ba Gua Zhang).
After leaving the Marine Corps in 1992, having achieved the rank of Captain, I began publishing full time. In addition to publishing the Pa Kua Chang Journal, over the next five years I also published eight books and ten instructional video on various Chinese martial arts subjects. After my first daughter, Emily, was born in January of 1996, I thought that the four to five week-long research trips to China would be hard on my new family and I decided to start a new publication which would be more family oriented. In September of 1996 the first issue of Flatpicking Guitar Magazine (flatpick.com) was published. In June of 1997, my second daughter, Sara, was born.
My two children, and the guitar magazine, were all born while I was living in Monterey, California. In 1998 I decided to move the business to Pulaski, Virginia. Although the business office remains in Pulaski, I moved back to California in 2005 and now live in Rocklin, just east of Sacramento. My aunt, Connie Miller and her sister Jackie, run the day-to-day operations of the business office while I focus on publishing the magazine and producing music CDs and instructional books and DVDs for acoustic guitar players.
In conjunction with publishing Flatpicking Guitar Magazine, I also own FGM Records (fgmrecords.com) and Flatpicking Mercantile (flatpickingmercantile.com). Currently the record label, which specializes in various styles of acoustic guitar music, has produced 32 CDs and 6 live concert DVDs. Additionally we have produced instructional material for guitar and sell it through Flatpicking Mercantile. To date Flatpicking Mercantile has released fourteen instructional books and twelve instructional DVDs.
I also play the upright bass with a number of touring bands. For the past several years I have worked primarily with the Brad Davis Band and I have toured as a duo, playing guitar, with Tim May.
Tim May, Brad Davis, and I conduct workshops all around the United States, about 70 per year. To find out more about these workshops, please see our workshop schedule at the following web address: http://www.flatpick.com/workshops
- Do you have a website?
- http://flatpick.com
Dan Miller's Photos
Dan Miller's Videos
Dan Miller's Blog
Flatpicking Guitar Magazine Nov/Dec 2013 Issue Now Available
The November/December 2013 edition (Volume 18, Number 1), of Flatpicking Guitar Magazine features Joey McKenzie of The Quebe Sisters Band on the cover and some of Joey's great Western swing back up. Additionally, we highlight Michael Daves who has recorded and toured in a duo with Chris Thile. Michael, originally…
Posted on November 6, 2013 at 11:57am
Check Out Our Upgraded Website at www.flatpick.com
We haven recently upgraded and updated the Flatpicking Guitar Magazine website at www.flatpick.com.
Please check it out! We have added a lot of new instructional items for the acoustic guitar player and guitar accessories like cases, capos, strands, straps, strings, picks, and much more. Please check it out at www.flatpick.com
!…
ContinuePosted on November 6, 2013 at 11:54am
November/December 2012 issue now available
The November/December 2012 issue of Flatpicking Guitar Magazine is now available! This issue features Carl Miner on the cover. Carl is a former National Flatpicking Champion and is currently touring with the Greencards. In this issue we also feature Mike Cramer, a talented guitar player and teacher from Minnesota, and we highlight Eli West, the guitarist who is now actively touring the country with his musical partner Cahalen Morrison. Our regular columnist are here as always and many of…
ContinuePosted on November 2, 2012 at 12:12pm — 1 Comment
Rest in Peace Doc!
Our founding father, mentor, legend, teacher, and hero has passed. We will miss you Doc!…
Posted on May 30, 2012 at 8:38am — 6 Comments
Don't Miss These!
Check out the September/October issue of Flatpicking Guitar Magazine
Download the Newest FGM Catalog
Download the Newest FGM Tab Index
Badge
Latest Activity
Bob Cron posted a discussionNorman's Preferences
© 2018 Created by Dan Miller.
Powered by
Comment Wall (112 comments)
I just got home from a little gig recon trip to Wichita!
I can't hang out with all those pickers that come to town in September and not have to get out there and give it the old college try!
We'll keep a light in the window for you!
Rex
Another good idea from your magazine! Is this like facebook for old guys? I am competing in the Texas Flatpick contest in a couple of weeks - wish me luck. Hope to see you at Kamp Week2.
Joe
Eric
Be well! We'll talk soon!
-Mojo
View All Comments
You need to be a member of Flatpicking Guitar Network to add comments!
Join Flatpicking Guitar Network