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Jason Charles Miller
Miller in 2017
Miller in 2017
Background information
Birth nameJason Charles Miller
Genres
Occupations
  • Musician
  • singer
  • songwriter
  • voice actor
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • guitar
Websitejasoncharlesmiller.com

Jason Charles Miller is an American musician, singer, and songwriter known for his solo career[1] as well as being the lead vocalist and guitarist of the industrial rock band Godhead.[2] He is a voice actor, appearing in various animation and video games. He is also part of the duo The Deadly Grind,[3] and the duo RezoDrone; which has rose to fame for being featured in the acclaimed videogame Cyberpunk 2077.[4] He has released solo albums in the country music, southern rock, and Americana genres.

Early life

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In 1977, at the age of 5, Miller moved with his family to Clifton, Virginia where he would spend the remainder of his youth.[5] Miller began singing opera music and playing the guitar while young, and began performing when he was six.[5] He has three stepbrothers and one stepsister.

Career

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Miller is the frontman and founder of the industrial rock band Godhead which was the only band signed to Marilyn Manson's Posthuman Records.[5] Under Posthuman Records, Godhead released their fourth studio album 2000 Years of Human Error, which has sold over 100,000 copies in the United States. While a member of Godhead, Miller toured the world alongside acts like Marilyn Manson, Ozzy Osbourne, Black Sabbath, Disturbed, GWAR, Slipknot, Rammstein, Linkin Park, and Jonathan Davis of Korn.[5] In 2002, Godhead's song "Penetrate" was re-released as a part of the Queen of the Damned soundtrack under Warner Music Group.[2] The song earned Miller a Gold record. The band has sold over 250,000 albums worldwide.[6]

In 2004, Miller collaborated with Ben Moody and Jason Jones of Drowning Pool for the song "The End Has Come", which appeared on the soundtrack of the film The Punisher. Miller has also appeared on multiple Cleopatra Records tribute albums along with Julian Beeston, formerly of Nitzer Ebb. Miller's music was featured in the pilot episode of Hung. He was asked by Bret Michaels to remix the Rock of Love theme song for the Poison frontman's Custom Built solo album.

After more than a decade as frontman of Godhead, Miller also began releasing music as a solo artist. On October 27, 2009, Miller released his first solo EP, Last to Go Home, under Count Mecha Music.[7] The EP has been his first official venturing into the country music genre. On October 10, 2011, Miller released his first solo album, entitled Uncountry.[7] Heavier than the previous EP, and featuring a full band, this album cemented his current status as southern rock artist. On July 3, 2012, a second full-length studio album followed, this time titled Natural Born Killer, under Count Mecha Music.[7] In May 2012, Miller released the single "Up to Me".[8] At that time, Miller's songwriting could also be heard on the WWE Smackdown theme song, "Hangman", which was recorded by (and co-written with) the rock band Rev Theory. In 2018, a third studio full-length came out, called In the Wasteland, published via Sony / Red Music[9] and featuring guest appearances by Charlie Starr of Blackberry Smoke and Rickey Medlocke of Lynyrd Skynyrd. The album was then followed in 2021 with the double release From the Wreckage, collecting a series of previously unreleased tracks.

Throughout his career, Miller has been featured in magazines such as Rolling Stone, Billboard, Guitar World, and Inside Kung Fu. He has appeared on MTV, MTV2, Fuse TV, and VH1.[5]

Miller relocated to Los Angeles in 2001, where he owns a recording studio and works as a recording artist, writer and producer, voice-over artist and actor. Splitting time between Los Angeles and Nashville, his love for country and blues music has intensified, as has the influence of those that have defined his musical roots: Johnny Cash, Neil Young, Kris Kristofferson, Merle Haggard, Fleetwood Mac, Bad Company. His first single, "You Get What You Pay For", was featured in the HBO hit series True Blood,[5] and included appearances from Felicia Day and Greg Grunberg in its music video.[10] The Uncountry music video features guests such as Robert Picardo and Grant Imahara.[11]

Miller at the 2024 WonderCon

As a voice actor, Miller has appeared in over 100 animated productions and video games. Some of his credits include work on World of Warcraft, Wonder Woman, Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex, Hellsing, Read or Die and the Nickelodeon Nicktoon Avatar: The Last Airbender. His film credits include Danny Roane: First Time Director, the 2008 remake of Day of the Dead and the Sci Fi Channel's Battle Planet. He worked on a cover album from the fighting game series Guilty Gear, titled Guilty Gear XX in N.Y. Vocal Edition, where he supplied vocals over the instrumentals to create a full vocal album.[12] In 2011, he lent his vocals to another cover album, this time for BlazBlue, the successive fighting game series to Guilty Gear, titles BlazBlue in L.A. Vocal Edition. He provided the voice of Robert Kendo in Capcom's video game Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles for the Wii. In 2011, he appeared in an episode of the web series The Guild.[13] His voice can be heard in the digital collectible card game by Blizzard Entertainment, Hearthstone.[5] Since 2017, he is part of the duo The Deadly Grind.[3] In 2019, Miller was the co-lead singer for the song "Shadowbringers", the theme song for Final Fantasy XIV's third expansion of the same name;[14][15] and then in 2020, he provided vocals for the game's song "To The Edge".[16] In 2021, Miller contributed vocals to Final Fantasy XIV's Endwalker expansion launch trailer music.[17] In December of 2022, Miller was invited to Tokyo by Square Enix composer Masayoshi Soken, to perform in a series of Final Fantasy themed concerts with the Eorzean Symphony Orchestra. Other events have been scheduled for Las Vegas and London throughout 2023.

In 2021, Miller, along with Dylan Wilks, composed 8 original songs released in the video game album Idle Champions of the Forgotten Realms: Bardic Inspiration Vol. 1.[18] Miller, an avid supporter of tabletop roleplaying games (TTRPGs) such as Dungeons & Dragons, also appeared on several live-play streaming shows such as Critical Role and Sirens of the Realms, as well as the Amazon Prime series Starter Kit.[19]

Discography

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Godhead

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Solo

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  • Last to Go Home (2009)
  • Uncountry (2011)
  • Natural Born Killer (2012)
  • In the Wasteland (2018)
  • UnDeadwood: Chapter I soundtrack (2019)
  • From the Wreckage - Part I (2021)
  • From the Wreckage - Part II (2021)
  • Cards on the Table (2023)
  • Knives In The Dark (2024)

Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance Soundtrack

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The Deadly Grind

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  • Songs from Foreververse (2017)

RezoDrone

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Cyberpunk 2077 Radio

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  • Resist and Disorder (2020)
  • Kill the Messenger (2020)
  • Reaktion (2021)

Singles

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  • beLIEver (2023)

with Felicia Day

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  • Gamer Girl, Country Boy (2012)

Appears on

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  • Shadowbringers, To the Edge and Close in the Distance from Eorzean Symphony: FINAL FANTASY XIV Orchestral Album Vol.3 (2023)
  • Close in the Distance from ENDWALKER: FINAL FANTASY XIV Original Soundtrack (2022)
  • To the Edge from DEATH UNTO DAWN: FINAL FANTASY XIV Original Soundtrack (2021)
  • Shadowbringers and Insatiable from SHADOWBRINGERS: FINAL FANTASY XIV Original Soundtrack (2019) and SCIONS & SINNERS: FINAL FANTASY XIV ~ Arrangement Album (2021)

Roles

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Animation

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Animation
Year Title Role Notes Source[20]
1999 Attack the Gas Station Paint
2000 Boys Be Yuuki Okizaki
2001 Read or Die Obnoxious Pilot [21]
Hellsing Soldier X, various monsters
2002 Bakuto Sengen Daigunder Linian
Ghost in the Shell: S.A.C. 2nd Gig Mihashi
Daigunder Linian, Reporter
2003 Texnolyze Shinji
Read or Die Eliot, Stephen
Mermaid Forest Sakagami Pirate
Samurai Resurrection Senpachi
2004 DearS Hironobu Nonaka
Dead Leaves 777
Naoki Urasawa's Monster Max Steindorf
Paranoia Agent Security Guard, Maromi fan
Girls Bravo Young Gangster
2006 Otogi Zoshi Keibiishi
Patlabor: The Movie Hiromi Yamazaki, Yamadera [21]
Patlabor 2: The Movie Hiromi Yamazaki [21]
Hellsing Ultimate Policeman Simon (Ep. 1), Round Table Member 4 (Ep. 2), Wild Geese (Ep. 3) [22]
2007 Higurashi When They Cry Yoshiro Sonozaki
Gun Sword Kujyo, Zakota
Ikki Tousen Hannoh
Rozen Maiden Yamamoto, Enju [21]
2008 Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion Kousetsu Urabe
Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit Jin
Avatar: The Last Airbender Scary Prisoner, Thug, Head Guard, Dai Li Agent 6 episodes
2009 Wonder Woman Thrax Direct-to-video [21]
Ghost Slayers Ayashi OVA – Teizan Mizawa
Monster Max Steindorf
2010 Batman: The Brave and the Bold Doll Man, Black Condor Episode: "Cry Freedom Fighters!" [21]
2011 Yu Gi Oh! Zexal Clockwork Shinigami, Iron Ai Ai
2012 Puella Magi Madoka Magica Nakazawa, additional voices
Aquarion Evol Altair Pilot
2013 Lagrange: The Flower of Rin-ne Sota Serizawa
Nura: Rise of the Yokai Clan: Demon Capital Itaku
One Piece Berry Good
Wolf Children Radio News Announcer, additional voices [21]
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 2 Fireman, Liquor Store Owner
2014 Attack on Titan Gelgar[23]
The Legend of Korra The Sheriff Episode: "Rebirth" [24][23][21]
2015 Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans Aston / Gatt[23]
Aldnoah.Zero Mars Knight[23]
2016 Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans Aston / Gatt[23]
2017 Eureka Seven: Hi-Evolution 1 Additional voices[23]
Attack on Titan Gelgar[23]
2018 Eureka Seven Hi-Evolution: Anemone Ramon / Additional voices[23]
Pop Team Epic Shogo[23]
2019 The Disastrous Life of Saiki K.: Reawakened Riki Nendo[23]
2020 DC Super Hero Girls Ra's al Ghul (singing voice) Episode: "#LeagueOfShadows" [25]
2021 Edens Zero Seth Anderson, Kenta
2024 The Grimm Variations Mr. S Episode 4: "The Elves and the Shoemaker"

Video games

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Video games
Year Title Role Notes Source[20]
2008 World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King Prince Valanar/Commander Stoutbeard/Thalorien Dawnseeker
The Last Remnant Various characters [26]
2009 Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles Robert Kendo [21]
2010 StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty Officer #2
Sengoku Basara: Samurai Heroes Additional voices (warriors) [27]
World of Warcraft: Cataclysm Hagrim Hopebreaker/Terrath the Steady
Star Trek Online Kal Dano
2010–14 Street Fighter series Guy English Dub
Credited as J.C. Miller 		[21]
2011 Diablo III Radek the Fence/Bennoc
Shinobido 2: Revenge of Zen Kazama Samurai A, Kenobi Ninja Credited as J.C. Miller [28]
2012 Guild Wars 2 Ben Tenstrikes, Stefan Baruch, Seneschal Elam, Big Nose Ted
2013 Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn Raubahn Aldynn, Corguevias Credited as J.C. Miller [21]
2014 Hearthstone Loot Hoarder, Bloodmage Thalnos, Acolyte of Pain, Druid of the Claw, Blood Knight
2015 Mobius Final Fantasy Additional voices[23]
Final Fantasy Type-0 HD Additional voices[23]
Neverwinter: Underdark Drizzt Do'Urden[23] [24][23]
2016 Mafia III Additional Voices[23]
World of Warcraft: Legion High Commander Goodchilde / Thaedris Feathersong / Blacksmith Kyrie[23]
2018 The Andersen Accounts: Chapter One Collector's Edition Bartender Mike / Van Driver[23]
Onmyoji Jikikaeru / Hangan[23]
2019 Shenmue III Su Zixiong / Han Yajie - Ring Announcer / Additional Cast[20]
Dreadful Tales: The Fire Within Collector's Edition Barry[23]
The Andersen Accounts: A Voice of Reason Frederic[23]
Citizens of Space Captain / Chef / Banker[23]
Days Gone Additional voices[23]
The Andersen Accounts: The Price of a Life Collector's Edition Reynard / Policeman[23]
Kingdom Hearts III Additional voices[23]
2020 Final Fantasy VII Remake Additional voices[20]
Max Gentlemen Sexy Business! Sinterklaas[23]
Phantasy Star Online 2 Pietro, Sir Adam Sacrid, Lutz Cero Rey Cuento, Schreger Weyland
2021 Fire Emblem Heroes Múspell [20]
2022 Tactics Ogre: Reborn Barbas Dahd Geuse [29]
Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes Additional voices [30]

Television and web series

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Television and web series
Year Film/Series Role
2002 The Osbournes Himself (uncredited)
2005 The Curse of El Charro Dancing Albino
2006 Danny Roane: First Time Director Charles Brown
Hollywood Kills Bartender
Backlash Assassin
2007 Everyday Joe Joe
2008 Day of the Dead Zombie (uncredited)
2011 The Jeff Lewis 5 Minute Comedy Hour Travis
The Guild Jason Miller
2012 My Gimpy Life Teale's Friend
2013 LearningTown Bartender
2015 House Hunting Guitar Man[23]
Muzzled the Musical Tree[23]
Good Morning Tattooed man[23]
2016 Emil: Wait Bartender[23]
Future Girl Biff[23]
Critical Role Garthok[23]
2017 Thrashtopia Bunker Bot[23]
Shield of Tomorrow K'Dok[23]
Mothership Guest[23]
2018 Tempting Fate Cont Dalca[23]
L.A. by Night Strikes a Chord[23]
2019 Hell, California Abel[23]

References

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  1. ^ "Jason Charles Miller Un Country Official Video".
  2. ^ a b "HOME". Godhead.
  3. ^ a b @thedeadlygrind (June 19, 2017). "Look at us! We're @TheDeadlyGrind! Guess where we got our name from..." (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  4. ^ "Rezodrone". Spotify.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g "Jason Charles Miller » Bio". Jason Charles Miller Official Website. Retrieved May 2, 2016.
  6. ^ "The Official Godhead Website". www.godhead.com. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved May 2, 2016.
  7. ^ a b c "Jason Charles Miller on iTunes". iTunes. Retrieved May 2, 2016.
  8. ^ "VIDEO: Jason Charles Miller – Up To Me". Archived from the original on July 28, 2014. Retrieved May 24, 2012.
  9. ^ url=https://www.jasoncharlesmiller.com/post/jason-charles-miller-announces-new-album-in-the-wasteland
  10. ^ Jason Charles Miller (August 16, 2010), Jason Charles Miller - "You Get What You Pay For" (True Blood Version), archived from the original on December 21, 2021, retrieved May 2, 2016
  11. ^ Jason Charles Miller (September 3, 2011), Jason Charles Miller - "Uncountry" (Official Video), archived from the original on December 21, 2021, retrieved May 2, 2016
  12. ^ Interview with Jason Miller at WickedInfo.com Archived May 10, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  13. ^ Geek & Sundry (May 1, 2012), The Guild S5 Ep4: Ends and Begins, retrieved May 2, 2016[dead YouTube link]
  14. ^ Jason Miller [@jasoncmiller] (August 15, 2019). "Hell yeah!!! The theme song to Shadowbringers (I'm the co-lead singer w/ Amanda Achen-Keenan) is #4 most downloaded, and #23 on the Hot 100 in Japan! Thanks again to @SOKENsquareenix for having me on the track, and @thehalpnetwork for recommending me! [link]" (Tweet). Retrieved October 13, 2019 – via Twitter.
  15. ^ "STU48, KAT-TUN, Official HIGE DANdism, and RADWIMPS Top the Billboard Japan Charts for the Week of 7/29 – 8/4". ARAMA! JAPAN. August 13, 2019. Retrieved November 24, 2021.
  16. ^ Alex Moukala [@alex_moukala] (August 28, 2020). "FFXIV singer explains how the vocals of "To The Edge" and "Shadowbringers" were made. And how it was to work with @SOKENsquareenix! @jasoncmiller @FF_XIV_EN [embedded video]" (Tweet). Retrieved November 24, 2021 – via Twitter.
  17. ^ Jason Miller [@jasoncmiller] (November 7, 2021). "It's true! That IS me singing in the new FINAL FANTASY XIV: ENDWALKER Launch Trailer! HUGE thank you to @SOKENsquareenix, @SquareEnix and @FF_XIV_EN! What an honor! [video link]" (Tweet). Retrieved November 24, 2021 – via Twitter.
  18. ^ "Idle Champions: Bardic Inspiration Vol 1". www.codenameentertainment.com.
  19. ^ "Watch Starter Kit | Prime Video". www.amazon.com.
  20. ^ a b c d e "Resume - Jason Charles Miller". jasoncharlesmiller.com. Retrieved March 5, 2022.
  21. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Behind The Voice Actors – Jason Miller". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved October 2, 2019. Check mark indicates BTVA has verified the entries using screenshots of credits and other confirmed sources{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)
  22. ^ "Hellsing Ultimate III". Hellsing Ultimate. Episode 3. October 4, 2014. Adult Swim.
  23. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak "Jason Miller". IMDb. Retrieved March 27, 2016.
  24. ^ a b "Jason Charles Miller » Acting". www.jasoncharlesmiller.com. Retrieved March 27, 2016.
  25. ^ Jason Charles Miller [@jasoncmiller] (August 24, 2020). "Yep! I'm Ra's Al Ghul's singing voice in #DCSuperHeroGirls! So friggen cool! #leagueofshadows #cartoonnetwork" (Tweet). Retrieved August 24, 2020 – via Twitter.
  26. ^ Square Enix. The Last Remnant. Square Enix. Scene: Ending credits, 2:15 in, English Voice Recording, Cast.
  27. ^ Capcom. Sengoku Basara: Samurai Heroes. Capcom. Scene: Ending credits, 0:43 in, CAST.
  28. ^ Acquire. Shinobido 2: Revenge of Zen. Spike. Scene: Ending credits, 53:50 in, English Voice Cast.
  29. ^ Romano, Sal (October 5, 2022). "Tactics Ogre: Reborn details unit development, charms, battle updates, balance adjustments, shop improvements, classes, and characters". Gematsu. Retrieved October 6, 2022.
  30. ^ "Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes (2022 Video Game)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved July 18, 2022.
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