MY BIOGRAPHY
Punk Flavored Rock & Roll

Laurence Miller: Guitar, vocals
Melinda Ingalls: Keyboard, sampler, vocals
Katsumi: Bass, vocals
Tony Archer: Drums

"I was reminded of the widely literate playfulness of Arthur, the Kinks album,
and also the nontraditional rhythms and changes in Syd-era Floyd."
Bob Strouch, WCBN DJ and local musician

                        Laurence Miller   Tony Archer   Katsumi Nagae   Melinda Ingalls


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MY BIOGRAPHY is an original rock band Laurence formed late 2007 with keyboardist Melinda Ingalls, drummer Tony Archer, and bassist Katsumi Nagae.  Laurence had worked with Tony
before during the mid 90's in their punk rock band GORDON GIGANTIC.  Melinda answered his craigs' list ad for keyboardist, and Katsumi was a good friend whom he'd worked
with in film, and their quirky alt folk duo, MILLER & KATSUMI.

2008 saw MY BIO beginning to play out, recording a 4-song demo, and shooting a "live"
community television music video. In 2009 they struggled producing their first CD,
under less than desirable conditions with just a few tunes in the can.

In short, Laurence rediscovered the joys of a "live" band.  His quirky pop songwriting takes
on a far greater human edge with other musicians playing in real time, than the self
indulgent polished solo recordings produced on his own.  However, MY BIOGRAPHY
may never be more than another original rock band yet to be recognized as anything
else, and has in fact been hibernating indefinitely, since the winter of 2010.

 


"Live" Photos

MY BIOGRAPHY "rockin' the Elbow Room"  1/24/09

           Melinda Ingals                             Laurence Miller            Tony Archer           Katsumi Nagae
                                                                                                                        (not pictured)


MY BIOGRAPHY rockin' the ANN ARBOR GREEN FAIR  6/11/10 

                                   Melinda Ingalls    Laurence Miller          Tony Archer           Katsumi Nagae


                        Melinda Ingalls                                                 Tony Archer          


                                            Tony Archer                                                Katsumi Nagae 




"MY BIOGRAPHY IS YOURS"
Ann Arbor Community Television Music Video Broadcast
Videotaped October 2008

                    

                                

SAME BOAT
Ben Miller (c) 1985

  

WATERFALL OF STARS
Laurence Miller (c) 2003
(vocal mix is bad, but the performance was too cool to ignore)


MANILA MOON
Laurence Miller (c) 1986 


Stills from "MY BIOGRAPHY IS YOURS" music video

 



MY BIOGRAPHY "live" Ron Asheton Tribute at the Blind Pig 2/28/09
SAME BOAT and LITTLE DOLL



 

MY BIOGRAPHY SONG LIST


 

Original Tunes:

WE WEAVE (Laurence Miller)
EVERY GIRL (Laurence Miller)
SAME BOAT (Ben Miller)
MANILA MOON (Laurence Miller)
BULL'S EYE (Laurence Miller)
WATERFALL OF STARS (Laurence Miller)
WHERE ARE YOU NOW? (Ben Miller)
OK (Laurence Miller)
IN FEMININE (Laurence Miller)
PHOTOGRAPHS YOU NEVER SEE (Laurence Miller)
THERE'S A POEM IN MY HEAD (Laurence Miller)
REPLACE EACH DAY WITH YOURS UNTIL (Laurence Miller)
TURN YOUR EVERY PAGE (Laurence Miller)
1916 (Laurence Miller/Tony Archer)

Learned but never performed:
THEE THREE ELVEN KINGS (Laurence Miller)
SORRY (Laurence Miller/Tony Archer)
TURN IT OVER (Ben Miller)
DREAM GIRL (Laurence Miller)
I CAN SEE INSIDE YOU (Laurence Miller)
STIRRING UP THE STAR DUST