Dan Miller was the publisher and editor of Flatpicking Guitar Magazine from 1996 through 2016. He has also
authored or co-authored seventeen instructional books for guitar and one for mandolin as well as produced
three instructional videos for flatpicking guitar players. Since 2020 he has been the managing editor of
Bluegrass Unlimited Magazine, hosts a weekly podcast for Bluegrass Unlimited and produces instructional
content each week for the Bluegrass Unlimited Magazine YouTube channel.
Starting in 2002, Dan played bass on tour with guitar master Brad Davis. In 2005, they formed a trio with
Tim May on banjo and Dobro and toured for ten years. In 2010 Davis, Miller and May released their CD
"Doves, Crows, and Buzzards" and in 2012 Dan Miller released his solo CD "Going Through A Phase."
Additionally, Dan Miller and Tim May traveled the country for many years teaching guitar and mandolin
workshops at music stores and music festivals. They have taught literally hundreds of such workshop
events. Dan has also taught guitar five times at Camp Bluegrass in Levelland, Texas, three times at the Grand
Targhee Music Camp in Wyoming, and twice at the Bluegrass Unlimited Workshop Weekend in Owensboro,
Kentucky.
Currently Dan lives in Columbia, Missouri, and owns a farm in Harrisburg, Missouri, where he conducts
monthly weekend music workshops for guitar, mandolin and banjo with his friends Tim May and Brad Davis.
He also teaches private lessons for guitar, mandolin, banjo, Dobro, and bass and performs in several regional
bands.