Information John Miner

composer john miner may best known rock opera heavens cafe, staged @ flamingo theater in las vegas 1996, charleston performing arts center in 1997, , later @ insurgo theater in los angeles in 2004. miner formed progressive rock group art rock circus perform music live band on stage alongside singers , actors. investor mike lewis instrumental in financing , staging heavens cafe. tributary music label released live cd of heavens cafe progressive rock community in 2000.

previously, miner co-founded california-based art rock band mantra sunrise in 1992 singer-bassist joel bissing , drummer wayne garabedian. band produced self-titled album mantra sunrise in 1994.

in 2001 passage clear released miner s art rock circus, being conceptual in nature. album featured 2 female vocalists, karyn anderson, , karen marquart. album not received heavens cafe .

collaborating drummer , composer nolan stolz, miner rebuilt art rock circus ground up, , in 2005 released double cd tell vision. extensive keyboard palate in addition miner s eclectic guitar stylings found accepting progressive rock audience.

in 2005, miner wrote , constructed guitar parts k² (band) album book of dead integrate around lead parts of allan holdsworth.

musically, miner known use of several alternate guitar tunings, , evident in compositions. use of double necked guitar has enabled performer switch 1 tuning within same song in live situation.

his use of odd time signatures apparent in majority of work composer, particularly in heavens cafe, in majority of album features unorthodox metering. other distinct characteristics of composer include absence of repeating choruses. drum , bass parts hinting toward melody, rather standard rock fare. producer, miner s analog recording techniques have been discussion of debate in modern digital world.