OFFICIAL WEBSITE
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"Forever tending the many creative irons in the fire"
"This statement proves positive the very root to all my troubles. Even with
the support & tolerance of family and friends, there's nowhere near
enough time in the day for all these ideas."
LBM
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This website lists every significant creative project Laurence Bond Miller has ever been
involved with. Music, video & film, artwork, biographies, discographies, photos, reviews, CDs,
vinyl records, merchandise, etc. Currently, Miller's main focus is recording and performing original children's music with his wife on keyboard and voice, and Oso the animatronic drumming bear.
To learn more about his eclectic if not eccentric kids band, click HERE.
Laurence also spends time these days painting in water color, shooting experimental
short films, and playing out locally from time to time in his rock band, MY BIOGRAPHY.
Ann Arbor AGENDA Music reviews by Alan Goldsmith May 1995
isn’t world famous by now. From the original lineup of Destroy All Monsters, to his other-planet ravings of Larynx Zillion’s Novelty Shop, Miller has proven to be another one-of-a-kind performer of world-class talents
and brains..."
March 1997
...Laurence Miller is probably the only Ann Arbor rock genre guy who deserves to have a multi-record boxed set devoted to his work. From his pioneering days in Destroy All Monsters to his quirky but structured pop recordings with Nonfiction and Empty Set and on to his over-the-edge days as Larynx Zillion's Novelty Shop, Miller is one of the singer/songwriters in this town who can honestly be called a genius. His musical vision is so complex, from pure pop to space music, and it all seems to tie into one grand THING that only a research career COLLECTION would give you an idea of how amazing he is. Two bits of news on the Miller front. One, his new tape, "Plague of Love (love, lust and lunacy) is a more hard-edge rock side of his persona that spotlights Miller's voice and grunge guitar skills. The other scoop -- Miller is now gigging as a singer with David Swain's big band II-V-I Jazz Orchestra, as
Mr. Yours Truly. I've told you for years, Laurence Miller is a genius. Wake up!..."
COMPLETE CHRONOLOGICAL LIST OF BANDS
1960s
THE KIDS
SKY HIGH PURPLE BAND
FREAK TRIO
FOREST
THE SUGAR SQUAWK PEACH FARM
THE THREE BUTTER BOYS
SPROTON LAYER
THE AMBASSADOR
1970s
SPROTON LAYER
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GOLDEN EMPIRE
BRAINAL UNIT
MASTER AND THE URBATIONS
MARSH CRABBITS AND HIS CLAPFOLD PLATUNE
THE MOZAIC PLANTATION
THE HALLUCINATIONS
THE CRUZONICS (ESP thru Drugs)
BOSTON DRUG ENSEMBLE
THE NOVA MOB
FOURTH WORLD QUARTETTE (1)
FOURTH WORLD QUARTETTE (2)
TRIPOD SKRIMAGE
THE POST MEAT REVIEW
EMPOOL
DESTROY ALL MONSTERS
XANADU
1980s
THE SAME BAND
THE OTHER BAND
NONFICTION
LOW INCOME ZONE
RADIO SILENCE
G.K.W. (God Knows Who)
THE EMPTY SET
LAURENCE BOND "Unplugged"
LARYNX ZILLION'S NOVELTY SHOP
1990s
LARYNX ZILLION'S NOVELTY SHOP
SIX MINUTES TO THINK
GORDON GIGANTIC
MEZZANINE
THE SUICIDE DOORS
II-V-I JAZZ ORCHESTRA
LAURENCE BOND "Unplugged"
LAURENCE BOND MILLER AND THE REFRACTIONS
MISTER LAURENCE AND HIS PLAY MONEY BAND
2000s
MISTER LAURENCE AND HIS PLAY MONEY BAND
VELVETEEN BLUE
MILLER & KATSUMI
LAURENCE BOND MILLER "Unplugged"
MY BIOGRAPHY
THE MISTER LAURENCE EXPERIENCE
2010s
MY BIOGRAPHY
THE MISTER LAURENCE EXPERIENCE
PHOENIX METRO
THE SKY HIGH PURPLE BAND
Photograph May 1967
This was the first actual MILLER band, playing mostly covers, with one or two embarrassing originals.
Laurence as "Larry" back then, at the tender age of 13, seen here banging the tambourine.
David Rogers Ben Miller Roger Miller Tom Grimes Laurence Miller
drums rhythm guitar bass & vocals lead guitar percussion & harmonies
( Notice the curtains in back ~ those ended up as material for Larynx Zillion's stage costume in 1992! )
