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MILES SLY

  Drums

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BIO

Miles got his first drum kit at the age of three, to stop him endlessly messing with the settings of his father’s drum kit. But it never stopped him from experimenting, testing, changing and adapting both his instruments and technique to keep reaching for a better, more exciting sound.

Miles has been formally tutored in music and trained in jazz; an outstanding music scholarship student who achieved perfect scores in Year 12 solo instrumentation on drums and percussion, and in music technology. He later studied at the University of Adelaide’s Elder Conservatorium of Music, but performing live has been his forte since his early teens, from concert hall recitals to pub gigs with explosive teen grunge in The Milton Experience.

 

Leaving university, Miles' musical reach became more diverse, from playing percussion in The Jay Hoad Band at WOMADelaide, to recording drums and percussion with Ollie English, Neon Tetra, Lumens and Tom West though to touring nationally with such bands as Heaps Good Friends, Wing Defence, Aleksiah, Flamingo, Lostwoods and touring internationally with multiple American tours for artist MANE

He has simultaneously built his skills as a songwriter, engineer, producer and manager at the helm of his own ensembles – national touring bands King Of Spain and Abraska who have performed at such festivals as Woodford Folk Festival, Peak Snow Festival, National Folk Festival, Cygnet Folk Festival, producing and recording Albums for such Australian bands as My Cherie, Dark Daze, Tonix, and running and managing wedding and corporate band Yass.

All this is just the beginning. Miles' career in music will stretch on. He continues to push musical boundaries, keeps embracing myriad projects, and his future in both performance and recording will forge a path worth paying close attention to.

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Video

Drum Footage

Drum Footage
Arctic Monkeys- Brainstorm Drum Cover

Arctic Monkeys- Brainstorm Drum Cover

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Tonix - Live Drum Solo

Tonix - Live Drum Solo

01:47
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Benee- Find An Island Drum Cover

Benee- Find An Island Drum Cover

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Live at Summer Sounds Festival with George Alice

Live at Summer Sounds Festival with George Alice

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MUSIC

present And Previous artists

Notable performances and collaborations

MANE

Festivals
SXSW 2022, 2023 (Austin, America)
New New Festival (Dallas TX)
New Colossus Fest (New York)

Spin-off Festival (SA)
Groovin The Moo (SA)
Laneway (SA)
Big Pineapple Festival (QLD)
Womadelaide (SA)
Big Sound (QLD)
St Kilda Festival (VIC)
Beer and BBQ (SA)
Nannup Folk Festival (WA)
Scouted Festival (SA)
Till The Wheels Fall Off (TAS)
Headline Australian Tours
Australian Tours Supporting:
Kingswood
Matt Corby
Tia Gostelow
Cloves
East
The Tesky Brothers

American Tours Supporting:
Night Spins
Devon Gilfillian
Sir Woman

Headline American Tour
Washington DC
Kill Devil Hills, NC
Manassas, VA
Richmond VA
Cleveland, OH
Columbus, OH
Cincinnatti, OH
Louisville, KY
Nashville, TN
Dallas, TX 
Austin, TX
Pittsburgh, PA
Woodstock, NY
Newport, RI
Asbury Park, NJ
Brooklyn, NYC
Lancester, PA
Birmingham, AL
West Hollywood, CA

ABRASKA

Festivals
Woodford Folk Festival (QLD)
National Folk festival 2016/17/19 (ACT)
Peak Festival (NSW)
Cygnet Folk Festival (TAS)
Leaps and Bounds (VIC)
Australian Music Week (NSW)
Gorgeous Festival (SA)
Fringe Festival (SA)

FLAMINGO

Festivals
Womadelaide (SA)
Marksenfest (SA)
Here's To Know (SA)

Headline Australian Tours at
Lefty's Old Time Music Hall (QLD)
Miami Marketa (QLD)
Sooki Lounge (VIC)
Queen Street Mall (QLD)
Golden Vine (NSW)
Penny Black (VIC)
Milk Factory (QLD)
Republic Bar (TAS)
The Catfish (VIC)
The Loft (VIC)
Headline Australian Tours at
Plan B (NSW)
Jive (SA)
Workers Club (VIC)
Australian Tour Supporting:
Kite String Tangle 

WING DEFENSE

Festivals
Groovin The Moo (SA)
Laneway (SA)
Scouted Festival (SA)
Till The Wheels Fall Off (TAS)

MASSAOKE

Headline Australian Tours
Australian Tours Supporting:
The Vanns
Polish Club
West Thebarton
World acclaimed stage performance completing a sold out season of shows at the Adelaide Fringe Festival 2024 and Tasmania festival of voices

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