Dan Milligan (musician)
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| Birth name | Daniel Mark Milligan |
| Born | September 18, 1972 Cedar Falls, IA, U.S. |
| Origin | Chicago, IL, U.S. |
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| Years active | 1989–present |
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| Website | danmilliganmusic |
Dan Milligan (born September 18, 1972) is an American drummer, session musician, music producer and remix artist. He is best known as the founder of the post-industrial/rock/punk supergroup The Joy Thieves, his work with dream-pop/alternative rock band The Burying Kind, and as half of the audio production team known as Joy Thieves Productions.
Music Career[edit]
Early Music Career[edit]
Milligan began studying drums when he was five, and began performing professionally in high school. He was the drummer for many Chicago-area original bands, including Perfect Isolation, Traveling Sky, Mary’s Window, Release, RPM, Urban Suburban Alliance (USA), Lovelies Bleeding, Charlie’s Pipe Dream, Bill Acuña & the Despotic Hall of Fame, and The Media Darlings. In 1996 he became one of the founding members of the stalwart Chicago-area dance/rock band, Libido Funk Circus; a band with whom he still performs.
During this time Milligan also did a lot of recording in the studio, which led to him working as a session drummer.
Between 2011-2018, Milligan released music under several group names including Lunation, Random Carbon Atoms, and Drownbeat.
The Joy Thieves[edit]
In 2017, Milligan formed the genesis for what would eventually become The Joy Thieves. The band began as a one-person musical project, but quickly ballooned into a giant musical collective whose members include current, former, and touring members of bands such as Ministry, Stabbing Westward, The Rollins Band, Killing Joke, Pigface, Revolting Cocks, <PIG>, David Bowie, Machines of Loving Grace, Marilyn Manson, Depeche Mode, Nine Inch Nails, KMFDM, Naked Raygun, Foetus, My Life With the Thrill Kill Kult, Blue October, Pegboy, Nitzer Ebb, Die Krupps, White Zombie, and many more.[1] The band incorporates elements of industrial, industrial rock, hard rock, alternative, and punk into their music.
In 2019, The Joy Thieves signed a record deal with Armalyte Industries. [2] [3] Since then, the band has released one full-length album, three EPs, and two stand-alone singles on the London-based imprint. Their music can also be found on compilations for labels such as Cleopatra Records, COP International,[4] Furnace Records,[5] Riveting Music,[6] and Cave Dweller Music.
Remix work and Joy Thieves Productions[edit]
Shortly after the formation of The Joy Thieves, Milligan began doing remixes for other artists. He and his audio production partner James Scott have worked with artists such as Chris Connelly,[7] Consolidated, Skatenigs, <PIG>,[8] Blue Eyed Christ,[9] Der Prosector,[10] 13MG, DogTablet, Stoneburner, Sapphira Vee, A Covenant of Thorns, Death Pop Radio, and I Ya Toyah, [11]
In 2020, Milligan and Scott formalized their partnership by announcing the formation of Joy Thieves Productions; a company that does audio production, recording, mixing, mastering, and remixing.
The Burying Kind[edit]
In 2019, Milligan met fellow musician Scott-David Allen when The Joy Thieves did a remix for Allen’s one-man synthpop/darkwave musical project, A Covenant of Thorns. The two began working together, and in March of 2020 they officially announced the formation of a new shoegaze/alt rock project called The Burying Kind. [12] They released their critically acclaimed self-titled debut EP in March of 2021. The lead single, Falling Over, was chosen to appear on the very first installment of COP International’s compilation series, “Broken Hearts and Robot Parts.” [13]
Production and Session Work[edit]
In addition to The Joy Thieves and The Burying Kind, Milligan is a frequent contributor to other musical projects. Recent releases include Mary’s Window, Skatenigs, Blindcopy,[14] The Human Element, The Monday Machine, Melodywhore, and Jordanhorse.
Partial Discography[edit]
The Joy Thieves[edit]
- 2019: This Will Kill That (Armalyte Industries)
- 2019: Cities In Dust (Armalyte Industries)
- 2020: A Blue Girl (Armalyte Industries)
- 2020: Genocide Love Song (Armalyte Industries)
- 2021: American Parasite (Armalyte Industries)
- 2021: Nemesis (Armalyte Industries)
The Burying Kind[edit]
- 2021: The Burying Kind (self-titled EP)
Mary’s Window[edit]
- 1999: Not So Pretty…On the Inside (Baby Doll Records)
- 2000: Like a Dirty French Novel (Baby Doll Records)
- 2001: The Mean Reds single (Baby Doll Records)
- 2021: Goodbye She Said… I’m Off to Join the Circus (Area 51 Recording)
Drownbeat[edit]
- 2015: To Be Something More
- 2017: The Colors of the Night
- 2018: The End and the Beginning
The Monday Machine[edit]
- 2018: Advice to the Lovelorn
- 2019: Experiment
- 2021: Blue Sky Morning
Jordanhorse[edit]
- 2021: Tapestry of Time
Libido Funk Circus[edit]
- 2012: Roustabouts & Debutantes
- 2015: Heading West
Traveling Sky[edit]
- 1996: Traveling Sky (Redstone Records/Slingshot Records)
- 1997: This Too Shall Pass (Alliance Music Entertainment)
- 1998: Reflections (Alliance Music Entertainment)
- 1998: A History of Decay (Alliance Music Entertainment)
- 1999: Miles & Time (Alliance Music Entertainment)
Release[edit]
- 2001: Release
- 2002: Deconstructing the Myth (Alliance Music Entertainment)
- 2002: Sixteen Years (Alliance Music Entertainment)
Bill Acuña & The Despotic Hall of Fame[edit]
- 2011: Number One Hits and Other Associated Masterpieces
- 2012: Kind Regards From The Despotic Hall of Fame
- 2013: Sing Along With the Despotic Hall of Fame
- 2014: Rise Above With The Despotic Hall of Fame
- 2015: The Fatigue and Failure of The Despotic Hall of Fame
- 2017: Smash & Grab With Bill Acuña & The Despotic Hall of Fame
Eric Norman[edit]
- 2018: Hesitation Wounds
Urban Suburban Alliance (USA)[edit]
- 2001: The Humanology of R.A.P. (Rock and Paper)
RPM[edit]
- 2001: …Of Light and Shadow
Random Carbon Atoms[edit]
- 2012: Random Carbon Atoms
Lunation[edit]
- 2011: Restless
Official Remixes For Other Artists[edit]
- Confession (Feeding the Beast Mix) by <PIG> [15]
- Sick Like You (Smoulder Mix) by Drownd [16]
- Glass Eyes (The Joy Thieves Remix) by I Ya Toyah [17]
- Like a Bomb (Joy Thieves rEmiX) By Death Pop Radio
- Awake (Joy Thieves Remix) by Machines With Human Skin
- The Imposter (Joy Thieves Remix) by Machines With Human Skin
- Picassa (Fantoma Tranquile Remix) by Chris Connelly [18]
- The Sun Is a Maze (M-Descent Remix) by Chris Connelly [19]
- Tail Lights Fading (Tributary Mix) by DogTablet
- Dahlia (Phosphene Dreams Mix) by A Covenant of Thorns
- Capitalism (The Joy Thieves Remix) by Consolidated
- Who (Will I Be) Today (The Joy Thieves Remix) by Sapphira Vee
- Car Bomb (Hellburner Remix) by Der Prosector [20]
- Faulted (BIG TALK Mix) by Dead Agent
- Greed (Grab 'Em By The...Mix) (The Joy Thieves Remix) by Sapphira Vee
- Blacklight (3:13AM Mix) by Blindcopy [21]
- Hollow (Dan Milligan remix) by Dance Loud
- Ledge (The Joy Thieves Rock Remix) by Garek
- Beauty Is Terror (F7 Joy Thieves Remix) by Stoneburner
- The Heart Wants (Joy Thieves Remix) by Sapphira Vee feat. Jim Semonik
- Hell And Back (Ten Feet Tall Remix) by Skatenigs
- Badland(er) (Blowtorch Blues Remix) by PIG X The Joy Thieves
- World On Fire (The Joy Thieves Remix) by Blue Eyed Christ (feat. En Esch and Mea Fisher) [22]
References[edit]
- ↑ "The Joy Thieves reveal new music video, (almost) their entire lineup, and a look behind the scenes". altvenger.com.
- ↑ "Industrial supergroup The Joy Thieves announces debut EP via Armalyte Industries". regenmag.com.
- ↑ "THE JOY THIEVES SIGN TO ARMALYTE RECORDS AND ANNOUNCE THIS WILL KILL THAT EP". noisebeneththesnow.com.
- ↑ "COP International releases second entry in new compilation series". regenmag.com.
- ↑ "Furnace Records announces compilation supporting Black Freedom Movement and the Radical Monarchs". regenmag.com.
- ↑ "ALBUM REVIEW: TEAR DOWN THE WALLS – VARIOUS". themetalwanderlust.com.
- ↑ "ReView: Chris Connelly – Sleeping Partner". regenmag.com.
- ↑ "PIG announces remix companion to latest album". regenmag.com.
- ↑ "Distortion Productions to release remix EP from Blue Eyed Christ". regenmag.com.
- ↑ "ReView: Der Prosector – Car Bomb / You're Being Lied To". regenmag.com.
- ↑ "SPILL VIDEO PREMIERE: I YA TOYAH – GLASS EYES (THE JOY THIEVES REMIX)". spillmagazine.com.
- ↑ "Lockdown exploded with a new project debut ep for dupages Dan Milligan". dailyherald.com.
- ↑ "COP International releases second entry in new compilation series". regenmag.com.
- ↑ "Jack Alberson unveils new collaborative project featuring members of Dissonance, The Joy Thieves, and Shriekback". regenmag.com.
- ↑ "PIG announces remix companion to latest album". regenmag.com.
- ↑ "Drownd InterView / Music Video Premiere: Sick Like You". regenmag.com.
- ↑ "SPILL VIDEO PREMIERE: I YA TOYAH – GLASS EYES (THE JOY THIEVES REMIX)". spillmagazine.com.
- ↑ "ReView: Chris Connelly – Sleeping Partner". regenmag.com.
- ↑ "ReView: Chris Connelly – Sleeping Partner". regenmag.com.
- ↑ "ReView: Der Prosector – Car Bomb / You're Being Lied To". regenmag.com.
- ↑ "Jack Alberson unveils new collaborative project featuring members of Dissonance, The Joy Thieves, and Shriekback". regenmag.com.
- ↑ "Distortion Productions to release remix EP from Blue Eyed Christ". regenmag.com.
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