Robert Miles

Roberto Concina (3 November 1969 – 9 May 2017), known professionally as

Robert Miles
Robert Miles, was a Swiss-born Italian record producer, composer, musician and
DJ.[1] He is best known for hiscomposition "Children".[2]

Contents
Early life
Music career
1994–1997: Breakthrough andDreamland
1997–1998: 23am
1998–2002: Departure from label andOrganik
2004–2005: Miles_Gurtu
2011–2012: Thirteen
Death
Discography
See also Miles in 2014
References Background information
Further reading Birth name Roberto Concina
External links Also known as Robert Miles ·
Roberto Milani
Born 3 November 1969
Early life Fleurier,
Robert Miles was born inFleurier, Switzerland.[3] Switzerland
Origin Fagagna, Friuli,
Miles became proficient at playing the piano during his youth in Friuli, Italy, in the
Italy
small town of Fagagna, where his family moved when he was young, and had been
in the music scene since 1984. He worked as a DJ in some Italian clubs and private Died 9 May 2017
radio networks and in 1990, he used his savings to establish his own recording (aged 47)
studio and a pirate radio station. Ibiza, Spain
Genres Electronica ·
Music career house · dream
trance ·
progressive house
1994–1997: Breakthrough andDreamland · experimental

In 1994, Miles wrote atrance and chill-out piece based on acoustic guitar chords and Occupation(s) Record producer ·
soft synthesizer effects, "Children", which was later developed into a dream house composer ·
song featuring a piano theme on top. The single picked up sales slowly, but within musician ·
two weeks of its official release in 1995, it had sold more than 350,000 copies all innovator/pioneer
over Europe and topped the charts in many countries. The single received an in his field · DJ
unprecedented "Essential Tune of The Week", three weeks in a row on Pete Tong's Years active 1984–2012
show causing a furious bidding war. It was then signed to Deconstruction Records in Labels Salt ·
the UK by Giles Goodman of Dynamik Music (who represented Platipus Records Deconstruction ·
the initial UK licensee). After occupying the Euro Top 100 chart number 1 spot for BMG · Arista ·
thirteen consecutive weeks , by 1997, "Children" had sold more than 5 million Shakti · Narada ·
copies worldwide. It earned Miles platinum records[4][5] in many countries, a Brit Virgin · EMI
Award (Robert Miles is, to date, the only Italian artist who has received the award)
as Best International Male Newcomer 1997,[6] a World Music Award as World's External video
Best Selling Male Newcomer and various other awards. "Robert Miles - 'Children' (Dream
Version)" on YouTube
Miles' next single was "Fable". Part of this song was used in the theatrical trailer
for the U.S. movie Ever After starring Drew Barrymore and Dougray Scott. His
debut album Dreamland was released on 7 June 1996 in Europe, and released in the United States about a month later, with covering
"One and One" of Polish pop diva Edyta Górniak. This cover became very popular (it reached number 1 in the Euro Top 100 Singles
Chart during the Christmas period and remained in the top spot for six consecutive weeks)[7] and was later released as a single in
Europe and the U.S.

1997–1998: 23am
In November 1997, Miles released another track, "Freedom", which was one of the key tracks on his second album 23am featuring
vocals provided by Kathy Sledge of Sister Sledge. Containing a different feel from the previously more club-oriented Dreamland,
23am incorporated more lyrics-driven songs than its predecessor while maintaining Miles' trademark piano sound from the first
album.

1998–2002: Departure from label andOrganik

After splitting from Deconstruction, BMG and his former management in London, he set up his own independent record label Salt
Records (stylised as S:alt Records, with S:alt being short for suitably:alternative) in 2001 and released his third album, Organik,[8]
featuring the new single "Paths" with vocals provided by Nina Miranda of Smoke City. Guests on the album included Trilok Gurtu,
Bill Laswell and Nitin Sawhney. Music from Organik was used on various movie soundtracks such as The Bourne Identity, Derrida,
and City of Ghosts. It was licensed to Narada Productions' Shakti Records label in the USA. In 2002, an album containing mainly
remixes of songs found on Organik was released. The album, appropriately entitled Organik Remixes,[9] contained remixes by the
winners of the remixing contest held on Robert Miles's Web site, as well as remixes from well-known artists such as Future Sound of
London, Riton, and Alexkid among others. The album also had one new track, "Bhairav", which featured the vocals of
Amelia Cuni.

2004–2005: Miles_Gurtu
In 2004, Miles released Miles Gurtu,[10] his fourth album, which was a collaboration with percussionist Trilok Gurtu and included
jazz and electronica elements. Also guesting on the album wereNitin Sawhney, Jon Thorne, Mike Patto and Paul Falloon.

2011–2012: Thirteen
His fifth album entitled Thirteen[11] was released worldwide on Salt Records in February 2011. For this album, Miles produced a
blend of alternative andprogressive rock with ambient and electronic soundscapes.

In 2012 Miles finished working on the soundtrack for the movie documentary The Turn of THIS Century, directed by Peter Beyak
and featuring the photography of Life Magazine. He founded a new FM and online alternative radio station, Open Lab, broadcasting
[12]
from Ibiza, a project bringing together culture, arts, media, technology and innovation.

Death
stage 4 metastatic cancer.[13][3]
Miles died in Ibiza, Spain, on 9 May 2017 at the age of 47 after a 9-month battle with
Miles’ Open Lab station was taken off-air shortly afterwards pending discussions on the future of the station. After receiving many
[14]
messages from people expressing dismay at the station's suspension, it was announced that the station would be returning soon.

Discography
Studio albums

Dreamland (1996)
23am (1997)
Organik (2001)
Miles_Gurtu (with Trilok Gurtu) (2004)
Thirteen (2011)

See also
List of ambient music artists
List of artists who reached number one on the US Dance chart
List of number-one dance hits (United States)

References
1. "Robert Miles Biography"(https://archive.is/20120804090544/http://www .imorecords.co.uk/house-2/house-artists/rob
ert-miles-biography/). IMO Records. Archived from the original (http://www.imorecords.co.uk/house-2/house-artists/r
obert-miles-biography)on 4 August 2012. Retrieved 29 March 2011.
2. Unterberger, Andrew (10 May 2017)."Robert Miles' 'Children' Was a Time-Blurring, Brain-Sticking Classic"(http://ww
w.billboard.com/articles/news/dance/7792079/robert-miles-children-classic-hit-remembrance). billboard.com.
Retrieved 19 May 2017.
3. "Robert Miles: DJ known for 1990s hit Children dies aged 47"(https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-39869
009). BBC News. Retrieved 10 May 2017.
4. "IFPI Awards 1997" (http://www.ifpi.org/content/section_news/plat1997.html). ifpi.org. Retrieved 1 November 2011.
5. "BPI Awards 1997" (https://www.webcitation.org/5mr0Evm3j?url=http://www.bpi.co.uk/certifiedawards/search.aspx).
bpi.co.uk. 17 January 2010. Archived fromthe original (http://www.bpi.co.uk/certifiedawards/search.aspx) on 17
January 2010. Retrieved 1 November 2011.
6. "The BRITs 1997" (http://www.brits.co.uk/history/shows/1997). brits.co.uk. Retrieved 1 November 2011.
7. "MTV Top Euro Chart 1996" (http://ki.informatik.uni-wuerzburg.de/~topsi/mtv1996/mtv_211296.html)
.
ki.informatik.uni-wuerzburg.de. Retrieved 1 November 2011.
8. "Salt Records Discography"(https://web.archive.org/web/20120425130410/http://www .saltrecords.com/recordings/di
scography/?id=1&cid=2). Salt Records. Archived fromthe original (http://www.saltrecords.com/recordings/discograph
y/?id=1&cid=2) on 25 April 2012. Retrieved 1 November 2011.
9. "Salt Records Discography"(https://web.archive.org/web/20120509080543/http://www .saltrecords.com/recordings/di
scography/?id=1&cid=16). Salt Records. Archived fromthe original (http://www.saltrecords.com/recordings/discograp
hy/?id=1&cid=16) on 9 May 2012. Retrieved 1 November 2011.
10. "Salt Records Discography"(https://web.archive.org/web/20120515105258/http://www .saltrecords.com/recordings/di
scography/?id=3&cid=17). Salt Records. Archived fromthe original (http://www.saltrecords.com/recordings/discograp
hy/?id=3&cid=17) on 15 May 2012.
11. "Salt Records Discography"(https://web.archive.org/web/20120331060032/http://www .saltrecords.com/recordings/di
scography/?id=1&cid=65). Salt Records. Archived fromthe original (http://www.saltrecords.com/recordings/discograp
hy/?id=1&cid=65) on 31 March 2012. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
12. "Open Lab" (https://openlab.fm/about/what-is-openlab/openlab-is-an-ethos)
. openlab.fm. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
13. "Fallece el Dj Robert Miles, creador del tema 'Children' " (https://web.archive.org/web/20170510074311/http://www .2
4-horas.mx/fallece-el-dj-robert-miles-creador-del-tema-children-video/) . 24 Horas (in Spanish). 9 May 2017. Archived
from the original (http://www.24-horas.mx/fallece-el-dj-robert-miles-creador-del-tema-children-video/)on 10 May
2017.
14. "Open Lab" (https://openlab.fm/about/what-is-openlab/openlab-is-an-ethos)
. openlab.fm. Retrieved 28 May 2018.

Further reading
"Robert Miles". Future Music. No. 47. Future Publishing. September 1996. p. 62.ISSN 0967-0378.
OCLC 1032779031.

External links
Robert Miles discography at Discogs
Robert Miles at AllMusic

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