His real name is Roberto Concina. He was born on November 3, 1969 in Fleurier (Switzerland). He died on May 9, 2017 in Ibiza. This famous author of Dream House tunes is an Italian DJ and composer who has worked in various styles of electronic music. The singer became famous for the creation of the composition Children, known throughout the world.
The early years of Robert Miles
Robert Miles was born in the canton of Neuchâtel in Switzerland. From childhood he was very obedient and calm, he never upset his father and mother - Albino and Antonietta. The star's father was a military man, and when the boy was 10 years old, they moved to Spain, began to live in a small town near Venice.
It is interesting that in childhood the child was absolutely not interested in music, melodies, was not fond of fashionable bands. True, his parents bought him a piano, and he went to music school, but reluctantly.
Imitation of American music
Growing up, Robert nevertheless adequately appreciated the music and began to improvise on his own. He liked the original compositions of the Americans Teddy Pendergrass, Marvin Gaye.
It was then that he decided to devote his life to music. In Italy he worked at a radio station, then as a DJ in clubs. But his dream, of course, was to buy his own recording studio.
The dream comes true
Having accumulated money, Robert fulfilled his dream. The cases were successful. First, he bought an inexpensive mixer and a computer, two used workbenches. Invited friends to create music, such as the famous Roberto Milani.
His first compositions were not popular and were noticed by the public. Then, after earning more money and acquiring cooler equipment, Miles released some good tracks.
Carier start
So, Robert Miles became a DJ and worked in this profession in various progressive genres. The composer spent a long time in London, where he had his own recording studio.
By nature, he has always positioned himself as a very independent and original person who does not require anyone's comments or help.
Founder of the genre
Robert Miles Founder of the Dream House genre. He is successful in the genre of improvisation, instantly switching from one musical theme to another, creating light and brilliant hits. He was made very popular by the Vanelli team, with whom he began to collaborate in the mid-1990s.
It was with them that the compositions Children and Red Zone were created. Thousands of vinyl copies of these compositions proved the success of the new star. It was a new style and a new sound that the audience liked. They lacked then only the backing piano, which later became a special highlight of the Dream House style.
Musical "bomb"
Composition Children - calling card Robert Miles. In January 1995, a version of the hit was released, which was loved by all the clubs. She was light, graceful and not like the others, thanks to her the composer became famous, the song became a real "bomb". Within 10 days, about 350 thousand copies of the disc were bought.
Music has become popular all over the world - in France, Belgium, Israel and other countries. The Eurochart kept the song Children at the top for 6 weeks. Later, as always, in such cases, a special version of the hit came out. He was very successful.
Title History
Why Children? Everything is simple. With your music Robert Miles supported the movement to reduce the time in clubs (they demanded to reduce it to 2 am), since a significant number of young people died in car accidents, returning home in the morning, exhausted by many hours of dancing, drugs, and alcohol. The composition Children was lyrical, calm, slowed down the pace and made the dances not exhausting, aggressive, but meaningful.
Miles also advocated for the maintenance of ecology on Earth, traveling extensively and seeing the devastating consequences of human activity.
Style
His style is based on techno. Both pure Dream House and ethnic motifs Miles perfectly develops in his work. With his special style, the composer opened a new page in music, and DJ Dado, Zhi-Vago, Centurion were actively supported in this.
In addition, we can talk about the championship of Miles in the so-called "progressive sound" - earlier electronic tracks were not distinguished by elegance, were rude and unattractive. The listeners wanted to hear something new - and Miles gave it to them with his compositions.
Album Organic
This album was the third studio brainchild, released in 2001 in his own studio. Interestingly, here the composer continues his experiments, departing from his main style, with the help of the Smoke City team, creating a completely new one - a mix in the style of ambient and ethnic music. There he later created the album Miles Gurtu.
Death of Robert Miles
Unfortunately, his plans were interrupted by an illness - cancer, which left him only 9 months to live. He died in a clinic in Spain at the age of 47, on the night of May 10, leaving an orphan daughter.
Fans, sincerely worried about their idol, wished him to rest in peace, expressed their condolences to relatives and friends. He was and remains a brilliant innovator of music, loved for his subtle and deep compositions.
