Robert Miles
Swiss-born Italian record producer, composer, musician and DJ (1969–2017)
Roberto Concina (3 November 1969 – 9 May 2017), better known by his stage name Robert Miles, was a Swiss-Italian record producer, composer, musician and DJ.[1]
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Birth name | Roberto Concina |
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Born | Fleurier, Switzerland | 3 November 1969
Died | 9 May 2017 Ibiza, Spain | (aged 47)
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Years active | 1984–2017 |
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In 1994, Miles wrote a trance/chill-out piece based on acoustic guitar chords and soft synthesizer effects, "Children", which was later developed into a dream trance song featuring a piano theme on top.
Miles died in Ibiza, Spain, on 9 May 2017 at the age of 47 after a short battle with stage 4 metastatic cancer.[2][3]
References
change- ↑ IMO Records. http://www.imorecords.co.uk/house-2/house-artists/robert-miles-biography/ Archived 2012-08-04 at Archive.today "Robert Miles Biography"], IMO Records' Retrieved on 29 March 2011.
- ↑ "Fallece el Dj Robert Miles, creador del tema 'Children'". 24 Horas (in Spanish). 9 May 2017. Archived from the original on 10 May 2017. Retrieved 10 May 2017.
- ↑ Robert Miles: DJ known for 1990s hit Children dies aged 47 - BBC News
Other websites
change- Robert Miles at AllMusic
- Track "Children" at BeWithMusic Archived 2017-08-28 at the Wayback Machine