![]() ![]() Tor Miller recorded his first song ‘Hold The Phone’ on his iPhone when he was seventeen, attending NYU and getting a little depressed. But it’s more the influences of Ray Charles and Otis Redding that infuse his music these days, with a gospel quality which complement the undertones of Johnny Cash’s story telling. His influences had been the music he would listen to in his mother’s car on the way to school which included David Bowie, Elton John and Fleetwood Mac. His music was well received and he suddenly realised he was getting a whole lot more attention, especially from girls. By his own admission, Tor describes himself as a bit of an outcast in his school years whilst he channelled his energies into writing his music before he decided to sing at an eighth grade talent show, when he was fourteen. Tor is a native New Yorker, born to lawyer parents who were supportive of his musical interests but probably never thought it would be a career and were keen for Tor to be well educated. In fact, on taking the stage at The Courtyard on Thursday evening, Tor took a few seconds to take a look at the capacity crowd in this delightful venue in Hoxton, before launching into the first of his songs and in so doing exuded a growing confidence. Photo Credit: Steve Holley This is the third time I have seen this outstanding young performer on a London stage and he keeps getting better, not in performance of his songs as this has always been at a very high standard, but in stage presence. ![]()
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