Meet Shalom “J.Storm” Miller | Music Producer and Music Educator

We had the good fortune of connecting with Shalom “J.Storm” Miller and we’ve shared our conversation below.

Hi Shalom “J.Storm”, is there something you can share with us that those outside of the industry might not be aware of?
One of the things I consistently see that is misconstrued about the music industry is profitability.
When I say profitability, I mean that in all ways, streams, sales, views, and viral moments.
People who are new or outside of the business hold the belief that because you have a large following, a hit song, or have worked on great projects, or have had a viral moment(s) that it automatically translates to large amounts of money coming in. Those of us on the other side of the business know very well that this is not the case.
There are so many variables that are considered, when discussing music business finances. Things like publishing splits, shares or rights in master recordings, recoupment, and many other things have to be considered before one dollar is ever made off of a recording.
A lot of artists are still taking large advances at their deal signings, and in a lot of cases will never see significant returns on their projects.
There’s so much that goes into the development of a successful music career that it is almost overwhelming when you start to unravel at all.
I really love seeing what’s happening with the independent movement in music because it creates a much needed sense of accountability on the part of the artists and the part of the corporate partner, whether it be a label or other entity.
These are just some things that people outside of the music business have a misconception of.

Let’s talk shop? Tell us more about your career, what can you share with our community?
When it comes to my artistry and creativity, the thing that sets me, a part is my genuine and intentional disregard for trends.
I am admittedly an anti-conformist when it comes to what’s hot, I almost take it as a challenge to prove that I can do something different and make it hot. It’s in my nature, even when it comes to fashion and everything else. For instance, at one time everyone was going crazy for the Jordans collection. Well me, I decided to rock other brands like Android Homme, and Supra.
Even when it came to deciding where I would create my new homebase after leaving New Jersey, everyone was going to LA and Atlanta. I decided to go to Nashville. I don’t do this because I don’t like what’s popular, but I just feel there are so many other things to explore why do what everybody has already discovered. So when it comes to my music, I definitely apply that philosophy. I love using sounds that are unconventional, drum patterns that are out of the box, because at the end of the day, I think, if you can master placement and arrangement of unconventional music, and create something that is sonically palatable, you can make something unique and hot same time. Trust me, this train of thought definitely comes with its challenges, but if it means that in the end I’ll create a path and legacy that uniquely my own, then I’ll happily accept those challenges.
I mean, what do you expect when my mentors are Missy Elliott and Timbaland?

If you had a friend visiting you, what are some of the local spots you’d want to take them around to?
Nashville is such an amazing place, and over the years its has just grown more and more and continue to impress me. When my associates, friends, and family come to town I always like to bring them to the Soho house. It’s such a great vibe and there’s so much to do from hanging out in the clubhouse to chilling in the cabanas or taking a swim in the amazing pool also, have great events and music, I sometimes do events there like the recent one I did in collaboration with Audio Meds “In Conversation with “Drumma Boy”, where we hosted a in person interview with my bro and super producer Drumma Boy, and live performance from NLE Choppa’s artist Carey Washington.
Another great venue is Sky Deck is the largest rooftop venue in Nashville. We host some amazing concerts and performances there.
We recently broke records by hosting the largest rooftop concert headlined by “The Biggest Bawss” Rick Ross (https://www.instagram.com/p/C6Z6wduO1-U/).
Every Thursday is Nashtyville Thursday’s where you can check out the hottest local hiphop talent in Nashtyville hosted by Young Grey.
After all of that you have to check out Slim & Husky’s for some great pizza.

There’s so much more to do in the city but I think that would be a great start.

@sohohouse
@drummaboyfresh
@audiomeds
@thecareywashington

@skydeckonbroadway
@younggrey
@richforever
@slimandhuskys

Shoutout is all about shouting out others who you feel deserve additional recognition and exposure. Who would you like to shoutout?
Berklee College of music- https://online.berklee.edu/takenote/shalom-j-storm-miller-on-beyonce-missy-elliott-bad-boy-records-bmi-and-artist-management/

SAE Institute- https://usa.sae.edu/alumni/shalom-miller/

MLC- https://www.themlc.com/educator-ambassadors

Georgia Starnes
2’Live Bre
Missy Elliott

My family

Website: https://powermovemg.com

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/powermove_mg/

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shalomjstormmiller/