Raised in Dothan, Alabama and educated in the mountains of Asheville, NC, Miller now makes Columbia, SC her home. After her first studio EP Storms of Summer was released in the spring of 2006, Miller's reputation as an up and coming singer\u002Fsongwriter began to solidify, and the doors began to open for her to make the trip up to Nashville to record with two time Grammy Award-winning producer\u002Fengineer Mitch Dane (Jars of Clay, Bebo Norman). With the help of a handful of Nashville talents (including Andrew Osenga of Caedmon's Call, Steve Mason and Matthew Odmark of Jars of Clay), the record boasts an astounding degree of depth and maturity for a freshman LP. Dane and Miller have crafted gorgeous sonic landscapes befitting of Miller's smoky, velveteen vocals. Of the new record Miller says, I wanted an album that everyone who hears it can find themselves in, and I think we accomplished that. The music is authentic, and listeners immediately identify that. The most surprising achievement of Into the Black is the