Extensive touring followed his debut success, and by 2005 Miller found himself exhausted and struggling with drug and alcohol dependency. Subsequently, he entered rehab and spent the next year or so working to regain his physical, mental, and spiritual health. In 2007 he released his sophomore effort, The Dirty Looks.~ Matt Collar, All Music Guide

Derek Miller is a dynamic performer, whether you catch him live or are listening to his studio albums, you can get a real sense of an artist striving for the pursuit of perfection in his work. Derek is on a roll with a new album in the works with Austin, Texas Rhythm Section, ‘Double Trouble’ of Stevie Ray Vaughan fame. Along with that comes the imminent release of a live DVD/CD that captures the performer playing songs off his award winning albums, ‘The Dirty Looks’ and ‘Music Is The Medicine’.

Derek is currently expanding his skills even further than singer/songwriter, guitarist, producer and actor to entrepreneur, with his new project Derek Miller Enterprises “DME”, Derek’s multi-media entertainment company.

“I’m very excited with everything that is swirling around at the moment. I am confident that the business ventures I am committed to will help build an infrastructure to benefit the generations to come.”