Heath Miller (promoter)

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Heath Miller
OccupationConcert promoter
Websiteheathsmiller.com

Heath Miller is an American concert promoter, best known as the head talent buyer at Webster Hall in New York City from 2011 to 2017. Miller has also managed bands such as Senses Fail, Boys Night Out, and Halifax in the 2000s, owns the Coral View Beach Resort[1] on Utila, Honduras, which hosted the Fyre Coral View Pop-Up and PHNX Festival (formerly Fyre Festival II) in late 2025.[2][3][4]

Career

Booking and management

Miller began his career in the punk and hardcore scene in New Jersey in the late 1990s as a live sound engineer and promoter. At age 17, he booked and promoted a Dropkick Murphys show at the Teaneck American Legion.[5] In 1999, he founded Excess dB Entertainment, which produced concerts at venues in New Jersey and New York City.[6][5] In July 2004, Miller served as co-promoter for Hellfest 2004,[7] which featured the Misfits, the Ataris, the Juliana Theory, Converge, the Dillinger Escape Plan, Life of Agony, and Fear Factory.[8]

Miller also managed bands in the 2000s,[9] including Boys Night Out and Halifax.[10][11] Miller recorded the first demos for Outline, Jack Antonoff's first band, and booked the earliest shows for all four of Antonoff's major projects: Outline, Steel Train, Fun, and Bleachers.[12]

Miller joined Webster Hall in 2011 to book the Studio at Webster Hall, a smaller room within the venue, and was eventually promoted to Vice President and head talent buyer. In 2014, under Miller's direction, Webster Hall ended its exclusive booking arrangement with the Bowery Presents and brought all concert booking in-house.[13] During his tenure, at Webster Hall, Miller programmed artists including Nine Inch Nails, Muse, LCD Soundsystem, Metallica, Ed Sheeran, Halsey, Green Day, Travis Scott, The Smashing Pumpkins, and Chance the Rapper.[6][14][15] Miller also oversaw the Ally Coalition's "Talent Show" at Webster Hall, a charity event organized by Jack Antonoff.[16]

Following Webster Hall's sale and closure for renovation in 2017, Miller become the talent buyer for White Eagle Hall, Stage 48, Highline Ballroom, Le Poisson Rouge, and the Grand Ballroom at Manhattan Center.[3][17][18] In 2019, Miller became Director of Booking at the United Palace in Manhattan.[19][20]

Fyre

Miller owns the Coral View Beach Resort on Utila, Honduras, a property his family acquired in the 1990s. He took over operations of the hotel following the COVID-19 pandemic.[4]

In 2025, Miller partnered with businessman and convicted fraudster Billy McFarland to host events under the "Fyre" brand at the resort.[4] After plans for a large-scale "Fyre Festival II" in Mexico were cancelled, Miller and McFarland pivoted to a smaller "pop-up" concept.[21][22] The resort hosted the Fyre Coral View Pop-Up in September 2025, followed by the PHNX Festival (formerly Fyre Festival II) on the weekend of December 5, 2025.[23]

Nonprofit

Miller is the founding director of Support Utila, a nonprofit organization focused on development, infrastructure, and preservation on Utila, Honduras.[24][25][26]

Miller is a member of the James Beard Foundation Young Professionals Committee,[27] and is associated with the foundation's "Greens" program.[28] Miller is also the Events Chair for the "Leaders on the Horizon" program of Safe Horizon, a non profit organization that supports for survivors of domestic violence, child abuse, and human trafficking.[29][30]

References

  1. "Coral View Beach Resort – Utila, Bay Islands, Honduras".
  2. Kaufmann, Andy (March 6, 2017). "Executive Profile: Heath Miller, VP & Talent Buyer, Webster Hall". Music Connection. Retrieved August 31, 2025.
  3. "Heath Miller Named Exclusive Talent Buyer For White Eagle Hall". NewJerseyStage.com. 2017. Retrieved August 31, 2025.
  4. King, Ariel (June 6, 2025). "Billy McFarland's Last Chance? Honduras Pop-Up Fyre Fest Backed By Concert Industry Vet". Pollstar. Retrieved August 31, 2025.
  5. "Credited for booking MCR's first NYC show, Heath Miller tells us how he made it in the industry". Alternative Press. February 23, 2017. Retrieved August 31, 2025.
  6. Jankowski, Elyse (September 28, 2017). "Feature Story: Heath Miller, President of Excess dB Entertainment". Stars & Scars. Retrieved August 31, 2025.
  7. "Hellfest bigger and better". The News-Times. July 20, 2004. Retrieved December 24, 2025.
  8. "Hellfest 2004 @ The Rexplex, Elizabeth, NJ". ReadJunk.com. July 26, 2004. Retrieved December 24, 2025.
  9. "More powerful than a locomotive..." The Jewish Standard. November 26, 2010.
  10. "Halifax signs to Drive-Thru Records". Top40-Charts.com. Retrieved September 5, 2025.
  11. "VitalSigns: The Industry Beat – Agency, Management & Label Updates". CelebrityAccess. 2003. Retrieved August 31, 2025.
  12. Live Nation (December 11, 2015). Bleachers' Jack Antonoff - Artist Stories, Part 2 (Interview). Retrieved September 4, 2025 – via YouTube.
  13. "Webster Hall Team Hits the Ground Running". CelebrityAccess. December 2014. Retrieved August 31, 2025.
  14. "Inside Webster Hall's Last 10 Days As an Independent New York City Institution". Billboard. August 31, 2017. Retrieved August 31, 2025.
  15. "Heath Miller Brings Webster Hall to the Next Level With Pollstar Nomination". HuffPost. January 2017. Retrieved August 31, 2025.
  16. Manders, Hayden (December 14, 2016). "You Have To Watch Lorde Perform The Most Amazing Robyn Cover". Nylon. Retrieved September 4, 2025.
  17. "Excess dB Books New Venues". Pollstar. August 16, 2017. Retrieved August 31, 2025.
  18. Blair, Gillian (July 18, 2017). "White Eagle Hall books New Found Glory, Mountain Goats and more". Jersey Digs.
  19. "Heath Miller Named Director of Booking at New York's United Palace". Pollstar. April 29, 2019. Retrieved August 31, 2025.
  20. "Kanye West Brings Jesus Is King to Washington Heights". NBC New York. September 30, 2019. Retrieved August 31, 2025.
  21. Wong, Ashley (September 5, 2024). "Fyre Festival II Is Happening. The Only Question Is Where. And When. And How". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved August 31, 2025.
  22. "Fyre Festival Has Pivoted Again With 2025 Island Pop-Up Event". MSN. Retrieved August 31, 2025.
  23. "Promoter Heath Miller Resurrects Fyre Festival". Kill The Music. December 15, 2025. Retrieved January 20, 2026.
  24. "Leaders on the Horizon".
  25. "Support Utila Inc - GuideStar Profile". www.guidestar.org.
  26. "Support Utila – About Us". Support Utila. July 30, 2020. Retrieved August 31, 2025.
  27. "Staff – JBF Young Professionals Committee". James Beard Foundation. Retrieved August 31, 2025.
  28. Blatter, Lucy Cohen (January 31, 2014). "James Beard Foundation's JBF Greens: New Home for Foodies Under 40". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved December 22, 2025.
  29. "Heath Miller". Mondo.
  30. "Leaders on the Horizon". Safe Horizon. Retrieved August 31, 2025.