David L. Miller

About

American arranger, labels owner, A&R producer, record manufacturer and distributor.

Born: July 4, 1923 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Died: May 24, 1985 in London, England.
Son of Albert Miller, founder of Palda Record Co., he took over his father's company with his brother Paul in 1952, with which he produced and distributed the releases of his label Essex Records (3).
Founder of budget labels like Somerset and Somerset which were originally operated by his regional companies Somerset (based in Media, PA, 1957) and Somerset (based in Quickborn, Germany, 1961). In 1970 founded the UK based label Damont/Somerset with undefined, often crediting itself as undefined on the label releases.
As an arranger, he is often associated with undefined, whom he is often credited with arranging classic songs (often using pseudonym undefined), including on many 101 Strings releases.

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