Joseph Alton Miller crafts songs the way rivers carve valleys—patiently, powerfully, and with deep emotional gravity. A New Jersey–based singer/songwriter, Joseph’s music is steeped in the rich traditions of Americana, folk, and soul. With nearly two decades of experience recording and touring, he has shared stages with artists as varied as Brandi Carlile, Railroad Earth, Living Colour, and Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, bridging genres with grace and grit.

His critically lauded album Songs of Travel for the Vagabond earned a nomination for the No Depression Magazine Singer/Songwriter Award, while his 2020 poetry collection The Souls of These Boots revealed a literary voice as vivid as his melodies. In 2025, Joseph was nominated for an Asbury Park Music Awards and invited to perform at the first ceremony since the awards went on hiatus in the 2010s—an evening that marked a symbolic return for the Jersey Shore music community. He was asked not only to perform, but to open the show, playing the first note of the long-awaited revival.

In summer 2025, he returns with a raw and intimate live album that invites listeners into the room—where breath meets string and truth rings clear. New singles are set to follow, continuing Joseph’s tradition of honest, heartfelt songwriting.

Outside of music, Joseph is an accomplished photographer and an avid backpacker who has traveled trails and climbed mountains across the continental United States. The long miles, high summits, and quiet wilderness have shaped both his perspective and his art, deepening his connection to solitude, endurance, and the landscapes that echo through his songs. Through both lens and lyric, he seeks to capture the kind of fleeting moments that define a life.

He lives in the countryside with his family, where the wind through the trees and the hush of morning light offer inspiration—and the next line in the song.