Duncan Millar's first film-score was for John Mostow's (Terminator 3, U-571) first-film while a student at Berklee. Duncan is a keyboardist, composer and songwriter based in London, UK.

After Berklee, Duncan went in a different musical direction, and most recently, had two smooth-jazz albums released in the US under his own name, songs from which charted in Gavin and R&R charts. Tracks were heavily play-listed on Jazz FM in the UK, and he was a UK MOBO nominee for Best UK Jazz act.

This was after session work with well-known artists such as Paul Weller, after which he became part of dance-pop duo Blue Mercedes, ( MCA Records), with a number one dance single in the US for fourteen weeks. He has had many other charting tracks in a variety of styles released on major labels in the UK and US, and has also written soundtracks for several nationally-broadcast UK TV programs. Many of Duncan's tracks have also been picked up for soundtrack use on TV in the US.

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Duncan Millar's first film-score was for John Mostow's (Terminator 3, U-571) first-ever film (Dr Dobermind) while he was a student at Berklee (and Mostow a student at Harvard). Duncan is a keyboardist, composer and songwriter based in London, UK.

After Berklee, where he studied Jazz Piano, Composition and Arranging and Film-Scoring, Duncan returned to London and went in a different musical direction, getting involved with the pop and dance scene as a keyboard player, producer and writer. After session work with well-known artists such as Paul Weller , he became part of dance-pop duo Blue Mercedes, signed to MCA Records, which had UK and International success, including a number one dance single in the US for fourteen weeks. Subsequently, he went on to enjoy further chart hits as a session keyboard-player on the UK’s club scene, including work with Frankie Foncett, Paul Gotel, Larry Heard, Robert Owens and Monie Love.

More recently, he had two smooth-jazz albums released in the US under his own name, songs from which charted in the Gavin and R&R charts. Some tracks were heavily play-listed on Jazz FM in the UK, and he was a UK MOBO nominee for Best UK Jazz act.

He has also had many self-written tracks in a variety of other styles, both vocal-songs and instrumentals, released on major and independent labels in the UK and US. These have mostly been with bands he has been in, or as an artist-producer under various psudonyms, or under his own name. He has also written and produced soundtracks for several nationally-broadcast UK TV programs, and many of Duncan's other tracks have also been picked up for soundtrack use on TV in the US.