Illenium

Nicholas D. Miller (born December 26, 1990), professionally known as Illenium (stylized in all caps), is an American musician, DJ, music producer, and songwriter.

He has released five studio albums, his most recent being Illenium, released in April 2023.

Illenium earned his first Grammy nomination following the release of his fourth studio album, Fallen Embers, released in July 2021.

Nicholas Daniel Miller was born in Downers Grove, Illinois on December 26, 1990.

He lived in Seattle and France, eventually settling with his parents in San Francisco, where he would attend St. Ignatius College Preparatory.

In 2008, Miller began producing electronic music.

In the summer of 2012, he saw Bassnectar perform at Red Rocks Amphitheatre and decided to focus more earnestly on music.

In 2013, Miller moved to Denver, where he continues to reside.

He also attended the University of Colorado Denver.

During this period, he completed his first EP.

He also coached lacrosse at Aspen High School and delivered sushi to support himself.

Illenium released his first self-titled EP in May 2013 on Prep School Recordings.

That year, he also released a remix of Florence and the Machine's "Over the Love".

In January 2014, he independently released his follow-up EP, Risen, which contained the song "Drop Our Hearts" featuring Sirma.

He also continued releasing remixes, including those for Lana Del Rey's "Flipside" and Odesza's "Always This Late".

In 2015, Illenium released several singles, including "Chosen You", "Painted White" (with Said the Sky and Christina Soto), and "I'll Be Your Reason" (featuring Eden).

The latter song was released on Skrillex's Nest HQ platform.

Illenium's remixes that year included those for Galantis' "Gold Dust", Kill Paris' "Operate" featuring Royal, and Kaskade's "Disarm You" (featuring Ilsey).

In February 2016, Illenium released his debut studio album, Ashes, as a free download on Seeking Blue Records and his own recently established imprint, Kasaya Records.

The album featured 10 songs (12 on the bonus version) including "Reverie" (featuring King Deco), "With You" (featuring Quinn XCII), and "Fortress" (featuring Joni Fatora).

The album peaked at number 6 on the Billboard Top Dance/Electronic Albums chart and at number 19 on the Heatseekers Albums chart.

An album of Ashes remixes was released in December 2016, at which time Illenium embarked on the "Ashes Tour" in select cities across the United States.

Illenium also released two notable remixes in 2016: The Chainsmokers' "Don't Let Me Down" and Flume's "Say It" (featuring Tove Lo).

His remix of "Don't Let Me Down" premiered in March 2016.

Although the release was initially unofficial, it was later included in The Chainsmokers' official remix collection.

Illenium's remix of "Say It" was released in September 2016.

In October 2016, Illenium also released a collaboration with Said the Sky and Seven Lions entitled "Rush Over Me" (featuring Haliene).

That song charted at number 50 on the Billboard Hot Dance/Electronic Songs chart.

Illenium has also worked on numerous notable remixes, including those for The Chainsmokers' "Don't Let Me Down", Taylor Swift's "Anti-Hero" and Flume's "Say It", the latter of which won the award for "Remix of the Year" at the inaugural Electronic Music Awards in 2017.

That remix would go on to win the award for "Remix of the Year" at the first Electronic Music Awards in September 2017.

In February 2017, Illenium released the song "Fractures" featuring Nevve.

He followed that with the collaborative single, "Feel Good", with Gryffin and featuring Daya in March 2017.

Both songs charted on the Hot Dance/Electronic Songs chart (at number 42 and 17, respectively).

In July 2017, Illenium collaborated with EDM duo, Zeds Dead, to produce the track "Where The Wild Things Are".

By the end of the year, the song had accumulated over 60 million streams on SoundCloud and was still the most played remix on the platform in 2018 with over 101 million streams.

One of Illenium's more notable albums, Ascend, was released in August 2019 on Astralwerks.

The album was Illenium's first to top the Billboard Dance/Electronic Albums chart and also reached his highest peak on the Billboard 200 at number 14.

A total of 57 of Illenium's songs have appeared on the Billboard Hot Dance/Electronic Songs chart, including two singles in 2019 that peaked at number 3: "Good Things Fall Apart" with Jon Bellion and "Takeaway" with the Chainsmokers (featuring Lennon Stella).

He was included in the Forbes 30 Under 30 music list in 2020.

His music has collectively accumulated over 1 billion streams on various platforms.