Neil milan biography
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Obituaries: July 16,
Neil Milan
Neil Milan, 33, of Minneapolis, passed away on Wednesday, July 7, , in his home.
Neil was born in Cook, on Jan. 3, , the first baby of the new year. He grew up in Orr. His summers were spent on Lake Kabetogama at his aunt and uncle’s resort, cleaning fish, manning docks, maintaining the grounds, and helping out in the restaurant. In the winter, you could find him on the slopes snowboarding; in any other season he’d be cruising around on his skateboard.
Neil had a successful career working at Modis for 13 years as an IT recruiter in downtown Minneapolis. He was very passionate about his work, and found great satisfaction in helping people gain employment. Volunteering, charity, and giving back to the community were also things that Neil valued. Whether it was building out gardens, growing a mustache for Movember, biking hundreds of miles, or cleaning up yards, as Neil would say, “I’m down!
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Clean Bandit
English electronic music group
Clean Bandit are an English electronic music group formed in Cambridge in [3] They have achieved kvartet number-one singles and six additional top-ten songs on the UK Official Singles Chart.[4] Since , the group have been a trio comprising founding members Grace Chatto and brothers Jack and Luke Patterson.[2] Jack serves as the principal songwriter. The group are known for blending elements of classical music and contemporary dance music, and they routinely collaborate with guest vocalists.[5]
Clean Bandit's debut single, "A+E", was released in ; their second, "Mozart's House" (), peaked at number 17 on the UK singles chart. In , they attained mainstream success with their single "Rather Be", a collaboration with Jess Glynne. It reached number one on the UK singles chart, topped the national singles charts of six other countries, and peaked at number ten on the US Billboard Hot [6] Th
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Fuck Yeah Neil Amin-Smith — Neil Amin-Smith primer
Subject: Milan Neil Amin-Smith, professionally known as Neil Amin-Smith. Goes by Neil_Milan on social media, or by “that hunk violinist that used to be in the band that does Rather Be” in other settings.
(Spoiler alert: he is not, in fact, an asshole. He loves baths, liberal politics, and music. More below the cut.)
Neil was a member of Clean Bandit, a UK electronic/dance band. You’ve probably heard their big hit, Rather Be. That memorable violin intro? That’s Neil.
Clean Bandit, and resultantly Neil, have a Grammy. Here is an adorable photo of him with the nominee email. He says his statue lives in his kitchen, next to his “cookery books.” Here he is with the Grammy in situ:
And that’s Neil being overjoyed at the Glastonbury reaction to hearing him play the Rather Be intro, aka the greatest gif of Neil ever giffed (from here).
Neil has been playing violin since