Danielle Nicole

~ The Legendary Koko Taylor gets right to the point ~  "That girl gets down to the nitty gritty." 

Hailing from Kansas City, Missouri, Danielle Nicole has spent her life making music and pleasing fans, domestically and abroad.

Nicole was initially influenced by her parents. She recalls seeing her father playing blues guitar and her mother singing with the group Little Eva & The Works. With her two brothers, Nick and Kris, she became a member of Trampled Under Foot, which found initial popularity in the Midwest and International recognition throughout the early 2000s though 2015. They released 7 albums together, 2 dvds and made waves being coined “The Blues Beatles” in Norway.

Danielle embarked on her solo career with Wolf Den (2015), which peaked at #2 on the Billboard Blues charts and amassed 12 million Spotify streams. Cry No More (2018) followed, the record was nominated for a Grammy in the Contemporary Blues category and debuted at number one in the Billboard Blues Charts – it also boasts over Spotify streams in excess of 13.8 million. The Love You Bleed (2024) is the most recent release and was #1 on Billboard Blues, Amazon and iTunes.

Nicole has been inducted into the Kansas Music Hall of Fame and has been the recipient of Eight Blues Music Awards. She recently did a duet with Dion on the song “I Aim To Please" as well as was featured on two songs in the theatrically released movie “Which Brings Me To You” 

There has been no shortage of praise; Guitar World stated, "Danielle Nicole has won respect and admiration throughout the American blues scene for her soulful, inventive playing and tireless work ethic." Blues Music Magazine effused, "Nicole brings it, bakes it, and serves it up blazing on a silver soul-rocking platter." The Kansas City Star declared, "Blues and soul vocalists tend to improve as they age. Bettye LaVette is among the artists who became increasingly believable as she matured. Danielle Nicole appears to be following in her footsteps." And the legendary Koko Taylor gets right to the point: "That girl gets down to the nitty gritty!" - 

Brandon Miller


Brandon Miller isn’t the typical product of the small, Midwest town of Gardner, KS.  From beginning to play at the age of 7, he knew it was going to be music that would be his driving force in life. 

Throughout his years of studying music formally, educationally, and experimentally through high school and into college, Miller also had a desire to write original music. With musical influences such as Eric Clapton, Jimmy Page, Warren Haynes and Joe Bonamassa, he says “they are all extremely talented at their instrument; Warren and Clapton are incredible songwriters.” 

Miller truly holds his own candle among the few able to truly speak through his instrument and is impossible to be stylistically confined to Rock, Country, Roots, or Americana. 

Since joining Danielle Nicole Band as a founding member in 2015, Miller has  released 2 of his own recordings; "LIVE at Knucklehead's" in 2017 and his latest entitled "Virtue and Vice" in July 2020.  Visit www.brandonmillerkc.com to learn more about Brandon Miller.

"The ability he has to adapt his playing while keeping the intent, thought and heart pure at the same time is amazing.  Meanwhile the tone... he's just got it all.  We really work well together musically and go places to which I've never been; it's really a wonderful feeling being on stage and making music with him." - Danielle Nicole

 Check out Brandon's original music at www.brandonmillerkc.com