Ben Miller: Vocal, Stereo Baritone Guitar, Bass
Michael Khoury: Violin
Deanna McMullen Lee: Cello

Mike List: Drum kit, Tablas, Dumbec, Riq

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Porcelain Hammer formed in 2018 for the purpose of expanding the direction of Ben Miller's multiphonic guitar work into a full ensemble. This new direction in Miller's music is the melding of art, psych, world and no-wave with lyrical hypnagogia. 

Miller played guitar in Sproton Layer with brothers Roger and Laurence (1969-71), The Fourth World Quartet (1975), Destroy All Monsters with Ron Asheton and Michael Davis (1977-78), the avant-power trio Nonfiction (1982-85), Chicago's Dirty Old Man River (1997-2000), and Third Border (2004-2010). 

This century, Miller performs solo multiphonic guitar and has produced several releases on his own imprint (Living Records), touring extensively across the east coast, midwest, and Europe. He performed and recorded with Glenn Branca's 100 guitar orchestra and toured with The Glenn Branca Ensemble, provided live multiphonic guitar-scape for NOX with renowned poetess Anne Carson and former Merce Cunningham dancers Rashaun Mitchel & Silas Riener, and played as principle actor in the multidisciplinary performance of RUINES with Franck Vigroux. Miller also formed NYC's Sensorium Saxophone Orchestra. Now living in the Detroit metro area, Miller's focus is The Sensorium Chamber Orchestra furthering his composition in a multi-timbrel setting.

Miller plays a modified Gibson Kalamazoo that has an inverted neck pick-up over the first fret which is output, along with the bridge pickup, to stereo. Contact mics are placed on the body and headstock and are also split stereo.

"When creating spontaneous sound, with this instrument in particular, I view the process more as a visual artist than a musician; thinking in terms of texture and shape rather than melody and chords. Structure is intentionally loose, though with inherent formation appearing as if on its own. At times, I feel as though I am leaving the room. This is when I know I am on the right track." -- Ben Miller, 'In The Moment' liner notes.​​​