associated_acts article_title background birth_date instrument genre image origin name
the futureheads frankie & the heartstrings ross millard
 solo_singer 22 july 1982 guitar , vocals indie rock ross millard.jpg sunderland , england ross millard
ross millard

ross millard -lrb- born 22 july 1982 in sunderland -rrb- is an english musician and graphic designer , best known as guitarist and vocalist in the futureheads .
the band released their self-titled debut album in september 2004 ; their second album `` news & tributes '' followed in may 2006 , with their third album `` this is not the world '' released in may 2008 via the band 's own label nul records .
millard attended newcastle university , uk and graduated in 2003 with a ba -lrb- hons -rrb- in english literature .
in 2007 millard set up his own record label longest mile records with friends paul reed and nick jackon .
the label 's first release , on 7 '' vinyl and digital , was the debut single `` this is just the nighttime , andy ! ''
from north-eastern band the catweasels .
this was followed with the release of `` i 'll love you until my veins explode / milkrun '' by canadian band the paper cranes , `` tonight i have to leave it '' by shout out louds , and `` short term , long term '' by this ai n't vegas .
millard also appeared on the collaboration album `` print is dead vol 1 '' on the song `` i remember the summer isles '' .
on 18 october 2008 , he appeared on mutv 's good morning manchester programme .
he is of no relation to the ross millard who was born in 1979 and was on the books of manchester united from 1995 to 1998 .
in october 2013 millard was attached to the short-lived project rivals , who debuted the single `` i 'm not an animal '' in october of that year .
with the futureheads on hiatus , millard is now a regular member of frankie & the heartstrings , along with former this ai n't vegas bassist michael matthews .
millard is also a graphic designer , and in 2015 produced the artwork for the second bbc 6 music festival , which took place in late february in tyneside .
