Having studied philosophy and French literature at Bowdoin College, he has become a professor of Music Mediated Art at the European Graduate School[1] and is the executive editor of Origin magazine.

That same year saw the release of Optometry, a collaboration with avant-jazz players Matthew Shipp, William Parker, Guillermo E. Brown and Joe McPhee.

The concert and album were released as an enhanced CD containing both a full audio program and multimedia computer files.

2005 saw the release of Drums of Death, DJ Spooky's CD based on sessions he recorded with Dave Lombardo of Slayer.

[6] DJ Spooky has said that much of his work "deals with the notion of the encoded gesture or the encrypted psychology of how music affects the whole framework of what the essence of 'humaness' [sic] is... To me at this point in the 21st century, the notion of the encoded sound is far more of a dynamic thing, especially when you have these kinds of infodispersion systems running, so I'm fascinated with the unconscious at this point.

[8] In 2006, the song "Battle of Erishkigal", co-written by DJ Spooky and Frank Fitzpatrick, was featured in the anime-inspired film The Rebel Angel.

In 2010, Miller formed The Vanuatu Pacifica Foundation, a contemporary arts organization dedicated to exploring dialog between Oceania and the rest of the world.