Nemesis Rising is an openly gay pop music duo consisting of ‘mirror identical’ twin brothers Jacob and Joshua Miller. They were raised as Jehovah’s Witnesses in Kalispell, Montana but have since left the religion. They were disfellowshipped by the church after coming out.
The journey of the duo can be seen on the Logo television network reality series entitled Jacob and Joshua: Nemesis Rising. The show premiered on October 16, 2006. There are 8 episodes in all, which can be purchased and viewed from iTunes, and Amazon.com. Episodes show production of the album RISE UP, going home to Montana and coming out to their family, performance events such as the Showcase at PLAY, Nashville, August 2, 2006 and at the HRC National Gala Dinner, Washington DC October 7, 2006. Also shown is the production of FREIND OF MINE by Barry Manilow in Las Vegas in 2006. The duo had a number of 2007 summer performances, including a 10 day working tour of England.
Nemesis has been signed with Curb Records since 2001. The music video for Number One in Heaven could be seen on the Click List Music program of Logo. It also aired on MTV Hits, which, like Logo, is owned by MTV Networks. The full 10 song album ‘Rise Up’ was released on iTunes on June 26, 2007. It is available for hard CD purchase at www.nemesisrising.com, eg their official website. A number of dance versions are available, also. Letter to God is #4 in TOP 40 on FMQB AC chart. Nine FOOL remixes will be released Feb. 26, 2008. |
