George Beck-Millan had it all planned out: play music and navigate through the ups and downs of life in his native Austria. Due to unforeseen circumstances, he tumbled out of his old life, only to parachute across the Atlantic. Fascinated by Philadelphia’s history of music and diversity, the freelance drummer gulped it all down and fell head over hoagies in love with the United States of America. In 2015, he published his first book, PLAY AS YOU ARE: A Collection Of Essays—Picking a Drummer's Mind. Following the beat of his drums, the exhausting East Coast pace and cold winters became the wind at his back, carrying him farther west to the place he now calls home. At the height of the COVID pandemic, he found himself out of work and completed hGeorge Beck-Millan had it all planned out: play music and navigate through the ups and downs of life in his native Austria. Due to unforeseen circumstances, he tumbled out of his old life, only to parachute across the Atlantic. Fascinated by Philadelphia’s history of music and diversity, the freelance drummer gulped it all down and fell head over hoagies in love with the United States of America. In 2015, he published his first book, PLAY AS YOU ARE: A Collection Of Essays—Picking a Drummer's Mind. Following the beat of his drums, the exhausting East Coast pace and cold winters became the wind at his back, carrying him farther west to the place he now calls home. At the height of the COVID pandemic, he found himself out of work and completed his first novel, AKROLITER, followed by UNRAVEL (2022) and VIOLATOR (2024). George became an American citizen in 2019 and lives in Honolulu, HI, with his wife.