Travis Miller (musician)

Travis Miller
Birth name	Travis Miller
Born	(1984-05-13) May 13, 1984 Richmond, Virginia, United States
Genres	Hip hop cloud rap underground hip hop jazz rap hardcore hip hop horrorcore Southern hip hop noise black metal experimental
Occupation(s)	Singer rapper record producer
Instruments	Vocals FL Studio[1]
Years active	1999–present
Labels	The Complaint Register Ormolycka
Associated acts	Secret Circle Head Molt Supa Sortahuman Nickelus F DJ Dog Dick Mr. Whoa Whoa Denzel Curry

Travis Miller (born May 13, 1984) is a multi-genre American recording artist and music producer from Richmond, Virginia. He is best known for his 2012 album Mista Thug Isolation and his 2015 album Oblivion Access, both of which were released under his most popular stage name Lil Ugly Mane. Miller is currently signed to The Complaint Register and Ormolycka Records.

Musical career

In 2007, Miller rapped in a group known as The Legacy, under the name Yung Gus.^[2] He also released at least one hip hop song in the style of Insane Clown Posse, under the name Spook Lo.^[3]

Early in his career, he contributed to a number of musical projects in varying genres, such as Vudmurk, Across, Public Garden, Cat Torso, Dreamo and Stormguy,^[4] and Head Molt.^[5][6][7]

Miller joined the hip hop production group Chocolate Milk Collective (CMLK) in 2010 under the name Shawn Kemp. The group has been inactive for some time.^[8][9] Under the Shawn Kemp name, he was also credited for scoring an infomercial for Slippy Syrup vape juice.^[10]

He began uploading music to Bandcamp under the name Lil Ugly Mane in 2010. This was followed by his debut mixtape, Playaz Circle, in 2011.^[11] His early work drew influence from the early Memphis rap scene's dark, horrorcore and gangsta rap lyrics, distinctive production style, and lo-fi recording quality. He collaborated with underground hip hop collective Raider Klan, who were also heavily influenced by early Memphis rappers such as Three 6 Mafia, on several songs, and designed much of their cover art, drawing influence from classic Southern rap designers Pen & Pixel.^[12]

His debut album, Mista Thug Isolation, was released in 2012. The album made waves within underground hip hop, earning positive reviews from Mishka NYC, among others,^[13] and support from members of hip hop group Odd Future.^[14] It was followed by shorter and more experimental projects such as Uneven Compromise and On Doing an Evil Deed Blues, and the collaborative EP Supasonic with Supa Sortahuman. In 2013, he announced that he planned to retire the Lil Ugly Mane project,^[15] although this appears to have not transpired.

Over the next few years, Lil Ugly Mane sporadically released pre-recorded material, such as the single "Underwater Tank" in collaboration with Antwon^[16] and the critically acclaimed, genre-spanning mixtape Third Side of Tape.^[17][18][19]

In late 2015, Lil Ugly Mane released the album Oblivion Access, a more experimental and personal album than previous offerings,^[20] as well as a collaborative album with Nickelus F, Trick Dice.^[21]

In early 2016, it was announced Lil Ugly Mane, Antwon, and Wiki had formed a new group called Secret Circle. Their first song, "Keep It Low", was released in June of that year.^[22][23]

In early 2017, Miller announced he would be releasing further music under the new alias Bedwetter. The first installment in the Bedwetter series was released on Bandcamp in January 2017. ^[24] In June of the same year, he teased a new release under the Lil Ugly Mane alias on his facebook page ^[25]

Discography

as A9Concuss

Extended plays

• A9Concuss (2012)

as Across

Extended plays

• Waiting in a Hole (2007)
• Droughter / Across (with Droughter) (2009)
• Tour 2009 (with Earth Crown) (2009)
• Vorare (2009)
• Live Songs (2014)

as Bedwetter

Studio albums

• Volume 1: Flick Your Tongue Against Your Teeth and Describe the Present (2017)

as Cat Torso

Extended plays

• Fuck Stranger (2009)

as Confident People

Extended plays

• Three Songs (2010)

as Dale Kruegler & the Missing Felicitys

Studio albums

• Thug Isolation (2012)

as Dale Kruegler

Extended plays

• Funky Lady Spa (2011)

as Lil Ugly Mane

Studio albums

• Mista Thug Isolation (2012)
• Three Sided Tape Volume One (2013)
• Three Sided Tape Volume Two (2013)
• Absence of Shitperson (2014)
• Third Side of Tape (2015)
• Oblivion Access (2015)
• The Other Side (2017)
• TBA (with Antwon and Wiki, as Secret Circle) (2017)

Extended plays

• Turns Into (2012)
• Uneven Compromise (2012)
• The Weeping Worm (2014)

Mixtapes

• Playaz Circle (2011)
• U Ain't From My Hood (2011)
• Criminal Hypnosis: Unreleased Shit (2012)
• Entertaners Bluels for Once Micale Jackson Thriler (2013)

as Lordmaster DJ S.K. the Subterranean Suspect

Studio albums

• Cold Rock Sex Bug (2015)

as Public Garden

Extended plays

• There for Him (2010)

as Rats

Extended plays

• Stem Loss Beg (2008)

as Seidhr

Studio albums

• Majesty of Disease (2005)

as Shawn Kemp

Studio albums

• Trick Dice (with Nickelus F) (2015)

Extended plays

• Softwehr (2011)
• I Thought I Lost You (2011)
• Supasonic (with Supa Sortahuman) (2012)
• External Files (2012)

as Travis Miller

Studio albums

• Funhead (with Fun and Head Molt) (2009)

Extended plays

• Police Dhajaal (with Head Molt) (2009)
• Halftone Mud (with Fun and Head Molt) (2011)

Mixtapes

• Study of the Hypothesized Removable and​/​or Expandable Nature of Human Capability and Limitations Primarily Regarding Introductory Experiences With New and Exciting Technologies by Way of Motivational Incentive Volume One (2012)
• Study of the Hypothesized Removable and​/​or Expandable Nature of Human Capability and Limitations Primarily Regarding Introductory Experiences With New and Exciting Technologies by Way of Motivational Incentive Volume Two (2012)

Compilations

• RIP (2015)
• Register (2017)

as Vudmurk

Extended plays

• Sleep Until It Hurts You (2013)

Guest appearances

List of non-single guest appearances, with other performing artists, showing year released and album name

Title	Year	Artist(s)	Album
"U Ain't From My Hood"	2011	SpaceGhostPurrp	Blackland Radio 66.6
"Twistin"	2012	Denzel Curry	King of the Mischievous South, Vol. 1
"Blazin' Up"		Supa Sortahuman	Supasonic
"Me and You"
"Mystical Virus, Pt. 3: The Scream"	2013	Denzel Curry, Mike G	Nostalgic 64
"Higher Than Fuck"		Supa Sortahuman	Adventure Time
"Rain Song"	2014	Antwon	Heavy Hearted in Doldrums
"Oedipus Rex"	2015	Nickelus F	Trick Dice
"Bathory Motives"
"Amazon Wishlist"	2016	Antwon	N/A
"Zeltron 6 Billion"	2017	Denzel Curry	13

References