Boris Carloff Explained

Boris Carloff
Birth Name:	Milan Havrda
Birth Date:	1974 9, df=y
Birth Place:	Brno, Czechoslovakia
Genre:	Electronic
Occupation:	Musician, singer, composer, record producer
Instrument:	Violin,
Years Active:	2003–present
Label:	Championship Music

Boris Carloff (born Milan Havrda; 17 September 1974 in Brno) is a Czech musician, composer and record producer. In 2012 he released the Apollo Award-winning album The Escapist,^[1] followed by Morphosis in 2014.^[2]

Career

Boris Carloff studied classical violin and his first band Palm Beat was formed in 2003.^[3] He later played with several other projects and as producer he collaborated with acts including Kryštof and Wohnout.^[4] His stage name was inspired by English actor Boris Karloff.^[5] His first solo EP Good Stuff was released by Red Salamanda Records in 2004 and his debut full-length album The Escapist was released in 2012. The songs reflect on the passing of Carloff's brother and father in the two years prior. It includes guest performances by Doug Yowell and Ghetto Priest.^[6] The album won Apollo Award for the Best Album of the Year.^[7] He was also nominated in five categories of the Czech Anděl Awards, while winning two: 'Video of The Year' for Falling and 'The Best Electronic Album'.

In 2014, Boris Carloff released the album Morphosis, which was recorded with Icelandic producer Barði Jóhannsson.

Discography

Albums

• kNot Photogenic – Underexposed (2005, Xproduction)
• Boris Carloff – The Escapist (2012, Championship music)
• Boris Carloff - Morphosis (2014, Championship music)
• Boris Carloff - The Solipsist (2017, Emerald and Doreen rec.)

EPs

• Palm Beat – I Wanna Be a Pair (2003, Distracktion Records)
• Boris Carloff – Good Stuff (2004, Red Salamanda Records)

Awards

Wins

• Apollo Award 2012 - winner of the Czech music critics awards for the album The Escapist.^[8]
• Anděl Awards 2012 - Video of the Year for video "Falling"
• Anděl Awards 2012- Best Electronic Album for the album The Escapist

Nominations

• Anděl Awards 2012 - Nominated in the category "Newcomer of The Year"
• Anděl Awards 2012 - Nominated in the category "Singer of The Year"
• Anděl Awards 2012 - Nominated in the category "Album of The Year"
• Apollo Award 2014 - Nominated for the Czech music critics awards for the album Morphosis.'
• Pure M Awards 2015 (Ireland) - Nominated for the Best International Act

External links

• Official website
• Youtube channel
• Boris Carloff Facebook

Notes and References

1. Newsitem from Aktualne.cz on the Award, published 7 February 2013.
2. Web site: Boris Carloff – Morphosis. 17 October 2014. Kaltblut Magazine. Kombercova. Katerina. https://web.archive.org/web/20141129041645/http://www.kaltblut-magazine.com/boris-carloff-morphosis/. 29 November 2014. dead.
3. Web site: Nový český pop nezajímá šmíra z rádia . Veselý . Karel . 15 November 2012 . Aktuálně.cz . 9 July 2014 . Czech.
4. Web site: Boris Carloff točil klip na stejnou kameru, na jakou se natáčel James Bond . Špulák . Jaroslav . 30 October 2013 . . 9 July 2014 . Czech.
5. Web site: VIDEO: Přední český producent Boris Carloff vydává sólový debut . Bezr . Ondřej . 10 October 2012 . iDNES.cz . 9 July 2014 . Czech.
6. Web site: Boris Carloff: The Escapist. 17 November 2014. Pennyblackmusic.co.uk. Torem. Lisa. 19 December 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141219033014/http://www.pennyblackmusic.co.uk/MagSitePages/Review.aspx?id=8978. dead.
7. Article in Novinky.cz announcing the winner, published 6 February 2013.
8. Newsitem from Lidovky.cz announcing the 2012 Apollo Award, 6 February 2013.