Travis Miller (musician)

Travis Miller (born May 13, 1984) is an American musician, singer-songwriter, rapper and record producer from Richmond, Virginia. He has recorded under multiple aliases in various genres since his first known released project in 2005.

Travis Miller
Born (1984-05-13) May 13, 1984
Richmond, Virginia, U.S.
GenresHip hop
Occupation(s)
  • Musician
  • singer
  • songwriter
  • rapper
  • record producer
Instruments
Years active1999–present
Associated acts

Miller later rose to popularity as Lil Ugly Mane in the early 2010s, through collaborating with SpaceGhostPurrp and Denzel Curry of the now defunct collective Raider Klan, and for his Southern hip hop-inspired album Mista Thug Isolation. A multi-instrumentalist, he has produced nearly his entire solo discography under the alias Shawn Kemp, as well as for other artists. In 2016, Miller began releasing music as Bedwetter, incorporating a multitude of genres he has worked with before into more personal themed songs.

Musical career

According to the album cover of Miller's Third Side of Tape, material Miller recorded dates back to 1999, when he was roughly 15.[2]

Early in his career, he contributed to a number of musical projects in varying genres, such as Vudmurk, Across, Public Garden, Cat Torso, Dreamo, Stormguy,[3] and Head Molt.[4][5][6]

In 2007, Miller rapped in a group known as The Legacy, under the name Yung Gus.[7] He also released at least one hip hop song in the style of Insane Clown Posse, under the name Spook Lo.[8]

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.[9][10] Under the Shawn Kemp name, he was also credited for scoring an infomercial for Slippy Syrup vape juice.[11]

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.[12] 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.[13]

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,[14] and support from members of hip hop group Odd Future.[15] 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,[16] 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[17] and the critically acclaimed, genre-spanning mixtape Third Side of Tape.[18][19][20]

In late 2015, Lil Ugly Mane released the album Oblivion Access, a more experimental and personal album than previous offerings,[21] as well as a collaborative album with Nickelus F, Trick Dice.[22]

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.[23][24] Secret Circle broke up in 2018.[25]

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.[26] In June of the same year, he teased a new release under the Lil Ugly Mane alias on his Facebook page.[27]

Besides teasing a Bedwetter Volume 2 album in August 2017, writing on Facebook saying he "hope[s] you hate rap",[28] Miller would not speak on the solo projects for some time until November 2019 when a new album title was revealed to be Condensed Geese, but nothing more was announced.

On November 27, 2020, Miller released an expanded edition of Volume 1 on vinyl, featuring 3 bonus tracks; the previously released promotional tracks "Selfish" and "Raging Bull", with the unheard final track "Untitled".[29] This coincided with the release of the Cassingle Tape, a limited cassette tape containing "Headboard", a song which was included on the music streaming service re-release of Lil Ugly Mane's Three Sided Tape Volume One mixtape on October 22, 2020,[30] and "Here I Am", another previously unheard Bedwetter track.[31]

Miller posted on his Instagram on December 15, 2020, teasing a new album to be releasing soon.[32]

Discography

as A9Concuss
  • A9Concuss (2012)

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

as Bedwetter
  • Volume 1: Flick Your Tongue Against Your Teeth and Describe the Present (2017)
  • Cassingle Tape (2020)
  • Volume 1: Expanded Edition (2020)

as Cat Torso
  • Fuck Strangler (2009)

as Confident People
  • Three Songs (2010)

as Dale Kruegler & the Missing Felicitys
  • Thug Isolation (2012)

as Dale Kruegler
  • Funky Lady Spa (2011)

as Dale Krugler
  • Doing Badass Improvisational Stuff Rag for Piano (2018)

as Lil Ugly Mane
  • Dey Bout 2 Find Yo Body (Da Birth of a Murderah) Demo (2010)
  • Playaz Circle: Pre Meditation (The First Prophecy) (2011)
  • Criminal Hypnosis: Unreleased Shit (2012)
  • Mista Thug Isolation (2012)
  • Uneven Compromise (2012)
  • Three Sided Tape Volume One (2013)
  • Three Sided Tape Volume Two (2013)
  • Prelude to Panopticon: On Doing An Evil Deed Blues (2013)
  • Absence of Shitperson (2014)
  • The Weeping Worm (2014)
  • Third Side of Tape (2015)
  • Oblivion Access (2015)
  • Thing s Thatare Stuff (2018)[33]
  • Songs That People Emailed Me About Asking Why I Hadn't Put Them on Streaming Platforms (2019)

as Lordmaster DJ S.K. the Subterranean Suspect
  • Cold Rock Sex Bug (2015)

as Public Garden
  • There for Him (2010)

as Rats
  • Stem Loss Beg (2008)

as Seidhr
  • Majesty of Disease (2005)

as Shawn Kemp
  • Softwehr (2011)
  • I Thought I Lost You (2011)
  • Supasonic (with Supa Sortahuman) (2012)
  • External Files (2012)
  • Trick Dice (with Nickelus F) (2015)

as Vudmurk
  • Sleep Until It Hurts You (2011)

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

Complilations
  • 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)
  • RIP (2015)
  • Register (2017)

Guest appearances
List of non-single guest appearances, with other performing artists, showing year released and album name
Title Year Artist(s) Album
"My Hood"[34] 2011 SpaceGhostPurrp Blackland Radio 66.6
"Twistin'"[35] 2012 Denzel Curry King of the Mischievous South, Vol. 1
"Blazin' Up" Supa Sortahuman, Shawn Kemp Supasonic
"Me and You"
"Mystical Virus, Pt. 3: The Scream"[36] 2013 Denzel Curry, Mike G Nostalgic 64
"Higher Than Fuck"[37] Supa Sortahuman Adventure Time
"Rain Song"[38] 2014 Antwon Heavy Hearted in Doldrums
"Oedipus Rex" 2015 Nickelus F, Shawn Kemp Trick Dice
"Bathory Motives"
"Amazon Wishlist"[39] 2016 Antwon non-album single
"Zeltron 6 Billion"[40] 2017 Denzel Curry 13
"See You Shine"[41] 2018 Little Pain non-album singles
"Just Like You"[42] Lil Tracy, Mackned
"Smores"[43] 2019 Your Old Droog, Wiki It Wasn't Even Close
"War Time Dub"[44] Culture Abuse non-album single
"Grim"[45] Wiki, Denzel Curry Oofie

2012
Denzel Curry - King of the Mischievous South, Vol. 1
  • "Twistin'" (featuring Lil Ugly Mane)
Denzel Curry - Strictly For My R.V.I.D.X.R.Z.
Xavier Wulf -
  • "Don't Fuck Around"[46]

2013
Supa Sortahuman - Adventure Time
  • "Higher Than Fuck" (featuring Lil Ugly Mane)

2014
Antwon - Heavy Hearted in Doldrums
  • "Rain Song" (featuring Lil Ugly Mane)

2016
Secret Circle (Lil Ugly Mane, Wiki and Antwon) -
  • "Keep It Low"
  • "Satellite" (featuring Despot)
ODWALLA88 -
  • "Giggle (Lil Ugly Mane Remix)"[47]
Antwon -
  • "Amazon Wishlist" (featuring Lil Ugly Mane)

2018
Secret Circle (Lil Ugly Mane, Wiki and Antwon) -
  • "Ounce of It"
Wavves and Culture Abuse -
  • "Big Cloud" (additional production)[48]
Lil Tracy, Mackned and Lil Ugly Mane -
  • "Just Like You"
Brennan Savage - Drowning
  • "I Tried!" (produced with Fish Narc)[49]

2019
Wiki - Oofie
  • "Grim" (featuring Lil Ugly Mane and Denzel Curry) (produced with Alex Epton and Nah)

2020
Young Guv -
  • "Caught Lookin' (Lil Ugly Mane Remix)"[50]

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