{{Short description|Czech musician, composer, and record producer}} {{For|the English actor|Boris Karloff}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Boris Carloff | image = | image_size = | landscape = | alt = | caption = | birth_name = Milan Havrda | native_name = | native_name_lang = | alias = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1974|9|17}} | birth_place = Brno, Czechoslovakia | origin = | death_date = | death_place = | genre = Electronic | occupation = Musician, singer, composer, record producer | instrument = Violin, | years_active = 2003–present | label = Championship Music | associated_acts = | website = {{URL|boriscarloff.cz}} }} '''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,''<ref>Newsitem from ''Aktualne.cz'' on the Award, published 7 February 2013.</ref> followed by Morphosis in 2014.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url = http://www.kaltblut-magazine.com/boris-carloff-morphosis/|title = Boris Carloff – Morphosis|date = 17 October 2014|accessdate = |website = Kaltblut Magazine|publisher = |last = Kombercova|first = Katerina|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20141129041645/http://www.kaltblut-magazine.com/boris-carloff-morphosis/|archive-date = 29 November 2014|url-status = dead}}</ref>
== Career == Boris Carloff studied classical violin and his first band Palm Beat was formed in 2003.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://magazin.aktualne.cz/kultura/hudba/novy-cesky-pop-nezajima-smira-z-radia/r~i:article:763362/ |title=Nový český pop nezajímá šmíra z rádia |last1=Veselý |first1=Karel |date=15 November 2012 |website=Aktuálně.cz |accessdate=9 July 2014 |language=Czech}}</ref> He later played with several other projects and as producer he collaborated with acts including Kryštof and Wohnout.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.novinky.cz/kultura/317688-boris-carloff-tocil-klip-na-stejnou-kameru-na-jakou-se-natacel-james-bond.html |title=Boris Carloff točil klip na stejnou kameru, na jakou se natáčel James Bond |last1=Špulák |first1=Jaroslav |date=30 October 2013 |website=Novinky.cz |accessdate=9 July 2014 |language=Czech}}</ref> His stage name was inspired by English actor Boris Karloff.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://kultura.idnes.cz/klip-borise-carloffa-0l6-/hudba.aspx?c=A121010_121743_hudba_ob |title=VIDEO: Přední český producent Boris Carloff vydává sólový debut |last1=Bezr |first1=Ondřej |date=10 October 2012 |website=iDNES.cz |accessdate=9 July 2014 |language=Czech}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.pennyblackmusic.co.uk/MagSitePages/Review.aspx?id=8978|title = Boris Carloff: The Escapist|date = |accessdate = 17 November 2014|website = Pennyblackmusic.co.uk|publisher = |last = Torem|first = Lisa|archive-date = 19 December 2014|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20141219033014/http://www.pennyblackmusic.co.uk/MagSitePages/Review.aspx?id=8978|url-status = dead}}</ref> The album won Apollo Award for the Best Album of the Year.<ref name=":0">Article in ''Novinky.cz'' announcing the winner, published 6 February 2013.</ref> 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.<ref name=":1" />
==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.''<ref name=":0" /><ref>Newsitem from ''Lidovky.cz ''announcing the 2012 Apollo Award, 6 February 2013.</ref> *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
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *[http://www.boriscarloff.com/ Official website] *[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBGSTp3jBmL7WnWgR-vo3SQ/ Youtube channel] *[https://www.facebook.com/boriscarlofffan/ Boris Carloff Facebook] {{Authority control}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Carloff, Boris}} Category:Czech rock singers Category:English-language Czech singers Category:1974 births Category:Living people Category:21st-century Czech male singers Category:Czech record producers Category:Czech male composers Category:Czech violinists Category:Musicians from Brno