cktrl
{{Short description|British musician}}
Bradly Miller, known artistically as cktrl, is a British multi-instrumentalist and producer.
Biography
Miller was born to Montserratian parents and was brought up in Lewisham. As a child, he learned the clarinet and saxophone through a free music service funded by the local council.{{Cite web |last=Dazed |date=2021-06-18 |title=cktrl’s ultimate beginner’s guide to jazz music |url=https://www.dazeddigital.com/music/article/53239/1/cktrl-s-ultimate-beginner-s-guide-to-jazz-music |access-date=2022-04-03 |website=Dazed |language=en}} Miller taught himself production and worked at a record store and as a DJ.{{Cite web |date=2022-08-06 |title=One to watch: cktrl |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2022/aug/06/one-to-watch-cktrl-bradley-miller |access-date=2022-11-21 |website=the Guardian |language=en}}
cktrl stands for "Can’t Keep to Reality".{{Cite web |last=Mahanty |first=Shannon |date=2022-11-03 |title=CKTRL: Calm amid the chaos |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/esmagazine/cktrl-bradley-miller-london-music-yield-saxophone-b1036821.html |access-date=2022-11-21 |website=Evening Standard |language=en}}
Discography
= Singles and EPs =
- Forest (EP, 2015){{Cite web |title=The quiet revolution of cktrl |url=https://crackmagazine.net/article/profiles/cktrl/ |access-date=2022-04-03 |website=Crack Magazine}}
- Colour (2019){{Cite web |title=Premiere: South London Producer Cktrl Shares Beautifully Subtle "Secrets" |url=https://www.complex.com/music/2019/03/premiere-cktrl-secrets |access-date=2022-04-03 |website=Complex |language=en}}
- Robyn (EP, 2020) {{Cite web |date=2020-11-03 |title=cktrl explores "contemporary-classical music from the Black perspective" on robyn |url=http://thevinylfactory.com/news/cktrl-new-ep-robyn-vinyl-touching-bass/ |access-date=2022-04-03 |website=The Vinyl Factory |language=en-US}}
- "mazes" (2021){{Cite web |date=2021-05-27 |title=cktrl shares stunning video for track ‘Mazes’ |url=https://crackmagazine.net/2021/05/cktrl-mazes/ |access-date=2022-04-03 |website=Crack Magazine}}{{Cite web |date=2021-05-27 |title=The Making Of "mazes" With cktrl |url=https://notion.online/the-making-of-mazes-with-cktrl/ |access-date=2022-04-03 |website=Notion |language=en-GB}}
- Zero (EP, 2021){{Cite web |title=cktrl: "zero" [ft. Mereba] |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/cktrl-zero-ft-mereba/ |access-date=2022-04-03 |website=Pitchfork |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |date=2021-09-29 |title=cktrl unveils new EP 'Zero', shares title track |url=https://crackmagazine.net/2021/09/cktrl-unveils-new-ep-zero-shares-title-track/ |access-date=2022-04-03 |website=Crack Magazine}}
- Yield (EP, 2022){{Cite web |last=Dazed |date=2022-10-28 |title=6 albums to stream this week |url=https://www.dazeddigital.com/music/article/57314/1/new-music-friday-6-albums-to-stream-this-week-cktrl-palmistry-fred-again |access-date=2022-11-21 |website=Dazed |language=en}}