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Neil Joseph Stephen Fraser (born 27 March 1955, Georgetown, Guyana) known by his stage-name Mad Professor, is a British dub music producer, engineer and remixer. [1] He has collaborated with reggae artists Lee "Scratch" Perry, Sly and Robbie, Pato Banton, Jah Shaka and Horace Andy, as well as artists outside the realm of traditional reggae and dub, such as Sade, Massive Attack, The Orb, Gaudi ...
In 1999, Tyler and Kate Holmes collaborated with Mad Professor to create Mission Control. Mission Control released one album, Dub Showcase on Poptones and Tyler joined Mad Professor on a European tour in 2000. Dub Showcase also featured a guest vocal from Lee "Scratch" Perry.
To promote the album, the band began a UK tour with dub artist Mad Professor. Though the Orb still pulled in large crowds, The Guardian noted that they lacked the intensity found in their earlier performances.
Golden Plains 2010 featured cult American act Pavement, playing their second show on a worldwide reunion tour of 2010. The event also featured the likes of Calexico, Dinosaur Jr, The Dirty Projectors, The Big Pink, Antibalas Afrobeat Orchestra and Tame Impala. The land on which the festival takes place is owned by the Nolan family.
Macka B's first album, Sign of the Times, was released in 1986 on Mad Professor's Ariwa label. [1] The album was well received and reached the top of the UK reggae album charts. [1] [4] [7] Further television exposure followed on the ITV programme Club Mix. [5] His next few albums were similarly acclaimed: We've Had Enough (1987), Looks Are ...
Holmes and Tyler contributed to Mission Control's Dub Showcase album (produced by Holmes' long-term associate Mad Professor), which featured several unreleased songs from Pop Philosophy. In 2000, C-pop singer Coco Lee had a huge hit on the Asian market with a cover of Technique's second single, "You and Me".
Dub Maniacs on the Rampage is a studio album released by Mad Professor. It was released in 1993 on the Ariwa label. [2] This album was the last installment in Mad Professor's "Dub Me Crazy" series. [3]
Mad Professor – "Who Knows the Secret of the Master" (1987) Violin; Mad Professor – "Captures Pato Banton" (1988) Violin; Mad Professor – "A Caribbean Taste of Technology" (1985) Violin; The Men They Couldn't Hang – "How Green Is The Valley" (1986) Violin, arranger; The Men They Couldn't Hang – "Waiting for Bonaparte" (1988) Fiddle