Prince Blanco is a musician from London UK now based in Toronto, Canada. From his first single in 1982 'Punk Rock Rude Boys' to his latest CD 'Rebel Discotheque', he is an original 'punk rock rude boy'. Blanco, a life-long reggae music fan who came of age during the late '70s punk rock explosion, has been performing and maintaining a transatlantic presence now for well over ten years.
Prince Blanco has had the privilege of sharing the stage with such artists as Michael Rose (Black Uhuru), Jazz Jamaica, The Skatalites, Ari Up (The Slits) and has worked on projects with Willi Williams and UK dub wizard Mad Professor. He has been a member of dub-pop collective Boogiewall Soundsystem and is currently rolling with the Toronto-based Dub Collective (Sassa'le, Aram Scaram, Dubmatix, Nate Wize and DJ Rednote).
His recent releases include his tribute to the classic reggae era, Prince Blanco & The Rocksteady All-Stars (MojoBrandMusic 2006) and Boogiewall Soundsystem's Super My Own Band (OhmGrown/Universal 2005).
Rebel Discotheque is officially in released May 2008.
Prince Blanco's live performance highlights include The Vermont International Reggae Festival (US), Lambeth Community Day Out (UK), Caribana (Canada), and a memorable performance alongside legendary reggae trombonist Vin Gordon in Jamaica.
His music has been featured on Brinsley Forde's Lively Up Yourself and Dub Bashment as well as Don Letts' Culture Clash Radio, both on BBC 6 Radio. Blanco has also received recent radio play in Canada, Japan, France and South America.
Prince Blanco (aka Mark Attrill Matthews) is also an accomplished drummer who has played with many artists in the UK and North America over the past twenty years. Please visit his 'guy who plays the drums' page by clicking on it in the 'friends' section below.
Wicked Bass Layout courtesy of Iron Spider (www.ironspider.ca)
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