About Me
"Prince Charles and the City Beat Band" recorded 3 albums on Virgin Records from the early to mid 80's, and achieved their biggest successes on the European charts. Charles fronted the group as the lead singer and multi instrumentalist. The futuristic wind synthesizer called the "Lyricon" was the instrument that made his brand of next generation p-funk unique, and the group's sound incorporated many of the devices that would propel rap music to the forefront of the American music scene. With the emergence of rap as the dominant reflection of street culture, Prince Charles disbanded his group and began focusing on audio engineering . This was a logical step for a producer, writer, musician and entrepeneur with a hunger for knowledge of all kinds. Since the switch, "Prince Charles Alexander" has become a multi-platinum recording and mixing engineer for a large client base and has resurged as a sought after producer for domestic and international projects. He is a member of the Producers and Engineers Wing of the Grammy Committee Board of Governors, the Audio Engineering Society (AES) and the Musician's Union Local 802 in NYC as well as managing up and coming talent through his company Ark Angel Music, Inc. Prince Charles is currently an Associate Professor in the Music Production & Engineering Department at Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts and also holds an Adjunct Instructor position at NYU’s Clive Davis Dept. of Recorded Music, teaching Music Production. Professor Alexander also teaches Audio Technology at the Institute of Audio Research in NYC and is a frequent lecturer at the City College of New York in Manhattan. Client List: Mary J. Blige, Destiny's Child, Faith Evans, Boyz II Men, Joe, Puff Daddy, Notorious B.I.G., SWV. Salt-N-Pepa, Mase, the Lox, Brandy, Babyface, Sting, Aretha Franklin, Maxi Priest, 112, Total, Mint Condition, Spearhead, K-Ci Haley, 702, Brian McKnight, Usher, Jodeci, Heavy D & the Boyz, IAM (Delabel/France) plus many more. References and a complete discography can be furnished on request.
