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Mad Professor

Born in the Fifties, Neil Fraser started his career in music from the technical side as a service engineer for mixing desks and amplifiers. The name Mad Professor, was first given by friends at school who were amazed by the experiments Neil was carrying out as a youth.

By the turn of the Eighties, Mad Professor launched the ARIWA label. It was about this time Professor launched the now legendary DUB ME CRAZY series, which was started in Gautrey Road - Peckham. The second album in the series "BEYOND THE REALMS OF DUB" was the first No.l for the label. The fourth in the series "ESCAPE TO THE ASYLUM OF DUB" was the second No.1. The series carried on into the Nineties and finished with "DUB MANIACS ON THE RAMPAGE" This series is now famous for the variation in sounds and surprise effects.

The Professor developed the studio and by 1984, had a 24 track 2 inch state of the art studio with its own unique sound. By the end of '86, Ariwa moved to its home base in Thornton Heath kicking off with hit releases from John McLean, Kofi, Vitality as new artists and regular hits from Sandra Cross, Lorna G & Macka B. In 1991, Professor met U-Roy and recorded the classic "True Born African" which topped the charts in August of that year. By 1992, Professor slowed down the output of the label and concentrated on the touring circuit resulting in successful tours of Germany, Holland, France, Sweden, Denmark, Poland, Ireland, Spain, Austria, Italy, Yugoslavia, USA and Canada.

"Black Liberation Dub" - Mad Professor was the launch of a new dub series. Also the studio was updated to 48 track or 24 - 24 recording. The Professor has new acts waiting

The Nineties also brought the Mad Professor into the realms of the remix market, The Orb, Brilliant, Sade, Lindy Layton, Clementine, Tracy Spencer, The Boom and Massive Attack all benefited from the Mad Professor touch.

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