MAD PROFESSOR

Neil Fraser, aka MAD PROFESSOR, is one of the main producers of the second generation of Reggae Dub. He began his musical career in the technical field as an engineer for mixers and amplifiers. He turns out to be a genius of electronic manipulation and very early on knew how to manufacture his own equipment, which earned him his stage name: MAD PROFESSOR.

At the turn of the 80s, MAD PROFESSOR launched his label Ariwa ("communication" in Yoruba) and soon after, the now legendary "Dub Me Crazy" series which established itself as a reference with its variations of sounds and effects. His productions have greatly contributed to the transition to the digital age that reggae experienced in the 1980s. He’s contributed or produced over two hundred albums and collaborated with the greatest Jamaican and English reggae artists such as Lee Scratch Perry, Jah Shaka, Buju Banton, Johnny Clarke, Horace Andy, Cedric Myton, Jah9, Hollie Cook, U-Roy etc.

As an eclectic artist, he also remixed tracks from Sade, Jamiroquai, Depeche Mode during the 90s. He also became internationally recognized for "No Protection" (1995), a completely reinvented version of the second album of the trip-hop collective Massive Attack, "Protection". Since his beginnings he has never stopped producing, considering music as a whole, crossing genre boundaries and has become more than recognized, a true living legend.

MAD PROFESSOR, often under his label banner, has touring the world stages since the beginning of the 90s. He has performed throughout Europe, but also in the United States and Canada, conquering an ever-increasing public.

On stage, he shows the full extent of his talents as an electronic genius and offers cutting-edge and prestigious services. His "Live Dub" sets are undergoing a permanent metamorphosis, whether solo or accompanied, he takes his audience, always conquered, into his unique universe!

He has proven that he is still anchored in the modern era, with among others productions and collaborations like "In the Midst of the Storm" with Jah9, "Queens of Ariwa", "MAD PROFESSOR meets Gaudi "," Massive Attack V MAD PROFESSOR Part II (Mezzanine Remix Tapes '98) "," Electro Dubclubbing "," MAD PROFESSOR vs. Marcelinho Da Lua - Tranquilo Dubs "or even recently" 40 YRS Of Dub - Part 1 and "40 YRS Of Dub - Part 2 "which once again show that MAD PROFESSOR is undoubtedly a cornerstone in the history of Bass music!

He came back in 2025 with an album featuring Brain Damage and the japanese singer Emiko Ota, “Oide Oide”, prouving once again his his renewing abilities.