School Yearbook - Class of 1990

* DJ at house parties in the SFV as well as some very dubious Hollywood Teen clubs. (2 Technics and a mixer, 2 crates of records, and a love of hip-hop).

* MC/Lyricist - "Season Of The Vic" from the LP, QD3 Soundlab, produced by QD3 (I had dreadlocks & rarely wore a shirt, but I was all over the radio, MTV-Raps, BET & Pump It Up in high school, so fuck it).

* Signed by Quincy Jones to Qwest/WB at 16 (After 2 years of working with and learning from QD3 his father signs me and the two become mentors to me, off to a good start).

* MC/Lyricist/Producer - Debut solo album, "My Field Trip To Planet 9". (A classic in the UK, too bad no one told me, stateside I was massive in Boulder and a few college campuses).

* Singer/Lyricist/Guitar/Keys - The Justin Warfield Supernaut, S/T Debut album. (An endearing but confused classic rock/grunge/pop band which had we had time to gestate could have been great).

* MC/Lyricist - Bomb The Bass, "Bug Powder Dust" and "Braindead" from the LP, "CLEAR". (First of an ongoing collaboration with the man who would change the course of my life, Tim Simenon. Respect).

* Producer/Guitarist/Singer - One Inch Punch (Secrets Of The One Inch Punch EP, Tao Of One Inch Punch (Rising from the ashes of Supernaut, consisting of Gianni Garofalo & myself, signed by Tim Sim).

* Remixes - Depeche Mode, "Barrel Of A Gun", The Boo Radleys, "Joel", Kylie Minogue, "Confide In Me" (so fucked up), Korn, don't remember the song, but they hated it.

* Guest Vocalist - The Chemical Brothers, "Not Another Drugstore,  "Pretty Piece Of Flesh" & "The Montague Boys" on OST Romeo And Juliet, The Freestylers, "Broadcast Channels", Cornershop, "Candyman", Placebo, "Spite And Malice", LHB, "No Transmission", 

* Vocals/Guitar - Tape (Garage-gaze LA based band who only ever played in NYC & LA, was subject to a label frenzy, only to burnout after 2 great EP's and several years of blinding shows. Awesome).

* Vocals/Guitar/Lyrics/Production - She Wants Revenge (S/T LP, This Is Forever, Save Your Soul EP, Up And Down EP, Valleyheart. (Finally worked with childhood friend Adam 12 to great results).

* Vocals/Lyricist/Guitar - Timbaland, "In Time".

* Remixes - Placebo, "Meds, Ringside, "Tired Of Being Sorry", Tatu, "Outer Space", 

* Vocals/Lyrics - Crystal Method, "Kling To The Wreckage".

* Various Remixes - (Kimbra, "Settle Down", Jason Derulo, "Breathing", Childish Gambino, "Heartbeat", Depeche Mode, "Heaven". (I feel like I'm forgetting something).

* Producer/Executive Producer - Nova Rockafeller (My little sis. Your new favorite artist).

* Secret projects coming....(Plural).


I'm really tired, so if this doesn't make sense or is incomplete, bear with me, I'm switching to Sanka.

Pragnus Gray is a singer/songwriter. Pragnus Gray Collective is a music project featuring original songs with a rotating lineup of contributing musicians and recording artists.

Since its inception, Alligator has always kept a close eye both on new artists and new technologies. In the 1970s, the company produced LPs, cassettes and 8-track tapes. In the 1980s, Alligator was the first blues company to produce CDs, and in the 1990s Alligator was among the first labels to market its catalog over the Internet. These days, alligator.com, the label's website, and its social media sites are instantly updated with the latest news and tour dates. At the website, visitors can listen to a 250-song jukebox while reading bios of every artist, get free downloads and purchase CDs and other blues-related merchandise. Alligator is also deeply involved in the downloading worlds, working closely with almost all of the legitimate download services, making thousands of Alligator tracks available for instant online purchase.

Today Alligator Records is fueled by the same principles that it first established in 1971. The label continues to push forward, still bucking the odds, with everybody working long hours on a shoestring budget. The entire staff is always looking for new talent and listening to a wide variety of roots music. As driven and determined as ever, Alligator is committed to the future. "I want to keep bringing blues and roots music to new fans and getting them as excited about the music as I am," says Iglauer. 

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