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Artiste pushes soca through the pandemic
Singer-songwriter, music producer and musical artist Prince Pronto. -
THE covid19 pandemic proved devastating for the music industry, and has caused the cancellation of Carnival 2021. But singer-songwriter, music producer and musical artist Prince Pronto has channelled that pressure into creating some diamonds of records in The Origin Project.
The 23-year-old producer (real name Joseph Michael Figueroa) and founder of independent record label Trypp Records spoke about the project in a recent telephone interview.
A princely origin
And how did he get the name Prince Pronto? He said it began with his first mentor, producer Julio Nelson. Prince met him when he started learning professional sound recording while in form three at Presentation College. Nelson thought he looked like the 7UP mascot and wanted to call him “Fido” and when he quickly declined he said he was “quick on the draw” so he could also be called “Pronto.” Offered