About

Prince Fatty delivers characterful takes on old-school reggae, soul and Latin grooves. He is based in London and loves to work with people all over the world. Fatty is the creation of music producer and engineer Michael Pelanconi. The artist name is a nod to that giant of Jamaican sound King Tubby.

You can find Prince Fatty playing in clubs and festivals and guesting with sound-systems. You can find him sharing knowledge about music and equipment. You can hear his music in the pantheon of international popular culture, on soundtracks to shows like Breaking Bad and Grey's Anatomy.

Prince Fatty has worked with varied global talents, such as London's Horseman, México's Panteón Rococó, California's Stick Figure, Shniece, Scotland's Mungo's Hi-Fi, Little Roy, Winston Francis, Jamaican superstars Big Youth and Marcia Griffiths, Afrobeat musicians including Dele Sosimi and Kunle Justice, Latin maverick Manu Chao and hip-hop godfathers The Last Poets.

Prince Fatty "virtually reinvented lovers rock" on the first two Hollie Cook albums, beginning with her breakthrough hit Milk And Honey. As Mike Pelanconi, he mixed Lily Allen's "Alright Still" album, which sold about 3 million copies.

He learnt his craft with Rebel MC, The Orb, OnU Sound and Acid Jazz, before time in Los Angeles at hip-hop label Delicious Vinyl. He's had recording and mixing sessions with The Brand New Heavies, N'dea Davenport and the legendary J Dilla. He's worked with Blur's Graham Coxon and producer Stephen Street. He was also a sample library pioneer, being involved in the launch of Drumdrops in 2003.

His affinity with music from different cultures leads to running collaborations with musicians from New York to Sao Paolo to Lagos to Bangkok.

Prince Fatty can be hired as a music producer, engineer, remixer and recordist via the contact form on this website. For club and festival bookings he is represented by Hot Cakes agency in the UK, High Grade Entertainment in Italy and by Prince Fatty Studios for rest of the world.

Prince Fatty offers serviced live rehearsal and recording for musicians, in partnership with the Fox and Firkin grassroots live venue in Lewisham, South London, from just £50 per hour.

To browse special and limited edition products in the Prince Fatty shop, please see All Products.