# Dan Prothero

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'''Dan Prothero''' is an American, New Orleans–based independent [record producer](/source/record_producer), [recording engineer](/source/recording_engineer), [graphic designer](/source/graphic_designer) and record collector. He has been called "the true king of raw" by [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r448584|pure_url=yes}} AllMusic], for his emphasis on live performance, vintage analog recording techniques, and gritty drum tones.

He founded [Fog City Records](/source/Fog_City_Records) in 1996, and began recording a string of widely acclaimed debut records which served as a springboard for the careers of [Galactic](/source/Galactic), [Stanton Moore](/source/Stanton_Moore), [Garage A Trois](/source/Garage_A_Trois), [Papa Mali](/source/Papa_Mali), [Robert Walter's 20th Congress](/source/Robert_Walter's_20th_Congress), [MOFRO](/source/MOFRO) ([JJ Grey & Mofro](/source/JJ_Grey_%26_Mofro)), [Etienne de Rocher](/source/Etienne_de_Rocher), and [Tim Bluhm](/source/Tim_Bluhm).

As an independent producer, Prothero has also recorded follow-up records with artists including [JJ Grey & MOFRO](/source/JJ_Grey_%26_MOFRO), [Galactic](/source/Galactic) and [Robert Walter](/source/Robert_Walter_(musician)). He has also produced drum records with legends [Bernard Purdie](/source/Bernard_Purdie) and [Headhunters](/source/The_Headhunters) drummer [Mike Clark](/source/Mike_Clark_(jazz_musician)), and created "Bulldog Breaks", the highly acclaimed (and widely sampled) series of [breakbeat](/source/breakbeat) records.

Prior to starting his own label, Prothero helped develop the look and sound of Bay Area label Ubiquity Recordings from its inception in 1989, forming and/or producing many of the groups that appeared on its wildly successful initial releases, writing liner notes and creating most of the graphic design for Ubiquity and its vintage re-release label Luv N Haight. He continues to design all of the graphics for releases on his own [Fog City Records](/source/Fog_City_Records) imprint, as well as programming the [Enhanced CD](/source/Enhanced_CD) content that accompanies them.

In addition, Prothero teamed up with Turntable Media, working on [Enhanced CD](/source/Enhanced_CD)s for Dreamworks and [Interactive TV](/source/Interactive_TV) projects for Disney.

==Selected discography (producer)==
* [Galactic](/source/Galactic) – "[Coolin' Off](/source/Coolin'_Off)" – [Fog City Records](/source/Fog_City_Records), 1996
* [Stanton Moore](/source/Stanton_Moore) – "[All Kooked Out!](/source/All_Kooked_Out!)" – [Fog City Records](/source/Fog_City_Records), 1998
* [Galactic](/source/Galactic) – "[Crazyhorse Mongoose](/source/Crazyhorse_Mongoose)" – [Volcano Records](/source/Volcano_Records), 1998
* [Garage A Trois](/source/Garage_A_Trois) – "[Mysteryfunk](/source/Mysteryfunk)" – [Fog City Records](/source/Fog_City_Records), 1999
* [Papa Mali](/source/Papa_Mali) ��� "[Thunder Chicken](/source/Thunder_Chicken)" – [Fog City Records](/source/Fog_City_Records), 1999
* [Robert Walter's 20th Congress](/source/Robert_Walter's_20th_Congress) – "[Money Shot](/source/Robert_Walter's_20th_Congress_(Money_Shot))" – [Fog City Records](/source/Fog_City_Records), 2000
* [MOFRO](/source/MOFRO) – "[Blackwater](/source/Blackwater_(MOFRO_album))" – [Fog City Records](/source/Fog_City_Records), 2001
* [MOFRO](/source/MOFRO) – "[Lochloosa](/source/Lochloosa)" – 2004
* Robert Walter – "[In A Holiday Groove](/source/In_A_Holiday_Groove)" – [Fog City Records](/source/Fog_City_Records), 2004
* [Tim Bluhm](/source/Tim_Bluhm) – "[California Way](/source/California_Way)" – [Fog City Records](/source/Fog_City_Records), 2005
* [Etienne de Rocher](/source/Etienne_de_Rocher) – "[Etienne de Rocher](/source/Etienne_de_Rocher_(Etienne_de_Rocher))" – [Fog City Records](/source/Fog_City_Records), 2006
* [Papa Mali](/source/Papa_Mali) – ''[Do Your Thing](/source/Do_Your_Thing_(Papa_Mali_album))'' – 2007
* [JJ Grey & MOFRO](/source/JJ_Grey_%26_MOFRO) – "[Country Ghetto](/source/Country_Ghetto)" – 2007
* [JJ Grey & MOFRO](/source/JJ_Grey_%26_MOFRO) – "[Orange Blossoms](/source/Orange_Blossoms_(album))" – 2008
* [JJ Grey & MOFRO](/source/JJ_Grey_%26_MOFRO) – "[Georgia Warhorse](/source/Georgia_Warhorse)" – 2010
* [Tim Bluhm](/source/Tim_Bluhm) & [Nicki Bluhm](/source/Nicki_Bluhm) – "Duets" – 2011
* [JJ Grey & MOFRO](/source/JJ_Grey_%26_MOFRO) – "This River" – 2013
* [JJ Grey & MOFRO](/source/JJ_Grey_%26_MOFRO) – "Ol Glory" – 2015

==Selected discography (Enhanced CD Programming)==
* [Galactic](/source/Galactic) – "[Coolin' Off](/source/Coolin'_Off)" – [Fog City Records](/source/Fog_City_Records), 1996
* [Elliot Smith](/source/Elliott_Smith) – "[XO](/source/Elliot_Smith_(XO))" – [DreamWorks Records](/source/DreamWorks_Records), 1998
* [Stanton Moore](/source/Stanton_Moore) – "[All Kooked Out!](/source/All_Kooked_Out!)" – [Fog City Records](/source/Fog_City_Records), 1998
* [Rufus Wainwright](/source/Rufus_Wainwright) – "[Rufus Wainwright](/source/Rufus_Wainwright_(Rufus_Wainwright))" – [DreamWorks Records](/source/DreamWorks_Records), 1998
* [KiNA](/source/KiNA) – "[BiOGRAPHY](/source/BiOGRAPHY)" – [DreamWorks Records](/source/DreamWorks_Records), 1999 
* [Papa Mali](/source/Papa_Mali) – "[Thunder Chicken](/source/Thunder_Chicken)" – [Fog City Records](/source/Fog_City_Records), 1999
* [Robert Walter's 20th Congress](/source/Robert_Walter's_20th_Congress) – "[Money Shot](/source/Robert_Walter's_20th_Congress_(Money_Shot))" – [Fog City Records](/source/Fog_City_Records), 2000
* [Rollins Band](/source/Rollins_Band) – "[Get Some Go Again](/source/Rollins_Band_(Get_Some_Go_Again))" – [DreamWorks Records](/source/DreamWorks_Records), 2000
* [MOFRO](/source/MOFRO) – "[Blackwater](/source/Blackwater_(MOFRO_album))" – [Fog City Records](/source/Fog_City_Records), 2001
* [MOFRO](/source/MOFRO) – "[Lochloosa](/source/Mofro_(Lochloosa))" – [Fog City Records](/source/Fog_City_Records), 2004
* [Tim Bluhm](/source/Tim_Bluhm) – "[California Way](/source/California_Way)" – [Fog City Records](/source/Fog_City_Records), 2005

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.fogcityrecords.com/dpro/ Biography]
* [{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p217833|pure_url=yes}} Discography]

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