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Ulrich Schröder (born 1 January 1964), known under the pseudonym Praful (/prəˈfʊl/ prə-FUUL), is a sound healer, singer, composer & producer who performs on several instruments including tenor and soprano saxophones, Indian bamboo flutes, pandeiros, Fender Rhodes and many electronic effects. Two of his CDs One Day Deep and Pyramid in Your Backyard have won many awards and worldwide recognition. "Sigh", included in the One Day Deep CD and as a single, had stayed in the Billboards for over 70 weeks. Praful was influenced by pop music from a young age. Early saxophone influences included Jaz ...read more
Ulrich Schröder (born 1 January 1964), known under the pseudonym Praful (/prəˈfʊl/ prə-FUUL), is a sound healer, singer, composer & producer who performs on several instruments including tenor and soprano saxophones, Indian bamboo flutes, pandeiros, Fender Rhodes and many electronic effects. Two of his CDs One Day Deep and Pyramid in Your Backyard have won many awards and worldwide recognition. "Sigh", included in the One Day Deep CD and as a single, had stayed in the Billboards for over 70 weeks. Praful was influenced by pop music from a young age. Early saxophone influences included Jazz artists like Michael Brecker, Bob Berg and Wayne Shorter. During his studies at conservatory Praful began to be affected by the musical styles of John Coltrane and Charlie Parker. He is influenced by many other non-saxophone instrumentalists. He lists Pat Metheny as one of his strongest influences saying "...he always tried to play guitar [as if] he was a reed player." Metheny's earlier works exhibited a blend of new-age music, fusion and Brazilian which would also be exhibited in Praful's own music. Primarily a jazz musician, Praful has recorded music from many different genres including pop music, urban, smooth jazz, new age, Afro-Cuban jazz, Latin music, Santería, flamenco, rumba, Indian music, funk, bossa nova, acid jazz. « hide |
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