Prezident Brown with Trinity SoundSould Out Presents:Prezident Brown w/ DJ Trinity Sound Fitz Albert Cotterell aka Prezident Brown was born in Johnnys Hill district on the Bullhead Mountain, Jamaica in the mid-1960s and raised in Oracabessa, St Mary. He built up a reputation by performing on local sound systems throughout the 1980s, under various names including Junior Ranking, before starting his recording career in the late 1980s. He was given the name Prezident Brown by producer and sound system operator Jack Ruby, who made him the resident deejay on his Hi-Power sound system. Early singles included Tears and Everything Is Right (with Jack Radics) and (Professor Frisky) and all time Jamaican favorite song Mickey Mouse on the DigitalB label. His lyrics concentrate on cultural themes.He broke through to a wider audience with performances in 1995 at the Reggae Sumfest and Reggae Sunsplash festivals. He recorded the anti-drugs song Blow Your Nose with Everton Blender, and Wrong Or Right, which received international daytime radio play. He was also featured on Black And Proud on the Steel Pulse album Rage And Fury. He collaborated with Anthony Red Rose and Anthony Malvo on Red Alert, which topped the Jamaican singles chart, and his continuing success saw him sign to Chris Blackwells Island Jamaica label.He has toured the United States since 2002, playing over 80 shows including an appearance at the Sierra Nevada World Music Festival, and many more.