Prima Donna
Prima Donna formed in 2004 in Los Angeles, California with members Kevin Preston, Aaron Minton, Erik Arcane, David S. Field and Daniel Nyby. The band features a unique blend of saxophone, piano and organ alongside guitars, drums and bass to create what has been described as glam punk rock 'n' roll. The band quickly gained a following and in May 2005, went on their first international tour in Europe with Texas Terri, with a quickly produced debut album entitled Kiss Kiss which was only sold at live shows. At the end of 2005, the band went on to play with original Sex Pistols bassist Glen Matlock and the Philistines American tour.
In 2008, they released their true debut album, After Hours, which was produced by Messiaz and Prima Donna, featuring re-recordings of tracks that were featured on Kiss Kiss. Kevin Preston would go on to join the Green Day side project, Foxboro Hot Tubs as their rhythm guitar player for live shows, which further boosted the profile of Prima Donna. They spent most of 2009 on tour, with US tours with Eddie and the Hot Rods and Duane Peters Gunfight, then go on to their highest profile slots yet, supporting Green Day on their European leg of their 21st Century Breakdown World Tour....then again in 2010 throughout the Asian leg of the tour.
After this period of extended touring, the band started recording their next album with Chris Dugan at Jingletown Studios in Oakland, California. The resulting album, Bless This Mess was released in February 2012, and the band would eventually go on tour in America and Canada supporting Adam Ant.
Courtesy of Acetate Records, we present the albums Bless This Mess and After Hours for licensing.
