The Vincent Black Shadow extensive musical training from their father, a trumpet player for the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra. Finally, Mary Ancheta joined the group later on. The band signed to the Bodog record label in 2006. In 2007, "The Vincent Black Shadow" played on the Vans Warped Tour having 'rocked' it the previous year. The Vincent Black Shadow have also toured with Wednesday 13, Joan Jett, Halifax, Greeley Estates, Bif Naked, Kosheen, and Snow Patrol. Following on they have also appeared on bills with Silverstein and Blessthefall among other bands. In August 2008 the band announced in an e-mail sent out to fans that
The Black Prince (film) lead actor, Sartaaj, also wrote and performed some of the songs appearing in the film "The Black Prince" premiered at the Manchester Film Festival on 3 March 2017 and was released worldwide on 21 July 2017. It was also released in two dubbed versions: Punjabi and Hindi. "The Black Prince" has received generally unfavorable reviews, with most critics decrying the slow pacing as letting down the genuinely interesting subject matter, the "Hindustan Times" critic said: "The script is sluggish and painfully slow paced." Of the actors, Shabana Azmi, playing the prince's mother Rani Jindan, was singled out as one of