Ulrich Schröder[2] (born 1 January 1964), known under the pseudonym Praful (/prəˈfʊl/ prə-FUUL), is an acid jazz artist who performs on several instruments including tenor and soprano saxophones, Indian bamboo flutes, pandeiros, Fender Rhodes and many electronic effects.

Frustrated when his mother would not let him carry the electronic organ with him to gigs around town he vowed never to play the instrument again, instead switching to piano and synthesizers.

[1] His first bands were After school he traveled the world for a year, returning with a broadened horizon and the determination to make music the center of his life and creative expression.

Upon returning to Amsterdam in 1993, he worked mainly with Brazilian and Latin groups and artists including: From 1997 on he was drawn to electronica and newer developments in music like trip hop, dance and drum and bass.

In 1999 Praful joined the experimental dance formation Project 2000, a drum and bass group which experience regional success in the Netherlands.

From 1997 until 2002 he worked as reed player and composer with 'Bayuba Cante', an international group mixing Afro-Cuban Santería-roots with flamenco, rumba, Indian music, funk and jazz, with 2 albums released (Network-DE) and tours in Europe, Cuba and Canada.