Perry Gladstone is an inspiring speaker, business advisor, musician and author. He draws on his unique adventures and personal experience to bring new life and opportunities to forward-thinking companies, organizations and independent professionals. In his book, workshops and speeches Perry explains how our passion, and the way we share it with the world is the key to our success.
Tuesday, April 24, 2012 at 3:46AM
Finally! The pilot episode of The Prince Perry Show is now live. Please share with your friends!
My heartfelt thanks to Leyre Arroyo and Mark Alberts for their amazing work to bring this project to completion.
Friday, March 16, 2012 at 12:21AM 
Exciting news today from Europe!
Prince Perry has been chosen to co-headline the 8th annual Riverside Stomp Open Air Festival in Rheinufer Mainz-Kastel, Germany, June 2.
This is international ska, rocksteady and reggae at its best!
Surrounding the festival will be a busy week of shows in Amsterdam, Hamburg, Berlin, Aalen and other cities to be announced although I do know we play the famous Indra Club, where the Beatles first played in Europe, June 8th.
I'll post an updated schedule as soon as the dates firm up!
Thursday, March 15, 2012 at 5:09PM What a great surprise! When I decided to come back early from Costa Rica this year I was dreading the March weather that always seems to never let go. How nice to wake up to spring temps this morning.
Even better is the long-term forecast, which bodes well for getting the boat in early. Can't wait to get back to my floating apartment. Here's the view from the back deck last summer. It's no pacific ocean but the peace and quiet living on Toronto Island is a great contrast to life in the jungle.
For one thing I don't have to tap out my shoes every time I put them on (scorpions). It's those little things that make the switch so odd. That, and the lack of flora and fauna. On any given day in CR my front or backyard is graced by ants, dogs, chickens, butterflies, bees, cows, hummingbirds, parrots, lizards, children, snakes, spiders, cats, crows, egrets, vultures, cicadas, mantises, grasshoppers, giant grasshoppers, frogs, roadrunners and the occasional monkey.
And then there's the human traffic... Hey muchacha, get off my wave!
Friday, February 17, 2012 at 2:17PM Its Feb 17 and summer is here in the Osa. With 30+ temps by 9am, the swamp-like jungle that was once my backyard is finally dry and flip-flop navigable all the way to the little river that burbles along the back border of my land.
I’ve had a busy month and a half fixing up the property and setting up home in my little casita. With that done I can relax a bit and enjoy the hammock and fruits of my labour, specifically bananas and coconuts (the limon tree didn’t make it). Here’s a pics of the cottage now that it’s done (see previous post for before shots).
In the end just about every piece of original wood excluding the floor had to be replaced due to termites. We did it one wall at a time and the end result is a totally new house except the roof, which is next year’s project. We also built a fortified concrete bodega (storage room) in the back corner of the house off the bathroom so I have a secure place to keep appliances and other things when not here.
I live in the town of Ojochal, which is a rustic country village south of Dominical and Uvita in the province of Osa, Costa Rica. While not on the map it is directly across the pacific coast highway from Playa Tortuga, close to one stunning beach after another and, thanks to a diverse international 
ex-pat community, home to the best restaurants in CR. Casa Perry is available come April should you or loved-ones be looking for a tropical home-away-from-home. Send me a note if you are interested!
On the work front, writing has been in fits and starts however I have almost completed a first draft of my book and will be getting down to business these next few weeks. I still intend to e-publish this spring and will be looking for your feedback and comments as I post excerpts to the blog over the next while. Please look for them and comment!
Music-wise things have also been busy. Local blues man Ken Nickell has taken me under his wing with weekly jams at Roadhouse 169 in Ballena and I have played several gigs, most recently with Martin Joly at Adelante Hotel and El Fuego here in Ojochal. I’m back at El Fuego tomorrow night with Phillippe Chapuy on percussion. Fun night ahead!
In the meantime Prince Perry has been getting some great press at home on CKUT Montreal with this live interview and in Germany thanks to our EU distributor Rocking Steady. We even hit the top five ska albums on Amazon.de! We are excited about all the attention and are planning a tour there for late fall. Before that however it’ll be summer at home, time for a little local touring, festivals and recording some new songs.
That’s also when we will be releasing the animated pilot for the up-to-now top-secret Prince Perry Show so stay tuned for that!
I’ll be back in Toronto mid-March to do some visioning and strategy workshops with Ipsos ASI and get the book into circulation. If you are interested in booking a workshop or speaking engagement for your company please use this form.
That’s the update for now. If you have something to share I’d love to hear from you on any of the above. Feel free to post below or send me a note.
Hasta proxima!
Monday, January 9, 2012 at 10:00PM It’s hard not to love life when this is what greets you every morning.
I’ve been visiting my friends at Las Nubes, the amazing eco-resort about thirty minutes north of where I live. The proprietor Filip D’Hulster is a renowned Belgian chef and one of the nicest people you’ll ever meet. So of course I stayed for dinner and breakfast…
Back on the ranch things have been coming along quite well. The cottage was in pretty rough shape when I arrived and the land overgrown with overhead foliage. After a lot of chopping and clearing I was able to get a good look at what I have to work with. 
To the left is the official ‘before’ pic.
Three of the four walls were infested with termites and had to go. Fortunately the floor and roof are ok and only need minor repairs. So for the moment it’s very open concept haha.
I expect to have everything closed in by the end of the week!