Scientist
Groupe de musique Dub Punk de Jamaïque
Hopeton Overton Brown (born 18 April 1960 in Kingston, Jamaica) is a recording engineer and producer who rose to fame in the 1980s mixing dub music as "Scientist". A protégé of King Tubby (Osbourne Ruddock), Scientist's contemporaries include several figures who, working at King Tubby's studio, had helped pioneer the genre in the 1970s: Ruddock, Bunny Lee, Philip Smart, Pat Kelly and Prince Jammy.
The 1970s: King Tubby's, Channel One, and Studio One
Scientist was introduced to electronics by his father, who worked as a television and radio repair technician. He began building his own amplifiers and would buy transformers from Tubby's Dromilly Road studio. While at the studio, Scientist asked Tubby to give him a chance at mixing. He was taken on at Tubby's as an assistant, performing tasks such as winding transformer coils, and began working as a mixer in the mid-1970s, initially creating dubs of reworked Studio One tracks for Don Mais's Roots Tradition label, given his chance when Prince Jammy cut short a mixing session for Mais because he was too tired to continue. His name originated from a comment by Tubby to Bunny Lee, with regard to his technical proficiency, "Damn, this little boy must be a scientist."He left King Tubby's at the end of the 1970s and became the principal engineer for Channel One when hired by the Hoo Kim brothers, giving him the chance to work on a 16-track mixing desk rather than the four tracks at Tubby's.
The 1980s: King Tubby's, Tuff Gong
Scientist came to prominence in the early 1980s and produced many albums, his mixes featuring on many releases in the first part of the decade. He made a series of albums in the early 1980s, released on Greensleeves Records with titles themed around Scientist's fictional achievements in fighting Space Invaders, Pac-Men, and Vampires, and winning the World Cup. The music on these albums was played by Roots Radics, his most frequent collaborators. In particular, he was the favourite engineer of Henry "Junjo" Lawes, for whom he mixed several albums featuring the Roots Radics, many based on tracks by Barrington Levy. He also did a lot of work for Linval Thompson and Jah Thomas. In 1982 he left Channel One to work at Tuff Gong studio as second engineer to Errol Brown.Scientist worked as an engineer in recording studios in the Washington, D.C. area starting in 1985.
Licensing issues
Scientist has alleged in court that Greensleeves originally released albums without his knowledge, according to his interview with United Reggae online magazine. After this, Dub Мир label began working directly with Scientist to reissue his best-known work. In 2016, Greensleeves removed the Scientist moniker for a run of reissues, substituting titles such as Junjo Presents: Wins The World Cup.
Partial discography
Ranking Dread In Dub King Tubby And Scientist (1981)
Introducing Scientist: The Best Dub Album in the World (1980)
Allied Dub Selection (1980) – with Papa Tad's
Heavyweight Dub Champion (1980)
Big Showdown at King Tubby's (1980) – with Prince Jammy
Scientist Meets the Space Invaders (1981)
Scientist Rids the World of the Evil Curse of the Vampires (1981)
Scientist Meets the Roots Radics (1981)
Scientist in the Kingdom of Dub (1981)
Scientific Dub (1981) Tad's
Dub Landing Vol. 1 (1981)
Yabby You & Michael Prophet Meet Scientist at the Dub Station (1981)
First, Second and Third Generation (1981) – with King Tubby and Prince Jammy
Dub War (1981)
World at War (1981)
Dub Landing Vol. 2 (1982) – with Prince Jammy
High Priest of Dub (1982)
Dub Duel (1982) – with Crucial Bunny
Scientist Encounters Pac-Man (1982)
The Seducer Dub Wise (1982)
Scientist Wins the World Cup (1983)
Dub Duel at King Tubby's (1983) – The Professor
Scientist & Jammy Strike Back (1983) – with Prince Jammy
The People's Choice (1983)
Crucial Cuts Vol. 1 (1984)
Crucial Cuts Vol. 2 (1984)
1999 Dub (1984)
King of Dub (1987)
International Heroes Dub (1989)
Tribute to King Tubby (1990)
Freedom Fighters Dub (1995)
Dub in the Roots Tradition (1996)
Repatriation Dub (1996)
King Tubby Meets Scientist in a World of Dub (1996) – with King Tubby
King Tubby's Meets Scientist at Dub Station (1996) – with King Tubby
Dubbin With Horns (1995)
Dub Science (1997)
Dub Science, Dub For Daze, Volume 2 (1997)
Scientist Meets the Crazy Mad Professor at Channel One Studio (1997)
Respect Due (Joseph I Meets the Scientist in Tribute to Jackie Mittoo) (1999)
Mach 1 Beyond Sound Barrier (1999)
Scientist Dubs Culture Into a Parallel Universe (2000)
All Hail the Dub Head (2001)
Ras Portrait (2003)
Pockets of Resistance (2003)
Scientist Meets The Pocket (2003–2004)
Nightshade Meets Scientist (2005) - featuring Wadi Gad
Dub From the Ghetto (2006) (compilation)
Dub 911 (2006)
Scientist Launches Dubstep Into Outer Space (2010)
Repatriation Dub (2014)
Scientist Meets Nightshade (2014)
The Dub Album They Didn't Want You To Hear (2015)
The Untouchable (2016)
Scientist Meets Hempress Sativa in Dub (2018)
References
External links
Roots Archive profile
XLR8R magazine story
"Dub Echoes", a documentary about dub's influence on the birth of drum n bass, electronic music and hip hop
"Stop and Frisk Dub", a document of Scientist creating a live Dub mix in the studio
The 1970s: King Tubby's, Channel One, and Studio One
Scientist was introduced to electronics by his father, who worked as a television and radio repair technician. He began building his own amplifiers and would buy transformers from Tubby's Dromilly Road studio. While at the studio, Scientist asked Tubby to give him a chance at mixing. He was taken on at Tubby's as an assistant, performing tasks such as winding transformer coils, and began working as a mixer in the mid-1970s, initially creating dubs of reworked Studio One tracks for Don Mais's Roots Tradition label, given his chance when Prince Jammy cut short a mixing session for Mais because he was too tired to continue. His name originated from a comment by Tubby to Bunny Lee, with regard to his technical proficiency, "Damn, this little boy must be a scientist."He left King Tubby's at the end of the 1970s and became the principal engineer for Channel One when hired by the Hoo Kim brothers, giving him the chance to work on a 16-track mixing desk rather than the four tracks at Tubby's.
The 1980s: King Tubby's, Tuff Gong
Scientist came to prominence in the early 1980s and produced many albums, his mixes featuring on many releases in the first part of the decade. He made a series of albums in the early 1980s, released on Greensleeves Records with titles themed around Scientist's fictional achievements in fighting Space Invaders, Pac-Men, and Vampires, and winning the World Cup. The music on these albums was played by Roots Radics, his most frequent collaborators. In particular, he was the favourite engineer of Henry "Junjo" Lawes, for whom he mixed several albums featuring the Roots Radics, many based on tracks by Barrington Levy. He also did a lot of work for Linval Thompson and Jah Thomas. In 1982 he left Channel One to work at Tuff Gong studio as second engineer to Errol Brown.Scientist worked as an engineer in recording studios in the Washington, D.C. area starting in 1985.
Licensing issues
Scientist has alleged in court that Greensleeves originally released albums without his knowledge, according to his interview with United Reggae online magazine. After this, Dub Мир label began working directly with Scientist to reissue his best-known work. In 2016, Greensleeves removed the Scientist moniker for a run of reissues, substituting titles such as Junjo Presents: Wins The World Cup.
Partial discography
Ranking Dread In Dub King Tubby And Scientist (1981)
Introducing Scientist: The Best Dub Album in the World (1980)
Allied Dub Selection (1980) – with Papa Tad's
Heavyweight Dub Champion (1980)
Big Showdown at King Tubby's (1980) – with Prince Jammy
Scientist Meets the Space Invaders (1981)
Scientist Rids the World of the Evil Curse of the Vampires (1981)
Scientist Meets the Roots Radics (1981)
Scientist in the Kingdom of Dub (1981)
Scientific Dub (1981) Tad's
Dub Landing Vol. 1 (1981)
Yabby You & Michael Prophet Meet Scientist at the Dub Station (1981)
First, Second and Third Generation (1981) – with King Tubby and Prince Jammy
Dub War (1981)
World at War (1981)
Dub Landing Vol. 2 (1982) – with Prince Jammy
High Priest of Dub (1982)
Dub Duel (1982) – with Crucial Bunny
Scientist Encounters Pac-Man (1982)
The Seducer Dub Wise (1982)
Scientist Wins the World Cup (1983)
Dub Duel at King Tubby's (1983) – The Professor
Scientist & Jammy Strike Back (1983) – with Prince Jammy
The People's Choice (1983)
Crucial Cuts Vol. 1 (1984)
Crucial Cuts Vol. 2 (1984)
1999 Dub (1984)
King of Dub (1987)
International Heroes Dub (1989)
Tribute to King Tubby (1990)
Freedom Fighters Dub (1995)
Dub in the Roots Tradition (1996)
Repatriation Dub (1996)
King Tubby Meets Scientist in a World of Dub (1996) – with King Tubby
King Tubby's Meets Scientist at Dub Station (1996) – with King Tubby
Dubbin With Horns (1995)
Dub Science (1997)
Dub Science, Dub For Daze, Volume 2 (1997)
Scientist Meets the Crazy Mad Professor at Channel One Studio (1997)
Respect Due (Joseph I Meets the Scientist in Tribute to Jackie Mittoo) (1999)
Mach 1 Beyond Sound Barrier (1999)
Scientist Dubs Culture Into a Parallel Universe (2000)
All Hail the Dub Head (2001)
Ras Portrait (2003)
Pockets of Resistance (2003)
Scientist Meets The Pocket (2003–2004)
Nightshade Meets Scientist (2005) - featuring Wadi Gad
Dub From the Ghetto (2006) (compilation)
Dub 911 (2006)
Scientist Launches Dubstep Into Outer Space (2010)
Repatriation Dub (2014)
Scientist Meets Nightshade (2014)
The Dub Album They Didn't Want You To Hear (2015)
The Untouchable (2016)
Scientist Meets Hempress Sativa in Dub (2018)
References
External links
Roots Archive profile
XLR8R magazine story
"Dub Echoes", a documentary about dub's influence on the birth of drum n bass, electronic music and hip hop
"Stop and Frisk Dub", a document of Scientist creating a live Dub mix in the studio
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95 albums

In Dub
2018 - JamaïqueReggae, Roots Reggae, Dancehall
Vinyle 12" ⎯ 10 Pistes
Conquering Lion Records

Watch This! Dubbing At Tuff Gong Studio
2015 - JamaïqueDub
Vinyle 12" ⎯ 12 Pistes
Jamaican Recordings

International Heroes Of Dub Revisited
2015 - JamaïqueReggae, Dub
Vinyle 12" ⎯ 10 Pistes
Zion's Gate Records

Malcolm X/Marcus Mosiah Garvey/Toussaint L'Ouverture/Jacques Dessalines
2014 - JamaïqueDub
Vinyle 10" ⎯ 4 Pistes
Pressure Sounds

Jah Give Us Love / Tenastilin / Air Is Polluted / Jah Give Us Dub
2014 - JamaïqueRoots Reggae, Dub
Vinyle 10" ⎯ 4 Pistes
Pressure Sounds

...The Dub Album They Didn't Want You To Hear!
2014 - JamaïqueDub
Vinyle 12" ⎯ 10 Pistes
Jah Life

Extermination Dub
2013 - JamaïqueDub
Album CD ⎯ 10 Pistes
P-vine Records, Positive Productions

The Scientist Launches Dubstep Into Outer Space
2011 - JamaïqueDub, Dubstep
Vinyle 12" ⎯ 12 Pistes
Tectonic

At King Tubby's With The Roots Radics
2009 - JamaïqueDancehall, Dub, Roots Reggae
Album CD ⎯ 12 Pistes
Roots Records

Scientist At The Controls Of Dub (Rare Dubs 1979-1980)
2008 - JamaïqueDub, Dancehall
Album CD Compilation ⎯ 16 Pistes
Jamaican Recordings

Dub From The Ghetto
2006 - JamaïqueRoots Reggae, Dancehall, Dub
Album CD Compilation ⎯ 20 Pistes
Sanctuary Records

Dub Landing Volume 1 And 2
2006 - JamaïqueDub
Album CD Compilation ⎯ 22 Pistes
Auralux Recordings

Janet Sinclair / Dangerous Match 1
2004 - JamaïqueReggae, Dub
Vinyle 7" ⎯ 2 Pistes
Jah Guidance

Mad Professor Meets Scientist At The Dub Table
2002 - JamaïqueDub
Vinyle 12" ⎯ 10 Pistes
Ariwa

Scientist Dubs Culture Into A Parallel Universe
2000 - JamaïqueDub
Album CD ⎯ 11 Pistes
Real Authentic Sound

Scientist Kills The Millennium Bug
1999 - JamaïqueDub
Vinyle 12" ⎯ 12 Pistes
Black Solidarity

Mach One: Beyond The Sound Barrier
1999 - JamaïqueDub
Vinyle 12" ⎯ 12 Pistes
Black Solidarity

In Tribute To Jackie Mittoo - Respect Due
1998 - JamaïqueDub
Album CD ⎯ 11 Pistes
Ulu Productions

Greenwich Farm Rub A Dub
1996 - JamaïqueDub
CD, Box Set Album Compilation ⎯ 32 Pistes
Blood & Fire

Fatman Presents Twin Spin Vol.1 - Dub Confrontation
1995 - JamaïqueDub
Vinyle 12" ⎯ 14 Pistes
Fat Man

Scientist Wins The World Cup
1982 - JamaïqueDub
Vinyle 12" ⎯ 10 Pistes
Greensleeves Records

Scientist Encounters Pac-Man
1982 - JamaïqueDub
Vinyle 12" ⎯ 10 Pistes
Greensleeves Records

A Love That's True / Kingdom Dub
1981 - JamaïqueRoots Reggae, Dub
Vinyle 12" ⎯ 3 Pistes
Kingdom Records

First, Second And Third Generation Of Dub
1981 - JamaïqueDub
Vinyle 12" ⎯ 8 Pistes
Kg Imperial

At The Dub Station (King Tubbys)
1981 - JamaïqueDub
Vinyle 12" ⎯ 10 Pistes
Vivian Jackson (yabby You)

In The Kingdom Of Dub
1981 - JamaïqueDub, Roots Reggae
Vinyle 12" ⎯ 12 Pistes
Kingdom Records

Dub War (Coxsone Vs Quaker City)
1981 - JamaïqueDub
Vinyle 12" ⎯ 10 Pistes
Imperial Records

Scientist Rids The World Of The Evil Curse Of The Vampires
1981 - JamaïqueDub
Vinyle 12" ⎯ 10 Pistes
Greensleeves Records

Scientist Meets The Space Invaders
1981 - JamaïqueDub
Vinyle 12" ⎯ 12 Pistes
Greensleeves Records

How Can A Man Be Happy / Time Is Cold
1980 - JamaïqueRoots Reggae, Dub
Vinyle 12" ⎯ 2 Pistes
Trojan Records

Pop No Style / Second Hand Girl
1980 - JamaïqueRoots Reggae, Dub
Vinyle 12" ⎯ 2 Pistes
Trojan Records

Introducing Scientist - The Best Dub Album In The World...
1980 - JamaïqueDub
Vinyle 12" ⎯ 10 Pistes
Jb Music

Tribute To The Reggae King / Happy Birthday To You
- JamaïqueReggae, Dub
Vinyle 12" ⎯ 2 Pistes
Midnight Rock

Love Is Universal / Dangerous Match 1
- JamaïqueReggae, Dub
Vinyle 7" ⎯ 2 Pistes
Jah Guidance

The Lord Is My Light / King Tubby's Mandate
- JamaïqueRoots Reggae
Vinyle 7" ⎯ 2 Pistes
Black Solidarity
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