Fireside Chat

Scientist

Dubmusic Productions, USA

It’s time to introduce a true sound pioneer. A man that through his radical engineering and mixing techniques actually changed the way we hear music. He fought the space invaders, he rid the world of the evil curse of the vampires, he even won the world cup. It’s the heavyweight dub champion himself… the mighty Scientist! It was at the legendary King Tubby's studios in Kingston, Jamaica that Hopeton Brown aka Scientist developed his unique dub style – playful, psychedelic, full of echo explosions and blasts of feedback. After learning his trade at Tubby’s, Scientist went on to work at Channel One studios, becoming the favourite engineer of producer Henry ‘Junjo’ Lawes, for whom he mixed several albums featuring the Roots Radics and singing sensation Barrington Levy. In 1982 Scientist moved on from Channel One to the greener pastures of Tuff Gong, before leaving Jamaica completely a few years later to live in the USA. Since then Scientist has kept things current and on Tectonic’s ‘Scientist Launches Dubstep Into Outer Space’ album, has mixed versions of 12 exclusive dubstep rhythms from the scene’s top producers including King Midas Sound, Kode 9, Pinch and Mala. A true scientist of sound.