Scientist

Jamaican musician; dub music originator

PersonAge 66humanQ898207

Also known as Overton Brown · Hopeton Overton Brown · Overton 'Scientist' Brown

Born: April 18, 1960
Birthplace: Kingston
Citizenship: Jamaica
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Occupation: record producer

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Hopeton Overton Brown is a Jamaican recording engineer and producer who rose to fame in the 1980s mixing dub music as "Scientist". A protégé of King Tubby, 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.

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Sex or gender: male
Birth name: Hopeton Brown
Label: Greensleeves Records
Tuff Gong
Genre: reggae
dub music
dancehall

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