Scientist
Biography
Overton Brown was only 16 years old when producer/performer Errol "Don" Mais discovered and used the considerable talents of this adolescent dub whiz. Born in Kingston in 1960, the Scientist learned basic electronics from his TV repairman father, skills that made him very popular with the mobile DJs and their not-always-functioning sound systems. A friend suggested he visit the legendary dub producer/mixer King Tubby, not to remix records, but to get some transformers by which Scientist could build his own amplifiers. Soon the Scientist was an employee of Tubby's, fixing transformers and televisions, when one day, after an animated conversation about mixing records, Tubby challenged the Scientist to take a shot at remixing a record. Brimming with adolescent bravado, Scientist took Tubby's challenge, and that led to an extended apprenticeship in dub experimentation under Tubby's guidance. It was while at Tubby's that the Scientist developed his idiosyncratic dub style, playful and very psychedelic, loaded with echo explosions and blasts of feedback, a sound that caught the attention of Don Mais, who overheard the Scientist at the mixing board during a visit to Tubby's studio. With Mais supervising the production, Scientist, now all of 18, cut some wicked dub sides for the Roots Tradition label. At the end of the '70s, Scientist (now also referred to as "The Dub Chemist") left Tubby's to become the main engineer at Channel One Studios, and working with Henry "Junjo" Lawes, cut some best-selling dub LPs, only to leave for the greener pastures of Tuff Gong in 1982. In 1985, Scientist moved to Silver Springs, Maryland, where he lives and works as a recording engineer. . Overton Brown was only 16 years old when producer/performer Errol "Don" Mais discovered and used the considerable talents of this adolescent dub whiz. Born in Kingston in 1960, the Scientist learned basic electronics from his TV repairman father, skills that made him very popular with the mobile DJs and their not-always-functioning sound systems. A friend suggested he visit the legendary dub producer/mixer King Tubby, not to remix records, but to get some transformers by which Scientist could build his own amplifiers. Soon the Scientist was an employee of Tubby's, fixing transformers and televisions, when one day, after an animated conversation about mixing records, Tubby challenged the Scientist to take a shot at remixing a record. Brimming with adolescent bravado, Scientist took Tubby's challenge, and that led to an extended apprenticeship in dub experimentation under Tubby's guidance. It was while at Tubby's that the Scientist developed his idiosyncratic dub style, playful and very psychedelic, loaded with echo explosions and blasts of feedback, a sound that caught the attention of Don Mais, who overheard the Scientist at the mixing board during a visit to Tubby's studio. With Mais supervising the production, Scientist, now all of 18, cut some wicked dub sides for the Roots Tradition label. At the end of the '70s, Scientist (now also referred to as "The Dub Chemist") left Tubby's to become the main engineer at Channel One Studios, and working with Henry "Junjo" Lawes, cut some best-selling dub LPs, only to leave for the greener pastures of Tuff Gong in 1982. In 1985, Scientist moved to Silver Springs, Maryland, where he lives and works as a recording engineer.
Top Albums |
![](http://a1.mzstatic.com/us/r30/Features/3d/79/e0/dj.lkjiddhy.100x100-75.jpg) 1. In a Dub Exp..
![](../../buyinitunes2.png) | ![In a Revival Dub, King Tubby](https://s.mzstatic.com/htmlResources/F3F8/frameworks/images/p.png) 2. In a Revival..
![](../../buyinitunes2.png) | ![Dub 911, Scientist](https://s.mzstatic.com/htmlResources/F3F8/frameworks/images/p.png) 3. Dub 911
![](../../buyinitunes2.png) | ![Rids the World..Of the Evil Curse of the Vampires (Remastered), Scientist](https://s.mzstatic.com/htmlResources/F3F8/frameworks/images/p.png) 4. Rids the Wor..
![](../../buyinitunes2.png) | ![Scientific Dub, Scientist](https://s.mzstatic.com/htmlResources/F3F8/frameworks/images/p.png) 5. Scientific D..
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![Nightshade Meets Scientist, Nightshade](https://s.mzstatic.com/htmlResources/F3F8/frameworks/images/p.png) 6. Nightshade M..
![](../../buyinitunes2.png) | ![Dub In the Roots Tradition (Digital Only), Scientist](https://s.mzstatic.com/htmlResources/F3F8/frameworks/images/p.png) 7. Dub In the R..
![](../../buyinitunes2.png) | ![Scientist's Big Showdown, Scientist](https://s.mzstatic.com/htmlResources/F3F8/frameworks/images/p.png) 8. Scientist's ..
![](../../buyinitunes2.png) | ![Meets the Space Invaders, Scientist](https://s.mzstatic.com/htmlResources/F3F8/frameworks/images/p.png) 9. Meets the Sp..
![](../../buyinitunes2.png) | ![Encounters Pac-Man, Scientist](https://s.mzstatic.com/htmlResources/F3F8/frameworks/images/p.png) 10. Encounters P..
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![In a Midnight Rock Dub (Jah Thomas Presents), King Tubby](https://s.mzstatic.com/htmlResources/F3F8/frameworks/images/p.png) 11. In a Midnigh..
![](../../buyinitunes2.png) | ![Heavy Metal Attack, Scientist](https://s.mzstatic.com/htmlResources/F3F8/frameworks/images/p.png) 12. Heavy Metal ..
![](../../buyinitunes2.png) | ![Heavyweight Dub Champion, Scientist](https://s.mzstatic.com/htmlResources/F3F8/frameworks/images/p.png) 13. Heavyweight ..
![](../../buyinitunes2.png) | ![Introducing the Scientist, Scientist](https://s.mzstatic.com/htmlResources/F3F8/frameworks/images/p.png) 14. Introducing ..
![](../../buyinitunes2.png) | ![Wins the World Cup (Remastered) [Bonus Track Version], Scientist](https://s.mzstatic.com/htmlResources/F3F8/frameworks/images/p.png) 15. Wins the Wor..
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![King Tubby-Meets The Scientist at Dub Station, Scientist](https://s.mzstatic.com/htmlResources/F3F8/frameworks/images/p.png) 16. King Tubby-M..
![](../../buyinitunes2.png) | ![Scientist Meets the Roots Radics, Scientist](https://s.mzstatic.com/htmlResources/F3F8/frameworks/images/p.png) 17. Scientist Me..
![](../../buyinitunes2.png) | ![The Scientist - Scientific Dub, Scientist](https://s.mzstatic.com/htmlResources/F3F8/frameworks/images/p.png) 18. The Scientis..
![](../../buyinitunes2.png) | ![The Scientist - Meets The Crazy Mad Professor At Channel One Studio, Scientist](https://s.mzstatic.com/htmlResources/F3F8/frameworks/images/p.png) 19. The Scientis..
![](../../buyinitunes2.png) | ![The Scientist in the Kingdom of Dub, Scientist](https://s.mzstatic.com/htmlResources/F3F8/frameworks/images/p.png) 20. The Scientis..
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Top Songs |
| Name | Album | Time | Price | |
1. | Knock Out | Heavyweight Dub Champion | 3:24 | $0.99 | ![](../../buyinitunes2.png) |
2. | Golden Goal | Wins the World Cup (Remaste.. | 2:42 | $0.99 | ![](../../buyinitunes2.png) |
3. | Ghost of Frankenstein | Rids the World..Of the Evil.. | 3:20 | $0.99 | ![](../../buyinitunes2.png) |
4. | Plague of Zombies | Rids the World..Of the Evil.. | 2:49 | $0.99 | ![](../../buyinitunes2.png) |
5. | Your Teeth In My Neck | Rids the World..Of the Evil.. | 4:38 | $0.99 | ![](../../buyinitunes2.png) |
6. | Blood On His Lips | Rids the World..Of the Evil.. | 3:00 | $0.99 | ![](../../buyinitunes2.png) |
7. | Dance of the Vampires | Rids the World..Of the Evil.. | 3:25 | $0.99 | ![](../../buyinitunes2.png) |
8. | Voodoo Curse | Rids the World..Of the Evil.. | 3:48 | $0.99 | ![](../../buyinitunes2.png) |
9. | World Cup Squad Lick Their Wounds | Encounters Pac-Man | 3:58 | $0.99 | ![](../../buyinitunes2.png) |
10. | Beam Down | Meets the Space Invaders | 3:16 | $0.99 | ![](../../buyinitunes2.png) |
11. | More Rain After Prayers | High Priest of Dub | 3:08 | $0.99 | ![](../../buyinitunes2.png) |
12. | Mass Murder and Corruption | High Priest of Dub | 3:51 | $0.99 | ![](../../buyinitunes2.png) |
13. | Forgive Them Oh Jah | High Priest of Dub | 3:44 | $0.99 | ![](../../buyinitunes2.png) |
14. | Their Hands in Blood | High Priest of Dub | 3:37 | $0.99 | ![](../../buyinitunes2.png) |
15. | Repatriation is a Must | High Priest of Dub | 3:21 | $0.99 | ![](../../buyinitunes2.png) |
16. | Ethiopian High Priest | High Priest of Dub | 3:45 | $0.99 | ![](../../buyinitunes2.png) |
17. | Hail Him in Dub | High Priest of Dub | 4:40 | $0.99 | ![](../../buyinitunes2.png) |
18. | Maxfield Avenue Dub | In the Kingdom of Dub | 4:12 | $0.99 | ![](../../buyinitunes2.png) |
19. | Guava Road Dub | In the Kingdom of Dub | 3:32 | $0.99 | ![](../../buyinitunes2.png) |
20. | Grass Quit Lane Dub | In the Kingdom of Dub | 3:22 | $0.99 | ![](../../buyinitunes2.png) |
21. | Bread Lane Dub | In the Kingdom of Dub | 3:04 | $0.99 | ![](../../buyinitunes2.png) |
22. | Next Door Dub | In the Kingdom of Dub | 3:18 | $0.99 | ![](../../buyinitunes2.png) |
23. | Dromilly Avenue Dub | In the Kingdom of Dub | 3:09 | $0.99 | ![](../../buyinitunes2.png) |
24. | Stokely Carmichael | International Heroes Dub | 3:14 | $0.99 | ![](../../buyinitunes2.png) |
25. | Patrice Lumumba | International Heroes Dub | 3:29 | $0.99 | ![](../../buyinitunes2.png) |