Clive Chin
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Clive Chin (born 14 May 1954 in Kingston, Jamaica) is the eldest son of Vincent "Randy" Chin.[1] He is a Hakka Chinese Jamaican record producer whose work includes recordings by The Wailers, Dennis Brown, Lee Perry and Black Uhuru, among others. Chin was a pioneer in the establishment of dub as a standalone musical form.
Biography[]
He began working at , his father's business and began helping make the associated studio, , one of the most important Jamaican studios of the early 1970s.
Chin's first major commercial success was , an international hit by Augustus Pablo. He had further local hits with Dennis Brown's "Cheater" and Junior Byles' "King of Babylon" and produced Pablo's debut album, This Is Augustus Pablo.[2] Chin produced the Java Java Dub album in 1973, which he claims was the first ever dub album.[3] Further local hits followed with Carl Malcolm's "Miss Wire Waist" and "Fattie Bum Bum", which, with the help of Jonathan King, became a UK chart hit in 1975, reaching #8.[2]
After his family business moved to New York City, Chin spent some fifteen years running a Jamaican restaurant in Queens. He began producing again in 1998.
In 2007 VP Records started an imprint 17 North Parade to reissue some of the historic Randy's releases.[4]
References[]
- ^ "Clive Chin". Discogs. Retrieved 21 February 2019.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Larkin, Colin: "The Virgin Encyclopedia of Reggae", 1999, Virgin Books, ISBN 0-7535-0242-9
- ^ "Interview with Clive Chin" at ReggaeVibes.com
- ^ "17 North Parade". www.17northparade.com. Retrieved 22 March 2008.
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- Jamaican record producers
- Jamaican people of Chinese descent
- American people of Chinese descent
- African-American people
- Jamaican reggae musicians
- Living people
- People from Kingston, Jamaica
- 1954 births
- Hakka musicians
- Reggae stubs