Channel One Studios

Channel One Studios

Channel One is a recording studio in Maxfield Avenue, West Kingston, Jamaica. The studio was built by the Hoo Kim brothers in 1972, and has had a profound influence on the development of reggae music.

When the studio first opened, the mixing board had only four tracks. In 1975, the board was upgraded to 16 tracks which enabled engineers to record each instrument distinctly, lending intricacy to dub mixes and giving rise to the "rockers" sound.[1] According to 2006's Caribbean Popular Music, the studio became widely known after the 1976 release of The Mighty Diamonds' Right Time.[2]

Channel also the name of their sound system and label.

References

  1. ^ Katz, David, "Solid Foundation", Bloomsbury 2003
  2. ^ Moskowitz, David Vlado (2006). Caribbean Popular Music: An Encyclopedia of Reggae, Mento, Ska, Rock Steady, and Dancehall. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 54.