Scientist

So named for his technical skills on the mixing board, Jamaica’s Scientist rose from the ranks of King Tubby’s Kingston recording studio to become one of dub reggae’s most recognizable producers in the ’80s.

His spacious textures and precise but playful mixing style came to full bloom on a string of solo LPs whose colorful cover art depicted him battling Space Invaders, winning the World Cup, and achieving other heroic feats.

Scientist was born Hopeton Overton Brown in April 1980 in Jamaica’s capital, and as a kid he learned his way around electronics from his TV-repairman father.