Clive Chin
Encyclopedia
Clive Chin is a 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.
Chin's first major commercial success was Java, 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
. Chin produced the Java Java Dub album in 1973, which he claims was the first ever dub album. 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.
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.
Chinese Jamaican
Chinese Jamaicans are the descendants of migrants from China to Jamaica. Early migrants came in the 19th century; there was another wave of migration in the 1980s and 1990s...
record producer
Record producer
A record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
whose work includes recordings by The Wailers, Dennis Brown
Dennis Brown
Dennis Emmanuel Brown was a Jamaican reggae singer. During his prolific career, which began in the late 1960s when he was aged eleven, he recorded more than 75 albums and was one of the major stars of lovers rock, a sub-genre of reggae...
, Lee Perry and Black Uhuru
Black Uhuru
Black Uhuru are a Jamaican reggae group formed in 1972, initially as Uhuru . The group has undergone several line-up changes over the years, with Duckie Simpson always maintaining group control and ownership...
, among others. Chin was a pioneer in the establishment of dub
Dub music
Dub is a genre of music which grew out of reggae music in the 1960s, and is commonly considered a subgenre, though it has developed to extend beyond the scope of reggae...
as a standalone musical form.
Biography
He began working at Randy's Record Store, his father's business, and began helping make the associated studio, Randy's Studio 17, one of the most important Jamaican studios of the early 1970s.Chin's first major commercial success was Java, an international hit by Augustus Pablo
Augustus Pablo
Horace Swaby , known as Augustus Pablo, was a Jamaican roots reggae and dub record producer, melodica player and keyboardist, active from the 1970s onwards. He popularized the use of the melodica in reggae music...
. He had further local hits with Dennis Brown's "Cheater", and Junior Byles
Junior Byles
Kerrie Byles is a reggae singer, born July 17, 1948 in Kingston, Jamaica.-The Versatiles:...
' "King of Babylon", and produced Pablo's debut album, This Is Augustus Pablo
This Is Augustus Pablo
This Is...Augustus Pablo is an album by Augustus Pablo originally released in 1974 and co-written and produced by Pablo's childhood friend and critically acclaimed reggae producer Clive Chin. The album boasts an impressive list of session musicians including Ansel Collins on keyboards and Lloyd...
. Chin produced the Java Java Dub album in 1973, which he claims was the first ever dub album. Further local hits followed with Carl Malcolm
Carl Malcolm
Carl Malcolm is a Jamaican reggae singer and percussionist.-Biography:Malcolm initially learned the keyboard, picking up skills on the instrument at his local Methodist church. He attended St...
's "Miss Wire Waist" and "Fattie Bum Bum", which, with the help of Jonathan King
Jonathan King
Jonathan King is an English singer, songwriter, impresario and record producer. He is also the author of three novels, Bible Two and The Booker Prize Winner , and Beware the Monkey Man , and an autobiography, 65 My Life So Far .King first came to prominence as an...
, became a UK
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
chart hit in 1975, reaching #8.
After his family business moved to New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
, Chin spent some fifteen years running a Jamaican restaurant in Queens. He began producing again in 1998.
In 2007 VP Records
VP Records
VP Records is an independent reggae record label, located in Queens, New York. It is best known for producing Caribbean singers.-The foundation:...
started an imprint 17 North Parade to reissue some of the historic Randy's releases.