Dave Kelly (producer)
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Dave Kelly is a Jamaican Record Producer
. He began his career as an Engineer
in the late eighties. After getting into producing at the "Penthouse" label of Donovan Germain
, he started his own label "Madhouse" together with business partner Janet Davidson in 1991. He went on to become one of the most successful Dancehall
-producers in Jamaica, recording numerous songs that topped the local and international Reggae
-Charts, such as "Action" by Nadine Sutherland
& Terror Fabulous
in 1994 or "Look" by Bounty Killer
in 1999.
Dave Kelly has released some of the most popular and influential dancehall riddim
s such as "Bookshelf", "Joyride," "Showtime," "Fiesta,", "85" and "Winners". He produced Beenie Man
's international hit "Dude" in 2003 on the "Fiesta" riddim, which was featured on Beenie Man's album Back to Basics and Baby Cham
's major hit "Ghetto Story," on the "85" riddim, which was the title track of Baby Cham
's 2006 album that he also produced.
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...
. He began his career as an Engineer
Audio engineering
An audio engineer, also called audio technician, audio technologist or sound technician, is a specialist in a skilled trade that deals with the use of machinery and equipment for the recording, mixing and reproduction of sounds. The field draws on many artistic and vocational areas, including...
in the late eighties. After getting into producing at the "Penthouse" label of Donovan Germain
Donovan Germain
Donovan Germain is a reggae producer, one of the most successful of the digital era.-Biography:Germain's entry into the music industry was via his record shop in New York City in the 1970s. He began production in 1972, visiting Jamaica for recording sessions, working in both roots reggae and...
, he started his own label "Madhouse" together with business partner Janet Davidson in 1991. He went on to become one of the most successful Dancehall
Dancehall
Dancehall is a genre of Jamaican popular music that originated in the late 1970s. Initially dancehall was a more sparse version of reggae than the roots style, which had dominated much of the 1970s. In the mid-1980s, digital instrumentation became more prevalent, changing the sound considerably,...
-producers in Jamaica, recording numerous songs that topped the local and international Reggae
Reggae
Reggae is a music genre first developed in Jamaica in the late 1960s. While sometimes used in a broader sense to refer to most types of Jamaican music, the term reggae more properly denotes a particular music style that originated following on the development of ska and rocksteady.Reggae is based...
-Charts, such as "Action" by Nadine Sutherland
Nadine Sutherland
Nadine Sutherland is a Jamaican reggae singer whose early career was nurtured by Bob Marley. She went on to become a successful dancehall artist in the 1990s.-Biography:...
& Terror Fabulous
Terror Fabulous
Cecil Campbell , better known as Terror Fabulous is a Jamaican dancehall deejay, who had success in the 1990s.-Biography:Campbell was introduced to producer Dave Kelly after completing a course in electrical engineering. His recording career began in the early 1990s, with singles such as "Gwaney...
in 1994 or "Look" by Bounty Killer
Bounty Killer
Bounty Killer is a Grammy nominated Jamaican reggae and dancehall deejay. He is the founder of a dancehall collective known as The Alliance.-Early life and career:...
in 1999.
Dave Kelly has released some of the most popular and influential dancehall riddim
Riddim
Riddim is the Jamaican Patois pronunciation of the English word "rhythm," but in dancehall/reggae parlance it refers to the instrumental accompaniment to a song. Thus, a dancehall song consists of the riddim plus the "voicing" sung by the deejay. The resulting song structure may be taken for...
s such as "Bookshelf", "Joyride," "Showtime," "Fiesta,", "85" and "Winners". He produced Beenie Man
Beenie Man
Anthony Moses Davis , better known by his stage name Beenie Man, is a Grammy award winning Jamaican reggae artist. He is the self-proclaimed "King of the Dancehall".-Biography:...
's international hit "Dude" in 2003 on the "Fiesta" riddim, which was featured on Beenie Man's album Back to Basics and Baby Cham
Cham (singer)
Cham is a Grammy Award-nominated Jamaican recording artist, most well known for his 2006 single "Ghetto Story" from his major label debut album of the same name, a song which led to multiple "story" songs by other artists in a similar vein. He is currently signed to Atlantic Records, and was...
's major hit "Ghetto Story," on the "85" riddim, which was the title track of Baby Cham
Cham (singer)
Cham is a Grammy Award-nominated Jamaican recording artist, most well known for his 2006 single "Ghetto Story" from his major label debut album of the same name, a song which led to multiple "story" songs by other artists in a similar vein. He is currently signed to Atlantic Records, and was...
's 2006 album that he also produced.