Errol Brown (engineer)
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Errol Brown is a Jamaican audio engineer and record producer.
Biography
Brown is the nephew of the late
Treasure Isle recording studio. Educated at Kingston
Technical High School, where he did radio and television, Brown was trained as an audio engineer at Treasure Isle studios by Byron Smith and Duke Reid.
Brown recorded artists such as:
Tuff Gong Studios. He recorded and mixed albums with Bob Marley & The Wailers, Rita Marley, Burning Spear and Third World
.
Brown was with
Ziggy Marley and The Melody Makers from the time they started as kids. He also did live shows with Bob Marley & The Wailers, Rita Marley and with Ziggy Marley & The Melody Makers in the studios and on the road until 2000. In 2001 and 2002, he was Shaggy's live sound engineer. In 2003, he engineered Ziggy Marley's first solo tour. He also was in charge of the sound at the Roots, Rock, Reggae Festival in 2004 & 2006. As of 2014, Brown is on tour running sound for Rebelution. As of 2023, Brown is on tour with the legendary UK Roots Reggae band Steel Pulse
References
- Campbell, Howard (October 24, 2003). "Errol Brown -- still mixing after 35 years". The Jamaica Observer.
- Virgona, Marco. "Interview with Errol Brown". Bob Marley Magazine.