Channel One (label)

Well supported

Channel One was a Kingston studio and label built in 1972 by the Hoo Kim brothers - Joseph "Jo Jo" (producer), Ernest (engineer) and Paul (who ran the studio's sound system) - reaching its peak influence around 1975-76 with a heavier, "rockers" drum sound that reshaped roots reggae production. Paul Hoo Kim's killing in 1977 disrupted the studio, but Channel One remained a working space into the 1980s, hosting productions by Sly and Robbie and Henry "Junjo" Lawes.