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Mark 'Mostec' Skeete

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London-based sound-system electronics builder known as Mostec, celebrated for custom pre-amplifiers he calls 'the brains of the sound system', featuring swappable crossover frequency boards and semi-parametric EQ; his clients include Channel One and King Shiloh.

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Type: person
Confidence: Well supported
Era: Open era →

People & rolesTechnology, recording & industryDiaspora & global influence

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Watch & listen

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Sound Sculptors: Into the world of London's sound system builders

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Dub-Stuy Records feature.

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In stories

Story · Well supportedTubby's school and the UK valve masters

The electronics craft as an apprenticeship, and its journey from Waterhouse to London and New York.

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Trade secrets versus open knowledge in sound-system building

Documented attitudes to secrecy in the sound-building craft, stated from both sides: some hold that guarded circuit designs and undisclosed pre-amp topologies are a legitimate competitive edge and part of the craft's mystique; others argue that open sharing of knowledge would grow and strengthen the wider culture. Neutral framing. Sources: Red Bull Music Academy 'The Mysteries of Soundman Metro'; Dub-Stuy 'Sound Sculptors'.

Stance: guarded proprietary circuits as competitive edge and craft mystique vs open knowledge-sharing that would grow the culture