←ExploreENTITY · STUDIOChannel OneWell supportedMaxfield Avenue studio central to the rockers sound of the 1970s.Share a memoryCorrect this recordAdd a source leadAt a glanceTypestudioConfidenceWell supportedEraOpen era →Connectionslinked by · associated withChannel One (label)Channel One label/studio identities are associated with the Hookim brothers' Channel One operation.linked by · associated withMusic Mountain StudiosSessions were split between Music Mountain and Channel One in the same era.linked by · operatedJoseph "Jo Jo" Hoo KimFounder and operator of Channel One Studios.linked by · recorded atThe RevolutionariesThe Revolutionaries were Channel One's in-house session band in the mid-1970s (Reggae Routes).linked by · recorded atThe Mighty DiamondsThe Mighty Diamonds' Right Time was cut at Channel One with the Revolutionaries (Rough Guide to Reggae).linked by · recorded atThe Mighty DiamondsCentral to the Channel One rockers sound of the mid-1970s.linked by · recorded atCrucial BunnyCrucial Bunny was a house mixing engineer at Channel One.linked by · recorded atErrol 'Soljie' HamiltonHamilton was a long-serving engineer at Channel One from the late 1970s.linked by · recorded atOssie HibbertHibbert arranged, engineered and produced at Channel One in the late 1970s.linked by · recorded atMichael PalmerCut foundation-dancehall sides at Channel One with the Roots Radics.linked by · recorded atBertram "Ranchie" McLeanMcLean's bass anchored countless Channel One rockers-era sessions in the mid-to-late 1970s.linked by · recorded atWinston "Bo-Peep" BowenBowen began recording at Channel One in the 1970s before becoming one of the island's most sought-after guitarists.linked by · recorded atRod TaylorEthiopian Kings-era material was recorded at Channel One with the Soul Syndicate, the Revolutionaries and the Roots Radics.linked by · recorded atSammy DreadSammy Dread's 1982 album Roadblock, including the hit "In This Time," was released via Channel One.linked by · recorded atPrince HammerSly & Robbie built him a free rhythm at Channel One for 'Ten Thousand Lions'.linked by · recorded atRight Time — The Mighty DiamondsSessions were recorded at Channel One with producer Joseph "Jo Jo" Hoo Kim.linked by · recorded atFire House Rock — The Wailing SoulsRecorded at Channel One and mixed at King Tubby's.In storiesStory · Well supportedKing Tubby's school of engineersAt Waterhouse and Maxfield Avenue, the mixing engineer stopped being a technician and became an author.Story · Well supportedThe record men: Chinese-Jamaican producersFrom ska instrumentals to modern dancehall, a cluster of Chinese-Jamaican entrepreneurs ran the shops, studios and labels at the centre of the music.Story · Well supportedThe house bands that built the Jamaican soundSingers and producers changed by the week; the studio band underneath them almost never did.Story · Well supportedBasslines that defined reggaeReggae is often called bass music; these are some of the hands that made the bassline the lead instrument.Story · ProbableQuiet names of the toasting eraBehind U-Roy, Big Youth and Dennis Alcapone stood toasters whose records shaped the style but whose names rarely make the standard histories.
