Geoffrey Chung
Geoffrey Aloysius Chung (1950 – 13 October 1995) was a Jamaican musician, recording engineer, and record producer.
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Born | 1950 |
Origin | Kingston, Jamaica |
Died | [1] | October 13, 1995 (aged 44)
Genres | Reggae, dub, ska, rocksteady |
Occupation(s) | Musician, recording engineer, record producer |
Instruments | Keyboards |
Years active | Late 1960s–1995 |
Associated acts | The Mighty Mystics, Now Generation Band, The Upsetters |
Biography
Chung was born in 1950 in Kingston, Jamaica.[2] He worked as a session keyboard player and guitarist in the 1960s, as a member of The Mighty Mystics and the Now Generation Band, both of which also included his brother, guitarist Mikey Chung, and Lee "Scratch" Perry's band The Upsetters, among others.[3][4] He began working as a producer in the 1970s, initially with Sharon Forrester on her debut album, and set up his Edge productions company in 1974.[3] His productions included work by The Abyssinians, The Heptones, and Marcia Griffiths.[3] He also worked with Ras Michael's Sons of Negus band, on the 1975 album Rastafari Dub, playing synthesizer, organ and piano,[5] and worked regularly with singer Pablo Moses, both as keyboard player and producer, including his first and best-known recording "I Man a Grasshopper".[2][6] Chung also produced the recordings that would be released as the first two albums from Ijahman Levi.[7] In the early 1980s he became resident engineer at the Dynamic studios, where he mixed several albums by Peter Tosh, and he co-produced early recordings by Frankie Paul.[3] In the late 1980s he relocated to Miami, where he established his own recording studio.[3] In 1991 he produced and engineered Maxi Priest's Best of Me album. Geoffrey died in 1995 of liver failure.[8][9] Geoffrey's work continues to be released since his death such as the 2003 release of Everton Blender's King Man album where he played clavinet and acted as engineer.[2][9]
References
- Jamaica Civil Registration: Geoffrey Aloysius Chung death certificate
- Moskowitz, David V. (2006) Caribbean Popular Music: an Encyclopedia of Reggae, Mento, Ska, Rock Steady, and Dancehall, Greenwood Press, ISBN 0-313-33158-8, p. 59
- Thompson, Dave (2002) Reggae & Caribbean Music, Backbeat Books, ISBN 0-87930-655-6, p. 308, 492
- Walker, Klive (2005) Dubwise: Reasoning from the reggae underground, Insomniac Press, ISBN 1-894663-96-9, p. 217
- http://www.discogs.com/Ras-Michael-The-Sons-Of-Negus-Rastafari-Dub/release/695842
- Katz, David (2000) People Funny Boy: The Genius of Lee "Scratch" Perry, Payback Press, ISBN 0-86241-854-2, p. 229
- "The big flop and the big 'buss'", Jamaica Gleaner, 22 April 2007
- In Memoriam, Black Echoes Online
- Geoffrey Chung, AllMusic.com
"Mental Disorder" vinyl EP by Pressure Drop Records
External links
- Geoffrey Chung at Roots Archives
- Geoffrey Chung at AllMusic.com