Great Names Of Dub Music
Dub is a music genre born in Jamaica ’s late 60’s.
It started as a construction of variations from reggae tracks but it expended in to a whole music genre, compatible with most of pop music styles.
The father of Dub is King Tubby (1941-1989). He was a Jamaican electronic and sound engineer who invented a sound system called the Home Town Hi-Fi, which allowed him to produce his own dub version tracks in his own home.
King Tubby’s innovative studio productions put him in a high creative level in what concerns sound producers.
He’s considered an early pioneer of the remix and had a huge influence on contemporary music.
Not only because of his vision and ideas, but also because of the sound techniques he developed.
Lee “Scratch” Perry is also an early pioneer of dub genre. He is, perhaps, more popular than King Tubby. He is a prolific Jamaican musician, sound technician and producer.
He’s responsible for the emergence of dub and reggae outside Jamaica and throughout the world. He won the 2002 Grammy Award for best Reggae album.
Mad professor, another great name of Dub Music is a british dub musician and producer.
He is also a sound engineer and trip-hop producer.
He’s responsible for several well-known mixes for bands and artists like Sade, massive Attack and Pato Banton, among many others.
His real name is Neil Fraser. He got the nickname mad Professor because of his fascination with electronic gadgets.
At the age of 9, Neil built his own radio through the use of materials he found in trash.
Zion Train are a very well-known German Dub/Dance band. They have been leaders of the genre for quite a while as, since the 90’s, they continue to impress their fans with their groovy, elegant productions.
Also know for sticking to the roots-reggae philosophy, Neil Perch’s Zion Train are considered one of the greatest dub live-acts in the whole world.
They have a very loyal legion of fans throughout Europe, although in the U.S. they’re not as popular as in European countries.
Making dub is certainly a pleasure.
Any good dub producer or musician, should be aware of the importance to have good drums or beats, excellent basslines and cool effects to ad to their music.
Future Loops released a great dub sample pack produced by Zion Train producer, dj and composer, Neil Perch.
Dub Drums has hundreds of dub samples that will give extreme authenticity to any dub track.
Whether you’re an experienced producer or just an amateur this sample pack has super groovy dub loops with the spirit of jah all over them.
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