But it wasn’t just his business acumen that allowed him to reach such unprecedented levels of success overseas his renown was ultimately a by-product of the dynamic working partnerships he forged with a few of reggae’s most important figures: Errol ‘ET’ Thompson, a highly talented engineer who remains an unsung hero dub genius Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry and Niney the Observer, covered in this column previously.īorn Joel Gibson in 1943 in Salt Spring, on the northwest outskirts of Montego Bay, Gibbs was one of several Jamaicans sent to the US naval base at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba, where he worked as an electronics technician as a young man. His astute marketing of acts like Culture and Prince Far I and the impact of his African Dub album series helped take reggae to a global audience he also brokered a record deal for singer Dennis Brown with US label A&M and his work with Jacob Miller was issued by RCA Brazil - some of the first reggae to ever surface in that country. David Katz looks back on his greatest productions.įew Jamaican record producers have achieved Joe Gibbs’ level of international success. With his business savvy and talent behind the boards, ‘Uptown Top Ranking’ producer Joe Gibbs helped bring reggae to an international audience in the 1970s – including London’s blossoming punk scene.
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