In 1959, Dodd pressed up copies of easy snapping and started selling them. Lots of other sound men followed Dodd's example, opening studios across the capital city. In 1962, Cox and Dodd brought in some of Jamaica's best sound system engineers. And they helped him build a production hub for the island's music scene.
Jamaica is famous around the world for its music, including genres like ska, dub, and reggae. It’s tempting to think that the powerful amplifiers and giant speakers at the dance parties were designed to perfectly capture Jamaica’s indigenous sounds. But it’s actually the other way around. Those speakers and amps came first. And the electricians, mechanics and engineers who built and adapted that technology would then play a decisive role in the creation of Jamaica’s modern music. They helped pioneer approaches to making and performing music that would spawn whole other scenes from the Bronx to the UK.
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