Artist
Sylvan Morris
499 releases · 477 collaborators · 163 labels
- Date active
- 1974 – 2026
- Relevance
- Medium, weak ties with the core dub techno cluster, here because linked to roots dub, the Jamaican sound dub techno grew out of
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Bio
Jamaican recording and mixing engineer.
Known to have worked at Dynamic Sounds Studios (formerly label 338631), Treasure Isle Recording Studio, label 272999 (AKA Studio One), and Harry J's Recording Studio.
Born in 1949 Morris studied at Jamaica Technical High School and then worked at label 338631 since 1965 as assistant of chief engineer artist 570526.
He moved to label 276386 for about half a year and then to label 272999 (Studio One) in 1968.
Morris is said by some artists and experts to has been the one who created the "Studio One sound" and did all the session's work. However he never was credited to anything and therefore left Studio One around 1974 and joined label 275820.
In 2009 he was honored alongside Sid Bucknor by the Jamaica Reggae Industry Association for his contributions as engineer.
In the 2000's Morris became blind, he died June 17, 2023 aged 74 in his home at St. Andrews, JA.
Known to have worked at Dynamic Sounds Studios (formerly label 338631), Treasure Isle Recording Studio, label 272999 (AKA Studio One), and Harry J's Recording Studio.
Born in 1949 Morris studied at Jamaica Technical High School and then worked at label 338631 since 1965 as assistant of chief engineer artist 570526.
He moved to label 276386 for about half a year and then to label 272999 (Studio One) in 1968.
Morris is said by some artists and experts to has been the one who created the "Studio One sound" and did all the session's work. However he never was credited to anything and therefore left Studio One around 1974 and joined label 275820.
In 2009 he was honored alongside Sid Bucknor by the Jamaica Reggae Industry Association for his contributions as engineer.
In the 2000's Morris became blind, he died June 17, 2023 aged 74 in his home at St. Andrews, JA.
Also known as
Morris Toughest
The Original Scientist
Sylvan Morris (Artist)
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Active
- Releases: 8 Relevance: very high Active: 2003 – 2008
- Releases: 1 Relevance: very high Active: 2003
- Releases: 1 Relevance: very high Active: 1990
- Releases: 1 Relevance: very high Active:
- Releases: 1 Relevance: very high Active: 2025
- Releases: 1 Relevance: very high Active: 1997
- Releases: 2 Relevance: high Active: 1981 – 1987
- Releases: 1 Relevance: high Active: 2003
- Releases: 10 Relevance: medium Active: 1994 – 2002
- Releases: 7 Relevance: medium Active: 1983 – 2003
- Releases: 6 Relevance: medium Active: 2008 – 2010
- Releases: 6 Relevance: medium Active: 1982 – 1998
- Releases: 4 Relevance: medium Active: 1982
- Releases: 1 Relevance: medium Active: 2026
- Releases: 1 Relevance: medium Active: 1988
- Releases: 1 Relevance: medium Active: 2019
- Releases: 127 Relevance: low Active: 1976 – 2026
- Releases: 54 Relevance: low Active: 1976 – 2026
- Releases: 18 Relevance: low Active: 2004 – 2024
- Releases: 15 Relevance: low Active: 1982 – 2016
- Releases: 13 Relevance: low Active: 1982 – 1997
- Releases: 11 Relevance: low Active: 1982 – 2019
- Releases: 9 Relevance: low Active: 1978 – 1980
- Releases: 8 Relevance: low Active: 1981 – 2020
- Releases: 8 Relevance: low Active: 1994 – 2025
- Releases: 7 Relevance: low Active: 1993 – 2006
- Releases: 7 Relevance: low Active: 2003 – 2008
- Releases: 7 Relevance: low Active: 1979 – 2002
- Releases: 7 Relevance: low Active: 1981 – 1983
- Releases: 6 Relevance: low Active: 1980 – 2023
- Releases: 5 Relevance: low Active: 1990
- Releases: 5 Relevance: low Active: 1988 – 2003
- Releases: 4 Relevance: low Active: 2007 – 2015
- Releases: 4 Relevance: low Active: 1983
- Releases: 4 Relevance: low Active: 1980
- Releases: 3 Relevance: low Active:
- Releases: 3 Relevance: low Active: 1996 – 2023
- Releases: 3 Relevance: low Active: 2024 – 2025
- Releases: 3 Relevance: low Active: 1977 – 1979
- Releases: 3 Relevance: low Active: 1979 – 1981