Artist
Sid Bucknor
97 releases · 256 collaborators · 64 labels
- Real name
- Norman Douglas Bucknor
- Date active
- 1971 – 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 sound engineer, producer and composer who played an influential role in the development of reggae, ska and rocksteady. Died on 9 May 2010 in London, UK.
Building up the facilities, he started his career as resident engineer at label 272999 (aka Studio One) alongside his cousin Clement "Coxsone" Dodd and subsequently moved to Treasure Isle Recording Studio. He also worked at West Indies Records Ltd. (later Dynamic Sounds Recording Co. Ltd.), Harry J's Recording Studio, Randy's Studio, King Tubby's Studio, Joe Gibbs Studio and Channel One Recording Studio.
He immigrated to England in the mid-'70s where he worked at Island Studios, Chalk Farm Studios, B.B.M.C. Studio, London, Hackney Community College Studio, Tony King Studio, Odessa Studios and his own The Buck Studio.
He was behind the labels JamCan, label 934633 and Tropical Records (3).
In 2009 he was honored alongside Sylvan Morris by the Jamaica Reggae Industry Association for his contributions as engineer.
He is the father of Byron Bucknor who runs the label 3083608 reissue label.
Building up the facilities, he started his career as resident engineer at label 272999 (aka Studio One) alongside his cousin Clement "Coxsone" Dodd and subsequently moved to Treasure Isle Recording Studio. He also worked at West Indies Records Ltd. (later Dynamic Sounds Recording Co. Ltd.), Harry J's Recording Studio, Randy's Studio, King Tubby's Studio, Joe Gibbs Studio and Channel One Recording Studio.
He immigrated to England in the mid-'70s where he worked at Island Studios, Chalk Farm Studios, B.B.M.C. Studio, London, Hackney Community College Studio, Tony King Studio, Odessa Studios and his own The Buck Studio.
He was behind the labels JamCan, label 934633 and Tropical Records (3).
In 2009 he was honored alongside Sylvan Morris by the Jamaica Reggae Industry Association for his contributions as engineer.
He is the father of Byron Bucknor who runs the label 3083608 reissue label.
Also known as
SWB (4)
Member of
Sid's Gang
Sid Bucknor (Artist)
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- Releases: 4 Relevance: very high Active:
- Releases: 3 Relevance: very high Active: 2003 – 2005
- Releases: 3 Relevance: very high Active: 2018 – 2024
- Releases: 1 Relevance: high Active: 1971
- Releases: 1 Relevance: high Active: 1995
- Releases: 5 Relevance: medium Active: 1996 – 2005
- Releases: 3 Relevance: medium Active: 1978
- Releases: 1 Relevance: medium Active: 2025
- Releases: 1 Relevance: medium Active: 1978
- Releases: 1 Relevance: medium Active: 1978
- Releases: 1 Relevance: medium Active: 1987
- Releases: 1 Relevance: medium Active: 1993
- Releases: 5 Relevance: low Active: 1989 – 2020
- Releases: 4 Relevance: low Active: 2006 – 2012
- Releases: 4 Relevance: low Active: 2005 – 2020
- Releases: 3 Relevance: low Active: 1988
- Releases: 2 Relevance: low Active: 1990
- Releases: 2 Relevance: low Active: 1982
- Releases: 2 Relevance: low Active: 2016
- Releases: 2 Relevance: low Active: 1973
- Releases: 2 Relevance: low Active: 1986
- Releases: 2 Relevance: low Active: 1997
- Releases: 2 Relevance: low Active: 1981
- Releases: 1 Relevance: low Active: 2008
- Releases: 1 Relevance: low Active: 1977
- Releases: 1 Relevance: low Active: 1979
- Releases: 1 Relevance: low Active: 2023
- Releases: 1 Relevance: low Active: 2012
- Releases: 1 Relevance: low Active:
- Releases: 1 Relevance: low Active: 2026
- Releases: 1 Relevance: low Active: 1992
- Releases: 1 Relevance: low Active: 2015
- Releases: 1 Relevance: low Active: 1978
- Releases: 1 Relevance: low Active: 2002
- Releases: 1 Relevance: low Active: 2017
- Releases: 1 Relevance: low Active: 1995
- Releases: 1 Relevance: low Active: 1990
- Releases: 1 Relevance: low Active: 1978
- Releases: 1 Relevance: low Active: 1989
- Releases: 1 Relevance: low Active: 1996