Wayne Jobson

Biography

Wayne Jobson (born December 4, 1954), also known as Native Wayne, is a Jamaican record producer. He is best known for his work with artists No Doubt, Gregory Isaacs and Toots & the Maytals. He hosts the weekly radio show "Alter Native" Sunday afternoons on Indie 103.1. He previously hosted a similar radio show, "Reggae Revolution", at Indie's main competitor KROQ-FM. Jobson is also a musician, having recorded an album in 1977 produced by Lee 'Scratch' Perry at the Black Ark. Born on Dec 4, 1954 in Jamaica, Wayne Jobson also known as "Native Wayne", is a Jamaican record producer and produces films, is a radio personality, host a syndicated radio show and a music historian. He grew up in the hills of St. Ann, just nine miles from ‘Nine Mile’ the birthplace of Bob Marley, Wayne started off with close ties to both reggae and the Marley family. Dickie Jobson, a cousin started Island Records along with Chris Blackwell and managed Bob Marley and the Wailers, while another cousin, Diane Jobson was Marley's attorney. After graduating high school in Jamaica, Jobson studied law at Kings College in London and received a Master of Laws in Entertainment Law. As both writer and producer of the documentary film “STEPPING RAZOR-RED X”, which follows the life story of Reggae legend, Peter Tosh, Wayne was awarded with a nomination for a Canadian Academy Award, a ‘Genie’, and won for “Best Documentary” at the Jamaican Film Festival in Jamaica. In the punk rock and post punk period in London, Jobson contributed some Discomixes to Jah Wobble's debut album, which featured a largely "guitar-free" sound, infused in reggae and punk-inspired dub." According to Trouser Press, Wobble "accentuates his reggae pretensions, fiddles with electronics and overdubbing and plays shadowy, threatening bass." Wayne Jobson also provided Jah Wobble with a Black Ark Discomix, which Wobble retitled "Dreadlock Don't Deal in Wedlock", with Jah Wobble toasting over backing tracks provided to him by Wayne Jobson.

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