Karl Pitterson
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Karl Pitterson is a Jamaican record producer and sound engineer.

Pitterson began his career in the early 1970s as house engineer with such legendary Jamaican studios as Dynamics, Federal, Randy's, Studio One, Treasure Isle and Aquarius. Over the course of his 30 plus year career he has worked with the following artists among others: Bob Marley
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 and The Wailers
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, Peter Tosh
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, Bunny Wailer
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, Burning Spear
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, Steel Pulse
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, Aswad, Big Youth
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, Dennis Alcapone
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, Pablo Moses
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, Mighty Diamonds, Sly & Robbie, Jacob Miller
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, Toots & the Maytals
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, Barrington Levy
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, Rico Rodriguez
Rico Rodriguez
Rico Rodriguez MBE , also known as Reco or El Reco, is a ska and reggae trombonist. He has recorded with many producers, including Karl Pitterson, Prince Buster, and Lloyd 'Matador' Daley...

 and Augustus Pablo
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. He has recently produced an album with American reggae artist Bernie Larsen on Love + Trust

Karl Pitterson produced the following albums for Steel Pulse
Steel Pulse
Steel Pulse is a roots reggae musical band. They originally formed at Handsworth Wood Boys School, in Birmingham, England, composed of David Hinds , Basil Gabbidon , and Ronald McQueen .-History:...

:
Handsworth Revolution (1978), Tribute To The Martyrs (1979) and True Democracy (1982).

External links

  • http://www.rootzreggae.com/Rootz-Reggae/KarlPitterson.htm
  • http://andybrouwer.co.uk/karl.html
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