Scientist

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Scientist

On Tour · 20 upcoming shows

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20

Upcoming Shows

Scientist is on Tour!

20 shows scheduled — see Tour section below

Next Show

May 12, 2026 · Brisbane, QLD

The Fortitude Music Hall

About

Born: April 18th, 1960 in Kingston, Jamaica.

Biography
Hopeton Brown better known as Scientist and sometimes known as Overton Brown, from Kingston, Jamaica was a protégé of King Tubby (Osbourne Ruddock), one of the originators of dub music. The Scientist burst onto the reggae scene in the mid ’70s with a reckless mixing style that seemed to outdo even King Tubby’s wildest extravaganzas. He began his career as an engineer at Studio One and soon after at Tubby’s in the late 70’s. Shortly afterwards, he gained a reputation with a distinctive mixing style.

He left King Tubby's studio in 1982 and became the principal engineer for Channel One Studio, giving him the chance to work on a 16-track mixing desk rather than the four tracks at Tubby's. He came to prominence in the early 1980s and produced many albums, his mixes featuring on many releases in the first part of the decade. In particular, he was the favourite engineer of Henry "Junjo" Lawes, for whom he mixed several albums featuring the Roots Radics, many based on tracks by Barrington Levy. He also did a lot of work for Linval Thompson and Jah Thomas. In 1983 he left Channel One to work at Tuff Gong studio.

He made a series of albums in the early to mid 1980s, released on Greensleeves Records with titles themed around Scientist's fictional achievements in fighting Space Invaders, Pac-Men, and Vampires, and winning the World Cup. The music on these albums was played by Roots Radics, his most frequent collaborators.

Five of his songs from the album The Scientist Rids the World of the Evil Curse of the Vampires were used as the playlist songs on the K-Jah radio station in the 2001 video game Grand Theft Auto 3.

“In the ’70s, I started building sound system audio amplifiers. I would then test the amplifier with test instruments to determine how the amplifier was performing. Everything would look normal, but when I played reggae music through the amplifier, it would over heat and the plates of the KT88 would run red, especially when I played a mix from the great King Tubby’s that had subsonic drum and bass frequencies as well as razor sharp high frequencies I would have to re -bias the KT88 and make other changes in order to accommodate reggae’s wide frequency response and high slew rate needs. I noticed when I played other types of music the amplifier would respond normal. I found that to be strange so I used King Tubby’s mixes as a platform to ensure that the amplifiers would not break down under extreme conditions.

I was fascinated by his exclusive style of mixing and unique sound effects. It was the “Roots of Dub” dub album produced by Bunny Lee that became my favourite test album and also inspired me to want to meet him. One day, I was repairing a television for a friend who had worked for King Tubby’s, we needed a transformer and King Tubby’s was the only place who had those particular types of transformers I was so excited to meet this brilliant man and considered myself very lucky to have had this opportunity. After that, it became a regular place for me to buy special made power and output transformers for the amplifiers that I was building. King Tubby’s became impressed with my electronic skills and abilities at such a young age. I told him I wanted to build a mixing console, at first, it sounded like a joke to him we joked about making mixing consoles with moving faders and automation. Years later it became a reality in Neve’s moving faders and SSL’s automation with total recall.”

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Top Tracks

Most popular songs on Last.fm

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Your Teeth In My Neck

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Blood On His Lips

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3

Dance Of The Vampires

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The Voodoo Curse

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The Mummy's Shroud

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Cry Of The Werewolf

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The Corpse Rises

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Night Of The Living Dead

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Plague of Zombies

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One Man Dub

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Tour Dates

20 upcoming shows

May

12

2026

Mariah the Scientist - Hearts Sold Separately

The Fortitude Music Hall, Brisbane, QLD, AU

May

14

2026

Mariah the Scientist - Hearts Sold Separately

Festival Hall Melbourne, West Melbourne, VIC, AU

May

26

2026

Kali Uchis: For The Girls Tour with special guest Mariah The Scientist

Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison, CO, US

May

27

2026

Kali Uchis: For The Girls Tour with special guest Mariah The Scientist

First Financial Credit Union Amphitheater, Albuquerque, NM, US

May

29

2026

Kali Uchis: For The Girls Tour with special guest Mariah The Scientist

Walmart AMP, Rogers, AR, US

Setlists

Recent live performances · data from Setlist.fm

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September 4, 2025

Sherman Theater

Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, United States

  • 1.

  • 2. FXMLDR

  • 3. Blood on the Radio

  • 4. Mr. Invisible

  • 5. Terraformer

  • 6. My Famed Disappearing Act

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August 8, 2025

The Black Box at the Williams Center

Rutherford, New Jersey, United States

  • 1. Gigglebutton

  • 2. Knuckle Sandwich

  • 3. Wrinkle

  • 4. FXMLDR

  • 5. Everyday Ghosts

  • 6. Mr. Invisible

  • 7. Rube Goldberg Variations

  • 8. Carnival

  • 9. Terraformer

  • 10. Party All the Time(Eddie Murphy cover)

  • 1. My Famed Disappearing Act

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July 27, 2025

Richmond Music Hall at Capital Ale House

Richmond, Virginia, United States

  • 1. Gigglebutton

  • 2. Knuckle Sandwich

  • 3. Wrinkle

  • 4. FXMLDR

  • 5. Everyday Ghosts

  • 6. Mr. Invisible

  • 7. Rube Goldberg Variations

  • 8. Carnival

  • 9. Terraformer

  • 10. Party All the Time(Eddie Murphy cover)

  • 1. My Famed Disappearing Act

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July 26, 2025

Hoots Beer Co.

Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States

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July 25, 2025

Motorco Music Hall

Durham, North Carolina, United States

  • 1. Gigglebutton

  • 2. Knuckle Sandwich

  • 3. Wrinkle

  • 4. FXMLDR

  • 5. Blood on the Radio

  • 6. Mr. Invisible

  • 7. Rube Goldberg Variations

  • 8. Carnival

  • 9. Terraformer

  • 10. Party All the Time(Eddie Murphy cover)

  • 1. My Famed Disappearing Act

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🎟️ Upcoming Shows

May 12, 2026

Mariah the Scientist - Hearts Sold Separately

The Fortitude Music Hall, Brisbane, QLD, AU


May 14, 2026

Mariah the Scientist - Hearts Sold Separately

Festival Hall Melbourne, West Melbourne, VIC, AU


May 26, 2026

Kali Uchis: For The Girls Tour with special guest Mariah The Scientist

Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison, CO, US


May 27, 2026

Kali Uchis: For The Girls Tour with special guest Mariah The Scientist

First Financial Credit Union Amphitheater, Albuquerque, NM, US


May 29, 2026

Kali Uchis: For The Girls Tour with special guest Mariah The Scientist

Walmart AMP, Rogers, AR, US

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Scientist has 20 upcoming concerts. They will be performing in cities including Brisbane, West Melbourne, Morrison, Albuquerque, Rogers. Check the tour dates section for the complete schedule and ticket information.

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Scientist has released 37+ albums. Some of their notable releases include Direct-To-Dub, Step It Up, The Untouchable. Explore their complete discography on this page.

Some of Scientist's most popular tracks include Your Teeth In My Neck, Blood On His Lips, Dance Of The Vampires, The Voodoo Curse, The Mummy's Shroud. Listen to these songs and discover more from their extensive catalog.

Born: April 18th, 1960 in Kingston, Jamaica. Biography Hopeton Brown better known as Scientist and sometimes known as Overton Brown, from Kingston, Jamaica was a protégé of King Tubby (Osbourne Ru... Read the full biography on this page.

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