Prince Jammy

Wayne Smith's 1985 hit 'Under Me Sleng Teng', built around an entirely computerised hook, is widely credited as reggae's first 'digital riddim' – and the man behind the controls was Prince Jammy.

He started out building amplifiers and repairing electrical equipment at his mother's home in Waterhouse, then launched a sound system. Replacing Philip Smart in King Tubby's team, he became a dub mixer known for clarity and creative effects, and began issuing his own productions, among them Black Uhuru's 1977 debut.

Many hear that song as the doorway into modern dancehall. Through the later 1980s he rebuilt old rhythms like Real Rock and Far East electronically, and his work with Admiral Bailey, Pinchers and Dennis Brown dominated the scene into the 1990s. He is still making records with present-day names including Sizzla.