Clement Seymour Dodd was between the ages of seventeen or eighteen years old when he began his career as a sound system operator from owning one PA sound equipment that expanded to several large and powerful sound systems which he could hire out to various venues whether it is day or night ranging from house parties, wedding receptions open air garden party and dance halls Clement Dodd sound systems became one of the most respected sounds and through Coxsone's genius, his sound systems developed into one of the most popular mobile sound systems in Jamaica!
Club owners wanted Sir Coxsone the Downbeat sound system. People who keep regular house parties or if there was going to be wedding reception Sir Coxsone Downbeat was the one they wanted. Further to that, the bigger the crowd following, the more often that sound system is likely win a competitive sound contest. Coxsone Dodd had a selection of some of the best turntable disc jockeys for his many sound systems, including names such as Count Machuki, King Stitt, and Buster all of which went on to become famous in their own rights as producers of music records!
| | Singers and record producers alike all lend a hand towards the development of the music industry of Jamaica. However, as disc jockeys they would spin off the exclusive records Coxsone had obtained from abroad at any venue where his sound system was hired to play. Clement Dodd was a whole hearted business person who had the clever knack of making money and apart from his sound system business he was able to persuade anyone who contracted his sound system to order their drinks from the family liquor store in Beeston Street, Kingston! |
