Stanley Motta

Stanley Motta was an electronics store proprietor who established a record label in Kingston, Jamaica[1] and opened the first privately owned recording studio in Jamaica in 1951[2][3] jump starting Jamaica's music industry.[4] Motta's electronics business became a subsidiary of Musson before being relaunched with an initial public offering (IPO) on the Jamaica Stock Exchange in 2018. The company is lead by women.[5] It owns and manages the 58 HWT technology park property. The IPO raised $4 billion Jamaican dollars for the company.[6]

Talent from Vere Johns competitions was scouted by producers such as Clement "Coxsone" Dodd and Arthur "Duke" Reid. The groups recorded at Motta's studio. The records they cut would then be played on their sound systems.[7]

Motta was one of those recording calypso and mento style albums. He recorded on 78 rpm records.

Lord Fly (Rupert Lyon) recorded with Motta in 1952. Early band members who recorded include Bertie King on clarinet and Mapletoft Poulle whose big band employed many early ska musicians and Alpha Boys School alumni. Other artists Motta recorded include Count Lasher, Monty Reynolds, tenor banjo player Eddie Brown of the Calypso Clippers, Alerth Bedasse of Chin's Calypso Sextet, Jellicoe Barker (Lord Jellicoe), Lord Composer, Lord Lebby, Lord Messam, Lord Power, and Lord Melody.[3] Roland Alphonso also recorded on records produced by Motta as did Derrick Harriott, Claude Sang Jr. and his brother Herman Sang of The Jiving Juniors. Theophilus Beckford also worked with Motta. Count Lasher released his debut album with Motta. Motta also recorded Lord Messam & His Calypsonians. Motta also recorded Lord Tanamo.

References

  1. ↑ "Stanley Motta ~ Motta's Recording Studio Kingston – MRS". 25 August 2010.
  2. ↑ Ray Hitchins (3 March 2016). Vibe Merchants: The Sound Creators of Jamaican Popular Music. Taylor & Francis. pp. 25–. ISBN 978-1-317-00237-6.
  3. 1 2 "Stanley Motta, Recording Pioneer - Foundation SKA". 3 January 2014.
  4. ↑ "Mento Madness: Motta's Jamaican Mento 1951-1956 - Various Artists - Songs, Reviews, Credits - AllMusic". AllMusic.
  5. ↑ Limited, Jamaica Observer. "Stanley Motta successfully closes IPO". Jamaica Observer.
  6. ↑ "Stanley Motta lists on the JSE after $4 billion IPO on 58 HWT". www.loopjamaica.com.
  7. ↑ Cooke, Mel (2010), "Lincoln traces Ambassador music role to England", Jamaica Gleaner, 2 March 2010, retrieved 2010-05-03.
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