About Philip Smart
Lived 1960 – 2014 (aged 53). Philip Smart was a Jamaican record producer, composer and sound Engineer.
Philip Smart (9 April 1960 – 25 February 2014) was a Jamaican music producer based in New York City.
Biography Born in Kingston, Jamaica, Smart's career spanned over five decades. While in high school, he produced his first record with reggae instrumentalist Augustus Pablo and vocalist Lee "Scratch" Perry. The transition to recording engineering came when the Augustus Pablo's album Java was being recorded. Errol Thompson was the project engineer and Smart was taught how to record to sixteen-track tape machines and how to make rough mixes to two-track tapes. This was followed by working with King Tubby,
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Who was Philip Smart?
music producer
When was Philip Smart born?
Philip Smart was born on 9 April 1960 in Kingston.
When did Philip Smart die?
Philip Smart died on 25 February 2014 in Port Washington.
What was Philip Smart's occupation?
Philip Smart was a record producer, composer and sound Engineer.
What nationality was Philip Smart?
Philip Smart was Jamaican.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Philip Smart. https://biography.guide/philip-smart/
MLA: "Philip Smart." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/philip-smart/.
Chicago: "Philip Smart." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/philip-smart/.
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