Winston “Professor” Brown, also known as The Professor is a Jamaican recording and mixing engineer best known for his work at King Tubby's Studio in Kingston during the late 1970s and 1980s. He should not be confused with Neil Fraser, the British-Jamaican dub producer known as Mad Professor.
Brown became part of the circle of engineers working at King Tubby's studio during a crucial period in the evolution of Jamaican music. Following the departure of Prince Jammy to establish his own studio and Scientist's growing involvement at Channel One, Professor became one of the principal engineers working at Tubby's. King Jammy recalled that Brown joined the studio after Scientist and eventually became almost its resident engineer.
Professor worked on productions by several leading Jamaican producers, including Bunny “Striker” Lee, Henry “Junjo” Lawes and Linval Thompson. His work covered roots reggae, dub and the emerging dancehall style, with mixing techniques that bridged the analogue era and the arrival of digital production. His credits appear on recordings by numerous singers and deejays, including Johnny Clarke, Cornell Campbell, The Royals and other artists associated with Bunny Lee's productions.
As a dub artist, Professor was credited alongside Scientist on *Scientist v The Professor – Dub Duel at King Tubby's* (1983). He was also associated with later releases including *Scientist Meets The Crazy Mad Professor – At Channel One Studio* and *The Crazy Mad Professor and King Jammy – Meet at King Jammy's Studio*. These releases helped preserve his name as an engineer and mixer in his own right, rather than merely as a studio technician.
In 1986, Brown left Jamaica to study electronics in the United States. His departure marked the end of his principal period at King Tubby's Studio, where he had helped maintain the studio's reputation during the transition from roots reggae to digital dancehall.