EVENTS : A Tribute and Fundraiser to our Brother DJ Errol Irie Myrie ~ Sunday 29 September 2019!

Feat: Jah Wise, Buck
When: Sunday 29 September 2019 6:00pm until
Where: The Jaymex Sports Club (3447 Baychester Ave, Bronx)

EVENTS : Downtown Top Ranking Reggae Revive Session w Special Guest Jah Wise ~ Thursday 9 February 2017!

Feat: Deadly Dragon Sound
When: Thursday 9 February 2017 11pm
Where: Left Field (87 Ludlow St, New York)
Subway: Delancey Street - Essex Street (F, J, M, Z)
Admission: No Cover
Special Guest: Jah Wise

DOWNTOWN TOP RANKING: With Special Guest JAH WISE aka Robert Jah Wise Campbell passing thru for a special tribute to the one Robert Nesta Marley!!! The finest in vintage styles featuring the Deadly Dragon Family with Jonathan Klien aka Jonny Go Figure pon the mic!

EVENTS : When Dance Was Nice ~ Saturday 3 December 2016!

Feat: Lord Tippatone Hifi (Jah Wise), Jah Lion (Indian), Upsetter FC (Andrew), Mush 1
When: Saturday 3 December 2016 10pm - 4am
Where: Al Paragus HQ (520 East 23rd St, Brooklyn)
Admission: Love Thy Neighbor

EVENTS : 3 The Hard Way ~ Friday 24 June 2016!

Feat:Tommy Far East, Jah Wise, Scratch Famous from Deadly Dragon Sound, jah point, Diggy Brown, Lee Gemini
When: Friday 24 June 2016 10pm
Where: The Swamp (258 Johnson Ave, Brooklyn)
Admission: $10

THIS A BIG ONE!!!!

A Night of Pure Ska, Rocksteady and Early reggae from the vaults of 3 of the Top collectors/selectors of vintage Jamaican music in the world!

That's Right! It will be 3 the hard way as Minoru Tomita aka TOMMY FAR EAST meets Robert Jah Wise Campbell and Jeremy Freeman aka SCRATCH FAMOUS in a musical throw-down powered by the KILLER home-built sound-system provided by Brooklyn's own BATTLESHIP SOUND!!!! With guest selections by 3 of the finest - Jah Point aka John Pinto, Lee Gemini and Reid DiggyBrown Taylor !!!!

EVENTS : I Artist As Jah Wise Earthstrong ~ Saturday 9 April 2016!

Feat: Jah Wise, DJ Carlton, Super Claude, Mark Music, Super Ruler, King A Soul, Metro Force, Super Prince, Hanif
When: Saturday 9 April 2016
Where: Jamex Sports Bar (3447 Baychester Ave, Bronx)
Admission: $20

EVENTS : Deadly Dragon Sound Presents Downtown Top Ranking JD Ranking Earth Strong w Jah Wise ~ Thursday 3 March 2016!

Selectors: Scratch Famous, Queen Majesty, Selector JD and Mr.K
When: Thursday 3 March 2016 10pm - 4am
Where: The Delancey (168 Delancey St, New York)
Admission: No Cover
Subway: Delancey St (F)
Special Guest: JD Ranking, Jah Wise

DOWNTOWN TOP RANKING welcomes the Mic Smith JD Ranking on his Earth Strong alongside legendary Selector / Collector Robert Jah Wise Campbell of TIPPATONE Hi Fi!!! Of course the Deadly Dragon Family will be playing the finest in Foundation styles plus Microphone Styles by the one Jonathan Klien aka Jonny Go Figure!

EVENTS : When Dance Was Nice ~ Saturday 19 December 2015!

Feat: Jah Wise from Tippatone Experience, Peter Roots from Gibraltar Muzik, Upsetter FC, Mush 1
When: Saturday 19 December 2015 10pm - 4am
Where: Al Paragus HQ (520 East 23rd St, Brooklyn)
Admission: Love Thy Neighbor
Subway: Newkirk Ave (Q,2,5)
Cooking: Brother Danny

EVENTS : Deadly Dragon Sound Presents Downtown Top Ranking w Special Guest Jah Wise ~ Thursday 6 August 2015!

Selectors: Scratch Famous, Queen Majesty, Selector JD and Mr.K
When: Thursday 6 August 2015 10pm - 4am
Where: The Delancey (168 Delancey St, New York)
Admission: Free Before 11pm
Subway: Delancey St (F)
Special Guest: Jah Wise

Deadly Dragon Sound presents DOWNTOWN TOP RANKING inna Independence Day Style with SPECIAL GUEST - JAH WISE (TIPPA TONE SOUND) . Jah Wise is one of reggae music's legendary selectors and collectors -- a true teacher to us here at Deadly Dragon Sound. This week he will come down with vinyl galore to bless us inna Independence Day Style! Of course DDS selectors Scratch Famous, JD, MR.K and Queen Majesty will be playing the finest in foundation styles in a Strictly Vinyl Style!

EVENTS : A Honorable Tribute To Sir John Holt at Amazura ~ Firday 26 December 2014!

Feat: All Star Vaughn, Rebel Dawtas, Bobby Channel One, Jah Life, Nyahtone, King James, Sir Tommys, Jah Wise
When: Friday 26 December 2014
Where: Club Amazura (91-12 144th Place, Queens)
Admission: Free

Brand New Podcast : The Roots Of Sound System Tribute To Studio One - Scratch Famous, Jah Wise Selection!

On July 25th Dub Stuy and Deadly Dragon Sound teamed up for ROOTS OF SOUND SYSTEM PART 4 - TRIBUTE TO STUDIO ONE with Special Guests - JAH WISE, DOWNBEAT THE RULER, CARLTON LIVINGSTONE, RANKING JOE and SCREECHY DAN.

This is the Opening sets with Scratch Famous followed by the Teacher JAH WISE!

EVENTS : The Roots Of Sound System IV A Salute to Studio One JA Independence Day ~ Friday 25 July 2014!

Feat: Downbeat the Ruler, Ranking Joe, Screechy Dan, Carlton Livingston, Jah Wise, Deadly Dragon Sound, Dub Stuy All Stars
When: Friday 25 July 2014
Where: The Paper Box (17 Meadow St, Brooklyn)
Admission: $15 in advance, $20 at the door
Subway: Grand St (L)

Dub-Stuy Records and Deadly Dragon Sound are teaming up to present The Roots of Sound System IV: A Salute to Studio One, in celebration of Jamaican Independence Day. The event will feature a number of artists who’s own history goes back to Studio One: Downbeat the Ruler, Ranking Joe, Carlton Livingston, JahWise (Tippatone) and Screechy Dan. For this occasion the selectors will be digging deep into their vaults, playing some of their most vital and rare Studio One records though the “Tower of Sound”, Dub-Stuy’s custom built hi-fidelity sound system.

Tickets: http://www.ticketfly.com/venue/5061-the-paper-box/

EVENTS : Dub-Stay Records & Deadly Dragon Sound Presents The Roots Of Sound System!

On August 3rd we teamed up with DUB STUY RECORDS to present THE ROOTS OF SOUND SYSTEM featuring TONY SCREW - DOWNBEAT THE RULER, TOMMY FAR EAST (SOLID ROCK - JAPAN), JAH WISE -(TIPPA TONE) and DEADLY DRAGON SOUND

Every year we've thrown a big party in honor of Jamaican Independence and this year we wanted to come with a really killer event that celebrated the foundation styles of Soundsystem culture: Ska, Rocksteady and Early Reggae. To this end we joined up with Dub Stuy records and brought together some of the greatest collectors and selectors of Early Jamaican music to dig deep into their vaults and play some of their most vital and rare records through the “Tower of Sound”, Dub-Stuy’s custom-built hi-fidelity sound system. Our hope was to bring a proper Revive dance to Brooklyn for perhaps the first time in the past decade.

And yes, the dance turned out to be more than proper -- it was a genuine, historic success with incredible vibes, monstrous tunes and a crowd that was left begging for more. So Big up our partners DUB STUY RECORDS for all their hard work promoting the event and sharing their incredible sound system, and Big Up all the selectors involved for coming with the serious music, and Big Up the staff of the Paper Box for running things properly and finally Big Up each and everyone who came out and supported!

And now let's give a proper recap!

First Up, Selector JD linked up a set of killer Jamaican breaks and soulful cuts


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Next up, Mr. K dropped pure Studio One selections.


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And then Queen Majesty set the vibes up lovely with some nice early reggae, rock steady and some festival tunes celebrating Jamaica's 51st anniversary


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To close out the Deadly Dragon segment, Scratch Famous jumped on with some real rude boy ska!


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In the meantime the crowd started to build and vibe to DUB STUY's Killer Sound System and a whole heap of real, original sound men, artists and producers joined the crowd..


Chuck Zilla (Frighters), and Ticklah with friends


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Selector Ratta. Maddie RUthless (Far East) with friend


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Rock Of Gibralter, Jah Wise, Mikey Jarrett, Sir Tommy


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Johnny Go Figure and Hank Shocklee (Bomb Squad)




Phillip Fraser & Mikey Jarrett


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Tony Screw & Tommy Far East


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Tommy Far East, Jango Thriller and Selector JD


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True Icon SCREECHY DAN was in the building all night introducing the selectors, vibing up the place and even dropping some serious verses of one of Down Beat's ska selections!


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Then Jah Wise of Tippa Tone got on drawing tunes from his massive collection, complete with hand drawn sleeves


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Jah Wise let loose a barrage of serious music including dropping the original of both Johnny and Attractions tunes "Let's Get Together" and "Young Wings Can Fly"


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Tommy Far East was next up and started his set with the Joe White's amazing version of "Try a Little Tenderness" and followed it with Jackie Mittoo's organ cut of "Midnight Hour"


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Not only did Tommy play some of the deepest Ska and Rock Steady cuts we have ever heard -- including a powerfully ridiculous cut called "MUSIC POLICE" by Nice & The Destroyers -- but he did so in pure style employing the no 45 adapter method -- centering all of his 45s by hand! So ridiculous and cool that it had WKCR's Carter Van Pelt pounding the speaker boxes


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And Finally Tony Screw aka Down Beat The Ruler got on and showed the people just why he is the absolute Don of Foundation Sounds: not only did he drop serious serious serious tunes like Dave Barker's "Don't Let the Sun Catch You Crying" and a Rock Steady lick of the Wailers "Dreamland," but he fully entertained the crowd, sharing some serious history and even sharing some Ska dance steps!


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By 2am the Paper Box was fully ram and the crowd was given a treat of all the selectors dropping tune fi tune fi tune and causing the massive to cry for forwards.


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And finally the night came to an end and the Sound System was ready to be taken down and it was proved that REVIVE music is alive and well in the Big Apple and ROOTS OF SOUND SYSTEM will have plenty more chapters in the future.

Once again BIG UP to EVERYONE who took part and made the night such a success!!!



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EVENTS : Dub-Stay Records & Deadly Dragon Sound Presents The Roots Of Sound System ~ Saturday 3 August 2013!

Feat: Tony Screw (Downbeat The Ruler), Jah Wise (Tippa Tone), Tommy Far East (Solid Rock Japan), Deadly Dragon Sound
When: Saturday 3 August 2013 9pm - 3am
Where: The Paper Box (17 Meadow St, Williamsburg)
Admission: $15 advance / $20 door
Subway: Grand St (L)

Tickets Available at Deadly Dragon Sound (102 Forsyth St NYC) $15 - CASH ONLY

or ONLINE at: http://www.ticketfly.com/event/321609-dub-stuy-records-deadly-brooklyn/

https://www.facebook.com/events/381085045336403/

EVENTS : A Tribute To Studio One Sir Coxsone Dodd ~ Friday 10 May 2013!

Feat: Downbeat the Ruler, Short Mike, Jah Wise, Mad Lads, Bitty Mclean, Anthony Ellis, K Vibes, President Carter, Vaughn Allstar
When: Friday 10 May 2013 Doors Open 9pm
Where: Celebs Lounge (1325 Hempstead Turnpike Elmont, NY)
Admission: $20 B4 12:30 $25 After

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EVENTS : Record Collector's Showcase w Queen Majesty & Jah Wise ~ Sunday 27 January 2013!

Feat: Queen Majesty, Jah Wise, Irie Myrie
When: Sunday 27 January 2013 6-8pm
Where: Vision (224-22 Merrick BLVD, Queens)

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EVENTS : Bertram As The Mechanic Annual Birthday Bash ~ Saturday 17 September 2011!

Feat : Patroy, Tucker, Jimmie Rose, jah Wise
When : Saturday 17 September 2011
Where : The Wood Shop (4005 Avenue H, Brooklyn NY)
Admission : Free

EVENTS : Shanti Chef Presents Man A Gyallis Pt. 2 ~ Friday 26 August 2011!

Feat : Jah Wise, Intalek Sound, Music Channel
When : Friday 26 August 2011
Where : Memories Lounge (3048 Fenton Ave Bronx, NY)
Admission : $10

EVENTS : Musical Experience Bar-Be-Que ~ Saturday 20 August 2011!

Feat : Everton Ray Rose, Jah Tipper-Tone Wise, Horace Skeeta Skeet, Sir Tommy, DJ Paul, DJ Dwayne, Haniff, Irie Myrie
When : Saturday 20 August 2011 from 3:00pm until
Where : Marurice Chin Realty BLDG (461 Elmont Road Elmont, Long Island, NY)
Admission : Free
Food : Free

EVENTS: Downtown Top Ranking!

April and May have seen some amazing nights at Downtown Top Ranking -- wicked selectors and great guest artists.

So much good vibes that we have to do a week by week recap of all the highlights!

On April 14th we welcomed Japan's Masterpiece Sound who blessed us with serious dubs and selections. Big up Maga Chin -- Serious selector!




Maga Chin from Masterpiece Sound!


On April 21st, one of our favorite local selectors - UNI-T from HUMAN CREST sound passed through. Next day was a bank holiday so things got crazy with a packed house all night thru!




Uni-T from Human Crest Sound!






On April 28th things got deep. Things got SERIOUS when DownTown Top Ranking met Vinyl Junkie with Papa Cojie selecting the big tunes all night longs. Crazy Dubs! Deep Roots -- everything one would expect when a group of Jamaican vinyl obsessives start going tune for tune in a BIG PEOPLE style!

We recorded audio of the night, so check it here!








Papa Cojie!



On May 5th we were twice blessed when one of our favorite new Deejays passed through -- yes indeed, the man called MILLION STYLEZ jumped on the mic and simply tore down the place! When his set was finished our good friend DJ MIHOKO jumped on the turntables for a big set in honor of her birthday. Nuff Respect Million Stylez and DJ MIHOKO




Million Stylez!















On May 12th -- We moved back to the serious foundation of the music when we hosted the Ska Professor, Dexter Campbell of Echo Vibrations and Jah Wise of Tippatone sound...These two selectors have been playing since the 60s and their musical knowledge is without equal. Tuff Tuff Ska and Rocksteady all night for the Massive!!!!




Jah Wise!




Dexter Campbell!



On May 19th BBC Sound with Seeborn, Robbie and Charlie Brown. BBC Sound is one of the true foundation NYC sounds -- they have a killer box of dubs and REAL taste in TRUE music. Long Time bredrin for real!!!!




Robbie!




Charlie Brown!



On May 26th...SHINEHEAD!!! YESSSS SHINEHEAD!!!! He is one of our favorite people, favorite artists and favorite selectors and he just murdered it on this night!!!! GREAT vibes! And if things weren't killer enough, SCREECHY DAN passed through and jumped on the mic alongside the singer Jr. "Willow" Wilson!!! Amazing tunes! Amazing Yodelling! Whistling! Singing!!! Check the videos!!!!!!!!!!!




Shinehead!








Screechy Dan and Shinehead!




Shinehead and Willow Wilson!