Brown is the nephew of the late Duke Reid, the pioneer of Treasure Isle recording studio.
Educated at Kingston Technical High School, where he did radio and television, Brown was trained as an audio engineer at Treasure Isle studios by Byron Smith and Duke Reid.
Brown recorded artists such as: Alton Ellis, Gilberto Gil, The Paragons, The Sensations, Marcia Griffiths, Judy Mowatt, Peter Tosh, U-Roy, Gregory Isaacs, Culture, Rebelution, Cultura Profética, Natty Nation and many more.
Brown left Treasure Isle in 1979, where he joined Bob Marley & The Wailers at Tuff Gong Studios.
As of 2023, Brown is on tour with the legendary UK Roots Reggae band Steel Pulse.