Joseph Hoo Kim's parents ran a bar and ice cream parlour in Kingston, and Kim became interested in opening a studio after visiting the
Dynamic Sounds recording studio with
John Holt. He purchased the API studio console for $38,000 and allowed other producers to record at Channel One without charge after it opened to build up custom. According to the 2006 book
Caribbean Popular Music, the studio became widely known after the 1976 release of the
Mighty Diamonds' album
Right Time. Other artists to have successful recordings at the studio include
Horace Andy,
Leroy Smart,
the Wailing Souls,
the Meditations,
Ernest Wilson,
the Jays, and
Jimmy Cliff, whose
Follow My Mind album was recorded there. Joseph ran the studio and was credited as producer, Ernest acted as studio engineer, and Paul ran the
sound system associated with the studio. Channel One is also the name of the brothers' sound system and
record label. ==References==