Mutt & Jeff Disco Provides Platform For First Sound System Course In The World

March for Music Education Jamaica and Jamaica Nice. made history supporting first of its kind course in applied sound system performance.

In 2017, local clothing brand Jamaica Nice partnered with sound system builder Tony Myers to create Mutt & Jeff Disco, a new sound system with vintage looks. Consisting of a 'house of joy', mid frequency speaker box and steel horn, 'Mutt & Jeff Disco' designed according to vintage specs using new equipment. The Negril-based sign painter, Nurse, added his signature style to give Alpha's sound system a truly one of a kind appearance for a first of its kind learning experience.

Today, Mutt & Jeff Disco made it possible to launch a new course at the school and the world. Starting January 2023, the Introduction To Sound System Performance class will be a required course for Alpha School of Music second year students in the pre qualifying year Alpha’s Associate Degree of Music Performance programme. Believed to be the first applied sound system course of its kind in Jamaica and internationally, the course will teach the fundamentals of sound system performance in a group context, from setting up the equipment, to audio selections to mic work. As a unique Jamaican example of performance, the sound system fits appropriately within Alpha’s ensemble based curriculum and offers a proven methodology for training youth in audio technology, performance and production.