b. 26 January 1958, Kingston, Jamaica, West Indies. In the early 70s Jarrett moved with his family to Brooklyn, New York, USA where he embarked on a career as a DJ. He initially performed on local sound systems such as, Papa Moke, African Love and Downbeat The Ruler, which led to connections with locally-based producers including, Lloyd Barnes and Hyman ‘Jah Life’ Wright. Jarrett’s notoriety in the dancehall led to live work as the opening act for visiting Jamaican artists such as, Big Youth and U-Roy. Jarrett’s initial experiences led to sessions in the burgeoning reggae recording industry in New York throughout the 70s. A desire to record ‘back a yard’ inspired his return to Jamaica in 1982 where he linked up with Dillinger who recorded, ‘Nothing No Safe’. The song was released in the USA on Jarrett’s newly formed What’s Up Doc? label, that, although faltered, inspired the singer to expand his musical career. Jarrett set up the Fourteen-Karat label and worked on sessions with a number of celebrated performe