Summary: Melbourne James aka Jah Stitch has been deejaying and selecting sound system from the early days of ska music and has help to popularize deejaying to the present state it is in as well as manipulating the turn table. Jah Stitch got his introduction to the turn table as he was identify by a young Bunny “Striker Lee” of someone who has exceptional talent and was encouraged to get involved in the music business as opposed to the group that he was a member of the Spangler. One of the most notorious posses in Jamaica around that time was the Spanglers based on Matches Lane also known as Matthews Lane in West Kingston. The gang was known for their dress style as well as their toughness. It was this discipline and focus that Jah Stitch used to forge a working relationship into the business and establishes himself as a no nonsense stickler for Jamaican music. He has the distinction of recording on every track put out by Bunny Lee and is one of the persons who has an intimate knowledge of how reggae music was formed as he was in studio for the first recording of reggae music He was and is a friend and a fan of Bob Marley..
