Music Production
Queen, Cars Producer Roy Thomas Baker Passes at 78
Across a 50-plus year career, Roy Thomas Baker captured some of rock’s most incredible performances by its biggest names.
Obituary
Business
KV2 Founder George Krampera Passes
Loudspeaker manufacturer KV2 Audio has announced that the company’s founder, George Krampera Sr., has died.
Music Production
Legendary Rock Producer Dave Jerden Passes
Producer/engineer Dave Jerden died Wednesday, February 5. Over the course of a four-decade career, Jerden worked on an astonishing number of albums that have...
Blogs
Pro Audio In Memoriam 2024
From producers of classic hits known the world over to company founders who created gear that we use every day, these were among the...
Music Production
Producer/Musician Andy Paley Passes at 72
Andy Paley produced everyone from Brian Wilson to Spongebob Squarepants, in addition to hitting the charts as half of 1970s power-pop pioneers The Paley...
Music Production
Rock Producer Shel Talmy Passes at 87
Shel Talmy, who produced legendary tracks by The Kinks and The Who, died Wednesday, November 13, 2024, of undisclosed causes.
Music Production
Quincy Jones, Legendary Producer/Musician, Passes at 91
Quincy Jones—the legendary music/TV/film producer, musician, composer, conductor, record executive and countless other titles—died Sunday, November 3, at the age of 91.
news
Radial Founder Peter Janis Passes
Founding Radial Engineering in 1996, Peter Janis turned his small, entrepreneurial, Canadian company into a pro-audio powerhouse.
Business
Telefunken Elektroakustik Founder Toni Roger Fishman Passes
Toni Roger Fishman, founder of microphone company Telefunken Elektroakustik, died Friday, July 12, 2024.
Business
Producer Peter Collins Passes at 73
Producer Peter Collins has died, bringing to an end a career that saw him produce acts as varied as Rush, Tom Jones, Musical Youth,...
Music Production
Steve Albini, Alt-Rock Musician/Producer, Dead at 61
Steve Albini, longtime musician, recording engineer, reluctant producer, studio owner and poker champion, died Monday, May 7, 2024.
Business
Sonifex Founder Paul Brooke Passes Away
Broadcast audio manufacturer Sonifex has announced that company founder Paul Brooke has died following a short illness.
news
Producer DJ Mark The 45 King Reportedly Passes at 62
Producer DJ Mark The 45 King, who helmed hits like Jay-Z's "Hard Knock Life" and Eminem's "Stan," has reportedly died of undisclosed causes.
Blog
WSDG: In Appreciation of Nancy Flannery
Walters-Storyk Design Group founders Beth Walters and John Storyk pay tribute to their friend, longtime partner and CFO, Nancy Flannery.
Business
Legendary Punk Producer Glen “SPOT” Lockett, Dead at 71
Glen “SPOT” Lockett produced many of the earliest releases by essential punk acts Black Flag, Hüsker Dü, Misfits, Minutemen and others.
Business
Crane Song Founder / Designer Dave Hill, Dead at 68
Revered for his audio gear, Dave Hill left behind a legacy of industry-standard equipment—and plans for his companies' futures.
Business
Steve Mackey, Alternative Rock Producer/Bassist, Dead at 56
Producer Steve Mackey has died at the age of 56, ending a career that saw him play bass in Pulp and produce top alt-rock...
Business
Steely Dan/David Lynch Engineer John Neff Passes at 71
Journeyman audio engineer John Neff had a wide-ranging career that saw him work with everyone from Steely Dan to David Lynch.
Profiles
Alt. Rock Producer Paul Fox Passes at 68
Producer/keyboardist Paul Fox, known for his work with top music names in the 80s and 90s, died on Dec. 25, 2022.
Post and Broadcast
Peter Lawo, Broadcast Tech Entrepreneur, Dead at 85
Peter Lawo, founder of the German broadcast and media technologies company that bears his name, has died at 85.
Business
U2/Led Zep Monitor Engineer Dave Skaff Passes at 63
A consummate live sound engineer who mixed everyone from U2 to Led Zeppelin to Barbra Streisand, Dave Skaff died last week at the age...
Business
Thermionic Culture Founder Vic Keary Passes
Vic Keary, founder and chief designer for UK-based pro-audio manufacturer Thermionic Culture, has died.
Business
James Young, Co-Founder of Aston Microphones, Passes
James Young, co-founder and original owner/managing director of Aston Microphones, reportedly died last week in Malta.
The Wire
ATC Loudspeaker’s Billy Woodman Passes Away at 76 (1946-2022)
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – AUGUST 2022: ATC Loudspeaker Technology is extremely sad to announce the death its founder and owner, Billy Woodman. Billy passed...
Profiles
Nashville Producer and Engineer Bil VornDick Passes at Age 72
Music Row veteran producer and engineer Bil VornDick died on July 5 at age 72, less than a week after being diagnosed with cancer....
news
Joe Palmaccio, Grammy-Winning Mastering Engineer, Passes at 56
Four-time Grammy-winning mastering engineer Joseph M. Palmaccio, age 56, died unexpectedly on October 16 while recovering from injuries following a motorcycle accident.
Recording
Al Schmitt, Legendary Engineer, Passes at 91
Al Schmitt, arguably the most successful recording engineer ever, died Monday, April 26, at the age of 91, capping a career that saw him...
Music Production
Elliot Mazer, Legendary Producer/Engineer, Dead at 79
Legendary producer/engineer Elliot Mazer, best-known for his work with Neil Young, Janis Joplin and others, died of a heart attack in his San Francisco...
Music Production
Phil Spector, Producer/Murderer, Dead at 81
Legendary producer and convicted murderer Phil Spector died January 16, 2021 of COVID 19-related complications.
Music Production
UK Producer Steve Brown, Dead at 65
Steve Brown, producer/engineer behind hits by Freddie Mercury, Wham, The Cult, Manic Street Preachers and more, has died following a fall in December.
Music Production
Producer Jason Slater, Dead at 49
Jason Slater, founding bassist of Third Eye Blind and producer for numerous acts including Queensrÿche, has died at the age of 49.
Music Production
Bruce Swedien, Legendary Engineer, Dead at 86
A giant among recording engineers, Bruce Swedien died peacefully November 16 at the age of 86. Renowned for recording Michael Jackson’s 66-million-selling 'Thriller' album,...
Music Production
Recording Engineer Donald C. Hahn Passes at 81
Don Hahn, whose engineering work could be heard on everything from "We Are The World" to Star Trek, died October 10 at the age...
International
Barry O’Hare, Legendary Jamaican Engineer, Dead at 56
A mainstay of Jamaica’s recording and live sound scene for decades, engineer Barry O’Hare died from COVID-19 on Saturday, September 19, 2020.
Music Production
Legendary Studio Designer Francis Manzella Passes
TEC Award-winning studio designer Francis Manzella died Sunday, August 16, due to complications from hip surgery.
Live Sound
FOH Engineer Vinnie Kowalski, Dead at 58
FOH engineer Vincent Kowalski died July 17, 2020, closing a 40-plus year career that saw him tour with Blondie, fellow Long Islanders Dream Theater,...
Music Production
Hard Rock Producer/Engineer Martin Birch, Dead at 71
Martin Birch, who recorded more than 60 albums for Iron Maiden, Deep Purple, Black Sabbath, Fleetwood Mac and others, has died.
Music Production
Producer/Artist Rupert Hine, Dead at 72
Rupert Hine, the producer behind hit albums by Rush, Tina Turner, Howard Jones, Stevie Nicks, The Fixx and others, was also an accomplished artist...
Music Production
Producer Robert “Bobby Digital” Dixon, Dead at 59
A mainstay of 1980s and 90s reggae, producer/engineer Robert “Bobby Digital” Dixon died of kidney disease.
Business
Roy Williams, FOH Engineer for Robert Plant/Led Zeppelin, Dead at 73
A veteran of the live concert business, Roy Williams helmed the 2007 Led Zeppelin reunion and multiple Robert Plant tours.
Music Production
Sam Clayton Jr, Producer-Engineer / Jamaican Bobsled Team Member, Dead at 58
The producer/engineer, who worked with acts like Steel Pulse and Toots and the Maytals, was also a founding member of the storied Jamaican bobsled...
Recording
Producer/Engineer Knox Phillips, Dead at 74
The son of Sun Records founder Sam Phillips, Knox Phillips made his own way, recording the likes of Willie Nelson, John Prine and Jerry...