Producenten och musikern Steve Albini är död
Steve Albini, inflytelserik musikproducent och rockmusiker, har dött av en hjärtattack vid 61 års ålder. Det rapporterar flera nöjesmedier.
Albini frontade bland annat banden Big Black och Shellac, men är kanske främst känd som producent för en rad inflytelserika album, särskilt under 90-talet. Bland annat producerade han album åt Nirvana, Pixies och PJ Harvey.
Han var också känd för sin kritik av musikindustrin, som han tyckte utnyttjade artister i stor utsträckning, och tog aldrig betalt i royalties från banden han producerade skivor åt.
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Steve Albini
Wikipedia (en)
Steve Albini (; July 22, 1962 — May 7, 2024) was an American musician, record producer, audio engineer, and music journalist. He was the founder, owner and principal engineer at Electrical Audio, a recording studio complex in Chicago. It has been estimated that he worked on several thousand albums over his career. He worked with acts such as Nirvana, Pixies, Bush, Melt Banana, the Breeders, Jarvis Cocker, PJ Harvey, the Jesus Lizard, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Gogol Bordello, Mclusky, Barb Wire Dolls, The Cribs, and former Led Zeppelin members Jimmy Page and Robert Plant. He also played in various bands, most notably Big Black and Shellac.
Albini was known for his opposition to the music industry, with him vocally stating that it has financially exploited and stylistically homogenized artists. As a part of his opposition he refused to take ongoing royalties from multiple artists and bands in his engineering career, stating as well that it is unethical.
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