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Al Schmitt, arguably the most successful recording engineer ever, died Monday, April 26, at the age of 91, capping a career that saw him work with generations of superstars on iconic recordings of the era.
Here, we honor audio pros the industry lost this year that were memorialized in the pages of Pro Sound News, starting in January 2020 and moving chronologically through the year to December.
Rupert Hine, the producer behind hit albums by Rush, Tina Turner, Howard Jones, Stevie Nicks, The Fixx and others, was also an accomplished artist in his own right.
Producer and DJ Andrew Weatherall has died at the age of 56, with the UK music industry hailing him as one of the most influential figures of his generation.