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| Martin Rushent, influential music producer, dies at 63 | Martin Rushent, influential music producer, dies at 63 |
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| Music producer Martin Rushent, who worked with bands including the Human League and the Stranglers, has died aged 63. | |
| His son, James, confirmed on his Facebook and Twitter pages that his father had died on Saturday. | His son, James, confirmed on his Facebook and Twitter pages that his father had died on Saturday. |
| Rushent started as an engineer in the 1970s, working on records by T-Rex and Fleetwood Mac among others. | Rushent started as an engineer in the 1970s, working on records by T-Rex and Fleetwood Mac among others. |
| He produced the Human League's hit album Dare, which contained the classic "Don't You Want Me?". | He produced the Human League's hit album Dare, which contained the classic "Don't You Want Me?". |
| Rushent also worked with the Stranglers, Buzzcocks, XTC, Generation X, the Go-Go's and Altered Images. | |
| A tribute page has been set up on Facebook called Martin Rushent Memories. | |
| His son, James, guitarist for the band Does It Offend You, Yeah?, who he also produced, paid tribute on the page. | |
| "I will miss him, so so much, he was my best mate," he said. | |
| The Stranglers paid tribute to him on their official website, saying: "We have just received the sad news that another early band collaborator, Martin Rushent, passed away yesterday aged 63." | The Stranglers paid tribute to him on their official website, saying: "We have just received the sad news that another early band collaborator, Martin Rushent, passed away yesterday aged 63." |
| Rushent produced the band's first three albums, Rattus Norvegicus, No More Heroes and Black and White. | Rushent produced the band's first three albums, Rattus Norvegicus, No More Heroes and Black and White. |
| Rushent, from Reading, Berkshire, leaves behind wife Ceri, sons James and Tim and daughter Amy. |