Steve Albini died of a heart attack on May 7th, 2024, at the age of 61.
Albini wasn't particularly famous but he was a well known figure in the music industry and his influence on working musicians, particularly those who are fans of grunge music and other similar genres from the 90s and 2000s was significant.
Albini held very strong opinions about music and the music industry and has attracted strong support and also criticism from various entities.
. . . 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 records over his career.
Steve Albini - Wikipedia
May he RIP.
Albini wasn't particularly famous but he was a well known figure in the music industry and his influence on working musicians, particularly those who are fans of grunge music and other similar genres from the 90s and 2000s was significant.
Albini held very strong opinions about music and the music industry and has attracted strong support and also criticism from various entities.
. . . 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 records over his career.
Steve Albini - Wikipedia
May he RIP.
