Rupert Hine: Last News

pic.twitter.com/2lTSa0J35PVery sorry to hear of the death of Rupert Hine. Producer, musician, composer and all round good guy.

which was confirmed by The Ivors Academy of Music Creators, for whom he served as a board member.“His passion, wisdom, inspiration and his immense kindness will be hugely missed,” the organization said in a statement, according to Billboard.Hine, who in the 1970s had a solo career and went on to work with bands including British group Quantum Jump, started his music career with 1960s folk duo Rupert & David. He subsequently rode the New Wave and worked with acts including Howard Jones and The Fixx in the 1980s.In a tribute on Twitter, Howard Jones called him an “extraordinary man and one of my dearest longtime friends, my music mentor and producer, passed away in the early hours of this morning.

British producer, songwriter and advocate Rupert Hine, who put his stamp on classic albums dating back five decades and who carved out an enduring recording career of his own, has died at the age of 72. The London native's death was confirmed by U.K. songwriters and composers body The Ivors Academy, of which he was a member of the board. "His passion, wisdom, inspiration and his immense kindness will be hugely missed," the organization said. His cause of death was not disclosed.