Quincy Jones: I am absolutely devastated to learn the news that we lost my dear brother-in-arms, the legendary Bruce Swedien. There are not enough words to express how much Bruce meant to me…He was without question the absolute best engineer in the business, & for more than 70 years I wouldn’t even think about going into a recording session unless I knew Bruce was behind the board. Along with the late great Rod Temperton, we reached heights that we could have never imagined & made history together.

I have always said it’s no accident that more than four decades later no matter where I go in the world, in every club, like clockwork at the witching hour you hear “Billie Jean,” “Beat It,” “Wanna Be Starting Something,” & “Thriller.” That was the sonic genius of Bruce Swedien, & to this day I can hear artists trying to replicate him. I’m going to miss your presence every single day “Svensk”, but I will cherish every moment we shared together laughin’, lovin’, livin’, & givin’...Rest In Peace my brother. 📸: Jackie Sallow

Ouch, not Bruce! At least he reached a very respectable age. RIP and thank you for your great work Mr. Swedien!

Quincy, Bruce and Rod. Music will never see anything like that again.

REST IN PEACE, I told you he was gonna die within the next three weeks but died just a week after I told you.

slyjackson said:

REST IN PEACE, I told you he was gonna die within the next three weeks but died just a week after I told you.

Wow. I'm sure you're proud now.

PatrickS77 said:

slyjackson said:

REST IN PEACE, I told you he was gonna die within the next three weeks but died just a week after I told you.

Wow. I'm sure you're proud now.

No of course not, but my prediction was spot on.

RIP My fav part of Smooth Criminal from Bad (1987) is around 2:40, its Bruce Swedien's voice saying "Alright, I want everybody to clear the area right now!" https://www.youtube.com/w...e=youtu.be

Didn't even hear a blip about this until just now. Sad, although he lived a full life, and got to make some of the most legendary recordings of all time.

I'm not musically inclined, but because of the stuff I've read about Bruce's engineering - which is a form of music direction and production in itself - I always love listening to the sonics of an album.

His book, In The Studio With Michael Jackson, is delightful. He was definitely a master in making recordings that sounded great out of any kind of speaker technology found around the globe.

I still haven't taught myself to pronounce his surname properly after always thinking it was a certain way. Thanks for the recordings.