Rupert Hine has passed away

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Rock Producer Rupert Hine, Who Worked Alongside Tina Turner, The Fixx and Rush, Dies at 72

6/5/2020 by Marc Schneider

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Rupert Hine
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Rupert Hine posed with tape machines in a recording studio in 1973.

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.

Hine started out in the music business in the mid-1960s as half of folk duo Rupert & David before launching a solo career in the early '70s and later stints with the bands Quantum Jump and Spin 1ne 2wo. As a solo artist he cut six albums under his name and three under the alias Thinkman, according to his website.

He also penned tracks for other artists and wrote and produced the soundtrack for the 1985 John Cusack comedy Better Off Dead.

But it was as a producer that Hine made the biggest impact in popular culture. While the 1970s were a busy time for Hine, with titles by Camel, Anthony Phillips (ex-Genesis) and Kevin Ayers (ex-Soft Machine) to his credit, it wasn’t until New Wave engulfed the 1980s that he reached international success by becoming the go-to producer for The Fixx and Howard Jones, two of the genre’s biggest acts. Hine helmed the first four studio albums by The Fixx, including 1983’s Reach the Beach and its top-5 hit "One Thing Leads to Another," and the first two albums by Jones.

"An extraordinary man and one of my dearest longtime friends, my music mentor and producer, passed away in the early hours of this morning," Jones said on Twitter, adding that he had just spent time with Hine this week.

Hine also had a hand in crafting Tina Turner’s 1984 juggernaut Private Dancer, having produced the single “Better Be Good to Me,” a top-5 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 that earned a Grammy Award — for best rock vocal performance, female — in 1985. He also co-wrote and produced “Break Every Rule,” the title track to Turner’s 1986 album, and again collaborated with the rock legend on 1989’s Foreign Affair.

Other production credits from the decade include Stevie Nicks’ The Other Side of the Mirror, as well as albums by the Thompson Twins, Underworld, Saga and Chris De Burgh, among others. He also linked up with progressive rock heroes Rush for a two-album run that included 1989’s Presto and 1991’s Roll the Bones.

In the 1990s, Hine worked on albums with Bob Geldof and French artist Éric Serra, as well as releases by actresses Katey Sagal and Milla Jovovich. One of his biggest hits of the decade arrived in 1996, when he produced the self-titled debut album by Duncan Sheik, which included modern rock radio staples "Barely Breathing" and "She Runs Away." The pair teamed up again with 1998’s Humming.

Hine continued his work in the 21st Century, producing albums for Suzanne Vega, Ra, Stuart Davis and others. In 2008 he oversaw the benefit album Songs for Tibet: The Art of Peace, which had contributions from Rush, Vega, Sheik, Sting, Alanis Morissette, Ben Harper and Hine himself, among others. A follow-up compilation, meant to mark the Dalai Lama’s 80th birthday, featured Peter Gabriel, Lorde, Kate Bush, Elbow, Sheik and Howard Jones.

Billboard's The Encyclopedia Of Record Producers — for which he wrote the forward — states that "few producers have worked with as aid a stylistic range of gold and platinum-selling artists as Hine."

An early adopter of electronic music production techniques, Hine was a founding member of Music Producers Guild, the International MIDI Association and a member of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences in the US. In 2011 he received an APRS Fellowship Award, and he has sat on the boards of committees for BASCA and the Ivors Academy.

In 2011, Hine launched Auditorius, a joint venture with BMG Rights Management.

Hine is survived by his wife Fay and son Kingsley.




The Ivors Academy ✔
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We are so saddened to post that our Board Director Rupert Hine has passed away.
Rupert played an integral part in shaping the organisation, and his passion, wisdom, inspiration and his immense kindness will be hugely missed.
A full tribute will be up on our website shortly

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Howard Jones ✔
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Rupert Hine ....An extraordinary man and one of my dearest longtime friends, my music mentor and producer, passed away in the early hours of this morning. I’m so fortunate to have spent a precious hour with him Tuesday. I will be writing about him on FB soon... luvya Roop !!

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[Macfan4life]

Very sad
His work here mentioned is very limited. He produced some of the biggest acts in rock and pop. It no wonder Stevie wanted to work with him.
I know that TOSOTM is not everyone's favorite. But IMHO, it was a far better album musically and lyrically than RAL. Even though not as commercially successful as RAL but then again many of the songs were not simple pop with drum machines. Considering what he had to work with Stevie at the time, he did one hell of a job.

[ricohv]

Does Stevie ever speak of him? He seems to be somewhat of a mystery-not one of the usual cast of characters who contribute randomly to her different albums. And were they an item? I feel like she alluded to that in the liner notes of TimeSpace but can't remember.

[Macfan4life]

Originally Posted by ricohv

Does Stevie ever speak of him? He seems to be somewhat of a mystery-not one of the usual cast of characters who contribute randomly to her different albums. And were they an item? I feel like she alluded to that in the liner notes of TimeSpace but can't remember.

There is some rumor and speculation. She did speak about him during 1989. I swear I remember an interview where she states Rooms on Fire is about Rupert.
I also remember there was something that happened that curtailed their relationship instantly. One rumor floating around was Rupert brought cocaine into the studio during recording of TOSOTM and that set Stevie off. The romance rumors also speculated some sort of lovers quarrel. We may never know for sure.

[cbBen]

Originally Posted by Macfan4life

I swear I remember an interview where she states Rooms on Fire is about Rupert.

I believe it's the commentary track on the Crystal Visions video collection where Stevie says "Rooms On Fire" is about or at least inspired by Rupert. (That doesn't mean they were ever an item, of course.)

[Macfan4life]

Originally Posted by cbBen

I believe it's the commentary track on the Crystal Visions video collection where Stevie says "Rooms On Fire" is about or at least inspired by Rupert. (That doesn't mean they were ever an item, of course.)

LOL
Rooms on Fire is a love at first sight song.
How can you say its about him and they were not an item especially since they spent a year together in the studio. They must have hooked up or were an item even if it was short lived.

[jwd]

Originally Posted by Macfan4life

There is some rumor and speculation. She did speak about him during 1989. I swear I remember an interview where she states Rooms on Fire is about Rupert.
I also remember there was something that happened that curtailed their relationship instantly. One rumor floating around was Rupert brought cocaine into the studio during recording of TOSOTM and that set Stevie off. The romance rumors also speculated some sort of lovers quarrel. We may never know for sure.

We might find out, soon, when Stevie writes her tell all book. Supposedly to be written when everyone is dead or too old to care.

RIP Rupert.

[greendaze5]

I love his work on 'Rooms of Fire', '2 Kinds of Love', and 'Ooh My Love'. He helped Stevie have a hit song in Europe, so she even toured there.

If you google 'Rupert Hine Stevie Nicks', there are some pics of them together socially. I remember one was in a Stevie/FM fanzine from the time, and the caption said that they went to the 'Rattle and Hum' movie premier together.