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audio engineer. Years active. 1968–1992. Martin Birch (27 December 1948 – 9 August 2020) was a British music producer and sound engineer. He became renowned for engineering and producing albums recorded predominantly by British rock bands, including Deep Purple, Rainbow, Fleetwood Mac, Whitesnake, Black Sabbath, and Iron Maiden. [1]
Aug 10, 2020 · Martin Birch, the British music producer whose credits include albums by Iron Maiden, Deep Purple, Whitesnake and Black Sabbath, has died. He was 71. News of his death was revealed by Whitesnake ...
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- Jeff Beck - Beck-Ola (engineer, 1969) In 1969, Martin Birch was just starting out his career as one of London's fledgling studio engineers, but his work on three key albums that year – Beck-Ola, Fleetwood Mac’s Then Play On and Deep Purple’s Concerto For Group And Orchestra – would mark him out as one of the scene's most promising, innovative talents.
- Deep Purple - In Rock (engineer, 1970) Deep Purple had convinced their management and record company to allow them to self-produce In Rock – quite unusual for the times – so it was lucky for them that they were teamed with a young, progressive engineer called Martin Birch.
- Deep Purple - Made In Japan (engineer, 1972) If Fireball is Ian Gillan’s favourite Mk II album, then Made In Japan is Ian Paice’s. “It’s probably the best live rock’n’roll record ever made,” he once said proudly.
- Rainbow - Rising (1976) Less than a year after he quit Deep Purple, Blackmore delivered a masterpiece with this, Rainbow’s second album. Rising had a power and grandiose quality perfectly illustrated by its cover art.
Aug 10, 2020 · 10 August 2020. Getty Images. Martin Birch at a mixing desk in Los Angeles in 1976. Tributes have been paid to Martin Birch, the British music producer known for his work with such bands as Deep ...
Aug 10, 2020 · Martin Birch, who produced nine Iron Maiden albums and records from the likes of Whitesnake, Deep Purple and Black Sabbath, has died at the age of 71.. The news was confirmed by Whitesnake singer ...
Aug 11, 2020 · Rock producer Martin Birch has passed away, age 71. He leaves an incredible legacy of work with acts including Iron Maiden, Deep Purple, Whitesnake, Black Sabbath, Rainbow Fleetwood Mac and Blue Öyster Cult. Birch produced Iron Maiden's hugely successful run of albums between 1981's Killer's and 1992's Fear Of The Dark, after which he retired ...
