Martin Rushent
Groundbreaking Producer By Jim AllenVisionary U.K. New Wave auteur.
Even if Martin Rushent had quit the music business in 1976, he still would have had a historic career, engineering rock milestones (Jesus Christ Superstar, T. Rex's Electric Warrior) as well as cult classics by Osibisa, Fleetwood Mac, and others. Rushent's contributions to some of the greatest prog-rock releases of all time, by the likes of Gentle Giant and PFM, could have surely raised eyebrows among his later clients. But it was in the late ‘70s that Rushent truly found his groove, producing trailblazing records by pioneering punk/New Wave artists including Buzzcocks, The Stranglers and 999. As it turns out, even that was just a warm-up for Rushent's third act: bringing the sound of synth-pop to the world at large in the early ‘80s, as the producer of the Human League's blockbuster Dare and erstwhile Buzzcock Pete Shelley's electro excursion Homosapien. He helmed other ‘80s gems by everyone from Altered Images to The Go-Go's before retiring. Rushent passed away June 4, 2011, at the age of 63. Two of his four children - James and Tim - have followed in their father's footsteps, the former as leader of electro-rockers Does It Offend You, Yeah? and the latter as a music producer for film and TV.
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Generation X British Punk Band
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Pete Shelley Singer, Songwriter
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The Yachts British Pop/Rock Band
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Gentle Giant British Prog-Rock Band
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Does It Offend You, Yeah? Indie Rock Group
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