Martin Birch has sadly passed away at the age of 71. The legendary producer is known for his work with Iron Maiden, Black Sabbath, Deep Purple, Rainbow, Whitesnake, Blue Öyster Cult, and more. You can find various tributes for Birch below:
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It is with a very heavy heart I’ve just had verified my very dear friend & producer Martin Birch has passed away…Martin was a huge part of my life…helping me from the first time we met through until Slide It In…Mt thoughts & prayers to his family, friends & fans…💔💔 pic.twitter.com/J4UyDiG9zR
— David Coverdale (@davidcoverdale) August 9, 2020
RIP Martin Birch. Legendary producer of countless albums by Black Sabbath, Rainbow, Deep Purple, Whitesnake, Iron Maiden & more.
"My thoughts & prayers go out to his wife Vera & his daughter Haley. He was a genius producer & a very dear friend of Ronnie’s. May he RIP"- Wendy Dio pic.twitter.com/9GTqNs36WC
— Official Dio (@OfficialRJDio) August 9, 2020
So sorry to hear of Martin Birch passing on. Great producer, great times. Our condolences are with his family. RIP pic.twitter.com/jyptWnx9nc
— Candice Night (@TruCandiceNight) August 10, 2020
RIP #martinbirch , he produced the Sounds to Most of our lives #tones #producer @IronMaiden @BlackSabbath
— Charlie Benante (@skisum) August 10, 2020
A sad day for the Family of Rock. Martin Birch – the legendary Producer of Deep Purple and many other Great Artists – passed away on Sunday. Our hearts and prayers go out to his Family and Friends. RIP Martin Birch
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What a loss. RIP Martin Birch.
To say he was my biggest influence as a record producer would be an understatement. pic.twitter.com/JseecxUhTd— Jay Ruston (@jayruston) August 9, 2020
So sad to hear of the passing of my all time Favorite producer Martin Birch. He produced a lot of my fave albums and bands like Deep Purple, Rainbow, Blue Oyster Cult, Iron Maiden and so many more classics. RIP #ripmartinbirch
— Brian Slagel (@brianslagel) August 9, 2020
Wow. This is a massive loss. Martin Birch produced some ICONIC great albums! I had always hoped to one day interview him. RIP to a legend in production. https://t.co/TvQ7WxMaZc
— Eddie Trunk (@EddieTrunk) August 9, 2020
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