Pioneering audio equipment inventor Rupert Neve has died aged 94 of pneumonia and heart failure. Rupert was an enterpreneaur, whoe custome Neve 8028 mixing console was integral to the classic rock sound of the 1970s, died on Febraury 12th in Winberley, Texas.
He was born in England in 1926. Neve willingly volunteered to serve during World War II as a boy, giving communications supports to the British Army’s Royal Corps of Signal. He established his company, Neve Electronics, a year after he created his first audio mixing console in 1960 for a composer in Ireland. Neve’s work was recognized by the industry with a Lifetime Achievement Technical GRAMMY Award in 1997.
Within a decade, he became very successful and known for what he does. He is popularly known for Neve 80 and 50 series mixing desks. His Neve 8028 console, known for its punchy sound, ushered in the reign of rock in all its mutating forms after it was installed at the iconic LA recording facility, Sound City Studios, in 1973.
Neve’s kit was featured on records by Elton John, Fleetwood Mac, the Grateful Dead, Tom Petty, and the Heartbreakers, Santana, Nirvana, Rage Against the Machine, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Johnny Cash, Weezer, System of a Down, Slipknot, Metallica, and Death Cab for Cutie — to mention just a few.
Neve and his wife Evelyn sold Neve Companies in 1975, but the inventor continued to work on new designs throughout his life. In 1994, he moved to Texas with his wife, where they later established Rupert Neve Designs in 2005.
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