Legendary British producer William Orbit has died.
A post written by Orbit’s family on his official Instagram account confirmed that the late musician, composer and electronic artist passed away at home on 23rd July. “He will be greatly missed by us and by so many whose lives he touched through his music, friendship, and kindness,” read the post. No cause of death has been disclosed at the time of writing. He was 69.
Orbit famously worked on Madonna’s iconic ‘Ray of Light’ album, as well as sculpting pop classics such as All Saints’ ‘Black Coffee’ and ‘Pure Shores’ and Blur’s sixth studio album ’13’. Throughout his decades-long career, he worked on music by Melanie C, Finley Quaye, Robbie Williams, Beth Orton,…