Steve King (audio engineer)

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Steve King
Born(1958-05-14)May 14, 1958
Northville, Michigan, US
DiedJune 3, 2014(2014-06-03) (aged 56)
Detroit, Michigan, US
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Years active1980–2014
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Steven King (May 14, 1958 – June 3, 2014) was an American record producer and audio engineer from Detroit, most known for his work at 54 Sound in Ferndale, Michigan with Shady/Aftermath artists. He won a Grammy Award for Best Rap Album at 45th Annual Grammy Awards for The Eminem Show.[1]

Death

Survived by his wife, Roberta, and his son Nick, as well a sister, Jennifer Orr, stepdaughter Kimberly Freiwald and stepson Christopher VanderBerg, he died at 56 on June 3, 2014, following a battle with liver disease.[2][3]

Awards and nominations

Year Nominee / work Award Result Ref.
2000 The Marshall Mathers LP Grammy Award for Album of the Year Nominated [4]
2002 "Without Me" Grammy Award for Record of the Year Nominated [4]
2002 The Eminem Show Grammy Award for Album of the Year Nominated [4]
2002 The Eminem Show Grammy Award for Best Rap Album Won [4]
2003 "Lose Yourself" Grammy Award for Record of the Year Nominated [4]

References

  1. "Steve King Dies". GRAMMY.com. December 2, 2014. Retrieved September 19, 2019.
  2. Graff, Gary. "Grammy Winning Eminem Engineer Steve King Dies at 56". Billboard. Retrieved September 19, 2019.
  3. "Steve King: Musician, producer and recording engineer who played a key". The Independent. June 13, 2014. Archived from the original on May 25, 2022.
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 "Steve King". GRAMMY.com. February 15, 2019.

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