Michael Jackson's 'Thriller' engineer, Bruce Swedien dies; Adnan Sami pays tribute

Recording engineer Bruce Swedien, who has worked on Michael Jackson's albums like 'B', 'Off Wall' and 'Thriller' died d 86. Music composer and singer nan Sami took to his Twitter handle to pay his respects and penned a heartfelt mess.

"Extremely sdened by passing away of legendary Sound Engineer Bruce Swedien. He was a giant in audio engineering," Sami wrote. "Personally, I have always checked all my audio equipment by music that has been mixed by him as ultimate test simply because his mixes were incredibly perfect! His contribution towards field of audio is exquisite... He was a genius," he furr said.

Swedien's daughter, Roberta, on Tuesday shared a mess on Facebook and wrote, "He h a long life full of love, great music, big boats and a beautiful marri. We will celebrate that life. He was loved by everyone." nan Sami also mentioned Quincy Jones and legendary producer on Instagram also paid tribute. Calling Swedien a 'sonic genius', Jones wrote, "He was without question absolute best engineer in business, and for more than 70 years I wouldn't even think about going into a recording session unless I knew Bruce was behind board."

"I have always said it’s accident that more than four deces later matter where I go in world, in every club, like clockwork at witching hour you hear “Billie Jean,” “Beat It,” “Wanna Be Starting Something,” & “Thriller.”  That was sonic genius of Bruce Swedien, & to this day I can hear artists trying to replicate him. I’m going to miss your presence every single day “Svensk”, but I will cherish every moment we shared toger laughin’, lovin’, livin’, & givin’...Rest In Peace my bror," Jones wrote.

Swedien has won five Grammys — three for his work with Jackson and two for his work with Jones.

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