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Ron Murphy, the mastering engineer at NSC and a true legend in Detroit techno and house passed away today. A message posted by Mike Grant to the 313@hyperreal.org e-mail list this evening said this:

It is with a heavy heart and great regret that I announce the passing of Ron Murphy.
I was called with the news that he died of a heart attack sometime today.
Most of you already know of Ron and how important he was to the creation of Detroit techno so there’s not much else I can say.
A fund will be setup hopefully tomorrow to help with funeral expenses. I’ll pass on any additional details as I get them.

Mike Grant

Ron was responsible for mastering so many classic Detroit records, his sound and techniques are inseparable from the legacy that 313 dance music will have. If you want to have an idea of what that legacy is, go through your Detroit techno and house records and look for the NSC cut into the runout grooves. Massive respect is due to the man, rest in peace. We also offer our condolences to his friends and family, Ron will always be remembered.

ETA: Detroit artist Aaron Carl reminisces about Ron on a post in his blog. Also, suenomartino.net had a nice little page up with pics and history of NSC. A Detroit Metro Times article about Ron from 2001 can be found here. A story about getting records cut by Ron can be found here. Ican has a video up and Submerge’s podcast with an interview with Ron can be found here.

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