Music producer and DJ
FOR a generation of people, Andrew Weatherall defined the sound of the 1990s dance era.
The acid house DJ produced Primal Scream’s pioneering third album Screamadelica, bringing house music to the masses.
The year was 1991 and the Madchester rave scene was at its peak but the indierock/dance record was considered genre-defying, winning the inaugural Mercury Music Prize award one year later.
Its success elevated Weatherall’s standing within the music industry, with huge indie acts clamouring to work with him.
He produced records by New Order, Happy Mondays and Beth Orton, while remixing Saint Etienne’s Only Love Can Break Your Heart and My Bloody Valentine’s Soon.
Born in Windsor, Berkshire, Weatherall began his career as a freelance music journalist and dance fanzine writer. His DJ-ing blossomed after meeting house music pioneer Danny Rampling at a party.
Despite being such an influence on his peers, Weatherall did not crave publicity and never became a superstar name like Paul Oakenfold, Fatboy Slim and Carl Cox.
He once said in an interview: “That sort of carry-on was never for me.
“It’s a lot of work, once you go up that slippery showbiz pole, and it would keep me away from what I like which is making things.”
He continued to produce music, releasing the album Qualia in 2017.
He died of a pulmonary embolism at Whipps Cross Hospital in east London.
A statement released by his spokesman said: “His family and friends are profoundly saddened.”
Compiled by JAMES MURRAY & KAT HOPPS