RIP John Cutler

https://www.jambase.com/article/john-cutler-grateful-dead-obituary

Longtime Grateful Dead producer/engineer John Cutler died at age 73 on Christmas Eve after a long illness as per his brother, Bill Cutler. John Cutler’s numerous credits include co-producing the Grateful Dead’s final two studio albums — 1987’s In The Dark and 1989’s Built To Last — with Jerry Garcia.

A statement posted by Bill Cutler reads:

• My brother John died on Christmas Eve after a long illness. I know he was loved by many of you, and in the coming days I will share some stories about his life, but right now our family needs time to process this and grieve.

The news of John Cutler’s passing was confirmed by Grateful Dead archivist David Lemieux.

• “I was saddened to learn of the passing of my friend and mentor John Cutler. John had more integrity than anyone I’ve ever known. He hired me 25 years ago to work alongside Dick Latvala as the Grateful Dead’s video archivist, my start date being February 1, 1999, John’s birthday. Amongst many, many accomplishments, John produced some of the Grateful Dead’s best and most popular albums, including In The Dark and Without A Net. An incredibly talented audio engineer, mixer, and producer, John was a very kind person, one of the best.”