Bjorn Thorsrud

 ( 1963 Births ) 

Bjorn Thorsrud (October 7, 1963 – October 19, 2021) was an American Record producer, programmer, and audio engineer who produced and albums for Rock music and Pop music artists.

He also engineered, mixed, or contributed production or programming to every Smashing Pumpkins record from 1998's Adore to 2012's Oceania. He previously worked for the Taj-Motown Record Company and established his own record label, Tri Records. He held a bachelor's degree in physics and music from the University of Nevada, Reno.

Thorsrud worked with artists including Billy Corgan, David Coverdale, The Dandy Warhols, Bruce Dickinson, Marianne Faithfull, The Frogs, Monster Magnet, Sleeping at Last, The Smashing Pumpkins, Asphalt Socialites, Whitesnake, and Zwan.

He lived in his hometown of Las Vegas, Nevada.

On October 19, 2021, he died suddenly of unreported causes. He was 58 years of age, and died just 12 days after his birthday.

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