New Jersey-born house producer Cevin Fisher has died following a short battle with cancer. His death occurred Thursday (Oct. 29), just three days after his 63rd birthday.
A statement released on Friday (Oct. 30) notes that Fisher leaves behind “a loving wife, children, family and friends as well as four decades of music, a global following and an enduring legacy in house music.”
Born Kevin Fisher in East Orange, New Jersey, Fisher created a pair of Dance Club Songs No. 1s: 1998’s “The Freaks Come Out” and 1999’s “(You Got Me) Burnin’ Up.” In total, these songs spent 25 weeks on the chart. Additionally, between 1996 and 2001 he clocked another four Dance Club Songs Entries, with 2001’s “Keep It Coming” hitting No. 3.
Fisher began working in dance music at age 17, when he scored his first residency at New Jersey’s Club Zanzibar. He was behind remixes for Chaka Khan’s “Love You All My Lifetime” and Quincy Jones’ “I’ll Be Good to You.” Upon the advice of Danny Tenaglia, he began making his own music. He went on to have a four-decade career in the global house scene. In 2019, David Guetta (working under his Jack Back alias) released his take on “The Freaks Come Out” with Fisher, with the track generating nearly five million streams on Spotify alone.
A press release notes that in addition to music, Fisher was fitness enthusiast who also worked as a personal trainer and was deeply into basketball. An avid skier, he loved the Jura Mountains near his home in France. He is survived by his wife, Theresa; his children Stephanie, Cindi, Nikko and Tiffany; his stepsons, Jose and Tomas; his siblings, Roslyn, Rene, Rodney and Ronold; and his niece, Nicole.
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