Rupert Neve was born on July 31, 1926 in Newton Abbott, Devon, England, UK. He was married to Evelyn Collier. He died on February 12, 2021 in San Marcos, Texas, USA.
In 1997 he received the Lifetime Achievement Technical Grammy award.
His recording equipment was used in many classic recordings by The Who, Santana, Fleetwood Mac, Chicago, Earth Wind & Fire, The Grateful Dead and Tom Petty.
Served in World War II and worked as part of the British Army's communication support personnel.
Was raised in Argentina.
Best known for designing and producing microphone preamplifiers, equalizers, compressors and mixing consoles that are sought after in the music industry.