Seth Firkins, a sound engineer who’d been working with rappers on the Atlanta scene for years, passed away in his sleep on September 23.
Firkins was especially close to Future, and had worked as the engineer on the rapper’s 2012 Pluto 3D album. Some other major credits include American Gangster by JAY-Z and The Appeal: Georgia’s Most Wanted by Gucci Mane. He also worked with Young Thug, Rihanna, Ciara and Trina.
Future shared a touching response on social media, writing a lengthy Instagram caption to celebrate the life of his friend.
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“I always gave racism a cold shoulder because my real brother Is a white guy by the name of Seth Firkins,” he wrote. “I got a call saying u died in your sleep? First thing came to my mind is, why are you sleep at 5am? That’s when we record our best shit & I tell u ‘don’t’ fall asleep we got more work to do.. but somethin told me I should’ve been at home recording for some reason.”
“I was saying this in my head, then bad news beat me home! I love u beyond this post, I will cherish u forever big bro, I just wish u would’ve text me & told me u was going to sleep and i wasn’t going to be able to wake u up this time…the family will miss u 1000%!! No kap in my game kid, rest well my brother. Rest well.”
Future wasn’t the only one to pay his respects to Firkins, who passed away the age of 36. Other Hip Hop producers and sound engineers, such as Mike WiLL Made It and Alex Tumay shared their grief, with Tumay saying “the world is going to sound so much worse without him.”
Seth Firkins was a legend. The music world is going to sound much worse without him. Rest easy ??
— alex tumay (@alextumay) September 23, 2017
Damn bro life is crazy. RIP to my legit brother Seth Firkins . So unexpected. Fuck man. Literally been rocking with everybody since day 1 ??
— Sonny Digital (@SonnyDigital) September 23, 2017
Damn R.I.P @sethfirkins one of the greatest engineers ever y'all don't understand how many hits him and Future created together … ?
— DOE BEEZY/FREEBANDZ (@DoeBoyOfficial) September 23, 2017
R.I.P to Seth Firkins, Future's longtime engineer. One of the best in the biz. His talent will be missed, but his work will live on.
— DJBooth (@DJBooth) September 23, 2017
RIP @sethfirkins ?? Honored to say, I was privileged enough to contribute in some music you, Metro & Future have made. Rest easy legend
— Doughboy ??? (@doughboybeatz) September 23, 2017
appreciative for the time we got to spend together. love you forever bud. see you on the otherside @sethfirkins ??
— DJ Burn One (@djburnone) September 23, 2017
Damn Seth one of the greatest to do it, very sad day man he always looked out for me
— TM88 (@TM88) September 23, 2017
No cause of death has been reported.
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