on developing surround sound music mixes for the Kore Group record label, licensing existing masters, remixing them for surround sound, and re-releasing them. As corporate director of global product development at Mackie Designs, he assembled a team of experts to develop their digital products line. More recently, Olsen produced several albums per year for Pogologo Productions Group and was a member of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (NARAS) Producers and Engineers Wing, the mission of which he strongly believed was necessary in this era of digital revolution. He also served on the A&N Committee, the P&E Steering Committee and the P&E Advisory Council. Olsen died on March 9, 2020 from cardiac arrest at his home in Genoa, Nevada at the age of 74. Production credits Eternity's Children - Eternity's Children (1968) The Millennium - Begin (1968) James Gang - Passin' Thru (1972) Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks - Buckingham Nicks (1973) Fleetwood Mac - Fleetwood Mac (1975) Sons of Champlin - A Circle Filled With Love (1976) Grateful Dead - Terrapin Station (1977) Bob Weir - Heaven Help the Fool (1978) Foreigner - Double Vision (1978) Santana - Marathon (1979) The Babys - Union Jacks (1980) Pat Benatar - Crimes of Passion (1980) Rick Springfield - Working Class Dog (1981) Santana - Zebop! (1981) Sheila - Little Darlin' (1981) Pat Benatar - Precious Time (1981) Sammy Hagar - Standing Hampton (1982) Rick Springfield - Success Hasn't Spoiled Me Yet (1982) Sammy Hagar - Three Lock Box (1982) Heart - Passionworks (1983) Kim Carnes - Café Racers (1983) Joe Walsh - The Confessor (1985) 38 Special - Strength in Numbers (1986) Bad Company - Fame and Fortune (1986) Saga - Wildest Dreams (1987) Whitesnake - Whitesnake (1987) Starship - No Protection (1987) Carlos Santana - Blues for Salvador (1987) Rick Springfield - Rock of Life (1988) Ozzy Osbourne - No Rest for the Wicked (1988) Night Ranger - Man in Motion (1988) Whitesnake - Slip of the Tongue (1989) Kingdom Come - In Your Face (1989) Magnum - Goodnight L.A. (1990) Scorpions - Crazy World (1990) Eddie Money - Right Here (1991) Emerson, Lake & Palmer - In the Hot Seat (1994) Scorpions - Pure Instinct (1996) Shirley Myers - There Will Come a Day (1999) Sheila - '' (2021) (two songs realised in 2017) References External links 1945 births 2020 deaths Record producers from California American rock