Cevin Fisher, Producer Behind Various Dance Club Songs No. 1s, Dead at 63
House producer Cevin Fisher has died aged 63 after a short battle with cancer. His four-decade career helped shape the global house scene, including two chart-topping dance tracks that brought club music to a wider audience.
Born Kevin Fisher in East Orange, New Jersey, he scored Dance Club Songs No. 1s with “The Freaks Come Out” in 1998 and “(You Got Me) Burnin’ Up” in 1999; together, they spent 25 weeks on the chart. He began DJing at 17 with a residency at Club Zanzibar, later remixed songs for Chaka Khan and Quincy Jones, and collaborated with David Guetta on a 2019 version of “The Freaks Come Out”. Fisher is survived by his wife, children, stepchildren and wider family.
In short
- House producer Cevin Fisher has died aged 63 after a short cancer battle.
- Two of his tracks topped the Dance Club Songs chart.
- His career spanned four decades in house music.
Explained simply
House music is a style of electronic dance music that grew from clubs in Chicago in the 1980s and spread internationally. DJs and producers shape tracks for dancing, often using repeated rhythms and samples.
Cevin Fisher, born Kevin Fisher in New Jersey, began DJing as a teenager and built a career as a producer and remixer. His two US dance chart-toppers in the late 1990s helped bring his club music to a wider audience, while his later work included remixes for Chaka Khan and Quincy Jones and a collaboration with David Guetta.
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